Cycling News
October 14, 2009
TRACK RACING IN THE CAROLINA’S !
On October 11, 2010 the Rock Hill, SC city council approved the financing and release of funds to build the GIORDANA Velodrome in the up and coming Riverwalk community.
Final facility designs are still pending but it will be a 250 meter concrete velodrome with access via tunnel. Schurmann Architecture from Germany is the design firm. The build cost is approx. $ 4 mill. on land donated by the developer, The Greens of Rock Hill LLC. ( riverwalkcarolinas.com ).
The velodrome will be located next to a proposed YMCA and adjacent to retail amenities including restaurants. A Supercross BMX, national caliber cyclocross track, and dedicated criterium course will be built on nearby grounds in the development. The site has easy access from Interstate 77.
The timeline calls for the velodrome and a substantial portion of the other venues to be completed by Dec. 2011. The financing uses a Recovery Zone Facility Bond and New Markets Tax Credit Financing in addition to city and private funds.
Hats off to GIORDANA for stepping up with a major portion of the private funding for the naming rights. And congratulations to Spencer Leuders and Mike Cowan for their perseverance over the years to bring a velodrome to our area. Hopefully we can start some local events late next year.
Cycling Center Partners, the non-profit advisement board for the facility, still needs to raise $300,000 towards the private sector contribution required for the facility. Any interested parties can contact Spencer Leuders for advertising opportunities. Spencer can be contacted at lueders.spencer@gmail.com
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Velo News
Ladies Tour of Qatar, stage 3 - Sat, 04 Feb 2012
UPDATED: Feds drop Armstrong investigation, USADA continues inquiry - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Federal prosecutors have closed the investigation of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong without filing charges
Ladies Tour of Qatar stage 2 - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
2012 Ladies Tour of Qatar, stage 1 - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Velo Magazine – March 2012 - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
The March issue of Velo magazine, the Nations Issue, is unlike anything Velo has done before. From tip-to-tail, we profile the changing
Arndt takes home the golden jersey from Qatar - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Riders fought the wind in the final stage of the Ladies Tour of Qatar
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Cycling News & Race Results
Gallery: Final preparations for Tour of Qatar - Sat, 04 Feb 2012
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Lance Armstrong inquiry concludes with no charges filed - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
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Team CF returns for its third season - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
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Teams stretch from Mallorca to Qatar - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
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Kluge looking for Omnium Gold at London Olympics - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
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Gallery: Vacansoleil hits the wind tunnel - Fri, 03 Feb 2012
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USA Cycling
February Communiqué - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
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Location for 2013 and 2014 MTB Gravity Nationals announced - Thu, 02 Feb 2012
The location for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships in 2013 and 2014 is the Angel Fire Bike Park in Angel Fire, N.M., USA Cycling announced. The exact dates of the 2013 and 2014 events will be announced at a later date.
516 national champions crowned in 2011 - Tue, 31 Jan 2012
The first of 17 of this yearandrsquo;s USA Cycling National Championships went into the books last month. As we gear up for the rest of 2012, letandrsquo;s take a look back at 2011! Last year, USA Cycling members raced for national titles at 16 national championship events in various locations across the United States. Additionally, two national championship events were held for para-cycling athletes. In all, American cyclists took home 516 national championship titles. These national champions represent the best of the best across all disciplines and categories of cycling. Congratulations to all of our 2011 national champions! Click on the links below to see the names of each national champion.
Greenville, SC selected to host 2014 UCI Para-cycling Road Worlds - Mon, 30 Jan 2012
The world governing body of professional cycling Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) selected Greenville, S.C. to host the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in September 2014. This event is projected to include more than 450 athletes and 200 coaches and staff from over 45 countries. The Para-Cycling Road World Championships have not been hosted by an American city since Colorado Springs, Colo. in 1998.
Compton battles to fifth at Cross Worlds; Trebon 18th - Sun, 29 Jan 2012
Two-time world championship medalist Katie Compton surged to take fifth place in the elite womenandrsquo;s contest at the 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on Sunday. Ryan Trebon powered through the sand dunes of coastal Belgium to finish 18th as the Belgians recorded a record top-seven sweep.
Three American youngsters in top 20 at Cyclo-cross Worlds - Sat, 28 Jan 2012
Zach McDonald gave the U.S. its top finish with a 12th-place result in the U23 menandrsquo;s event on the opening day of the 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on Saturday. Two American juniors, Andrew Dillman and Logan Owen also landed inside the top 20 to contribute to a respectable American showing on the sandy Koksijde course.
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