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Cycling medal haul bodes well for Olympics

New Zealand track cycling is poised for its best Olympic return ever if the world championships in Melbourne are any indication. BikeNZ high performance director Mark Elliott says the five-medal haul augurs well for the upcoming London Ga [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Second world record for Britain

After the men triumphed on day one at the Track Cycling World Championships, Britain's women also improved their own world record entering the final competition before August's London Olympics track programme - but the 2.428-secon [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Track Cycling World Championships: Britain's women set new w...

The GB trio of Laura Trott, Dani King and Jo Rowsell produced the fastest ride of all – a remarkable 3 mins 16.850 secs for the 12 laps – to qualify in first place but the final has the makings of being a showdown every bit as [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

CYCLING / WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Acid test Down Under

MELBOURNE: THE Olympic gold-winning credentials of track superpowers Great Britain faces a crucial test this week when traditional rivals Australia host the 2012 World Championships. Held over five, action [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Boonen wins Tour of Flanders

Oudenaarde (Belgium)—Belgian rider Tom Boonen won the Tour of Flanders for the third time in his career, beating Italians Filippo Pozzato and Alessandro Ballan in a three-way sprint on Sunday as favorite Fabian Cancellara broke his [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling Romania's Carpathian mountains

Pushing through a damp, flower-decked meadow on the hilltop, we reach the edge of a narrow valley filled with giant bog rhubarb. Before he plunges down into it Nelu, the hunter, turns to me with a grin: "In this vegetation, the bears [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2012 | Comments : 0

Kovalev set for Worlds despite accident

"His injuries are minor so he should be fit for the championships," the Russian cycling federation's media officer said on Thursday. "He will probably have to miss the team pursuit but should be available for individual [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Cadel Evans and GreenEDGE win in Europe

COL DE L'OSPEDALE, France: Cadel Evans and "import" Michael Albasini capped a banner day for Australian cycling with twin victories on Europe's roads. Evans showed he was on target with his Tour de France title defence p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Record NZ team named for track cycling worlds

New Zealand will send their largest team ever to next month's UCI World Track Cycling Championships in Melbourne. The team, announced today, will comprise 20 riders, likely to be the biggest team of any country to contest the five-day [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

London mayoral election live blog day one – cycling

9.13am: Today campaigning officially begins and nominations open in the London mayoral election, and the Guardian will be covering the road to election day, Thursday 3 May, here on this new live blog. Over the next few weeks, all the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Roulston's form good as cycling classics near

With road cycling's classic season approaching, New Zealand's Hayden Roulston yesterday got a great indication of his form. Roulston finished a highly impressive sixth in the 16.9km time trial on the final stage of the Tirreno-Adr [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Paris-Nice Cycling: Westra claims fifth stage, Wiggins moves...

MENDE: Bradley Wiggins took an important step towards clinching a maiden Paris-Nice cycling title when he held off his closest rivals to finish third in the fifth stage and retain the overall leader's yellow jersey on Thursday. Dutchm [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Belgium's Meersman wins 4th stage of Paris-Nice

RODEZ: Belgian rider Gianni Meersman timed his attack perfectly to win the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Wednesday, and Bradley Wiggins kept the overall lead despite Alejandro Valverde's late attack on the final climb. Meersm [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Wiggins’s takes Paris-Nice lead

ORLEANS: After cursing the rain when he missed victory by a second in Sunday’s Paris-Nice opener, Bradley Wiggins found the weather on his side in Monday’s 185.5 kms second stage from Mantes la Jolie where the Briton seized co [...]