Masked US cyclists apologize
Four US cyclists who wore masks over their nose and mouths over pollution fears when arriving in Beijing apologized Wednesday to Olympic organizers, US Olympic Committee chief executive Jim Scherr said. Mike Friedman, Bobby Lea, Sarah Hammer and Jennie Reed […]
Brits set sail for Olympic paradise
British cycling chief Dave Brailsford is confident his Olympic squad will blaze a trail to the podium in Beijing by medalling in 11 of the sport’s 18 finals. The Manchester-based Performance Director of British track cycling conceded, however, they could […]
US cyclists wear masks in Beijing
Reuters reported today that some members of the U.S. cycling team arrive wearing anti-pollution masks. “I don’t believe there was any statement trying to be made”, said Andrea Smith, spokeswoman for USA cycling told the news agency. A US Olympic […]
Rogers raring to go, but faces big TT test
Australian cyclist Michael Rogers is looking forward to putting his skills back on the international stage after what has proved to be a trying year for the Columbia Team pro. Rogers crashed out of the Tour de France last year […]
Petacchi returns at Tour of Britain
Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi, suspended until the end of August for doping, will make his return to competition in the Tour of Brtiain from September 7-14, according to reports here on Tuesday. The 34-year-old has been listed among the riders […]
Menchov to replace Gusev in Olympics
Top cyclist Vladimir Gusev has been omitted from the Russian Olympic squad by his country’s federation following his recent sacking from the professional road team Astana. Kazakhstan-backed Astana sacked Gusev last week after their internal doping controls, run by Dr […]
Valverde: Kirchen a threat for gold
Racing in hot, humid conditions which could be made worse by pollution levels is not the only thing worrying Spain’s big favourite for the Olympic cycling road race this Saturday. Alejandro Valverde comes into the 248.5km race – said to […]
Wiggins taking triple gold aims in his stride
The thought of putting his impressive endurance skills to the test on the world’s biggest stage is just another day’s work for Bradley Wiggins. Britain’s reigning individual pursuit champion, who at the Olympics will also bid for gold in the […]
Athens silver medallist Paulinho out
Portuguese cyclist Sergio Paulinho, a silver medallist at the 2004 Athens Games, on Monday pulled out of the road race at the Beijing Olympics because of health problems. “Sergio won’t be leaving for Beijing because of his health,” Portuguese cycling […]
Brits on gold track, Valverde eyeing Bettini
A ten-year work in progress will be expected to come to fruition in glorious fashion next week when Great Britain’s team of track cycling stars prepare to burn up the boards of the Laoshan velodrome. A total of 54 medals […]
