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UCI Officially Denies Pro License to Rock Racing
March 3rd, 2010| Features, Road | No Comments
The UCI has officially denied Rock Racing a professional license after the team has failed to meet the criteria for approval. Rock Racing was first denied a Pro Continetal license [...]
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- Tony Cruz Signs With Rock Racing
October 26th, 2009We just got off the phone with Tony Cruz of BMC who has confirmed that he has signed with Rock Racing for the 2010 season. Cruz has proved that he [...]
- Michael Ball of Rock Racing Interview
October 10th, 2009Bicycle.net had the opportunity to interview Michael Ball of Rock Racing. We discussed the 2009 season, the upcoming 2010 season, and his current state of mind. This was a different [...]
- Sevilla Increases Lead At Vuelta a Chihuahua
October 9th, 2009Parral, Mexico — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla increased his lead from three to six seconds with his third-place finish on Stage 4 at the Vuelta a Chihuahua. Sevilla finished 19 [...]
- Press Release – Rock Racing Reaction To No Missouri Invite
September 5th, 2009Statement from Team Owner Michael Ball in response to questions regarding Rock Racing’s absence at the 2009 Tour of Missouri: “Rock Racing is not among the teams competing at the [...]
- Mancebo Wins Tour of Utah
August 24th, 2009FRANCISCO MANCEBO CLAIMS TOUR OF UTAH AND ROCK RACING TAKES TOP TEAM HONORS Salt Lake City, Utah — Following a monstrous effort on yesterday’s “queen stage” at the Larry H. [...]
- Rock Racing’s Dominguez Dazzles Downtown Bend
July 26th, 2009Bend, Ore. — It took Rock Racing nearly the entire race to chase down a four-man breakaway Saturday night at the Downtown Bend Criterium at the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade [...]
- Sevilla Rocks Cascade With Victory And Race Lead
July 23rd, 2009Bend, Ore. — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla threw down an attack that only Peter Stetina (Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin) could follow on the slopes leading to the Three Peaks Snow Park Wednesday. [...]
- Three Time’s A Charm For Rahsaan Bahati and Rock Racing at the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
June 29th, 2009By Cynthia Lou Manhattan Beach, CA – Rock Racing’s Rahsaan Bahati wins for the third year in a row, showcasing his and Rock Racing’s dominance in American NRC criterium racing. [...]
- Rock Racing Re-Signs Ivan Dominguez
June 18th, 2009Culver City, Calif. – Sprinter Ivan Dominguez has signed with Rock Racing after a five-month ProTour stint with Fuji-Servetto. Dominguez initially signed with Rock Racing before the 2009 season, but [...]
- ROCK RACING’S PACO MANCEBO WINS 53RD VUELTA A ASTURIAS
May 2nd, 2009Rock takes overall team classification capturing three of five stages Oviedo, Spain – Following an exciting Stage 4 victory that earned him the yellow jersey, Rock Racing’s Paco Mancebo held [...]
- Rock Racing’s Bahati Headlines Sunny King Criterium
April 30th, 2009Culver City, Calif. – United States criterium champion Rahsaan Bahati of Rock Racing will headline a star-studded field at Saturday’s Sunny King Criterium, a National Racing Calendar (NRC) event. Bahati [...]
- Rock Racing Trims Their Roster, Let’s Three Riders Go
April 19th, 2009Los Angeles, CA. (Bicycle.net) – In a statement released by Rock Racing, Bicycle.net has just learned that three riders have been released by the Team. Although this does not come [...]
- Tyler Hamilton Calls It Over After Drug Test Positive And Depression
April 17th, 2009American cyclist Tyler Hamilton has retired from the sport after testing positive for DHEA that he is claiming he took in an herbal supplement he used on February 7th and [...]
- Rock Racing Celebrates On Multiple Fronts
March 9th, 2009Mexico City – Rock Racing celebrated one of its most prolific days in its history Sunday when David Vitoria earned the King of the Mountains jersey, capping a Vuelta Mexico [...]
- Vitoria Does It Again For Rock Racing
March 6th, 2009Toluca, Mexico – Rock Racing’s David Vitoria rode to his second straight stage win and donned the King of the Mountains jersey Thursday following the fifth stage of the Vuelta [...]
