Rock Racing
 | Team Name: Rock Racing (RRC) Country: USA Team Website: www.rockracing.com 2008 Roster: 22 riders Bikes Used: De Rosa |
| Sponsored by Los Angeles based Rock & Republic, Inc. a premium luxe lifestyle fashion brand, Rock Racing brings one of the strongest teams to the 2008 U.S. peloton. As a UCI Continental team, Rock Racing will dominate the 2008 race scene with top cyclists, including: Santiago Botero (COL) 2002 World Time Trial Champion, stage winner at the 2000 Tour de France as well as the King of the Mountain, winner of the Tour de Romandie and stage winner at the Vuelta d'España; Oscar Sevilla (ESP) one of the world’s top climbers who has finished in the top 10 in the Tour de France (2001) and Vuelta d'España (2005) along with a first place at the 2007 Route du Sud; Victor Hugo Peña (COL), wearer of the Yellow Jersey for three stages at the 2003 Tour de France and Sprint Classification winner at the 2007 Volta a Catalunya; “Fast” Freddie Rodriguez (USA), three-time U.S. National Road Champion, runner-up at Milan-San Remo (2002) and Sprint Classification winner at the 2003 and 2006 Tour de Georgia; Tyler Hamilton (USA), stage winner at the 2003 Tour de France, second overall at the 2002 Giro d’Italia and stage and overall winner of the 2000 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré; Kayle Leogrande (USA), winner of the Sprint Classification at the 2007 Redlands Classic and three stages at Superweek, and Cesar Grajales (COL), well known for dropping Lance Armstrong on the slopes of Brasstown Bald mountain at the 2004 Tour de Georgia. New to the Rock Racing squad for 2008 is Peter Dawson (AUS), 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Team Pursuit and four-time World Champion in the Team Pursuit, plus veteran road racers Michael Creed (USA) and Doug Ollerenshaw (USA). During Rock Racing’s first year, the team scored impressive wins on the NRC circuit and few professional teams have come out of the gates blazing like Rock Racing did in its first year. |
Team Info | ||||
| Name | Number | DOB | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREED, Michael | 162 | 1/8/1981 | USA | |
| CIPOLLINI, Mario | 164 | 3/22/1967 | Italy | |
| OLLERENSHAW, Doug | 165 | 10/26/1979 | USA | |
| PENA GRISALES, Victor Hugo | 166 | 7/10/1974 | Columbia | |
| RODRIGUEZ, Freddie | 167 | 9/3/1973 | USA | |
