Lawson Craddock

In his final diary entry, Lawson Craddock takes us inside the final stage on the Champs-Élysées and reflects after a hard month of racing.

A yellow jersey, a near-miss in the King of the Mountains, and breakaways galore: How the US riders performed at the Tour de France.

In his latest diary, Lawson talks about the Col de la Loze, pulling all day to bring back a breakaway, and what lies in store for Friday's firecracker stage.

In his latest race diary, Lawson Craddock talks about his dramatic breakaway, the crowds, and what it's like to race head-to-head with Wout van Aert and Thibaut Pinot.

Sepp Kuss is flying in the top-10, Neilson Powless is tied on King of the Mountains, and Lawson Craddock and Matteo Jorgenson both hit out for top-5s.

Craddock hits career-best fourth, Powless remains tied for King of the Mountains jersey.

In his latest diary, Lawson shares what it was like to climb Puy de Dome, how the mood is inside the team bus, and how team hotels are divvied up across the Tour de France.

The US contingent is lighter after Quinn Simmons abandons, but the polka-dot jersey and 'maillot jaune' are in play.

In his second diary entry, Lawson Craddock explains why stage 4 was so boring, how the team's balancing two captains, and what was behind his 'cry' during the team presentation.

Crashes can happen at any time during the Tour de France. They only seem that much more cruel when it happens on the first day.

Lawson Craddock returns for his third Tour de France start. Join along all month as the Texan shares his insights and stories with an exclusive rider diary.

Follow all the Tour de France hype ahead of the Bilbao 'grand départ' on July 1.

Six riders across six teams all hope to make an impact with the dream of winning a Tour de France stage.

Only 11 US men have won stages in the Tour de France. Will this year's edition see another name added to the line?

Which US riders will start the Tour de France on July 1 in Bilbao? Here's the latest on who will make the grade.

The racing scene in the US has taken a big hit in recent seasons with few major road races remaining on the calendar.

A crash by Magnus Sheffield this weekend prompts USA Cycling's 'difficult decision to pull out of the race.'

The American is feeling good after a surprise ride in the TT after Lawson Craddock was forced to drop out due to visa issues.

American rider misses out on a ride at the UCI Road World Championships.

'There’s still a couple options and alleyways we’re pursuing to work it out.' Craddock chasing the paperwork to take top Vuelta a España form to worlds.

Texan is caught by chasers with just over a kilometer to go on stage 17.

American rider off the front of the race for more than 50 kilometers in another big ride during this Vuelta.

Yates climbs into fifth overall while Craddock hits his second top-10 of the 2022 Vuelta.

Craddock on racing through a sea of Basque fans: 'I will remember that for a long time.'

Craddock talks Yates, time bonuses, and the team's chase for UCI points in this exclusive interview.

Though it's a thinner number compared to the Tour de France, the North Americans will be at the sharp end of the action.

Jumbo-Visma lines up as favorites in evening opener that might come down to balance between speed and safety.

Magnus Sheffield finishes three seconds back and George Simpson rounds out podium.

Steady support, breakaway efforts, but no stage wins for the four-rider North American contingent.

BikeExchange-Jayco overall challenge may have faded after Simon Yates’ setbacks, but Craddock believes the team can still enjoy success in final week.

Lawson Craddock says BikeExchange-Jayco morale high ahead of Blockhaus: 'We are in a really, really good place.'

The rough road from Hungary to Sicily.

US rider is a key part of Yates' support at BikeExchange-Jayco: 'I expect to take a lot of wind in the next three weeks.'

Three US starters is the lowest number at the Giro d'Italia since 2014.

BikeExchange Jayco confirms ‘Giro eight’ after seeing Yates score two huge solo wins at Vuelta a Asturias, Lawson Craddock gets call-up.

The American fell after tripping over cables as he made his way from the team presentation

BikeExchange-Jayco star after visit to hospital: 'For me, the classics are over even before they began.'

Energized by his transfer to BikeExchange-Jayco, Texan is hoping to dip into the cobblestones in a busy spring calendar.

Looking for a restart on his career, Texan confident move to BikeExchange-Jayco will pay dividends.

The rebranded team has increased its roster size to 28 with seven new riders.

Lawson Craddock posted photos of himself riding a Giant bike over the weekend.

