U.S. riders race Berlin Six-Day, American women get ready for Ladies Tour of Qatar
Over the weekend, Ian Moir (Long Beach, Calif./Rock Racing) and Kit Karzen (Beverly Hills, Calif./NOW-MS Society) contested the Berlin 6-Day and the U.S. National Team competed in the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships where Meredith Miller (Fort Collins, Colo./Cal Giant) turned in the top result for the 20-rider contingent. Coming up, USA Cycling will field a team of six for the Ladies Tour of Qatar.
national Development program
U.S. National Team riders Ian Moir (Long Beach, Calif./Rock Racing) and Kit Karzen (Beverly Hills, Calif./NOW-MS Society) competed in the Berlin 6-Day, Jan. 28-31, completing the UIV Talent Cup in eighth-place. For more on this event, click here.
USA Cycling fielded a 20-rider U.S. National Team for the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships this weekend in the Czech Republic. In the junior race, Cody Kaiser (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Cal Giant) was first for the U.S. in 33rd-place while Zach McDonald (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Stevens Classic Cycle) was the top rider for the U23 squad in 28th. Meredith Miller (Fort Collins, Colo./Cal Giant) was the first American in the elite women's event in 12th-place and Tim Johnson(Middleton, Mass./Cannondale-Cyclo-crossworld.com) led the U.S. in the elite men's contest with 14th-place. Click here to visit the event's website.
coming up
USA Cycling will field a team of six for the Ladies Tour of Qatar which will take place Feb. 3-5. The team will be comprised of Sinead Miller (Pittsburgh, Pa./Twenty 12), Kat Carroll (Sausalito, Calif./Proman Hit Squad), Janel Holcomb ( San Diego, Calif.), Amber Rais (Reno, Nev./Team TIBCO), Lauren Franges (Asheville, N.C./Proman Hit Squad), Shelley Evans (Scotts Valley, Calif./Proman Hit Squad)
Photos: Ian Moir and Kit Karzen at the track during the Berlin 6-Day (Photo courtesy of Clay Worthington) Tim Johnson placed 14th in the elite men's race at Cross Worlds (Photo courtesy of Rob Jones); Shelley Evans (previously Shelley Olds) will be among the American ladies contesting the Ladies Tour of Qatar, Feb. 3-5.
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