- Amgen Tour of California – Stage 1 PodCast
February 16th, 2009Today was an amazing, wet and intense day of racing at the Tour of California. The Daily Tour podcast is a daily summary of the day’s racing at the 2009 [...]
Amgen Tour of California - Stage 1 Podcast from Bicycle.Net [ 33:33 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download - Rock Racing’s Mancebo Wins A Tour of California Epic Stage 1
February 15th, 2009Spain’s Francisco Mancebo who races for Rock Racing won the first stage of the Tour of California on a brutal soggy Sunday and claimed the leader’s Yellow jersey, as well [...]
- Exclusive Photo of Sergio Hernandez of Rock Racing
January 31st, 2009On January 19th, 2009 Sergio Hernandez of Rock Racing was seen working on his bike and drinking a Coke in Palos Verdes, CA. One of our Bicycle.net readers and volunteer [...]
- Micahel Ball Makes Statement About Rock Racing Future
January 13th, 2009We all the internet rumors about the demise of the Rock Racing Professional Cycling Team it appears that owner Michael Ball felt compelled to address them. Below is the official [...]
- Rock Racing – Here To Stay
December 15th, 2008Regarding 2009 Rock Racing Team Status Just received a press release from Rock Racing. It can be found below. “Rock Racing will continue to race in 2009. Tyler Hamilton, Rahsaan [...]
- Rock Racing – Here To Stay – Maybe
December 15th, 2008Rock Racing has used the motto “Hear To Stay” since the burst onto the domestic race circuit. But there are rumors going around right now that Rock Racing may be [...]
- Rock Racing Statement Regarding Kayle Leogrande
December 1st, 2008From Michael Ball, Rock Racing Team Owner Culver City, Calif. – “Whenever a rider is suspended – be it for doping or any disciplinary issue – it brings negative attention [...]
- Kayle Leogrande Gets Two Years For Doping
December 1st, 2008By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The cyclist who sued the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency seeking to prevent the group from completing a drug test on him received a two-year doping [...]
- Rock Racing Hires Pevenage, LaPage To Director Positions
November 22nd, 2008Culver City, Calif. — Rock Racing is adding an experienced management structure to its already powerful roster by announcing the hiring of Director Sportif Rudy Pevanage and Assistant Director Laurenzo [...]
- Rock Racing Announces Their 2009 Roster
November 16th, 2008Cooke, Dominguez, Gutiérrez and Mancebo among top names signed Culver City, Calif. — Rock Racing bolstered its ranks for 2009 with the signings of European specialists Baden Cooke, Francisco Mancebo [...]
- Product Review: The Rock Racing Pro Line Kit
November 8th, 2008Written by: J.T. (Veloguy) At Bicycle.net we get the opportunity to try out a lot of products, from clothing to gadgets, to bicycles. But no product has gotten me more [...]
- Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla Wins Colombia’s RCN Classic
October 28th, 2008Cali, Colombia – Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla became the first non-Colombian in 48 years to win the RCN Classic when the Spaniard finished second in Sunday’s final stage individual time [...]
- Product Review: Rock Racing Pro Line Kit
October 21st, 2008Review by: Neil It has been said time and again that “image is everything” and in the cycling world no team holds that motto more dear than the Rock Racing [...]
- Francisco Mancebo To Rock Racing?
October 13th, 2008There are rumors all over Spain that Francisco Mancebo is going to be riding for Rock Racing in 2009. One website that we found even stated it was a done [...]
- Rock Racing’s Rodriguez Runner-Up At Capital Criterium
September 22nd, 2008Washington, D.C. — Fred Rodriguez of Rock Racing sprinted to a runner-up finish Sunday at the inaugural ING Direct Capital Criterium. Only Hilton Clarke (Toyota-United Pro Cycling) was faster on [...]
- Rock Racing’s Freddy Rodriguez Video at Tour of Britain
September 20th, 2008FREDDIE RODRIGUEZ SIGNS ON – TOB’08 from CYCLEFILM on Vimeo.
