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Countdown to race day

Two days to go until you get to clip in and pedal 109 kilometers with a very small plank between your legs. We're got a few tips for the 48 hours ahead to help get you in tip-top shape for your date with the windy, winding course tha [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Pellizotti banned for 2 years by CAS

The CAS has partially admitted the appeal of the UCI and has imposed a two-year ban... as well as the disqualification of all his results obtained as from 7 May 2009,” CAS said in a statement. The UCI provisionally suspended P [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Contador to test form at Spain's Tour of Murcia

The Tour de France champion has been training on the Balearic island of Majorca and said he had been able to focus on work again after battling to clear his name since he was provisionally suspended in August. "I did good t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Contador ecstatic with return

This was his first triumph since returning to competitive action and first for his new team Saxo Bank-Sungard. Contador, who last month was cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) after testing positive for the banned subs [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Contador set to step up a gear

Alberto Contador plans to show an improvement in form at the Tour of Murcia starting today, following his fourth place at last month's Tour of Algarve on his return from a doping ban. "I did good training in Majorca," said [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Etna the first of many peaks for Cavendish

Starting with the Milan-San Remo classic later this month and moving on to Sicily’s Mount Etna in May during the Giro d’Italia, the Briton will then turn his attention towards July’s Tour de France and the world champio [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Catch top cyclists in action here

CYCLING buffs can look forward to a weekend treat: Current UCI World Tour No. 1 Cameron Meyer (above) will be competing in the OCBC Cycle Singapore event. The 23-year-old Perth native will headline the Singapore Professional Criterium ca [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Cyclist Roberts re-signs with Saxo Bank

Former Olympic track champion Luke Roberts has re-signed with Saxo Bank-SunGard, the Danish cycling outfit announced on Thursday. The 34-year-old Roberts, who won team pursuit gold at the Athens Games in 2004, has signed a one-year deal [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling is biggest cause of heart attack!

Cycling has always been touted as being good for health, but now a study has found that it is actually one of the biggest triggers of heart attacks. The study, which analysed 36 pieces of research on everyday risks, proves that the " [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Hoy strikes gold in Manchester

But Victoria Pendleton had to settle for bronze after she was beaten in the women's sprint semi-final by Australian arch-rival Anna Meares, who went on to claim the title. That took Britain's World Cup medal haul to six, with Hoy [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Wiggins goes temporarily off road to keep Olympic a...

For the first time since he scooped a gold medal double for Britain in China's Oympics, Bradley Wiggins will return to a velodrome as a competitor today, in Manchester's track World Cup. Wiggins' objective? To prove he i [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Lance quits lap of honour as Landis looms

It is a simple fact that most careers in sport end in failure. Losing your place in the team, a defeat in a final or an unsuccessful attempt to recover from injury, even the greatest of champions rarely get out when the going's still [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Once again, cycling fans forced to question sport's fairness

Apparently, Alberto Contador was able to convince Spanish cycling authorities that clenbuterol is simply one of the ingredients in Heinz 57 steak sauce. The headline and Associated Press story say Contador was cleared of doping Tues [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Saddle up and show support for British Cycling

Made by adidas, British Cycling's sportswear partner, all eight items included in the range will be manufactured from the highest quality materials and have the same performance qualities of the clothing worn by British riders. [...]