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The juniors riders in the USA Cycling National Development Program continue to represent the United States very well with another podium appearance last week. Meanwhile, the U23 riders were riding in Luxembourg and the mountain bike development season started in the Netherlands.

Riding for USA Cycling’s National Development Program juniors team, Zeke Mostov finished second overall in the Internationale 3-Etappen-Rundfahrt der Rad-Junioren in Germany. Mostov also topped the best young rider classification.

USA Cycling National Development Program rider Nathan Brown finished third in the United States Olympic Committee's April Athlete of the Month competition.

The juniors riders in the USA Cycling National Development Program landed a podium result at a Nation's Cup race in the Czech Republic while the U23 riders competed in a pair of races in Europe.

Carmen Small earned a silver medal in the women's individual time trial to open the women's road portion of the 2013 Pan American Continental Championships in Zacatecas, Mexico, on Thursday.

Mike Sayers, the team director for USA Cycling’s U23 men’s development program, explains why racing in Europe is a key step for junior and U23 riders looking to make it to the professional ranks.

A group of U23 riders in the USA Cycling National Development Program contested a trio of races in Denmark over the weekend. Meanwhile, a large group of young BMX riders took to the supercross track in Chula Vista.

The 2013 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships will roll through Ogden, Utah, from Friday, May 3, until Sunday, May 5. Hundreds of collegiate athletes are expected to represent 100 colleges and universities around the country to vie for 20 national championships.

The USA Cycling National Development Program experienced the highs and lows of European racing over the past week. The U23 riders registered a trio of podium appearaces while the women succumbed to bad luck in a pair of races.

The competitors in the USA Cycling National Development Program donned the red, white and blue in four road races across Europe in the past week. Many stellar performaces were highlighted by a usual performer in the NDP landing on the podium in Belgium.

USA Cycling selected Sportzone in the Limburg municipality of Sittard-Geleen as its European training base.

The road riders in the USA Cycling National Development Program added another jersey to the closet last week. USA Cycling's contingents spanned European road races with a women's contingent, a pair of U23 squads and a juniors group donning red, white and blue internationally.

The road portion of the USA Cycling National Development Program has kicked into high gear with excellent results from the riders in U23, juniors and women's programs. The women and U23 men each contested a pair of races while the juniors men toed the line in one race.

With the road riders taking a short break between racing blocks, the USA Cycling National Development Program focused on the second BMX Evolution Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., from March 17-24.

The women's road riders ended their first block of racing with a strong finish in Italy. The USA Cycling National Development Program action this week also includes a BMX Evolution camp in California.

The USA Cycling National Development Program kicked into a higher gear as its riders participated in road races in Europe and braved the elements for a mountain bike camp in Boulder, Colo.

USA Cycling on Friday announced the 17 riders that will represent their country at the 2013 Continental Mountain Bike Championships in Tucuman, Argentina, from April 3-7.

The women's road program in the USA Cycling National Development Program is in high gear as they contested a pair of races in Belgium over the last week. On Wednesday, the women competed in Le Samyn des Dames before riding in the Omloop van het Hageland Tielt-Winge on Sunday.

The road portion of the USA Cycling National Development Program began on Saturday in Ghent, Belgium. A group of six women overcame blustery wind and low temperatures to contest the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-Vrouwen Elite, a 125-kilometer road race in Belgium.

With the first race of the under-23 riders' calendar over a month away, some of the riders of the USA Cycling National Development Program attended a training camp in southern California. The camp, which spanned Jan. 26-Feb. 3, taught valuable lessons to the riders on and off the bike.

Katie Compton's silver medal in the elite women's race led the Americans on Saturday at the 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. The Americans earned three top-10 finishes and seven top-15 results through the four-race day at Eva Bandman Park in Louisville, Ky.

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The 2013 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships concluded Sunday at Badger Prairie Park with the elite men’s and women’s race and the collegiate men’s races. An overnight flurry and frigid temperatures left the course frozen with ruts from the week of racing. It did nothing to diminish the spirits and desire of the competitors as spectators watched spectacular elite racing live and streaming online.

The 2013 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships continued Saturday at Badger Prairie Park. The nation’s governing body recognized the country’s best under-23 man, juniors man 17-18, collegiate women and three masters men on the penultimate day of competition. With temperatures plummeting into the teens, the muddy course hardened as the day went along. The winter conditions did not extinguish the desire of the riders in the many tightly-contested races throughout the day.

The USA Cycling Development Foundation has recognized four student-athletes with the annual John Stenner and Joshua Kuck Memorial Scholarships. The winners of the John Stenner Memorial Scholarships are Zebulon Hanley and Christina Birch, and the winners of the Joshua Kuck Memorial Scholarships are Joseph Iuliano and Linnea Dixson.