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Cycling: Australia-GB rivalry set to ignite London velodrome

Racing in their home velodrome and backed by a lively partisan crowd of 6000, Great Britain's expectations of Olympic track cycling glory this summer are understandably high. But home hopes of another gold frenzy, four years aft [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Geraint Thomas looks for more speed to see off Auss...

GERAINT Thomas admits more speed is needed as Great Britain’s team pursuit squad rode through a wall of noise to book a gold medal ride at the UCI World Cup in London. World champions Australia will be the ones to beat after posting [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Olympic dress rehearsal: Aussie cyclists itching to take on ...

LONDON: Jack Bobridge has heard the whispers about the all-conquering Australian men's pursuit team. That it is all well and good winning track cycling world titles in Copenhagen and Apeldoorn but it is the Olympics that count. And, w [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Police arrest husband of French cycling champion Jeannie Lon...

The husband of the Olympic cyclist Jeannie Longo has been arrested over the alleged purchase of the banned performance enhancer erythropoietin, known as EPO, according to reports in France. A police official confirmed that Longo's apa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Australian cyclist Evans says sport leads drug fight

SYDNEY — Reigning Tour de France champion Cadel Evans says the two-year doping ban for Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador shows the sport is at the forefront in the battle against drugs. Contador received the sanction on Monday after [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling crash causes Tour chaos

German star Andre Greipel was critical of the course and rival cyclist Alessandro Petacchi after a chaotic end to the Tour Down Under's opening stage. Three riders, including Greipel's key Lotto-Belisol team-mate Jurgen Roelandts, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Cyclist’s family ‘just want him to come home safe’

THE distraught family of missing Co Antrim cyclist Samuel Campbell have told how “we just want him home”. The 49-year-old went out for a bike ride from his home in the Kells area on New Year’s Day. He didn’t come h [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Australian cyclist admonished for badmouthing UCI president

The Australian Commonwealth Games bronze medal-winning cyclist Chloe Hosking is preparing to make a formal apology to Pat McQuaid, the president of the sport's international governing body, for calling him "a bit of a dick". [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge route revealed

The host cities for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be officially presented at a press conference in Denver, Colorado on December 13, but information regarding the race's host cities has been announced today, revealing four ne [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Cyclists and motorists must learn to get along

Since the death of Jenna Morrison, crushed by a truck as she rode her bike last week, cycling advocates have been pushing hard for practical measures to make life safe for cyclists. NDP MPs Olivia Chow and Peggy Nash are introducing a bil [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Cadel Evans wins hallowed ‘Oppy’ medal at Australian Cyclist...

Capping off a stunning season which saw him win the Tour de France, Tirreno Adriatico and the Tour de Romandie, Cadel Evans has been awarded the prestigious Sir Hubert Opperman Medal at the Jayco 2011 Australian Cyclist of the Year Awards [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

US cyclist Landis guilty of using hacker to spy on lab

The American won the Tour de France in 2006, but was later stripped of the title after failing a dope test. Last year, he confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career. Landis's former trainer, Arnie Barker, was [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

USA Pro Cycling Challenge deemed a major success in new stud...

The inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge appears to have got off to a strong start, with an economic impact study conducted by IFM showing very positive numbers. The organisers have announced that more than one million spectators watched t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Dean signs up with new Australian cycling team

Julian Dean, New Zealand's leading road cyclist, has signed a one-year contract with new Australian Pro Tour team GreenEDGE. Speculation had been rife that Dean was leaving Garmin-Cervelo, who he has been with for the past four years, [...]