Switzerland’s reigning world champion Fabian Cancellara powered to his maiden Olympic time trial crown to grab his second medal of the Games’ cycling events on Wednesday. Gustav Larsson of Sweden, Cancellara’s teammate at the professional CSC outfit, finished second at […]

Whenever Kristin Armstrong does anything worthy of note, she gets the inevitable question. And on Wednesday the newly-crowned women’s Olympic time trial champion gave the same, well-rehearsed answer: “No, I’m not related to (Lance Armstrong) but we have a lot […]

French great Jeannie Longo made clear her long career in elite cycling was far from over after narrowly missing out on an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s time-trial here Wednesday. The 49-year-old recently won the French road and time-trial […]

American Kristin Armstrong joined a select club of cyclists when she added the Olympic time trial gold to her 2006 world title here on Wednesday. Cambridge University graduate Emma Pooley of Britain claimed the silver with triathlon Iron Man specialist […]

When the Olympic track cycling competition gets underway on Friday, the power and speed of the world’s biggest track stars won’t be the only thing on display. At the Laoshan Velodrome, the big medal favourites will also unleash millions of […]

Track giants Britain, France and Australia are putting the final touches to preparations for a five-day rivalry that is set to thrill fans at the flying saucer-shaped Laoshan Velodrome beginning Friday. Global pacesetters Britain set the bar high by winning […]

Spanish rider Iban Mayo was banned for two years after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by the sport’s world governing body the UCI, the Lausanne-based CAS said on Tuesday. The statement said: “The Court of Arbitration […]

German rider Linus Gerdemann of the Columbia team took the overall lead after winning a sprint finish for the third stage of the Tour de l’Ain cycling race here on Tuesday. Gerdemann crossed the line ahead of French duo David […]

Australian duo Michael Rogers and Cadel Evans can win medals in the men’s time trial on Wednesday if they ride to their capabilities, their head coach said Tuesday. “I can confidently say – and they’d have to be on their […]

World cycling chief Pat McQuaid has called for more support from the World Anti Doping Agency following comments by WADA president John Fahey which placed doubt on cycling’s future at the Olympics. WADA chief Fahey said Monday that cycling was […]