- Scheduling Conflict Means Hamilton Will Miss Worlds
September 18th, 2008Boulder, Colo. — Rock Racing announced Thursday that Tyler Hamilton has declined his automatic selection to represent the United States at the World Championship road race due to a scheduling [...]
- Rock Racing Moves Two Into Top 12 At Tour Of Britain
September 8th, 2008Newbury, England — Rock Racing moved two riders into the top 12 at the Tour of Britain Monday despite suffering two flat tires and having nearly the entire team get [...]
- Rock Racing’s Hamilton Wins National Title In Photo Finish
September 1st, 2008Greenville, S.C. — Rock Racing’s “Fast Freddie” Rodriguez predicted it. Tyler Hamilton made it happen. But ultimately it took a photo to decide it. Hamilton edged Blake Caldwell (Garmin-Chipotle presented [...]
- Bahati’s National Criterium Title Leads Rock Racing’s Prolific Day
August 18th, 2008Downers Grove, Ill. — Rahsaan Bahati’s victory Sunday at the Saab USA Cycling Professional Criterium Championship proved to be the crowning moment of the most prolific day – and week [...]
- Rock Racing Autograph Signing Follows Saturday’s Race at The Tour of Utah
August 16th, 2008Salt Lake City — Two of the top cyclists in U.S. history will join Rock Racing Team Owner Michael Ball at a free autograph signing this weekend at Utah’s premier [...]
- Rock Racing Becomes Sponsor of USA Cycling Pro Championships in Greenville, S.C.
August 12th, 2008Culver City, Calif. – Rock Racing is set to rock Greenville, S.C., as an official sponsor of the prestigious Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships on Aug. 30-31. As [...]
- Rock Racing’s Williams Wins Gold, Finneran Bronze At Nationals Criterium
August 8th, 2008Anaheim, Calif. — Rock Racing’s Justin Wiliams won a thrilling photo finish Thursday to capture the USA Cycling Under-23 National Criterium Championship in Anaheim, Calif. Williams edged out Jake Keough [...]
- Rock Racing’s Magnell Wins On Downer Avenue
July 27th, 2008Milwaukee, Wis. — Rock Racing’s Sterling Magnell got a much-needed victory Saturday to pull within three points of the overall title at the Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic. [...]
- Rock Racing’s Dawson Wins Shortened Race
July 21st, 2008Evanston, Ill. — Peter Dawson scored his second victory – and Rock Racing’s fifth of the Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic – in winning the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare [...]
- Rock Racing’s Hamilton Wins Tour of Qinghai Lake
July 21st, 2008Xining, China — Tyler Hamilton delivered Rock Racing its most prestigious victory to date Sunday when he captured the overall title at the Tour of Qinghai Lake in China. Hamilton [...]
- Rock Racing’s Hamilton Rolls Into Lead At Qinghai
July 19th, 2008Menyuan, China — Rock Racing’s Tyler Hamilton won his first race in nearly four years Friday while grabbing the overall lead at the Tour of Qinghai Lake with only two [...]
- Dawson Wins To Protect Rock Racing’s Lead
July 19th, 2008Shorewood, Wis. — Peter Dawson continued Rock Racing’s dominance at the Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic Thursday night in Shorewood, Wis. Dawson scored Rock Racing’s fourth victory in [...]
- Bahati of Rock Racing Makes It Look Easy At Bensenville
July 16th, 2008Bensenville, Ill. — When the three riders in front of Rahsaan Bahati went left Tuesday night, Rock Racing’s star sprinter rolled right. The result was an easy victory for Bahati [...]
- Bahati Makes It Two-In-A-Row For Rock
July 13th, 2008Blue Island, Ill. — For the second straight night, Rock Racing was unbeatable in a criterium at the Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic. This time it was Rahsaan [...]
- Sevilla Injured In Crash With Spectator
July 12th, 2008Qinghai, China — Rock Racing’s Oscar Sevilla collided with a spectator who stepped into the road to take a photo of the finishing sprint Saturday at the Tour of Qinghai [...]
- Beijing-Bound Botero Rocks Opening Stage Of Cascade Classic
July 10th, 2008Bend, Ore. — Rock Racing’s Santiago Botero may have his sights set on next month’s Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but his focus Wednesday was on winning in Bend, Ore. [...]
