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Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Brent Bookwalter 38th in Stage Three of Criterium du Dauphine

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Brent Bookwalter finished 38th in the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Wednesday as part of an 88-man peloton. Bookwalter was able to raise his overall position to 68th and is still 6:26 behind the leader. Bookwalter, who is now the only American in the top 100 overall, has been the top American in all four stages so far this week. Chad Haga snuck into the top 100 for the first time in 96th.

The Criterium du Dauphine continues Thursday with a 109.4 mile hilly stage while the overall race continues until Sunday.

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

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

No Americans in Top 75 in Stage Two of Criterium du Dauphine

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Brent Bookwalter and Alexey Vermeulen managed top 100 finishes on Tuesday but neither one was near the leader as Bookwalter finished 5:30 back in 79th and Vermeulen was 93rd. This was the first hilly stage of the Criterium du Dauphine and it provided some separation over the 104.1 miles. Bookwalter remains the top American overall but dropped from 25th to 74th and is now 6:26 back overall. Vermeulen does remain in the top 100 overall as well in 92nd.

The Criterium du Dauphine continues Wednesday with a 113.1 mile flat stage while the overall race continues until Sunday.

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

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Three Americans in Peloton of Stage One at Criterium du Dauphine

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Brent Bookwalter, Alex Howes , and Alexey Vermeulen all finished as part of a 129-man peloton on Monday at the Criterium du Dauphine as no one broke from the pack on a 115.6 mile flat stage. Vermeulen was nearly the last man in the peloton in 127th place while Bookwalter and Howes were further up in the pack in 58th and 64th. All three remain in the top 100 overall with Bookwalter in 25th, 58 seconds back while Vermeulen is 60th and Howes is 84th.

The Criterium du Dauphine continues Tuesday with a 104.1 mile hilly stage while the overall race continues until Sunday.

Previous Criterium du Dauphine Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Recap

Cycling, UCI Women's WorldTour

Megan Guarnier Makes it Two in a Row by Winning Philadelphia International Cycling Classic

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Megan Guarnier probably wishes all the UCI Women’s WorldTour events could be held in the states the way her two chances to win on home soil went this last month. Fresh off the win in the Amgen Tour of California Guarnier was three seconds better than the field in the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic on Sunday, holding off Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy. Guarnier wasn’t the only American who has been strong on home soil as Evelyn Stevens made it two top four finishes with a fourth place finish, nine seconds back, in this race. Brianna Walle, 11 seconds back in fifth, Heather Fischer, 11 seconds back in sixth, and Kristabel Doebel-Hickok, 14 seconds back in ninth, gave the US half of the top ten. It was a season best finish for Walle, Fischer, and Doebel-Hickok. The US also had riders in 13th, 14th, and 15th in Cory Rivera (25 seconds back), Katie Hall (26 seconds back), and Scotti Lechuga (27 seconds back and her first finish of the year). The ten Americans in the top 20 were wrapped up by Jessica Prinner in 18th and Janelle Cole in 19th, both competing in their first race of the year.

The tour heads back to Europe for the final eight events between now and mid-September. The next event is The Aviva Women’s Tour, June 15th-19th in the UK.

Previous Philadelphia International Cycling Classic Coverage:
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Cycling, Mountain Bike, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Aaron Gwin Finishes Second at Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Event in Fort William

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Aaron Gwin made it three top five finishes in three tries on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill tour but was unable to capture the title for the second time this season. Gwin was a bit slow out of the gate as he was tenth at the first split but picked it up over the next couple minutes to move into the top five and finished strong to beat the third and fourth place riders by less than a second. The second place finish gave Gwin 160 points as he grew his lead over Troy Brosnan of Australia who finished fifth.

Gwin wasn’t the only American to find success as Luca Shaw had his best finish of the year in sixth place. Shaw is now 12th in the overall standings. The other three Americans in the final didn’t fare as well with Mitch Ropelato in 55th, Shane Leslie in 60th, and Dakotah Norton in 83rd. All three were over 20 seconds behind the winner.

The next UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill event will be in Leogang, Austria next weekend on June 11th and 12th.

Previous Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Coverage:
Fort William Preview
Saturday Update

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Brent Bookwalter Finishes 27th in Prologue of Criterium du Dauphine

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Brent Bookwalter was the top American in the prologue of the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday as the American finished 27th in the 2.4 mile run, 58 seconds behind the leading 11:36 time of Spaniard Alberto Contador. Bookwalter was joined in the top 100 by Alexey Vermeulen who finished 65th and Alex Howes who finished 98th.

The Criterium du Dauphine continues Monday with a 115.6 mile flat stage while the overall race continues until next Sunday.

Previous Criterium du Dauphine Coverage:
Preview

Cycling, Mountain Bike, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Aaron Gwin And Four Other Americans Qualify for Final of Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Event in Fort William

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Aaron Gwin was third fastest in the qualifying round on Saturday at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill event in Fort William, Scotland, leading a group of five Americans who will take part in Sunday’s final. Gwin was joined in the top 10 by Luca Shaw who finished sixth. The other three Americans to make the final were Mitch Ropelato (26th), Dakotah Norton (44th), and Shane Leslie (72nd).  Notably missing the final were Cole Picchiottino who finished 82nd and missed the final by less than a second and Eliot Jackson who has a top 15 finish this year and was less than a second and a half from qualifying as he finished 85th.

Previous Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Coverage:
Fort William Preview

Cycling, UCI Women's WorldTour

40 US Women to Compete in Philadelphia International Cycling Classic

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Another large field of Americans will compete in the second of the two Women’s WorldTour events held in the US this year, the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic on Sunday. Fresh off her wins in the Amgen Tour of California and the US National Championship Megan Guarnier is the headliner but she’s joined by plenty of other top competitors. Evelyn Stevens was third in California, Leah Thomas was fifth, Katie Hall was seventh, Coryn Rivera was ninth, and Lauren Stephens was tenth. The race is 73.8 miles long.

Previous UCI Women’s WorldTour Coverage:
Amgen Tour of California Recap

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Six Americans to Compete in Criterium du Dauphine

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Six Americans are in the field for the Criterium du Dauphine as it gets underway in France on Sunday. The race will begin with a 2.4 mile prologue on Sunday before seven more stages over the next week. The last three stages will all involve mountains so there could be a lot of excitement in the final stages of the race. The Americans in the field are headlined by Alex Howes who was 21st in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege race and Brent Bookwalter who was 35th in the Tour de Romandie.

Previous UCI World Tour Coverage:
Giro d’Italia Recap

Cycling, Mountain Bike, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Aaron Gwin Leads 10 Men Into Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Event in Fort William

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Aaron Gwin will go for his third straight top five finish in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill events this weekend in Fort William, Scotland. Gwin won the season opening event in Lourdes, France but came up fourth in Cairns, Australia. Gwin is joined this weekend by six Americans who did not take part in either of the opening events as well as two who finished in the top 15 in Cairns, Luca Shaw who was 13th and Eliot Jackson who was 14th. Saturday will be the qualifying round for Sunday’s final.

Previous Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill Coverage:
Cairns Recap