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PRESS RELEASE: Geargrinder’s Brian Matter tunes up for world cyclocross championship
Sheboygan, WI - Brian Matter of Southeastern Wisconsin's Team GEARGRINDER, a member of the U.S. Men's World Cyclocross Team, will compete this Sunday, February 1st, at the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands. Matter has spent the past week in Assenede, Belgium, for pre-Worlds training, and competed in nine days of racing at Euro Cross Camp VI in Belgium this past December. "To reach this accomplishment after 13 years of racing…I think that's
Pipasa National Marathon Championships offer one-day racing in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- For those mountain bikers who have heard about the beauty of Costa Rican mountain biking, but would prefer a more recreational getaway to the intense challenge of the multi-day endurance events, the Pipasa National Marathon Championships offers six great one-day racing opportunities in 2009, beginning with a UCI sanctioned event (level C1) on March 15th, in Patarrá. The Patarrá event is Round One of the series. It is an international challenge, that is expected to attract over 600 competitors from all over Central America, and probably a few dozen
World cyclocross championships to cap Compton’s stellar season
Two years after the most successful day in American cyclo-cross history, the U.S. National Team is once again preparing to face the world’s best in northern Europe this weekend at the 2009 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. One of the favorites to contend for a world title is Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo.). In 2007, Katie was one of three athletes to contribute to the U.S. medal count, winning a silver medal in the elite women’s category. And if her 2008 campaign is any indication, she will line up in Holland as a marked woman.
Felt Bicycles to sponsor Hawk Relay Cycling Team
Felt Bicycles is pleased to announce the sponsorship of the Hawk Relay Cycling Team, a UCI professional Track trade team based in Los Angeles, CA. Hawk Relay Cycling Team members including 2-time World Pursuit Champion Sarah Hammer, 2-time US Olympian Adam Duvenbeck, and Canadian National Champion Travis Smith have already begun using their new Felt frames.
Scott Moninger joins Peaks Coaching Group
Hunter Allen & Peaks Coaching Group is pleased to announce that Scott Moninger, one of the most successful individuals in the history of American bicycle racing, will join the Peaks family in 2009. Scott is a former member of Team BMC, HealthNet and Mercury Pro teams and has notched over 275 career victories, the most of any active U.S. racer at the time of his retirement in 2007.