Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Tejay Van Garderen Up to Seventh at Tour de France

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Tejay Van Garderen moved up two spots to seventh at the Tour de France on Thursday after finishing 18th in the 12th stage. Van Garderen was 5:24 back of the stage winner but remained close to leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain who is only 1:32 in front of him. Peter Stetina was the only other American in the top 100 as he finished 62nd. Stetina fell out of the top 50 and is now 53rd overall. Lawson Craddock remains in the top 100 in 90th overall.

Friday is a 23-mile time trial as the Tour de France features seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There is one time trial, 11 miles in the mountains in stage 18, remaining after Friday.

In the Tour de Pologne on Thursday Larry Warbasse finished in a large peloton at the front. Warbasse was 42nd and is now 58th overall, 25 seconds back. Friday will be a 135-mile hilly stage in the week long race that ends Monday.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update
Stage Three Update
Stage Four Update
Stage Five Update
Stage Six Update
Stage Seven Update
Stage Eight Update
Stage Nine Update
Stage Ten Update
Stage Eleven Update

Previous Tour de Pologne Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update

Cycling, Mountain Bike

USA Cycling to Host Mountain Bike National Championships in Mammoth Mountain, California

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USA Cycling will host the Mountain Bike National Championships this week in Mammoth Mountain, California. National Titles will be awarded in dual slalom, cross country, downhill, and enduro. Friday will feature the cross country event in the afternoon with the dual slalom events on Friday night. The downhill event also begins Friday with seeding runs and the finals are on Saturday. Saturday will also feature a short track cross country event and Sunday will wrap things up with the enduro races.

Top contenders in the women’s cross country race will be Chloe Woodruff, Erin Huck, and Georgia Gould. On the men’s side the favorites are Howard Grotts and Stephen Ettinger.

Shooting

Ashley Carroll Continues to Lead Trap Event at USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships

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Defending champion Ashley Carroll continues to lead the trap competition and her competition for first just got a lot easier. Carroll posted a third day 70, including one perfect round, to maintain a one point lead. 2016 Olympian Corey Cogdell did not start the third day, eliminating what was Carroll’s closest competitor. Last year’s runner-up, Kayle Browning-Thomas, is not going to let Carroll run away with this one though as she posted a 71, best score of the day, to pull within a single point. It appears to be a race between these two as Kimberley Bowers in third is now eight points back after a 65. Defending bronze medalist Janessa Beaman also had a 65 and is in a tie for tenth, six points behind bronze.

On the men’s side last year’s runner-up, Dustin McGowen, faltered badly with a 66, including an 18 to start the day, and is now in a tie for 12th and six points behind the three sharing the lead. Austin Odom and Michael Flores, had been tied for second after both of the first days but they now share the lead with Sevin Layer after day three. All of them shot a 71 on Wednesday with a perfect round for each of them including two for Odom. Christopher Haire shot a 66 to drop from a tie for second to 11th while Shane Herman shot a 70 and is only two points behind the leaders in seventh. Myles Walker, Idan Dupree, and Colling Wietfeldt all are sitting in second, one behind the leaders.

In both events there will be two more rounds on Thursday before a final to end the competition.

Previous 2016 USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships Coverage:
Preview
Monday Update
Tuesday Update

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Tejay Van Garderen Back Into Top Ten at Tour de France

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Tejay Van Garderen moved back into the top ten at the Tour de France on Wednesday as he finished six seconds behind the stage winner in 24th. Van Garderen did drop some time to race leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain but is only 1:13 behind, certainly in striking range. No other Americans finished in the top 120 but Peter Stetina did stay in the top 50 overall, now 46:01 back in 50th. Lawson Craddock was the last finisher in 175th but still sits in the top 100 overall in 88th.

Thursday is a 111-mile mountain stage as the Tour de France features seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

In the Tour de Pologne on Wednesday Larry Warbasse and Alexey Vermeulen finished in a large peloton at the front. Warbasse was 66th and Vermeulen was 102nd. Warbasse is now 77th overall, 25 seconds back overall while Vermeulen is the same time back in 108th. Thursday will be a 149-mile intermediate stage in the week long race that ends Monday.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update
Stage Three Update
Stage Four Update
Stage Five Update
Stage Six Update
Stage Seven Update
Stage Eight Update
Stage Nine Update
Stage Ten Update

Previous Tour de Pologne Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update

Shooting

Ashley Carroll and Dustin McGowen Lead Trap Events at Halfway Mark at USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships

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Defending champion Ashley Carroll continues to lead the trap competition at the halfway mark after posting a second day 49 to take a one point lead over 2016 Olympian Corey Cogdell. Both had a perfect score in one of the rounds but Carroll had the better other round to pull ahead. Last year’s runner-up, Kayle Browning-Thomas, pulled within two points of Carroll after posting the day’s only perfect 50. Kimberley Bowers was a bit off with a 46 and slipped to fourth, two points behind Browning-Thomas. Defending bronze medalist Janessa Beaman finished her day with a final round 19 that placed her in a tie for ninth, six behind Bowers.

On the men’s side last year’s runner-up, Dustin McGowen, used a second round 25 to move into first with a total of 121. Austin Odom and Michael Flores, both of whom were tied with McGowen on day one, sit one point back at 120 along with Christopher Haire and Sevin Layer. Shane Herman lost his lead with a 46 and is now in third at 119. Mick Wertz plummeted from a tie for second to a tie for 25th after a 42, including a second round 19, and is six points behind second. Last year’s third place finisher, Alex Rennert, shot a 46 and is also in that tie for 25th.

In both events there will be three rounds of shooting on Wednesday and two more on Thursday before a final to end the competition on Thursday.

