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NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller Joins USA Cycling Board
Reggie Miller, a 1996 Gold medalist in basketball and 2012 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, was voted onto USA Cycling...
Goodbye, Paul
Tributes from Paul Sherwen's friends and colleagues have swept the cycling world. But Paul's impact was felt far beyond those who knew hi...
Giro Della Montagna: National champs shine as USA CRITS series winners crowned
It’s over. The 2018 USA CRITS series is finished, and the ending could not have been scripted any better. On a hot and humid day in “The ...
USA CRITS team profile: A relaxed atmosphere with immense ambitions at Holowesko-Citadel
In just six years, under close guidance from brothers George and Rich Hincapie, the Holowesko-Citadel team has grown from a junior develo...
Live stream: USA CRITS heads to St. Louis for series finale
After nine events over five months, it all comes down to this. The 2018 USA CRITS series concludes on the third day of the four-day Gatew...
USA CRITS team profile: A bit of flair with Aevolo
“I’m a Rolex flexin’, diamond ring wearin’, limousine ridin’, private plane flyin’, wheelin’ dealin’, kiss stealin’ son of a gun and I’m ...
USA CRITS team profile: Midwestern vibes with Gray Goat-Bullseye Total Media
Based in Indianapolis, the Gray Goat-Bullseye Total Media squad is what the midwestern United States is all about — down to earth, and ha...
USA CRITS team profile: The Wolfpack
Kelly Barrientes has a tattoo of a wolf on her left shoulder. The tattoo came well before the team, but now they are one and the same. Ev...
USA CRITS, West Chester: Teamwork comes out on top
As soon as the starting gun went off in West Chester, Pennsylvania, the skies opened up and a heavy rain pounded the riders. The course b...
Preview: USA CRITS reaches East Coast for penultimate series event
From the San Rafael Sunset Criterium in California at the end of July, to a stop in Colorado last weekend, and now to the East Coast — t...
USA CRITS, Littleton: High-altitude drama in Colorado
It wouldn’t be a USA CRITS race without a little bit of drama, and the Littleton Twilight Criterium in Colorado served up plenty. Whether...
Preview: USA CRITS heads a mile high at Littleton Twilight Criterium
While last weekend's San Rafael Sunset Criterium had a bit of a Beverly Hills feel to it, the Littleton Twilight Criterium, just south of...
USA CRITS, San Rafael: Clif Bar, ISCorp put on dominant performances
With all its glitz and glamour, the San Rafael Sunset Criterium did not disappoint. Zach Allison (Clif Bar) and Samantha Schneider (ISCor...
Preview: USA CRITS goes California dreamin’
Glitz, glamour, and WWE-style winner’s belts. Celebrating its 20th year on Saturday, the San Rafael Sunset Criterium has taken the party ...
USA CRITS team profile: It's a family affair at ISCorp
On a hot and steamy night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the ladies of the ISCorp Pro Cycling team weren’t racing, but instead putting their fe...
USA CRITS, Boise: The art of the breakaway
"Bunch sprint." That was the pre-race prediction at the July 14 Andersen Banducci Twilight Criterium in Boise, Idaho. The course was flat...
Preview: USA CRITS heads west to Boise
Despite the presence of the UCI 1.2 Chrono Kristin Armstrong individual time trial, the highlight of the three-day festival of racing in ...
USA CRITS, Bentonville: Putting on a show
“I see my job as we’re in show business.” On a hot and humid night in Bentonville, Arkansas, at the opening event of the three-day Natura...
Preview: USA CRITS heads to Main Street, Bentonville
Bentonville, Arkansas, is a small Midwest town with a population of just under 50,000, but it is quickly becoming a hotbed cycling destin...
Harlem Skyscraper Classic: Dominance comes in different forms
Dominance was on display in two forms on Sunday at the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic in New York. There was individual dominance in t...
Preview: USA CRITS heads to Harlem
The boulevards are wide, the course is flat, and the corners only count to four. This is Harlem, New York, and we're back to good old fas...