Stories by Steve Frothingham

• Posted: Tue, Apr 1st
  Domestic road explainer:
  For domestic road racers, the road to the top is a long one. USA Cycling's National Racing Calendar includes 35 events across 23 states, stretching from the Amgen Women's Criterium, held during the Tour of California in February, through to the Priority Health Grand Cycling ...
• Posted: Fri, Mar 21st
  This Week in Pro Cycling - March 21, 2008
  Dear Readers, Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, the weekly summary of news from the world of professional cycling by your friends at VeloNews.com. Once again I'm ...
• Posted: Tue, Mar 18th
  No more Rock, no more rolling for Cipollini
  Mario Cipollini’s relationship with the American team Rock Racing has ended, and the Italian is quashing rumors that he might jump into this weekend’s Milan-San Remo for a different team. “Unfortunately I've had to end my relationship with the American Rock Racing team ...
• Posted: Fri, Mar 14th
  This Week in Pro Cycling - March 14, 2008
  Dear Readers,Welcome to the latest edition of The Prologue, VeloNews.com's regular summary of the news from the world of competitive cycling. This week I am filling in for your usual host, VeloNews.com Senior ...
• Posted: Mon, Mar 10th
  Cyclists are remembered by friends and teammates.
  Grieving cyclists, friends and family in California's Bay Area are planning memorial services for two road racers struck and killed by a sheriff's deputy's patrol car on Sunday. Matt Peterson was a driven 30-year-old Cat 4 who competed in 24-hour mountain bike races and ...
• Posted: Fri, Mar 7th
  Explainer: How can the UCI punish Paris-Nice riders?
  Earlier this week, UCI president Pat McQuaid emailed pro racers warning they could be fined or banned from future UCI events — including the world championships — if they race in next week’s Paris-Nice stage race. Paris-Nice's owner, ASO, ...
• Posted: Thu, Mar 6th
  Tour de Georgia gets a TTT, new climbs
  Next month's AT&T Tour de Georgia route will include a quick pass into South Carolina for the first time and replace an individual time trial with a hilly team time trial held on a motorsports track. It also will feature a new route for one of the key stages in the Blue Ridge ...
• Posted: Tue, Mar 4th
  The U.S. Open is on — for May in Providence
  Last April's inaugural U.S. Open road race was held in epic snowy conditions — and with nearly unprecedented network television coverage — in Virginia. This year's event is likely to be quite different. The 112-mile professional event has been ...
• Posted: Mon, Mar 3rd
  Six-day track racing on tap for Vegas
  One of the legends of American bike racing is planning a 6-day-style track race for this fall in Las Vegas, to coincide with the Interbike trade show there. Jack Simes III, a member of the U.S. Olympic team in 1960, '64 and '68, and coach of the 1976 Olympic team, has booked ...