Here in the US, the Tour de France is synonymous with professional cycling.  If you’re an American pro or ride for a team based in the United States, your success in the sport will undoubtedly be measured by your performance in the world’s most popular bike race.  Win the Le Tour, and your popularity stateside can transcend the sport.  As much as I love the Grand Tours, though, nothing gets my cycling blood pumping like the beginning of the Spring Classics season.  And, my favorite of

In a sport in which merely competing in fifty events would be a milestone for most athletes, multisport legend Conrad Stoltz has done the unimaginable and won his 50th XTERRA title. Given "The Caveman's" renowned toughness, it's fitting that he hit this milestone in Buffelspoort, Namibia, a race known for its soaring temperatures, unpredictable course conditions and a technical, hilly run.  If you like blistering sun, water crossings, bats, thorns, waterfall scrambles and giving blood

In what had been an exceedingly difficult Tour de France so far for the Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda team, David Millar staked his claim as one of the more tactically-astute riders in the pro peloton today, winning the 12th and final Alps stage out of a five-rider breakaway group that was out front for most of the day.

Stage 12 followed two incredibly hard days in the mountains in which the GC contenders battled it out over several brutal passes, and today the peloton was in no mood to

Last fall we worked with illustrator Steve Thomas (www.stevethomasart.com) to create a series of retro cycling prints featuring Team CLIF Bar athletes to be displayed at our Interbike booth.  The prints were so successful that we produced a limited-edition run of each, including a 2011 Paris-Roubaix commemorative poster featuring Garmin-Cervélo rider (and race winner) Johan Van Summeren.  We recently handed over 75 of these posters to the National Interscholastic Cycling Association

The finale of the North Face Endurance Challenge was held near Clif HQ this past weekend.  This race is the US Ultra Championship and lures a stacked field with large cash purses and the ultimate bragging rights.  With over 10,000 feet of elevation gain distributed over 50 miles of rugged coastal terrain, the constantly-undulating course can be treacherous if it’s wet.

Fortunately, Saturday turned out to be a beautiful Northern California day - clear and cool - perfect for