Hancock Takes Prater Cup Win!

|| Off to the JO's!

Congratulations to our youngest J4 racer Aspen Ski Club's Andrew Hancock for taking 1st place today at the Prater Cup SL in Crested Butte CO!

SRD Team USSA National Ranking Update

|| Ben Morse: #1 in GS in the USA!

The SRD Development team is off to a great start so far this season. According to the latest USSA rankings they are among the top rated racers in the country and their divisions. With the JO's coming up we look forward to more great results!

The Girls:
5 Place SL National, 1st Place Rocky Division: Chevalier, Joelle 1991 Rocky 52.66 pts
8 Place SG National, 3rd Place Rocky Division: Chevalier, Joelle 1991 Rocky 85.13 pts
9 Place GS National, 1st Place Rocky Division: Chevalier, Joelle 1991 Rocky 55.33 pts

1 Place GS National, 1st Place Intermountain Division: Caston, Rose 1992 Inter 52.11 pts
14 Place SL National, 2nd Place Intermountain Division: Caston, Rose 1992 Inter 75.82 pts

34 Place GS National, 8th Place Rocky Division: Ammaturo, Marisa 1992 Rocky 86.03 pts

1 Place SL National, 1st Place Rocky Division: Delacenserie, Jessica 1993 Rocky 61.66 pts
3 Place GS National, 2nd Place Rocky Division: Delacenserie, Jessica 1993 Rocky 84.69 pts

29 Place DH National, 2nd Place Alaska Division: Halverson, Sierra 1991 Alaska 153.63 pts

52 Place GS National, 6th Place Intermountain Division: Dunleavy, Avril 1992 Inter 93.17 pts

The Guys:
1 Place SL National, 1st Place Eastern Division: Morse, Ben 1992 East 47.16 pts
1 Place GS National, 1st Place Eastern Division: Morse, Ben 1992 East 46.32 pts

2 Place GS National, 1st Place Rocky Division: Christianson, Kieffer 1992 Rocky 48.88 pts
2 Place SG National, 1st Place Rocky Division: Christianson, Kieffer 1992 Rocky 71.24 pts
3 Place SL National, 1st Place Rocky Division: Christianson, Kieffer 1992 Rocky 53.02 pts

3 Place SG National, 2nd Place Rocky Division: Cartmill, Cooper 1992 Rocky 77.20 pts
8 Place GS National, 2nd Place Rocky Division: Cartmill, Cooper 1992 Rocky 62.84 pts
10 Place SL National, 1st Place Rocky Division: Cartmill, Cooper 1992 Rocky 69.25 pts

65 Place SL National, 11th Place Rocky Division: Calabrese, Andreas 1992 Rocky 103.96 pts
101 Place GS National, 34th Place Rocky Division: Calabrese, Andreas 1992 Rocky 111.84 pts

Let Levi Ride!

On February 13th, the Amaury Sports Organization (ASO) barred Team Astana from competing in any race or event organized by the ASO in 2008. The ASO owns premiere cycling events like Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Tours, and the famed Tour de France.

The ASO cited the doping scandals of last year’s Tour de France as justification.

There can be no comparison between the Astana team of 2007 and the new Astana. The entire organizational structure has been rebuilt under the direction of the team’s new General Manager, Johan Bruyneel, who has thoroughly cleaned house. What’s more, Astana has adopted the rigorous doping controls developed by anti-doping expert Dr. Rasmus Damsgaard, and Astana now spends more money on anti-doping controls than any other team in the pro peloton.

“That the happenings of last year…prompted the Tour organizers to leave Astana out of the season’ mosst important race sounds understandable,” notes Bruyneel. “However, Astana Cycling Team 2008 has nothing to do with the team of last year. We have done everything to change the dynamics of the team. New management, new riders, new philosophy. Only the name of the sponsor remained.”

Help put Levi’s dreams back on track by signing the petition to Let Levi Ride. Petitions will be sent directly to Christian Prudhomme, Director of the ASO, as well as to VS, the official US media partner of the Tour de France.