Previous 2016 USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships Coverage:
Preview
Monday Update

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Tejay Van Garderen Still 11th at Tour de France

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Tejay Van Garderen was 9:39 back and 64th in the tenth stage of the Tour de France but he didn’t drop any time on leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. Van Garderen remains 11th overall and trails by 1:01. Lawson Craddock, Brent Bookwalter, and Alex Howes all finished at the same time and bunched together in 95th, 99th, and 100th. Peter Stetina slipped to 49th overall and is 42:05 back while Craddock is now 70th overall.

Wednesday is a 101-mile flat as the Tour de France features seven straight days of racing. After a day of rest the race ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

In the Tour de Pologne on Tuesday Larry Warbasse finished in a large group nine seconds behind the winner in 96th. Alexey Vermeulen finished in the same time in 116th. Wednesday will be an 80 mile flat stage in the week long race that ends Monday.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update
Stage Three Update
Stage Four Update
Stage Five Update
Stage Six Update
Stage Seven Update
Stage Eight Update
Stage Nine Update

Previous Tour de Pologne Coverage:
Preview

Shooting

Ashley Carroll and Corey Cogdell Share Lead at USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships

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The best battle of the early days of the shotgun national championships will be in the women’s trap event where 2016 Olympian Corey Cogdell is facing all three of the medalists from last year. After day one Cogdell finds herself tied with Ashley Carroll after both posted first day 72s, including a perfect round by each. They aren’t leading by much though as Kimberley Bowers is in third with a 71. Last year’s runner-up, Kayle Browning-Thomas, is fifth after a 69 while the defending bronze medalist, Janessa Beaman, is in a tie for sixth after a 68. Beaman opened with a 25 but a 19 in her second round could be very damaging.

On the men’s side Shane Herman holds the lead alone after opening with a 73. Four men are tied for second including last year’s runner-up, Dustin McGowen. The others in second are Austin Odom, Michael Flores, and Mick Wertz. Last year’s third place finisher, Alex Rennert, shot a 68 and is in a tie for 32nd.

In both events there will be two rounds of shooting on Tuesday, three on Wednesday, and two more on Thursday before a final to end the competition on Thursday.

Previous 2016 USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships Coverage:
Preview

Cycling, Mountain Bike, UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Lea Davison Finishes 13th in World Cup Cross-Country Event in Lenzerheide

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Lea Davison made it four straight top 20 finishes with a 13th place finish at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup cross-country event in Lenzerheide, Switerzland on Sunday. Davison was in the top 20 throughout the day but came on strong at the end with the ninth best time on the sixth lap and the fourth best time on the final lap to move up to 13th. Chloe Woodruff finished 20th, the third time in three races that the US had two in the top 20. Woodruff had been in the top 20 throughout the race but was 24th fastest on the last two laps as she slipped from 16th to 20th. Georgia Gould was the third American to finish in the top 25 as she moved up from 36th after the first lap to place 24th overall.

The next UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event is in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec right at the start of the Olympics on August 6th and 7th. Like the event here in Lenzerheide it will feature both cross-country and downhill races.

Previous Mountain Bike World Cup Coverage:
Lenzerheide Preview
Friday Update
Saturday Update

Cycling, UCI Men's World Tour

Tejay Van Garderen a Minute Back as Tour de France Reaches First Day Off

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Tejay Van Garderen was 7:13 back in 21st in the ninth stage of the Tour de France but dropped less than a minute on race leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. Van Garderen now trails by 1:01 and is 11th as the first day off is on Monday. Peter Stetina and Lawson Craddock also posted top 100 finishes with Stetina in 62nd and Craddock in 74th. Stetina dropped four spots overall to 47th, now 42:05 back, while Craddock slipped a spot to 69th.

After Monday’s off day Tuesday is a 122-mile medium-mountain stage as the Tour de France begins seven more straight days of racing. After a second day of rest the races ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

Tomorrow is also the beginning of the seven day Tour de Pologne. With most of the top riders participating in the Tour de France this event attracts some of the secondary riders. For the US only two riders are entered, Alexey Vermeulen and Larry Warbasse. Warbase was 38th in the Volta a Catalunya while Vermeulen’s best finish came in the Tour de Romandie where he was 65th.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update
Stage Three Update
Stage Four Update
Stage Five Update
Stage Six Update
Stage Seven Update
Stage Eight Update

Cycling, UCI Women's WorldTour

Megan Guarnier Wins Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, Her Third Win in a Row

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Megan Guarnier wasn’t particularly close to the top finisher on Sunday but it wasn’t a big problem. Guarnier finished in ninth, 1:57 back, but none of the riders ahead of her were able to make up enough ground as she won the event by 34 seconds over fellow American Evelyn Stevens who finished 12th in the same time as Guarnier. Mara Abbott who led the event just a few days ago, finished 17th in this stage, 2:28 back, and ended up in fifth overall, 2:38 back. Abbott’s fifth place finish was her best of the year. Kristabel Doebel-Hickok was the final American to finish the day in the top 50, 4:22 back in 38th. She wrapped up the competition in 31st overall. Alexis Ryan in 54th was the fifth American to find a top 100 spot. Ryan wrapped up the competition in 65th place.

The next UCI Women’s WorldTour event is two weeks away, La Course by Le Tour de France. It’s a one day race, as are the final six races on the schedule, and will take place on July 24th.

Previous Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile Coverage:
Preview
Prologue Update
Stage 1 Update
Stage 2 Update
Stage 3 Update
Stage 4 Update
Stage 5 Update
Stage 6 Update
Stage 7 Update
Stage 8 Update

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