Road riders strongest in Omnium events Glen O’Shea added his name to the long list of Australian individual pursuiters as he qualified fastest, and convincing took victory over Belgium’s Dominique Cornu. The Belgian Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator rider had put his best […]
Irish rider didn’t realise he was eliminated, appeal against severity of ruling dismissed Fifth in the European championships, Martyn Irvine’s bid for a strong Omnium ride in the Astana World Cup ended in controversial circumstances yesterday when he was disqualified […]
Kazakhstan event opens 2011/12 track competition European riders took most of the spoils on the first day of the opening event in the 2011/12 Track World Cup; the first ever to be held in the Kazakh capital Astana, in the […]
Quick Step rider maintains innocence, waiting to secure team for 2012 The last few years have not been the best for the sport of six day racing; the 2011 Zurich six is now a four day, and this week the […]
Danish Saxo Bank SunGard rider might just do one track event this winter Yesterday’s news that the planned resurrection of the Six Days of Hanover has had to be cancelled due to the hospitalisation of the race organiser has inevitably […]
Irish rider chasing place in London 2012 Games Ireland’s top prospect for Olympic track qualification, Martyn Irvine, is seeking to building on his Omnium scratch race victory in the Astana World Cup, with his events getting underway today. The 26 […]
Event was set to return after long absence Due to illness affecting the organiser Christian Stoll, this year’s Six Days of Hanover has been cancelled. A statement on the race website said that the December 15th to 20th event would […]
Series begins in Kazakhstan today Two out of the four 2011-2012 track cycling World Cup rounds will be held in new venues this year, with Astana in Kazakhstan and the Olympic velodrome in London both hosting races in the next […]
Belgian clocks up third win in recent weeks Disappointed to have to abandon hopes of competing in his home race, the Ghent Six Day, Iljo Keisse gave himself a morale boost with victory in the Six Days of Grenoble yesterday. […]
Not enough time to appeal against Belgian ban Currently leading the Grenoble Six Day event with Morgan Kneisky, Iljo Keisse has given up on plans to defend the title he took last year in the Ghent Six Day, his home […]
Astana rider was due to target new mark at upcoming World Cup Originally due to aim for a new hour record this week at the Astana velodrome, the location for the track World Cup which runs from November 4th to […]
Kazakh team to debut at home World Cup in November The Astana road cycling team is getting a brother with the Track Team Astana. While the track team itself was founded last winter it steps up its program now. Professional […]
2008 individual pursuit winner leaves Olympic programme Frustrated by disrupted preparation towards the London Olympics, Rebecca Romero has made the difficult decision to abandon her ambitious of competing there, and of becoming one of a rare group of athletes to […]
Manchester track competition set to begin its ninth series The presence of even more professional teams will add class to the Revolution Championship, which will begin its ninth season at the Manchester Vélodrome on October 29th. A number of Team […]
Belgian track star sees home ban extended due to partial comeback Iljo Keisse (Quick Step) must step back to the sidelines once more as the Brussels Court of Appeal has upheld the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) to suspend […]
Belgian will give 200% in Sunday’s Hell of the North OmegaPharma-Lotto will put its energies behind Jürgen Roelandts in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, according to Sporza. The Belgian team, which last won the race in 2003 with Peter Van Petegem, has undergone […]
Close proximity of track worlds affects World Champion’s Ronde van Vlaanderen Giorgia Bronzini (Colavita-Forno d’Asolo) didn’t have her best day in yesterday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen. The World Champion finished in 79th place, exactly 4 minutes behind race winner Annemiek van […]
Still believes she is on track for strong Olympic Games It’s been a stressful past few months for Victoria Pendleton, who said in October that she was having nightmares about the 2012 Olympics, who admitted in February that she lacked […]
