US PRO - 2010: 3 WEEKS LATER

VeloNews is reporting September 18-19, 2010 for the US Pro Champs. weekend. I'm so there.

USA Cycling mentions it here.

Cycling News has it here.

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been meaning to post about this. I can’t tell how I’m supposed to feel about it. So it’s closer to the worlds… do you want to be in SC a few days before the worlds start, assuming they’re in, oh, Europe or Melbourne?

"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert

by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 30, 2009 10:01 AM EDT reply actions

There was an interesting comment...

by Hincapie…he stated that he is real excited to be racing again in SC, ToM, the pro tour races in Canade, and lastly the world championships….

"If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out. And it wouldn't be the monkey."
"I don't really trust a sane person."
"I never met a man I didn't want to fight." The one and only Lyle Alzado

by TRDean on Oct 30, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Sure

he rolls out his front door in Greenville. But what does this do for, say, Farrar? Is he supposed to go from Belgium to Greenville to Melbourne?

"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert

by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 30, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

I know what you are saying...

but for me the surprise was him basically saying he was going to worlds.

by TRDean on Oct 30, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Well when your as good as he is, you don't really have to fight for a spot.

Usually a spot has your name on it

by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 30, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah, I see

Might be a good course for Hink.

"Harder! Better! Faster! Stronger!" Philippe Gilbert

by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 30, 2009 1:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

agreed on the statement. Are the US top riders finally going to go to World road race?

by lyne on Oct 30, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Well when the course isn't climbing like 15k feet, they have a much better chance of winning

by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 30, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Plus since Hincapie is retiring soon he might want to get a couple more shots at it especially with the flat to rolling courses

by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 30, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I personnally think that's its lame that they've been skipping for the past years

by lyne on Oct 30, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

very lame!

And very lame that Interbike conflicts with worlds.

by Jen See on Oct 30, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

si... of course most (all?) of the other big national federations offer up $$ incentives to their riders

by lyne on Oct 30, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Spain was offering like 6,000 Euro to start

and then more if they medalled

by Vlaanderen90 on Oct 30, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

might have been more helpful for the past two seasons.

    The courses were hillier and more like Greenville.
    I would hope that some of the competitors would actually show up at worlds instead of skipping. The US team has not been very well represented. And hopefully they make an effort to help Tyler if it is going to be a sprinters course.
     As far as the transfers go from Europe to South Carolina to Australia, pffft. They just need to do the Giro this year, it’ll be a piece of cake after that mess.

Formerly known in some circles as flying dog.

by Mark Frank on Oct 30, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions