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Sebastopol takes on Bay Cycling Classic

ALLARAT Sebastopol Cycling Club (BSCC) will tread new ground in 2011 when it fields a team in support races of the Bay Cycling Classic. Young riders Ciaran Conaughton, James Crafter, Mitch Brogden, Aaron Blomeley and Clive Silcock carry [...]

Posted On : Jan, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Cycling as transportation option is on a roll in D.C.

Drivers in the District could be sharing the roadways with more cyclists as the city expands its network of dedicated bicycle lanes and increases the number of bikes available in a regional program. Signs and white flexible posts separat [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Svein Tuft jumps from Pegasus Sports to Team SpiderTech

Following on from yesterday’s news that Pegasus Sports will not be given a UCI Pro Continental licence for 2011, Svein Tuft has become the first rider to officially leave the team. The rider will go to the SpiderTech powered by C10 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Devotees pour in for cycling pilgrimage

There is no other sight like it in New Zealand. The start line of the Contact Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge: as far as the eye can see is a sea of cyclists. The population of the adventure sport Mecca doubles this weekend as cyclists of all [...]

Posted On : Nov, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Armstrong investigators weighing politics, too

Lance Amstrong's name surfaces at least once a month along with the words "cycling," ''doping" and "grand jury."His teammates are being questioned. A consultant. A business associate. A former friend. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

RadioShack's Ukrainian rider Yaroslav Popovych handed subpoe...

"How he was served struck me as a little peculiar," said Miller who gave evidence for 90 minutes in Los Angeles on Wednesday. "It was affected on a guy at a charity ride who was going to leave Texas for a vacation with his [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Lance Armstrong colleague Yaroslav Popovych to give evidence...

Popovych's lawyer, Ken Miller, has confirmed the cyclist will be appearing before the federal panel in Los Angeles, but gave no further details. The 30-year-old Ukrainian cyclist has been a rider on three Armstrong teams since 2005, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Alberto Contador doping case will not stop Saxo Bank sponsor...

The Danish investment bank Saxo Bank has said that it will remain as the main sponsor of the cycling team that bears its name, even if its new rider, the three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, is suspended for doping. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Dream comes true for in-form Pollock

ALBURY cyclist Rhys Pollock fulfilled an 11-year dream with a courageous victory in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic yesterday. Pollock, 30, defeated Horsham's Mark O'Brien and young Tasmanian Tom Robinson in brutally tough c [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Perkins gives up team sprint spot

Australian cyclist Shane Perkins has given up a likely Commonwealth Games gold medal by pulling out of Friday's men's team sprint final as a self-imposed punishment. Perkins, who won the individual sprint title in Delhi, has [...]

Posted On : Oct, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Vuelta a España 2010: Mark Cavendish's points win stirs memo...

Cavendish's second place in the final stage of the Vuelta in Madrid on Sunday has seen the Manxman join Elliott as the only British rider ever to win a points title on a grand tour. "Back then in 1989 it wasn’t particularl [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Porte takes Delhi detour for place on world stage

AUSTRALIAN revelation Richie Porte is likely to become one of the world's most sought-after riders when he comes off contract next year. And the 25-year-old Tasmanian has a prime chance to boost his value, following his Commonwealth [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Trek to sponsor Schleck-led cycling team

American bicycle manufacturer Trek will sponsor the new pro cycling team led by two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck. Schleck and his brother Frank announced earlier this season that they would leave the Saxo Bank team to start [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Armstrong To Be Graduation Speaker At High Point

Armstrong To Be Graduation Speaker At High Point: High Point University says seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will serve as its commencement speaker in the spring. Armstrong will speak on May 7 during the campus graduatio [...]