High school graduation brings many changes for young people and often the promise of new and exciting opportunities. There arenandrsquo;t too many graduates, though, who can look forward to racing their bikes on two new continents prior to enrolling in their first semester of college. That is however is exactly what Jerika Hutchinson and Sinead Miller, both 18 years-old, will do this summer: race with the U.S. Womenandrsquo;s National Team in Europe in early July and go from there to South Africa to compete at the Junior Road World Championships in Cape Town.

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Four juniors punched their ticket to compete in the 2008 UCI Junior Road World Championships in Capetown, South Africa, July 12-20, by winning the domestic qualifier, the Red River Gorge in Stanton, Ky. Sinead Miller, Jerika Hutchinson, Jacob Rathe and Adam Leibovitz earned their spot on the U.S. Junior World Championship squad. The remaining spots will be filled in the coming weeks.

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Aaron Olson rode to the overall win in the National Racing Calendar’s 20th contest, the Tour de Nez, June 18-21 in Reno, Nevada. The ATandamp;T Austin Downtown Crit also took place on the NRC last week with Alejandro Borrajo earning the victory in the men’s race while Kelly Benjamin took home the win in the women’s criterium contest. The next race on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar is the 1.5-rated Cox Charities Cycling Classic, a men’s-only NRC event in Providence, RI on June 28.

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Attention junior, U23 and elite road cyclists: Registration is currently open for the 2008 USA Cycling Junior, U23 and Elite Road National Championships at www.sportsbaseonline.com. All participants are encouraged to register online before Friday, July 18 when the registration fees increase by $25 per race. This year’s edition is scheduled for July 6-10 in Anaheim, Calif. If you haven’t yet registered for the event, you can quickly and easily do so online!

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A reminder to all masters road athletes: Online registration for the 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships in Louisville, Ky. closes at 12:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 24. If you plan on competing, but have not yet registered, please remember to do so before Tuesday. You will still be able to register on-site, however please remember that all on-site registration is subject to a 100% late charge. The 2008 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships are scheduled for June 30-July 6 in Louisville, Ky.

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GPS manufacturer, Garmin International, has agreed a two-year title sponsorship deal with professional cycling team Slipstream-Chipotle, until 2010.

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Both the men’s and women’s contest at the Nature Valley Grand Prix marked the 19th event on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar, June 11-15. The 2.1-rated stage race which took place throughout Minnesota was won by Kristin Armstrong on the women’s side and Rory Sutherland on the men’s. The next race on the NRC will be the men’s only 2.4-rated Tour de Nez which takes place June 18-21 in Reno, Nev.

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Outdoor clothing manufacturer, Columbia Sportswear Company agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with professional cycling team, Team High Road, until 2010.

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The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the owner and organiser of the Tour de France, is set to announce a marketing partnership with AEG, the organiser of the Amgen Tour of California later today.

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Australian public-service broadcaster, SBS, is expecting to generate record revenues from its sports programming outside FIFA World Cup years, with advertising revenue from its coverage of the Olympics, Tour de France and Euro 2008 likely to reach $12 million.

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