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The inaugural USA Cycling National Track Calendar (NTC) got off to a rollicking start over the weekend. The calendar's first of eight stops was the Matrix Track Cup presented by Richardson Bike Mart at the Superdrome in Frisco, Texas.

Course maps for the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross-Country National Championships in Sun Valley, Idaho.

The USA Cycling National Development Program enjoyed an extremely successful trip to Germany last week. A group of juniors competed in Etappen der Rad and rode away with the overall win and the Best Young Rider jersey while another group of riders tested their meddle against the world's best at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in the Czech Republic.

The POC Eastern States Cup is kicking off the downhill season with two USA Cycling Pro Gravity (Pro GRT) Series races. The Mountain Creek Spring Classic, May 17-20 and the Plattekill FOX RACING SHOX Gravity Open, May 24-27. The two bike parks have doubled the Pro GRT Pro Purse to ,000 at each race. The Pro GRT is the only national series recognized by USA Cycling.

First Lady Michelle Obama joined U.S. Olympians, Paralympians and London hopefuls to announce a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active as part of her <em>Let’s Move!</em> initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity in a generation.

American women continued their mission this weekend to bolster their nation’s ranking with UCI points in advance of this summer’s Olympic Games.

Many of the fastest criterium racers descended on St. Louis, Mo., for the Tour de Grove, the seventh event on the USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar. Under sunny skies and ideal racing conditions, the leaders in all four standings stretched their leads, but the competition for second place is tightly contested.

Alise Post claimed the victory in the third round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup today in Papendal.

American Connor Fields claimed his fourth consecutive Superfinal Time Trial victory today at the third round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands.

This TD update will focus on a few things that have popped up recently and hopefully open a dialogue about the nature of rules and rule interpretations. This is as a prelude to beginning a major face lift of the rulebook, hopefully thinking way outside the box.

Both the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup and the RockyRoads UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano continue with their third stops this weekend. Dozens of Americans have travelled to Papendal, Netherlands and Nove Mesto Na Morave, Czech Republic to contest these two important, potential Olympic qualification events, May 11 - 13.

Round two of USA Cycling’s Pro Ultra Endurance Tour (Pro UET) rolls into Lake Morena, CA on May 20th. Located in East San Diego county  just an hour from downtown San Diego, the Sage brush Safari has been greeting racers for over 20 years.

Two cyclists earned Athlete of the Month recognition for their performances in the month of April, the United States Olympic Committee announced today. Evelyn Stevens earned top prize in the monthly honor while Connor Fields placed third in the male voting.

Welcome to the first edition of the Coaching "Ed" Newsletter. It's been a little over 2 months since I began at USA Cycling, and what a couple of months it has been. Learning and doing at the same time can be challenging, but this has been, and will continue to be, an extremely worthwhile endeavor and I am confident it will be for a long time to come. It has also been a wonderful experience reconnecting with old friends I've worked with in the past, and meeting many new coaches whom I look forward to working with as we move forward.

The USA Cycling National Racing Calendar rolled into its fourth stop, the five-day SRAM Tour of the Gila in Silver City, N. M. The high temperatures, relentless courses and steep climbs, including the Gila Monster, made certain that a worthy winner rode off with the top prize.

The USA Cycling National Development Program is gearing up for the second part of the season. A group of juniors traveled to the Czech Republic to ride in the Peace Race while some development riders tuned up for this weekend's UCI Mountain Bike World Cup by racing in Switzerland.

In the first multi-event week of the USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar, there was a lot of movement in the standings. The men and women contested three races in the southeast as part of USA CRITS Speed Week on the before men competed in the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer Dana Point Grand Prix in southern California on Sunday.

The Missouri Professional Cycling Series returns top level national and international professional cycling to the streets of Missouri. The men’s and women’s professional field promises to bring the fastest show on two wheels to three signature neighborhoods in St. Louis City and County; the Delmar LOOP, the Forest Park Southeast GROVE and South St. Louis’ Dutchtown neighborhood.

The 2012 Collegiate Road Nationals wrapped up Sunday with the road race competitions, in addition to the presentation of the team and individual omnium awards.

MIT and Marian put multiple riders atop the podium in the women's crits while two separate Colorado schools took home victories in the men's races during day two of the 2012 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships.

The race of truth started things off at the 2012 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships. MIT and Marian University defended their women's titles, while Duke University and Fort Lewis College rode to victory on the men’s side.

USA Cycling is pleased and proud to announce that the USA Cycling Professional Road and Time Trial National Championships have been awarded to Chattanooga, Tennessee for  2013-2015 and, as a cornerstone of a new four-year partnership with USA Cycling, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will be the title sponsor of the event.

We take a look at the Division I riders and teams to watch this weekend in Ogden for the 2012 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships.