Halliday surprises to take Australian Women’s TT title
Former Olympic rower Amber Halliday of South Australia stepped up three places on her 2009 result to take the Australian championship at Buninyong, Victoria, according to Cycling Australia. Halliday – who retired from competitive rowing two years ago, having won […]
Meyer takes Australian TT title for the new generation
Cameron Meyer of Western Australia took his first Australian national time trial championship in Buninyong, completing the 39km course in 50 minutes, 52.74 seconds, according to Cycling Australia. The 22-year-old, who is the current World points race champion on the […]
Dave Brailsford: “Control the controllable”
Team Sky Principal Dave Brailsford brings more than ten years of experience to the helm of Great Britain’s highly successful national team. At the team’s presentation in London this week he spoke with the press about his firm belief that […]
Amy Gillett’s ride declared a success once more
World champion Cadel Evans, former Tour de France yellow jersey Phil Anderson, three-time Tour de France green jersey Robbie McEwen and “The Voice of Cycling” Phil Liggett were among those who got on their bikes in the Amy Gillett Foundation’s […]
Scully takes stage as Sutton takes lead in controversial Jayco Bay Classic stage 3
The third stage of the Jayco Bay Classic ended in controversy as the breakaway managed to lap the field, causing race officials to withdraw the entire peloton according to ozcycling.com. Only 12 riders managed to finish the race and 19-year-old […]
Riccò wants new beginning, and Milano-Sanremo
Riccardo Riccò wants to put his past behind him when he returns from suspension on March 18th this year. The 26-year-old tested positive for Cera, a third generation EPO, in the 2008 Tour de France and was banned for 2 […]
Aernouts takes Michielsgestel Cross as Boom flops
Rabobank’s Bart Aernouts won the Grote Prijs Richard Groenendaal in the Dutch town of Sint-Michielsgestel. The Belgian was the best of an otherwise almost entirely Dutch field, while the majority of his compatriots were racing in Tervuren. He managed to […]
Lance Armstrong to ride Amstel Gold
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is set to ride the Amstel Gold Race in April, according to wielerflits.nl. In an interview with Dutch TV programme NOS Studio Sport – to be broadcast tomorrow evening at 20:30 CET on the […]
Vos and Van Den Brand throw down nationals gauntlets
On the final races before the Dutch National Championships in Heerlen next weekend, World champion Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and current Dutch champion Daphny Van Den Brand (ZZPR.nl) both took the opportunity to stake their claim as favourite. The pair […]
Italy remembers Fausto Coppi 50 years on
On January 2nd 1960 Italian cycling legend Fausto Coppi, Il Campionissimo – the champion of champions – died of malaria at just 40-years-old. Coppi had recently returned from a hunting trip to the African country of Burkina Faso with some […]
