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Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Tejay Van Garderen and Andrew Talansky Finish Top 25 in Third Stage of Tour de Suisse

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Tejay Van Garderen and Andrew Talansky both finished three seconds behind the top three in 23rd and 24th place in the third stage of the Tour de Suisse as the two Americans started to move up the overall standings. Talansky is the top American in 17th, 33 seconds back, while Van Garderen is both two seconds and two spots behind him. Joe Dombrowski made it three Americans in the top 40 when he finished 17 seconds back in 40th. The Americans managed to get five in the top 100 as Ian Boswell was 67th and Peter Stetina was 93rd. Dombrowski is now in 37th, a minute back, with Boswell (67th) and Stetina (97th) also in the top 100 overall.

The race continues with a 119.9 mile flat stage on Tuesday and continues through Sunday with four mountain stages to come and a 10 mile time trial on Saturday.

Previous Tour de Suisse Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Recap
Stage Two Recap

Cycling, Mountain Bike, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Aaron Gwin Wins Second Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Event of 2016

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Aaron Gwin was dominant on Sunday winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill event in Leogang, Austria by over three seconds. Gwin needed a couple minutes to take the lead on the clock but really pulled away down the stretch. With the win Gwin has a commanding lead over Troy Brosnan of Australia who finished in third. Gwin leads Brosnan by 160 points with only 200 points being awarded to the winner each week.

Things didn’t go as well for the other two Americans as Luca Shaw finished 36th and Eliot Jackson was 50th. Shaw is still 12th in the season standings.

The next UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill event will be in Lenzerheide, Switzerland on July 9th and 10th as part of a combined stop with the cross-country events.

Previous Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Coverage:
Leogang Preview
Saturday Update

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Brent Bookwalter Finishes 49th at Criterium du Dauphine

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Brent Bookwalter finished 49th at the Criterium du Dauphine as he pushed into the top 50 with a 44th place finish in the final stage, 12:58 behind the stage winner. Bookwalter was not the top American on the day with Alexey Vermeulen finishing ten spots in front of him in 34th, 9:40 back. Benjamin King and Alex Howes made it four in the top 100 for the third time in the final four stages as they finished 75th and 85th. All three finished in the top 100 overall as King was 77th, Vermeulen in 82nd, and Howes in 98th.

Sunday in the Tour de Suisse Tejay Van Garderen finished as the top American in 46th place, part of a large group of 122 riders that finished three seconds behind the winner. Also finishing in that group were Andrew Talansky in 64th, Joe Dombrowski in 94th, Ian Boswell in 113th, and Peter Stetina in 114th. Talansky is now 40th overall, 30 seconds back, with Van Garderen two seconds further back in 47th. Stetina in 51st and Dombrowski in 86th make four Americans in the top 100. The race continues with a 119.7 mile flat stage on Monday and continues through Sunday the 19th.

Other than the Tour de Suisse the next event on the UCI World Tour schedule is the Tour de France beginning on July 2nd and running through the 24th.

Previous Criterium du Dauphine Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Recap
Stage One Recap
Stage Two Recap
Stage Three Recap
Stage Four Recap
Stage Five Recap
Stage Six Recap

Previous Tour de Suisse Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Recap

BMX, Cycling

Corben Sharrah Wins Spot on US Olympic Team at BMX Trials

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Corben Sharrah is on the US Olympic Team after winning the BMX Trials on Saturday in Chula Vista, California. Sharrah held off seven competitors throughout the afternoon as the field was narrowed to six for a winner-take-the-ticket-to-Rio final. Sharrah won that final to grab the Olympic spot with Barry Nobles a surprise second. For a full recap of the day’s racing see this great recap from Jason Mcguire.

Sharrah joins Nicholas Long on the Olympic team with one more spot to be determined by a selection committee. Long secured his spot with a third place finish at the world championship last month.

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Benjamin King Top American for Second Straight Day at Criterium du Dauphine

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Benjamin King wasn’t able to break into the top 30 on Saturday but he did finish as the top American for the second straight day at the Criterium du Dauphine. King was 56th on this occasion and three minutes faster than any of his fellow countrymen, but still 19:41 behind the winner of the stage. Brent Bookwalter finished 63rd with Alexey Vermeulen in 60th as both finished with the same time. Alex Howes made it four in the top 100 when he finished 93rd. Bookwalter actually gained spots overall, now 58th, but trails the leader by 37 minutes. King is 72nd and still has a chance to finish as the top American.

The Criterium du Dauphine wraps up Sunday with a 93.8 mile medium-mountain stage.

