Defending 1 kilometer National Champion James Tainter of Silver Cycling takes silver at Masters Track Nationals - Live vicariously here, James has 3 or 4 more chances at the Stars and Stripes.
It’s on like Donkey Kong! With only two nights under the lights at the NSC Velodrome, the grudge match of all grudge matches is […]
Yes, you have read the headline correctly…local bicycle racing has finally reached the big time! Take a look at this article in the Star Tribune. Scroll down a little ways to find out what is happening at the Velodrome this weekend.
Huge props to the Velodrome community for getting this plug in the Newspaper of the […]
Press Release from Dan Cleary
2008 MCF Cyclocross CRY Series
MN Cyclocross is just around the corner and its huge this year. We have dates filled from mid-Sept through mid-Nov for every weekend.
Intent of the Series:Â The intent of the CRY Series is to determine the best overall racer in their appropriate category, as well as to […]
Mike Delaney, Minnesota promoter extraordinaire, sent us this message earlier today through our news tipline. Make sure to check back later this week for a podcast that discusses the chip timing and some of our opinions on the matter. We also will discuss the past weekend of racing at Northfield, and Hamel. Also on tap […]
photo from Split Second Services
NVGP BTOW - Kirk O’Bee edges Ivan Stevic in the Minneapolis Downtown Criterium.
The Throwdown has just learned from Tone Coughlin, promoter of the Duluth Classic, that MnDot has denied his permit application for the Jay Cooke Road Race. Not one to panic, Tone Coughlin has an alternative road race in place for the races third stage. Located just north of Duluth the Lakewood Road Race is situated […]
Recently, I emailed many of the local category 1/2 riders to see who they predict to win the Durand Road Race held on Saturday. Of the 12 riders who responded there were 11 picks for Doug Swanson (Grandstay) and one selection for Adam Bergman (Texas Roadhouse). It should also be noted that some of the […]
We here at Bikethrow.com are proud to be the first to tell the world about the new Nature Valley Pro Ride (NVPR). It should be noted immediately that the NVPR is not affiliated with the local qualification series that is being used to determine the 12 spots allocated to Minnesota based teams, but the NVPR […]
As stated on the Nature Valley Grand Prix Qualification Race Series website, “The NVGP Qualification Race Series (QRS) is a three race series promoted by Minnesota Cycling Federation (MCF) member clubs under USAC/USCF guidelines. The QRS is established to provide cyclists the opportunity to compete at three events and earn points based on individual performance […]
We heard from Sean Noonan and Jake Boyce last night. Both of them are in Arizona doing some training, but have run into a little roadblock in their quest to find their early season legs. The original plan had the two renting a condo/time share that Noonan found on Craigslist. After paying for the condo […]
