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Congratulations to one of our former riders Micheal Blatchford and his new bride Cristin! We hope you have many years of happiness ahead of you! (photo credit goes to Norrene Godfrey)

Here's what we, as a country are up against for Rio Olympic games. GBR has just increased their Olympic budget by 17%, bringing the total amount to be spent developing GBR Olympic athletes over the next 4-years to £30.4 million, that converts to 49,412,160.00 US Dollars.


http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13526/British-Cycling-receives-post-Olympic-funding-boost-from-UK-Sport.aspx

British Cycling receives post-Olympic funding boost from UK Sport Success in London 2012 nets £37 million on the run up to Rio 2016 - Success at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics has secured British Cycling a funding boost as it begins its build up towards the Rio de Janeiro G...

This article is very insightful as Theo Bos points out the differences between a well funded, 8-year plan for British track athletes and they rest of the world, and how that leads to huge advantages for a single nation.

The simple reality is most nations can't afford track, yet track is where 3/4 of all the Olympic medals are, so it's a catch 22.

I think more track trade teams are going to have to be built to help the track athlete survive, but that is going to take reform and a shift in industry thinking.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bos-concerned-by-british-track-dominance

Bos Concerned By British Track Dominance | Cyclingnews.com Among those watching the track events at the London 2012 Olympics with particular interest was Theo Bos, who was a silver medallist behind Chris Hoy in the individual sprint in Athens in 2004 before opting to move across to the road four years later following the Beijing Olympics.

Congratulations goes out to Michael, Kevin, TJ, Dean, Daniel and Jimmy for a well earned award.

Congratulations to the USA Cycling 2012 CLUBS OF THE YEAR! - USA Cycling USA Cycling is the official cycling organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Cycling Union (UCI), and is responsible for identifying, training, and selecting cyclists to represent the United States in inter...

A little track time for a few BMXers.

USAC BMX Ladies from the USAC BMX program give the track a try with the help and instruction of USA Cycling Director of Sprint - Jamie Staff.