Tag: Cycling
Breakaway Tour cap lifted
Tour Down Under organisers have lifted the cap on the number of people who can race in the public event.[MORE]
Olympic cyclist Carrigan calls it quits
Olympic gold medallist Sara Carrigan has announced she is retiring from professional cycling.[MORE]
McEwen saddling up for Tour Down Under
Three-time Tour de France green jersey winner Robbie McEwen has confirmed he will compete in next month's Tour Down Under in South Australia.[MORE]
No special Tour security for Armstrong
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme says no special security measures will be put in place for Lance Armstrong's return to the race that made the seven-times winner world famous.[MORE]
Italian Sella banned for a year after doping confession
Italian rider Emanuele Sella has been given a one-year doping ban, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Monday.[MORE]
Armstrong confirms Tour de France comeback
Seven-time winner Lance Armstrong has confirmed he will return to the prestigious Tour de France next year.[MORE]
Cyclist French wins defamation payout
Olympic cyclist Mark French has won a damages payout from a radio station that wrongly implied he was a drug cheat.[MORE]
Aitken named as SA cycling patron
Olympic champion cyclist Brett Aitken is a new patron for South Australia's peak cycling body, Bicycle SA.[MORE]
Beltran banned from racing in France
Spanish cyclist Manuel Beltran has been banned from racing in France for two years after testing positive for the banned blood booster EPO at this year's Tour de France.[MORE]
Cyclist Kohl banned for two years
Bernhard Kohl, who last month admitted to using drugs in the Tour de France where he finished third, has been banned from cycling for two years.[MORE]
Meares takes out 'Oppy' in Melbourne
Anna Meares has won the Australian Cyclist of the Year award at a ceremony in Melbourne.[MORE]
Australia wins Melbourne World Cup track round
Australia's national team has won the Melbourne round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics series.[MORE]
Aussie cyclists warn British: we're coming
Australia's teams pursuit quartet has a message for the all-powerful British - we're coming.[MORE]
Rogers, Hincapie to race in Tour Down Under
Australia's Michael Rogers will be making his first Tour Down Under appearance since 2005 when he races in the next edition in Adelaide in January.[MORE]
Triple gold for Aussie cyclists in Melbourne
New Australian track cycling star Jack Bobridge has continued his outstanding form, posting two impressive times at the Track Cycling World Cup in Melbourne.[MORE]
Evans wary of Armstrong factor
Cadel Evans fears the Lance Armstrong factor could derail his chances of finally winning the Tour de France.[MORE]
Team UniSA to compete in Tour
Team UniSA has been approved to compete as the national team next year's Tour Down Under.[MORE]
Armstrong fears attack on Tour de France return
Lance Armstrong fears being attacked by spectators when he makes his return to the Tour de France next year.[MORE]
French refuses DNA test
Olympic cyclist Mark French has refused to take a DNA test to reject allegations that he was a drug cheat.[MORE]
Push for smoke-free Tour Down Under
A South Australian MP is pushing to make the Tour Down Under a smoke-free event.[MORE]
Radio station accused of defaming cyclist French
A Melbourne commercial radio station is on trial accused of defaming an Olympic cyclist.[MORE]
Cadel not worried about Armstrong
Cadel Evans says he is not concerned about Lance Armstrong spoiling his plans of winning the Tour de France.[MORE]
I'm not playing games with Tour organisers: Armstrong
Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, who claimed he was not playing games with organisers on his Tour de France participation next year, has revealed he will race in some spring classics but not Paris-Roubaix. [MORE]
Armstrong wins Texas time-trial
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong won the Tour of Gruene time-trial in 33 minutes and 14 seconds over the 26.6 kilometres route.[MORE]
Mountain bike series gets underway in Adelaide
Up to 4,000 spectators are expected to converge on the Adelaide Hills this weekend for round one of the National Mountain Bike Series.[MORE]