Saturday in the Tour de Suisse Andrew Talansky was the top American in the four mile individual time trial, 26 seconds behind the leader. Talansky was joined in the top 60 by Tejay Van Garderen in 53rd and Peter Stetina in 58th. The race continues with a 116.6 mile medium-mountain stage on Sunday and continues through Sunday the 19th.

Previous Criterium du Dauphine Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Recap
Stage One Recap
Stage Two Recap
Stage Three Recap
Stage Four Recap
Stage Five Recap

Previous Tour de Suisse Coverage:
Preview

Cycling, Mountain Bike, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Only Three Americans Will Compete in Final of Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Event in Leogang

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Aaron Gwin was the top finisher in the qualifying round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill event in Leogang, Austria on Saturday but overall it was not a particularly bright day for the American riders. Gwin was the only American to finish in the top 20 though both Luca Shaw in 25th and Eliot Jackson in 72nd did reach the final. For the other six Americans it was a finish outside the top 100, over 30 seconds back, and a one day event in Leogang. Gwill will look to build on his series lead over Troy Brosnan of Australia on Sunday in the final as the world cup crosses the halfway point.

Previous Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Coverage:
Leogang Preview

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Mountains Suit Him Well, Benjamin King Jumps to 29th in Stage Five of Criterium du Dauphine

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After finishing outside of the top 100 four times to start the Criterium du Dauphine and only breaking through to 92nd on Thursday, Benjamin King had a great ride on Friday as the race entered the mountains and finished 29th, 1:48 back. The top American so far, Brent Bookwalter was over seven minutes further back in 78th with Alex Howes right behind him in 79th. Bookwalter remains the top American but slid to 66th overall, 15:20 back. King was one of the biggest climbers of the day moving from 114th to 87th.

The Criterium du Dauphine continues Saturday with the second mountain stage, 87.6 miles, and the overall race wraps up Sunday with a 93.8 mile medium-mountain stage.

Saturday will also be the beginning of the Tour de Suisse. Seven Americans are in the field for the nine stage race, including big names like Tejay Van Garderen, 5th in the Volta a Cataluyna, Joe Dombrowski, 34th in the Giro d’Italia, and Peter Stetina, 35th in La Fleche Wallonne. The race begins with a 4 mile individual time trial, one of two in the overall event, and continues through Sunday the 19th.

Previous Criterium du Dauphine Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Recap
Stage One Recap
Stage Two Recap
Stage Three Recap
Stage Four Recap

BMX, Cycling

Eight US Men Will Compete for Spot in US Olympic Team in BMX Trials on Saturday

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Eight riders will compete in the US Olympic BMX Trials on Saturday competing for a spot in the Rio games. One of the riders will be selected from a last chance qualifier on Friday while the other seven are already set. The biggest name in the field is Corben Sharrah who won the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Santiago earlier this year and reached the final in Manchester. But Sharrah was eliminated in the quarterfinals in Papendal and the semifinals at the world championships so winning here is anything but certain.

Other riders who have reached a quarterfinal or better in the BMX Supercross World Cup this year are Jeffrey Upshaw (one semifinal and one quarterfinal), David Herman (a quarterfinal in Manchester), and Tanner Sebesta (a quarterfinalist at the world championships.

Cycling, Mountain Bike, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Series Leader Aaron Gwin Headlines Nine Americans at Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Event in Leogang

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Aaron Gwin will look to build on his series lead over Troy Brosnan of Australia when he competes in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill event in Leogang, Austria this weekend. Gwin won the season opening event in Lourdes, France and has followed it up with a fourth place finish in Cairns, Australia and a second place finish last week in Fort William, Scotland. The nine Americans that will compete in the qualifying round on Saturday also includes Luca Shaw, who has two top twenty finishes this year including a sixth place finish last year, and Eliot Jackson, who finished 14th in Cairns but did not qualify for the final last week.

Previous Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Coverage:
Fort William Recap

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Brent Bookwalter an Event High 12th in Stage Four of Criterium du Dauphine

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Brent Bookwalter had his best stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Thursday with a 12th place finish in the fourth stage. Bookwalter was part of a small peloton at the front of the race, just 21 riders deep, as he moved up five spots to 63rd overall, 6:17 back.  For the first time in the race two Americans were in the top 50, Alex Howes was 46th, nine seconds back, while Benjamin King and Alexey Vermeulen made it four Americans in the top 100 for the first time.

The Criterium du Dauphine continues Friday with the first mountain stage, 87 miles, and the overall race continues until Sunday.

Previous Criterium du Dauphine Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Recap
Stage One Recap
Stage Two Recap
Stage Three Recap