Nebraska Cycling News

Thorburn Rides to Bronze

Salzburg, Austria (September 20, 2006)-Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Team Lipton) became the third elite women's world time trial champion in American history Wednesday with a 25.57-second win over two-time defending champion Karen Thurig of Switzerland while teammate Christine Thorburn (Menlo Park, Calif./Webcor-Platinum) won the bronze medal.

Two Americans on the Podium for the First Time in History

Salzburg, Austria (September 20, 2006)--Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Team Lipton) became the third elite women's time trial world champion in American history Wednesday with a win in the 16.23-mile race. Armstrong joins 1994 winner Karen Kurreck and 2000 world champion Mari Holden as the only elite women's world time trial champions for the United States since the discipline was added to the world championship program in 1994.

San Juan, Puerto Rico – Team Kaos' return to the Tour of Puerto Rico was cut short before it began Tuesday when race promoters cancelled the international stage race fewer than 48 hours before it was set to begin.

“This is certainly not what we wanted to hear,” Team Kaos president Marco Vasquez said. "But we will remain here until we find out more details. There is talk of local racing teams putting on a shortened version of the race."

News of the cancellation came during a press conference in San Juan at noon Tuesday. By then, some squads - including Team Kaos - had already begun arriving in the U.S. territory. More than 100 riders and 17 teams wer scheduled to start the four-day, five-stage event on Thursday.

Alexis Cruz, federation president, said the race organization failed to gather the $30,000 needed to cover expenses and prizes.

Hours later, Team Kaos' president Marco Vasquez was on the phone, trying to obtain more details about the unexpected cancellation of the race.