Copperopolis Road Race Milton, CA 7 April 2012 Today’s 32nd running of the Copperopolis Road Race, presented by Velo Promo and the Golden Chain Cyclists, was replete with outstanding racing. The tough, jarring course broke up fields in many categories lending credence to the finishers. However, one formidable individual effort went for naught after a [...]
Read more →Ed. Note: Nicely has been threatening to write for this rag for over a year now. He’s laid down some nice reporting on the women’s race he was following as neutral support. Tim Westmore will chime in later with some more race news. Tim was awfully buys getting photos, tweeting race action, and getting interviews [...]
Read more →The Top Sport Stage race isn’t quite a classic yet but it looks like it could become a strong alternative for Elite riders who won’t want to go duke it out with the big shots who show up for San Dimas and Redlands down in the southland. Women 1/2 Metromint showed up in force and [...]
Read more →Redlands is over which pretty much wraps up my interest on cycling in Southern California for the year. Though I mock SoCal they have managed a great set of races with the San Dimas, Redlands week. If the Tour of Marguritte continues to grow California will start to make up ground on Belgium in terms [...]
Read more →Wards Ferry is one of the minor Spring Classics. It’s a cross between Gent-Wevelgem, when it was a mid-week race, and one of the hilly Ardennes races. It gets overshadowed by other Velo Promo Spring Classics like Snelling, and Copperopolis, but it’s a race won by hard heads like Klein, Huffman, and Oliveira. Men’s P/1/2 Weather [...]
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