1. TNR ACES: TEN MILE SCRATCH


    Shaun Wallace sent me his Go Pro footage from the Tuesday Night Races at San Diego Velodrome last week. This is the A-Category Ten-Mile Scratch which makes for a long-winded video. But it’s still a treat to watch such a swift field which includes Junior World Champion Jen Valente, track super star Sarah Hammer and former British Olympian Shaun Wallace (the man behind the camera). For those that can’t stand to watch 24 minutes of racing, fast forward to 20:25 for the final three laps.

    The racing down at San Diego Velodrome is absolutely top notch. The racers, organizers and of course the spectators all bring so much energy to the track and always makes me envious that they have such a great scene. Stop by to check out some Tuesday Night Races tonight (or any Tuesday) and don’t miss out on the Saturday Night Lights USAC racing series later this month.

  2. WORLD CHAMPS - WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT


    One of my favorite YouTube users — who has been dormant for about a year now — just started uploading videos from the World Champs. Nice!

    So without further ado, here’s Sarah Hammer (USA) and Alison Shanks (New Zealand) facing off in the dramatic women’s Individual Pursuit final. Congratulations, Sarah!

    See more World Champs replays here.

  3. TRACK WORLD CUP: SUPER SARAH HAMMER


    While Azizulhasni Awang crossing the finish line with a seven-inch spike through his leg was the talk of the Manchester Track World Cup a couple weeks ago, Sarah Hammer’s victory in the Women’s Omnium was probably the most brilliant performance of the entire event.

    Just watch her lay down the “hammer” (get it?) in the last four laps of the Scratch Race. Amazing!

  4. Sarah Hammer has so many National Champion titles, she’s lost count! Here she is chatting about her win in the Women’s Omnium at Elite Nats. Bobby Lea won the Men’s Omnium.

    Other National Champion titles awarded yesterday:

    Men’s Kilo TT » Giddeon Massie (Cypress, CA)

    Women’s 500m TT » Liz Carlson (Jim Thorpe, PA)

    Men’s Team Pursuit » Team Ouch (Brent Kay, Austin Carroll, Roman Kilun, Cody O’Reilly & Daniel Harm)

    Women’s Team Pursuit » Peanut Butter & Co Twenty 12 (Hanan Alves-Hyde, Ruth Winder & Cari Higgins)

    The competition continues today at LA Velodrome with Scratch Races, Individual Pursuits, Men’s Sprint tournament and Women’s Keirin tournament. Catch a live broadcast on Ustream (racing starts at 10am).

    Read a recap of yesterday’s Elite Nats events at USA Cycling.

  5. A quick chat with Sarah Hammer, who set a new 3km Individual Pursuit World Record earlier this week at Aguascalientes Velodrome in Mexico during the Pan American Track Championships.

  6. A New Individual Pursuit World Record! Today at the Pan American Track Championships, reigning World Champion Sarah Hammer (USA) destroyed the Women’s 3,000 m Individual Pursuit World Record during the qualifying rounds. The previous record was held by New Zealand’s Sarah Ulmer at 3:24.537 since August, 2004. Hammer beat it by over two seconds, clocking in at 3:22.269. Congratulations, Sarah! Read full article at Cycling News.

    A New Individual Pursuit World Record!


    Today at the Pan American Track Championships, reigning World Champion Sarah Hammer (USA) destroyed the Women’s 3,000 m Individual Pursuit World Record during the qualifying rounds.

    The previous record was held by New Zealand’s Sarah Ulmer at 3:24.537 since August, 2004. Hammer beat it by over two seconds, clocking in at 3:22.269.

    Congratulations, Sarah!

    Read full article at Cycling News.

  7. US Team Announced For Pan American Championships



    USA Cycling announced the team roster for the Pan American Road & Track Championships a couple days ago. Here are the champs selected for the oval competitions:

    Men
    Cody O’Reilly (points, scratch, omnium)
    Giddeon Massie (sprint, keirin, kilo)
    Daniel Walker (sprint, keirin)
    TJ Mathieson (kilo)

    Women
    Shelley Evans (points, scratch)
    Theresa Cliff-Ryan (points, scratch)
    Sarah Hammer (omnium, individual pursuit, team pursuit)
    Lauren Tamayo (team pursuit)
    Dotsie Bausch (team pursuit)
    Cari Higgins (team pursuit)
    Cristin Walker (sprint, keirin, 500m)

    The Pan American Road & Track Championships will be held in Aguascalienties, Mexico on May 10th - 18th.

    Found on USA Cycling.

  8. Sarah Hammer’s Felt TK1 that she used to bring home a world title in the women’s individual pursuit last week at UCI World Championships. Featured on VeloNews.

    Sarah Hammer’s Felt TK1 that she used to bring home a world title in the women’s individual pursuit last week at UCI World Championships. Featured on VeloNews.