Lawson Craddock is headed to BikeExchange on a two-year deal.

The U.S. national time trial champion has signed a two-year deal with the Australian squad.

Here's the news making headlines for Monday, October 11.

Neilson Powless's fifth is the first top-10 since 2011 and equals Chann McRae's fifth of 1999.

Love it or loathe it, the mixed relay is back at the world championships and Filippo Ganna, Ellen van Dijk, and Annemiek van Vleuten will be racing. Here's what you need to know.

Lawson Craddock and Brandon McNulty are both upbeat about Team USA's chances in next week's road races.

Here are the start times of all 58 riders racing for the rainbow jersey Sunday, with Filippo Ganna last down the ramp at 16:05 CET.

Veteran American is coming off momentum from Vuelta a España, and said he expects an elite men's U.S. world champion 'within five years.'

Team director confident in strong selection for world championships later this month: 'We’re in a good position for a medal finish in multiple races.'

Riders look to take something out of the second half of the Vuelta a España following Friday's exit of GC leader.

Sepp Kuss, Quinn Simmons, Joe Dombrowski and Chad Haga headline the North American contingent at the 2021 Vuelta a España.

Anna van der Breggen and Filippo Ganna start last, respectively, in the official start times for Wednesday's time trial races.

Sixth place in elite men's road race best since Taylor Phinney was fourth in 2012 for USA Cycling.

USA Cycling brings two starters against a field packed with European 'superpowers' for the elite men's road race.

The EF Education-Nippo rider won the stars and stripes jersey, while teammate Tejay van Garderen finished third, in his final race against the clock as a professional cyclist.

McNulty, Craddock, Dygert, Jastrab, White among athletes named to the USA Olympic team for Tokyo.

American riders react to being named to Team USA for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Amber Neben, Coryn Rivera, Chloe Woodruff, Christopher Blevins, and others named to the full U.S. squad for Tokyo

Though there were no stage victories, eight American riders left their mark on the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

Lawson Craddock leaves Giro d'Italia to attend birth.

VeloNews spoke to riders and team directors prior to Sunday's stage 9, and the sources expressed a common sentiment for the race to continue to Milan.

In this column, we dive into the power — and warp speed — numbers from the first stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia.

Chloe Dygert, Sepp Kuss, Amber Neben, and Leah Thomas are among the elite riders chosen by USA Cycling for the 2020 UCI road world championships.

Development squad Hagens Berman Axeon faces a sizable sponsorship shortfall for 2021, which could spell the end of the team. Losing the squad would have a major impact on the U.S. pipeline to the WorldTour.

Nine questions with EF’s Texan rider who self-quarantined after returning from Paris-Nice.

The American squad lost Michael Woods to a scary crash at Paris-Nice while Lawson Craddock later abandoned with a headache.

Lawson Craddock earns a two-year contract extension after a solid season that included a string of breakaway rides and time trial performances.

American cycling hit a high point during the UCI world road championships in Yorkshire, winning seven medals, three of them gold. The race produced dramatic wins by Chloé Dygert in the women's elite time trial, and by Quinn Simmons and Megan Jastrab in the junior road races. Longtime race photographer Casey B. Gibson was there to document the action, and to snap photos of Team USA behind the scenes, as the riders, directors, and coaches prepared for the races.

American Lawson Craddock finished sixth in the time trial, just 13 seconds from the final podium in Yorkshire.

Wednesday's stage of the Vuelta a Espana was supposed to be easy. Then, gusting crosswinds and aggressive tactics transformed it into the hardest day of the 2019 race.

We catch up with Kate Courtney to discuss her World Cup overall title; plus analysis from the Vuelta a España, Sepp Kuss's thrilling stage win, and pro cycling's young stars.

A year after winning two stages at the Spanish grand tour, the American is hoping the stars align once again

American roars from fourth in time trial to next day’s breakaway at Spanish grand tour

Riders vow to keep fighting in this Vuelta after the American team suffered multiple crashes and lost two of its strongest riders.

Three Americans will line up Saturday, as EF Education First brings a well-rounded squad to the year's final grand tour.

Lawson Craddock hopes a strong ride at the Tour of Utah will lead to a start at the Vuelta a España.