Belgian track star will ride with the team until the end of the year, and hopes to sign for longer after ban is overturned Having been given the good news that he is cleared to race in this month’s Six-days […]
British sprinter showed strong ability with Olympic and European champs success British sprinter Jason Kenny has made it clear that he is out to beat Chris Hoy in the run-up to the London Olympics, hoping that he, and not Hoy, […]
Australian sprinter speaks to VeloNation Recently crowned Commonwealth Games sprint champion, Shane Perkins of Australia showed strong form of late, beating French sprint giants, world champion Gregory Bauge and world 200 metres record holder, Kevin Sireau to the title of […]
Italian sprinter performing well on the boards On the back of an excellent pro road debut with Liquigas which saw him victorious in the Memorials Pantani and Vandenbroucke, Elia Viviani has returned to his first love: track racing. Velo Nation […]
Eighteen year old was riding sprint ‘for experience’ at European championships One of the major surprises of the recent European Track Championships was the sudden exit in the match sprint 1/16 finals of reigning triple Olympic champion and fastest qualifier, […]
Britons need to send a message to the Australian riders who dominated Commonwealth Games Although the main headlines early on day two of the European track championships in Pruszkow, Poland, concerned Chris Hoy’s shock defeat to the Irishman Felix English […]
Decision is part of plan to chase three gold medals in London Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton has decided to step away from her most successful event, the individual sprint, and won’t focus on it again until the world championships […]
Saxo Bank riders head list of endurance stars at second round of Manchester series Saxo Bank duo Alex Rasmussen and Michael Mørkøv will top the bill at the next round of the Revolution series at the Manchester Velodrome on November […]
Multiple US champion on track speaks about racing in Amsterdam and the scene in the US The European road season has barely ended and already the ‘races to nowhere’ have kicked off. Despite the fact that some six day races […]
Women to focus on endurance track events rather than road British Cycling is working on the next phase of its future road and track programmes, confirming it will take on a total of 25 riders for the 2010-2011 Olympic Academy. […]
Ticket sales up on last year despite ongoing doping appeal of local star Things are looking better than ever for next month’s Gent Six-Days, according to competition director Patrick Sercu. Ticket sales are reportedly up 7% on he same time […]
British sprinter says the chance of going for three golds is intimidating Victoria Pendleton, who will be one of British sport’s top medal hopes in the next Olympic Games, has spoken of the growing pressure she feels in the build-up […]
Annual winter track events add new league format The Revolution series kicks off its 2010/11 season at the Manchester Vélodrome this coming Saturday, with organisers Face Partnership introducing trade teams to the season-long competition. Each team will consist of three […]
Spaniard’s season extends a little longer; will meet Rabobank teammates this week Luis León Sánchez formed part of the track pursuit team of Murcia to take yet another win in the 2010 season. The Murcia team beat the team of […]
British riders under pressure to turn things around In recent years it has been Great Britain which has dominated the boards, winning many titles in the velodrome and coming away from the last Olympics with a glittering haul of track […]
New Zealand team manager floats possibility that teams could withdraw Concerns have been expressed by team leaders from England, Scotland, Wales, New Zealand, Australia and Canada about the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, after it has become clear that much of the […]
Track construction on schedule to be first completed Olympic venue With almost two years still to go before the 2012 Olympic games in London, the Olympic Development Authority (ODA) has laid the first boards in the vélodrome. The distinctive double-curved […]
Versatile German spends his winters on the boards In a world of ever increasing specialisation among bike riders, a professional is typically a ‘Cobbled Classics rider’, an ‘Ardennes Classics specialist’, a ‘man for the Giro,’ or perhaps it’s ‘tout pour […]
