Steve Frothingham
BACKGROUND: Frothingham came to VeloNews in 2008 from the Associated Press' Concord, New Hampshire, bureau, where for years he reported, wrote and edited articles about plane crashes, snowbound hikers, presidential politics and other disasters. In an earlier life he was managing editor of the trade magazine Bicycle Retailer & Industry News. He lined up for his first bike race (a BMX race) in 1980, and has raced on the road, mountain and cyclocross ever since at a consistently mediocre level.
BIKES IN THE GARAGE: 1997 Richard Sachs custom road bike, 1997 Brodie steel hardtail, 2008 Jamis Dakar XCR Pro, Redline Conquest Team cyclocross bike, Specialized BMX bike (landfill rescue), Nashbar tandem (yard sale impulse buy)
Stories by Steve Frothingham »
Posted: Tue, Nov 24th
Someone swiped a Trek-Livestrong team bike from the Mellow Johnny's store over the weekend.Someone made off with a Team Trek-Livestrong time trial bike this weekend, swiping it from Lance Armstrong’s Mellow Johnny’s bike shop in Austin.
The Trek Equinox TTX SSL, which was used by team member Ryan Baumann during the 2009 season, was being stored in the future ...
Posted: Fri, Nov 6th
Kelly adds depth with Jesse Anthony, Ian MacGregor and others added for the 2010 season.Kelly Benefit Strategies is adding depth for the 2010 road season with the addition of two experienced all-rounders and two young faces.
"Our biggest strength is our depth," team director Jonas Carney told VeloNews Friday. "We are not a team with one big star, but ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 28th
Michael Barry moves to Team Sky, where he will be one of the veteran riders.Michael Barry will move from Columbia-HTC to the British-based Team Sky for 2010, and the Canadian says his racing role on the new team will be similar, although he says it's still a little odd to be one of the old-timers.
"I'll be one of the veteran riders, which is kind of ...
Posted: Sun, Oct 11th
Johnson and Nash repeat at ProvidenceLet the record show that upon crossing the finish line first Sunday in Rhode Island, Tim Johnson's first question was not about how his beloved Red Sox had fared in a playoff game that afternoon. Instead he asked how his Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com teammate Jeremy ...
Posted: Sat, Oct 10th
Johnson and Nash dominate Providence ’cross racesTim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) and Katerina Nash (Luna Chix) dominated the first day of the inaugural Providence Festival of Cyclocross in Rhode Island on Saturday.
The race was held under dry, fast conditions at Roger Williams Park, a sprawling in-town venue ...
Posted: Sun, Oct 4th
Tim Johnson and Natasha Elliott win tactical battles on Gloucester's sunny SundayThe sun shone on Massachusetts' Cape Ann on Sunday, as local boy Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) and Canadian Natasha Elliott (Louis Garneau) won on the second day of the Great Brewers Gloucester Grand Prix of Cyclocross, in much different conditions than the first ...
Posted: Sat, Oct 3rd
Page, Elliott, win a muddy Gloucester GPJonathan Page (Planet Bike) scored a rare win on this side of the Atlantic on Saturday, riding away from all challengers on a muddy course in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Posted: Thu, Sep 24th
Compton and Driscoll win CrossVegas jackpotThe women's podium repeated its 2008 order at CrossVegas Wednesday evening, as thousands of spectators saw a display of raw power and consistency. Later, under the lights at a soccer complex on the outskirts of the city, new faces emerged from the tactical men's race, ...
Posted: Wed, Sep 23rd
CrossVegas preview: pros struggle with early date for a must-do race.For most cyclocross pros — almost all of whom make their living racing mountain bikes or road bikes during the "off season" — CrossVegas is an odd confection: one of the most visible races of the North American season, with arguably the best field.
Yet it comes so early ...
Posted: Wed, Sep 23rd
VeloNews and Singletrack.com editors try a handful of 29ers and a pair of 650b bikes in Las Vegas. What works?The debate over the merits of 26-inch and 29-inch mountain bikes has been raging fitfully over at VeloNews' sister Web site, Singletrack.com, ever since Matt Pacocha declared 26-inch hardtails deader than John Edwards' political career.
Posted: Mon, Sep 14th
Missouri 2010 needs private funding to augment public money, says officialWill there be a Tour of Missouri in 2010 and beyond?
State funding for the 3-year-old race is in jeopardy as Missouri struggles with shrinking tax revenues, making it increasingly likely that a private title sponsor will have to step in to augment the state tourism board’s ...
Posted: Sun, Sep 13th
Garmin's Zabriskie triumphs in Missouri as Planet Energy's Gilbert wins the finaleDavid Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream) won the 2009 Tour of Missouri on Sunday as Canadian Martin Gilbert (Planet Energy) sprinted to victory in the final stage, a hilly 72.3-mile circuit race in Kansas City.
It was the first stage race title in Zabriskie's nine years as a pro. ...
