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Goodbye, Paul
Tributes from Paul Sherwen's friends and colleagues have swept the cycling world. But Paul's impact…

Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic: The race to the final corner, under lights
He appeared through the darkness and into the light of the final corner. The speed…

Preview: USA CRITS under the lights in Oklahoma City
Power, floodlights, and tons of food trucks. The three-day Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic is jammed…

Winston-Salem Cycling Classic: A snapshot of American crit racing
Sketchy. Chaotic. Fast. The morning after the 2018 USA CRITS Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, terms like…

Athens Twilight Criterium: More than a bike race, it's an experience
"I'm pretty good at bunny hopping my bars." It's just past midnight, the murky hours…

Preview: USA CRITS series opens with a street party at Athens Twilight
The streets of downtown Athens, Georgia, become a block party. Fireworks in the parking lot,…

USA CRITS season preview: Criterium racing, American style
Elbows out. Bicycle bumper cars. Leaning on your best friend and your worst enemy at…

A dream come true: Larry Warbasse returns to Vuelta as US road champion
"Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit." Two simple words ran through Larry Warbasse's mind as…

American Ben King on maturing, giving back, and a new beginning with Dimension Data
He began with “I was happy with the Vuelta,” and ended with silence, a soliloquy…

Americans Gaimon and King, a pair of Cannondale-Drapac riders uncertain for 2017
As the 2016 road cycling season nears its end, with the world championships just a…

In the autumn of his racing career, Jeremy Powers still looking for World Cup podium
Over the past few years, U.S. national cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers has become the face…

Commentary: Three years after his Vuelta win, Chris Horner is still racing. But why?
With the Vuelta a España underway, it's worth remembering that just three years ago, American…