- Manhattan Beach Grand Prix – The Making Of A Crash
July 1st, 2008This photo sequence was taken at the 2008 Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Pro race. The fan favorite and local rider “Fast” Freddy Rodriquez of Rock Racing is taken out by [...]
- Rock Racing’s Bahati Rules Manhattan Beach Again
June 30th, 2008Manhattan Beach, Calif. — Rahsaan Bahati won his sixth race of the season in convincing fashion Sunday, scoring an impressive second straight victory at the 47th edition of the Chevron [...]
- Rock Racing Announces Creation of Catastrophic Injury Fund
June 29th, 2008First-Of-Its-Kind Fund To Benefit Professional Cyclists Culver City, Calif. — Rock Racing today announced the creation of the “Professional Cycling Catastrophic Injury Fund,” a charitable entity to raise money for [...]
- Rock Racing Joins Chevron as Manhattan Beach Grand Prix Presenting Sponsor
June 19th, 2008CHEVRON MANHATTAN BEACH GRAND PRIX SET FOR JUNE 29 MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – June 18 – The 47th Annual Chevron Manhattan Beach Grand Prix will be held on Sunday, June [...]
- Rock Racing Rocks Harlem Classic With Bahati’s Runner-Up Finish
June 15th, 2008Harlem, N.Y. — Rock Racing’s Rahsaan Bahati was edged at the line by Erik Barlevav (TIME Pro Cycling) in an exciting finish to the 35th annual Skyscraper Harlem Cycling Classic [...]
- ‘Fast Freddie’ Finishes Third At Philadelphia International Cycling Championship
June 8th, 2008Philadelphia — Rock Racing’s Fred Rodriguez finished third Sunday at the Commerce Bank International Cycling Championship in Philadelphia. Rodriguez scored his seventh top five finish in the most prestigious one-day [...]
- Oscar Sevilla Rocks Reading With Solo Victory At Commerce Bank Reading Classic
June 6th, 2008Reading, Penn. — Rock Racing scored its biggest victory of the season Thursday when Oscar Sevilla soloed to victory in the Commerce Bank Reading Classic. The Spaniard attacked a trio [...]
- Rock Racing Becomes Official Sponsor Of Commerce Bank Triple Crown Of Cycling
June 3rd, 2008‘Rock Racing Wall’ To Highlight Philadelphia International Championship On June 8 Culver City, Calif. — Rock Racing is going “all-in” for one of the most prestigious weeks of professional bicycle [...]
- Oscar Sevilla Delivers Rock Racing Another Win
May 21st, 2008Manizales, Colombia — Oscar Sevilla had the fastest finish among a shattered peloton that was reduced to 12 riders Tuesday to win the ninth stage of the Vuelta a Colombia [...]
- Rock Racing Gives Georgia Something To Remember
April 27th, 2008Atlanta: Fred Rodriguez capped Rock Racings first participation in the Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T with a fourth place finish on the final stage in Atlanta Sunday. The result [...]
- Rock Racing To Donate $250,000 to Two Cancer Research Charities During Tour de Georgia presented by AT&T
April 25th, 2008Atlanta, GA (April 25, 2008) – As part of the team’s commitment to supporting the 2008 Tour de Georgia presented by AT & T, Rock Racing is donating $250,000 to [...]
- Press Releas: Sevilla Overcomes Mishap To Deliver Rock Racing A Victory
March 29th, 2008Sevilla Overcomes Mishap To Deliver Rock Racing A Victory San Dimas, Calif. — In his first race in the United States, Oscar Sevilla overcame a mechanical difficulty Friday to deliver [...]
- Breaking News – Rock and Cipo finalize their divorce
March 18th, 2008Rock Racing has announced that they are breaking ties with world champion Mario Cipollini effective immediately. Rumors have been circulating for weeks about the tenuous relationship between team owner Michael [...]
- From the Old Country: Super Mario Returns to Action at TOC, Impresses All
March 2nd, 2008Mario Cipollini made his return to the pro peloton last week in the Tour of California. Riding for the controversial Rock Racing team, “Super Mario” arrived in California the day [...]
