Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing) seems to be enjoying a renaissance of sorts this year. He won the Tour of Qinghai Lake, has shown good form at other races such as the Tour de Georgia and now has capped his comeback by winning the US Road Race Championships. Clearly the biggest win since returning to racing from a 2 year suspension, Hamilton beat out the entire Garmin-Chipotle team as well as Team Columbia's George Hincapie to claim the US National jersey from Levi Leipheimer who is racing the Vuelta.

How much did he win by? A hair, literally. Take a peak at the photos from the link below.

Click here for the full results.

Link: http://www.harlemrocks.com/

My wife and I enjoyed a nice afternoon in Harlem this past Sunday watching the 35th Annual Skyscraper Harlem Cycling Classic. As you no doubt may have seen or heard, Rock Racing was in town! Their fearless leader Michael Ball brought in flare and some of his best cyclists. (You might be interested in this interview of him by Velocity Nation.) Fast Freddie Rodriquez, Tyler Hamilton and Rashaan Bahati all made the trip this year. Ball also recruited a couple of Toyota-United riders including the Cuban Missile, Ivan Dominguez to make up a world class field.

Too bad Rock didn't win. Leave it up to a youngster, Eric Barlevav of Time Pro Cycling, to steel the thunder. Not only did he out throw Bahati at the line, he proceeded to cross the finish line on the ground. It seemed like he preferred to win with a belly flop rather than the traditional salute. Job well done though. Take a look below at his soon to be patented salute. I don't recommend this to anyone.

See the final results here.