Since 2001, photographer Jonathan Devich as been on the road for Cyclingnews, shooting the biggest races in the US and documenting more than a decade of history. We asked him to compile a couple dozen photos looking back at some of the iconic races and places, big-name riders and memorable moments.
"The photos I selected are a few from my collection that show a little bit of that history," Devich said. "From the one-week stage races like the Tour de Georgia, Tour of California, Gila and Utah to the USPRO Championships, the US racing scene has grown and flourished."
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2009 US Pro Time Trial Championships: Dave Zarbiske won his fifth US time trial championship in 2009 on the course in Greenville, South Carolina. [His 2004 championship would later be stripped as part of his deal with USADA in its investigation of Lance Armstrong and doping on the US Postal Service team - ed.] Zabriske missed the race in 2010, when Taylor Phinney won it for the first time, but he returned to take two more titles in 2011 and 2012. Zabriske set the standard for time trailing in the US for nearly a decade.
“Dave’s just been such an important figure in time trialing in America and also in Europe," Devich said. "He’s been one of the strongest time trialists to come out of the US – multiple US championships and a time trial stage at the Tour de France is just pretty huge. So that’s why I picked that one. I think he really raised the level of time trialing in the US.”
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