- Rock Racing Registers Solid Performances At Tour of California – Press Release
February 25th, 2008Pasadena, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2008) Michael Creed‘s extraordinary ride Sunday capped an impressive performance for Rock Racing at the Amgen Tour of California. Attacking from the start of the 93-mile [...]
- Exclusive: Daily Podcast from the Tour of California – Stage Seven Edition
February 25th, 2008Enjoy the Bicycle.Net podcast Stage 7 edition with our host, David Bernstein of The FredCast Cycling Podcast. Preview of Today’s Stage 7 Interviews with: Mark Cavendish, Team High Road Bob [...]
- Late-Race Crash Sidelines Rock Racings Star Sprinters In Stage 6
February 24th, 2008Late-Race Crash Sidelines Rock Racings Star Sprinters Santa Clarita, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2008) A crash in the final miles of Saturdays Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California [...]
- Rock Racings Rodriguez Scores Top 10 Finish On Stage 1
February 19th, 2008Rock Racings Rodriguez Scores Top 10 Finish Santa Rosa, Calif. (Feb. 18, 2008) Freddie Rodriguez earned Rock Racing a top 10 finish Monday in Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour [...]
- Exclusive: Daily Podcast from the Tour of California – Stage One Edition
February 18th, 2008Stage One. Sausalito to Santa Rosa. Jackson Stewart fighting, Hincapie crashing, Haedo winning. Today’s race had it all. So what does tomorrow look like. Listen to David Bernstein of The [...]
Bicycle.Net Tour of California Podcast - Stage 1 Edition [ 30:05 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download - ROCK THE CURE FOUNDATION TEAMS UP
February 18th, 2008ROCK THE CURE FOUNDATION TEAMS UP WITH ROCK RACING FOR TOUR OF CALIFORNIA What: Rock the Cure and Rock Racing are providing a once in a lifetime opportunity to underprivileged [...]
- The Soft Side of Rock Racing
February 18th, 2008With so much focus on the the hardness and hyper-competitiveness of the professional cycling circuit, its nice to see that these guys out on the bikes are true sportsmen and [...]
- Tour of California Exclusive Podcast – Prologue Edition
February 18th, 2008Sunday’s Prologue to the Amgen Tour of California, was a warm beautiful day, great crowds and tons of excitement. Listen here to Bicycle.Net’s podcast wrapup, with our host David Bernstein [...]
Bicycle.Net Tour of California Podcast - Prologue Edition [ 18:43 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download - Exclusive: Daily Podcast from the Tour of California – Preview Edition
February 17th, 2008Bicycle.net this year is thrilled to bring you fantastic exclusive interviews and podcasts. Here are some thoughts on what this year’s Tour of California is going to bring you. For [...]
- Three Rock Racing Riders Not Welcome At Amgen Tour of California
February 17th, 2008Three Rock Racing riders not welcome at Tour of California PALO ALTO, California, Feb 17, 2008 (AFP) – Tour of California organizers have rejected the entries of Rock Racing riders [...]
- Unified Rock Racing Team Votes To Ride Short-Handed
February 16th, 2008Unified Rock Racing Team Votes To Ride Short-Handed Rock Racings Michael Ball Responds To AEGs Exclusion Of Three Riders Palo Alto, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2008) Despite only being able to [...]
- Rock Racing Owner Michael Ball Sounds Off on Exclusion of Select Riders from Tour of California
February 16th, 2008Rock Racing team owner Michael Ball called a press conference at the Garden Court Hotel in Palo Alto today to discuss, according to a team spokesman, “the Rock racing team [...]
- Exclusive Mario Cipollini Photos – Training Camp with Rock Racing
January 20th, 2008On Saturday January 19th at 2:30pm Mr. Super Mario Cipollini and his new Rock Racing team mates where spotted training in the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu, California. They were [...]
- Mario Cipollini comes back from retirement with Rock Racing
January 18th, 2008On 1/16/08 one of my team mates was out for a afternoon ride and who did he see in Malibu, CA, none other than Mario Cipollini. Read the quoted text [...]