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Karsten Kroon finished 15th for the BMC Racing Team Wednesday at Flèche Brabanconne as a three-man breakaway stayed away to the finish of the 200 kilometer race. Difficult CircuitKroon was part of a chase group that finished 57 seconds behind the trio, which led by eight minutes with 70 km to go. “I thought those three would be brought back,” BMC Racing Team Assistant Director Michael Sayers said. “But they were also three really strong guys, and the circuit was so difficult that it was really hard to chase.” Brent Bookwalter was in Kroon’s group for a time, but a...

The second contest on the 2010 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC) took place in Dana Point, California on Sunday. Nearly 120 pro riders lined up for the 90-minute criterium that marked the second men's event on the nation's top Pro-Am calendar.

HTC-Columbia's Tejay Van Garderen moved into second place after the 209-kilometre stage four of the Tour of Turkey Wednesday.  The 21-year-old American, who joined HTC-Columbia in 2010, sits 16 seconds behind ISD-Neri rider, Giovanni Visconti.

Best known as a sprinter, HTC-Columbia's Andre Greipel showed he has other ways of winning on Sunday when he clinched the opening prologue of the Tour of Turkey.

Dana Point, CA – Andrew Pinfold of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis finished 8th in the Dana Point Grad Prix, which, combined with his 2nd place in the time trial Saturday, earned him enough points to win the Mayor’s Cup omnium.