Blogs Posts in Gossips category; 349 blog posts

Cycling / Arndt crushes rivals to claim maiden time-trial go...

German Judith Arndt snatched her maiden time trial gold medal when she destroyed the field on a wet course at the road world championships yesterday. Despite the rain that hindered the pre-race favorites, the 35-year-old Arndt, who won th [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Two golds for Aussies at cycling worlds

Luke Durbridge reinforced his burgeoning cycling reputation by crushing the field in the U/23 men's time trial at the world road championships in Copenhagen. The 20-year-old's time of 42 minutes 47.13sec on the mainly flat but tec [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Cavendish and Wiggins sure of maximum help in world...

Great Britain start cycling's World Championships in Copenhagen today spurred on by the prospect of Mark Cavendish ending their 35-year drought in the biggest event of all, the men's road race – but that's not all they a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Sky keep hold of highly prized Froome

On the day that Geraint Thomas's hopes of winning the Tour of Britain appeared to evaporate, one of his Sky team-mates, Chris Froome, signed a new three-year deal with the British team. Both riders are in the Great Britain team announ [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Rasmussen out of Tour of Britain after being sacked by HTC f...

"Mr Rasmussen missed a test and additionally did not inform the team," said HTC's Team Manager Rolf Aldag in a press release. "These are clear violations of the team's code of conduct."It was the third missed c [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Renshaw left out of Australia's Worlds team

"Surprise surprise," Renshaw posted on his Twitter account. "No world champs for me. Would like to say I understand but I don't. Guess I need to prove myself?"Renshaw led Cavendish to win the first stage of the Tou [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Goss to lead worlds cycling team

Sprinter Matt Goss will be the main Australian hope in the men's elite road race at the world road cycling championships. Cycling Australia confirmed the men's and women's elite teams for the September 19-25 worlds in Copenhag [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Basque Police Prepare as Tour of Spain Cycling Race Returns ...

Police are stepping up security as Spain’s biggest cycling race returns to the Basque region today for the first time since protesters seeking independence blocked the route in 1978. The Vuelta a Espana, or Tour of Spain, is schedul [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Bruyneel set to take reins of Radioshack-Nissan

Leopard-Trek, the team of Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, said on Wednesday that Dane Nygaard was leaving. “I’m proud to have been part of building up a new team in cycling and I’m happy for the [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

dia clear Pakistani cyclists to race

India has given Pakistani cyclists clearance to participate in an international race, a Pakistani cycling official said Monday, leading to hopes other sporting fixtures might be revived. India froze ties -- including sporting ones - [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

McAbee: Summit's a great place to catch cycling fever

Last weekend's Stage Five of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge that came through Summit County turned out to be a real highlight. I wasn't around for the old Coors Classic, but having pro cycling back in Colorado has already spawned p [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Leipheimer Takes Yellow at First USA Pro Cycling Challenge

This year marked the inaugural tour of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, a rigorous and mountainous 6-stage event spanning more than 500 miles of the Colorado Rockies and calling in the sport’s top leaders. Among the 130 riders t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling fast can extend your life by 5 years: study

A new study has found that those who take vigorous cycling lived up to five years longer than those who cycled at a slower pace – and the speed was more important than the duration. The study conducted among cyclists in Copenhagen, [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Levi Leipheimer wins stage at USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Tour de France veteran Levi Leipheimer won the first stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Tuesday, pulling away with a sudden uphill surge in the final 500 yards. Leipheimer, of Santa Rosa, Calif., finished the mountainous 99.3-mile [...]