Evelyn Stevens

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VeloNews catches up with the 33-year-old who is now a retired pro cyclist to talk about her career and what may lie ahead.

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Evelyn Stevens, who holds the women's world hour record, will retire from professional cycling at the end of 2016.

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It's all going according to plan for Evelyn Stevens, who has nabbed three stage wins in the Giro Rosa with Rio around the corner

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Stevens has won two straight stages at the Italian race, and it's the third consecutive U.S. victory at the event.

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Boels – Dolmans is back in charge at the Giro Rosa. Evelyn Stevens wins stage 6, and Megan Guarnier retakes the overall lead.

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Too much talent is a good problem to have, right? It's an embarrassment of riches for American Olympic selectors right now.

Two years after a crash at nationals nearly ended his career, Taylor Phinney will compete for the stars and stripes this weekend.

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Evelyn Stevens and Megan Guarnier stack the podium in the women's Fleche Wallonne, and a large contingent of Americans race Liège.

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The Rabo – Liv rider breaks away from American Evelyn Stevens on the final climb of the Mur de Huy to claim the victory.

Wednesday's Flèche Wallonne ends on the famed Mur de Huy, and the puncheurs of the peloton will be there fighting for a win.

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Evelyn Stevens owns a new hour record, but beyond that, she has a key stepping stone toward success at the Rio Olympics.

In this week's Americans abroad, we take a look at Evelyn Stevens' hour-record ride, Shelley Olds' top-5 finishes in Belgium, and more.

Casey Gibson was on-hand to document Evelyn Stevens' hour record ride

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Evelyn Stevens rode 47.980km under the dome in Colorado Springs to topple Bridie O’Donnell’s world record by over a kilometer

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The first weekend of classics racing offers a mini Ronde at Omloop, an hour record attempt, and a sprinter's delight at Kuurne.

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Evelyn Stevens trains with Davis Phinney and Neal Henderson for her hour record attempt in the 7-11 Velodrome in Colorado Springs.

Evelyn Stevens is confident ahead of hour record — she's aiming to beat the current record, as well as the all-time best distance.

Here's the first installation of VeloNews's weekly wrap-up of American racers and their results in the European pro peloton.

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American Evelyn Stevens will aim to break the world hour record on the track in Colorado Springs at the end of February.

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Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won the women's world road championship Saturday in Richmond; American Megan Guarnier finished third

America's top women time trialists hoped that Richmond would help settle the Olympic selection process. Instead, it made things murky.

The American women's contingent has a great shot at medalling in the world's TT, but they're also racing for spots on the Olympic team.

Richmond police recover Evelyn Stevens' bike, stolen Thursday from a downtown hotel

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The cycling world will turn its attention to Richmond, Virginia starting this weekend at the UCI Road World Championships.

The biggest women's stage race of the season kicks off Friday and should offer ample climbing and an exciting penultimate-stage time trial

Elizabeth Armitstead's victory in Sunday's Philadelphia International Cycling Classic pushed her to the top of the World Cup rankings

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After winning Strade Bianche in March, Guarnier's second national title also brings a spot at Richmond worlds in September

Megan Guarnier and Evelyn Stevens deliver an impressive one-two punch to set up Guarnier to win her second national championship title

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Stevens rides to victory on short, fast course in Santa Clarita ahead of Lauren Stephens and 2012 Olympic TT champ Kristin Armstrong

Stevens talks about how living in Nice, France has improved her training, why she loves Flèche, and her objectives for the coming season

Flèche Wallonne organizers added a new climb near the finish of Wednesday's race, but the race could still be decided on the Mur de Huy

In the absence of five-time winner Vos, all eyes will be on world champ Ferrand-Prévot who faces challenges from several big names

Megan Guarnier and Evelyn Stevens fit in nicely with their new squad, whose goal is win the world TTT title this year

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Women's cycling struggles to compete in a male-dominated marketplace. But that may be changing

American Evelyn Stevens talks off-season, a new team, and next year after a successful 2014

After winning medals in the TTT and the ITT, Evelyn Stevens hopes to complete the worlds sweep with a top-three in the road race

Germany earns its second TT gold medal on the shoulders of Lisa Brennauer, who overcame rainy conditions to win

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Specialized announced Monday that it will be bolstering its partnership with the Boels-Dolmans women's team in the upcoming year

Defending champs Specialized-Lululemon should see stiff competition from the deepest field ever for the women's team time trial

Evelyn Stevens looks ahead to worlds following her victory at the Boels Rental Ladies tour.

Stevens talks about what it's like to race 17 days in a row, how to suffer with bad legs, and why women deserve a Tour of California