April
30th
Top KBS climber and recent winner of the Tour of Thailand, Andrew Bajadali broke his scapula yesterday at the Tour of Gila. Crashing early in stage one – the Mongolian Road Race – he flies home today to Boulder, Colorado where a doctor will inspect the damage and make recommendations for immediate treatment.
"This is a huge blow to our team," says Jonas Carney, Performance Director, Kelly Benefit Strategies. "We came to Gila with Baj as the team's leader. While we have a very strong team we don't have a lot of altitude guys. It is going to be … [Read more]
April
28th
Fresh from victory in the Tour of Thailand the Veulta Ciclista del Uruguay in the same week, the Kelly Benefit Strategies pro team heads to Silver City, New Mexico this week to race the SRAM Tour of the Gila.
"Coming off two international wins, our team will have good form and a lot of confidence for Gila,” says Jonas Carney, performance manager, Kelly Benefit Strategies. "Although our next big goals are not until a little later this season, we are fielding a strong team at Gila and I have no doubt that we can contest the GC as well … [Read more]
April
15th
The Kelly Benefit Strategies (KBS) professional cycling team, already well known for its environmental program, announces today that it has made a commitment to support World Bicycle Relief in its mission to provide bicycles to those in need. World Bicycle Relief supports healthcare, education and economic development programs in underdeveloped regions, creating better access to independence and livelihood through the power of bicycles.
The partnership will see KBS athletes promoting awareness of the organization’s work throughout the 2009 race season and then traveling to Africa after the season ends to witness first-hand the power of bicycle relief.
"We're … [Read more]
April
14th
Just days after winning the Tour of Thailand last week, the Kelly Benefit Strategies other international squad scored victory this past weekend in Uruguay. The win at Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay makes it two international UCI stage race wins in less than a week for the KBS team that now returns home to race on US soil.
"Two things make me incredibly happy with the way we raced this week," says Ken Mills, Performance Manager and General Manager, Kelly Benefit Strategies. "Our guys rode together and for each other – a big part of our race strategy – and … [Read more]
April
9th
The Kelly Benefit Strategies team continued it's international dominance today, winning the Tour of Thailand in decisive fashion. For the sixth and final stage, a 76km circuit race in Udon Thani, Performance Director Jonas Carney employed the aggressive tactics that have been the team's staple throughout the grueling six day race. Carney sent the team out to the front early and controlled the action for much of the day. Andy Bajadali safely finished the race with the yellow jersey he won from teammate Jacob Erker just one day prior.
In addition to Bajadali's first place finish, Erker finished … [Read more]
April
8th
The Kelly Benefit Strategies Tour of Thailand squad kept it in the family today, switching the leader's yellow jersey from Jake Erker, who has dominated the race all week, to Andrew "Baj" Bajadali. With one stage left to go tomorrow, April 9, KBS leads on the team GC and has riders in four of the top five positions on the general classification.
Going into stage five, the Kelly Benefit Strategies team was tied for first. Bajadali broke away in a group of 18 riders that gained seven minutes on the field in the early part of the race. That … [Read more]
April
7th
The Kelly Benefit Strategies pro team, split between Thailand and Uruguay, move into the next stage wearing the yellow jersey on two continents at the same time.
Jake Erker took the leader's jersey in the Tour of Thailand and Reid Mumford in the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay. Erker is tied on points with a rider from the Seoul Cycling Team but ahead on stage placings. Mumford, winner of stage two in Uruguay is up on time. Teammate Jake Keough leads on points after winning stages one, three and four and after four stages the Uruguay squad sits in fourth … [Read more]
April
5th
Right on the heels of the Kelly Benefit Strategies team's season start at the Redlands Classic, the squad splits this week to tackle two simultaneous races on separate continents. The team will be fielding squads in the 66th Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay (April 3-12) as well as the Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup – the "Tour of Thailand" (April 4-9).
Zach Bell joins the Thailand-bound line-up direct from the World Track Championships in Poland where he took the Silver Medal in the Omnium this past weekend. He flew directly from Poland to join teammates Andrew Bajadali and Dan Bowman plus … [Read more]
