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MADRID, May 25, 2010 – Spanish track cyclist Toni Tauler, a silver medal winner at the Beijing Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance, Spanish media said Tuesday. Tauler, [...]
ROME, April 29, 2009 (AFP) – The Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) on Wednesday confirmed that cyclist Davide Rebellin was under investigation for doping due to a positive test returned at [...]
BERLIN, April 29, 2009 (AFP) – German cyclist Stefan Schumacher was identified on Wednesday as one of the six athletes from the Beijing Olympic Games who has tested positive for [...]
PARIS, Oct 8, 2008 (AFP) – Blood samples taken at the Beijing Olympics are to be reanalyzed for the banned blood booster EPO using a new detection system developed for [...]
BERLIN, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) – German cyclist Andreas Kloeden, second in the Tour de France in both 2004 and 2006, announced Sunday he will not race for his country [...]
BEIJING, Aug 23, 2008 (AFP) – Olympic mountain biking results on Saturday: Women cross-country final 1. Sabine Spitz (GER) 1h45:11. (Average speed 15.2 km/h) 2. Maja Wloszczowska (POL) at 41. [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 23, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman Julien Absalon took his mountain bike status to new heights on Saturday when he became the first rider to defend [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 22, 2008 (AFP) – It was fast, spectacular and had plenty of thrills and spills. And despite some big medal favourites failing to live up [...]
BEIJING, Aug 22, 2008 (AFP) – Maris Strombergs of Latvia held his nerve in the face of a two-pronged American challenge to win gold in a crash-marred Olympic Games BMX [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) – Antipass Kwari is under no illusions about his chances of medal glory ahead of this Saturday’s Olympic mountain bike gold race. [...]
BEIJING, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) – The women’s Olympic mountain bike race has been postponed until Saturday because of rain damage to the course, it was confirmed on Thursday. The [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 21, 2008 (AFP) – Choosing the color of an Olympic medal is a luxury that comes to few top athletes. But when it comes to [...]
When I first saw this on the TV I did not realize how deep of a gutter it was. But on the second watch you can see that it was [...]
Men’s individual (Quarter finals – 4 first of each heat qualified for next round) Heat 1 1. Mike Day (USA) 3 pts Q 2. Marc Willers (NZL) 9 Q 3. [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 20, 2008 (AFP) – A radically changed Olympic mountain bike course with freshly-added banking, drops and rocks is set to test the technical skills of [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 20, 2008 (AFP) – A nervous but thrilling first day of men’s Olympic BMX racing here Wednesday saw most of the big favourites for the [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) – Argentina’s Juan Curuchet and Walter Perez grabbed Olympic gold in the men’s Madison here Tuesday when all three medals were decided [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) – Victoria Pendleton admitted that winning a maiden Olympic gold will take a while to sink in. After capping a tough, three-day [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 19, 2008 (AFP) – Latvia’s Maris Strombergs goes into the Olympic Games’ first ever BMX competition looking to fight his way to an historic first [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 18, 2008 (AFP) – Dutchwoman Marianne Vos made up for missing out on Olympic road silverware by being crowned track cycling’s points race champion after [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 18, 2008 (AFP) – British duo Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny are set for an historic clash in the final of the coveted Olympic sprint [...]
Men Team pursuit Gold medal final Great Britain (Ed Clancy, Paul Manning, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins) 3min 53.314sec bt Denmark (Michael Moerkoev Christiansen, Casper Joergensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Alex Nicki Rasmussen) [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 18, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s greedy team of track cycling stars continued to sweep up Olympic medals here Monday, smashing their own world record on [...]
BEIJING, Aug 17, 2008 (AFP) – Britain beat their own team pursuit world record in a time of three minutes 55.202 seconds here Sunday on their way to booking their [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 17, 2008 (AFP) – Newly-crowned Olympic keirin champion Chris Hoy is primed for a semi-final clash with three-time world sprint champion Theo Bos as he [...]
WIGGINS SCORCHES TO GOLD FOR GREAT BRITAIN WIGGINS WINS OLYMPIC GOLD San Luis Obispo, CA, 16 August 2008 – Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins fulfilled all expectations by netting the gold [...]
BEIJING, Aug 17, 2008 (AFP) – Former two-time Olympic champion Ryan Bayley of Australia prepared to leave the Beijing Games here Sunday with a huge question mark hanging over his [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Rebecca Romero is assured of writing a page in the Olympic history books after qualifying Saturday for the women’s individual [...]
BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Chris Hoy claimed his second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics and third of his career when he powered his way unchallenged to [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Joan Llaneras produced a stunning display of endurance and sprint riding at the Laoshan Velodrome here Saturday to reclaim his [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) – Englishman Bradley Wiggins successfully defended his Olympic crown when he won the individual pursuit track cycling gold medal for Britain here [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 16, 2008 (AFP) – Britain continued its dominance of the Olympic track cycling events here on Saturday by adding a further two golds, two silvers [...]
Day 6 and 7 – Its a Wrap Well the last couple of days didn’t involve too much. Woke up Sunday morning and headed of to the morning session of [...]
Well the day was finally upon us. Went to bed early the night before to get a good sleep but woke up at 4:30 and rolled around till it was [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s search for more Olympic track cycling glory was given a huge boost Friday in the qualifying sessions for the men’s [...]
BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) – Wendy Houvenaghel clocked the fastest time of qualifying for the women’s Olympic individual pursuit here Friday to further boost Britain’s medal chances. The northern-Irishwoman, [...]
BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) – Defending champion Bradley Wiggins set a new Olympic record of four minutes 15.031 seconds in winning his qualifying heat for the men’s individual pursuit [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) – Scotland’s Chris Hoy anchored Britain to victory in the coveted Olympic team sprint final here Friday as track cycling’s global pacesetters [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Chris Hoy could face his biggest test yet as the king of the keirin when he bids to add Olympic [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) – Australia’s defense of their coveted Olympic team pursuit crown from Athens has been hit by Brett Lancaster’s failed bid to leave [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 14, 2008 (AFP) – Bradley McGee is hoping to put a silver lining around yet another injury-hit season when he saddles up with Olympic medals [...]
by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 13, 2008 (AFP) – Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara joined American Kristin Armstrong in winning an historic gold medal in the cycling time trial on the [...]
Olympic men’s cycling results on Wednesday: Men;s individual time-trial: 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 1h02:11.43. (Average speed 45.6 km/h) 2. Gustav Larsson (SWE) at 33.36. 3. Levi Leipheimer (USA) 1:09.68. 4. [...]
by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 13, 2008 (AFP) – It took a maiden Olympic gold and the sight of a Swiss flag to bring a tear to the eyes [...]
The Olympic track cycling competition is held at the Laoshan Velodrome from August 15-19. Here are some of the stars to look out for over the 10 gold medal events. [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 13, 2008 (AFP) – Track giants Britain, France and Australia are putting the final touches to preparations for a five-day rivalry that is set to [...]
JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 13, 2008 (AFP) – American Kristin Armstrong joined a select club of cyclists when she added the Olympic time trial gold to her 2006 world title here [...]
BEIJING, Aug 12, 2008 (AFP) – Australian duo Michael Rogers and Cadel Evans can win medals in the men’s time trial on Wednesday if they ride to their capabilities, their [...]
World cycling chief Pat McQuaid has called for more support from the World Anti Doping Agency following comments by WADA president John Fahey which placed doubt on cycling’s future at [...]
Bicycle.net’s own Neil Leventhal sat down and talked with Glen Chadwick, New Zealand Olympic Cyclist, before he went to this year’s Beijing Olympic Games.
Glen Chadwick Pre-Olympic Cycling Podcast - Beijing 2008 [ 30:43 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadBEIJING, Aug 11, 2008 (AFP) – Britain’s Nicole Cooke knows that aiming for two gold medals from the women’s Olympic cycling events will be a tough ask. Especially with the [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 11, 2008 (AFP) – When they call Swiss time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara ‘Spartacus’, it hits the mark. The 27-year-old battled uphill to a well [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 11, 2008 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) expressed disgust Monday after a Spanish rider became the first athlete to fail a drugs test [...]
Well a real cruisey day for me today at the office. Got up and did the usual morning prep. Headed out for a ride and caught up my old buddies [...]
by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 10, 2008 (AFP) – It took about 14 months for Nicole Cooke and the British cycling team to concoct a plan that would give [...]
Olympic women’s road race results on Sunday: 1. Nicole Cooke (GBR) 3h32:24. (Average speed 35.7 km/h) 2. Emma Johansson (SWE) at 0. 3. Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) 0. 4. Christiane Soeder [...]
by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 10, 2008 (AFP) – Welshwoman Nicole Cooke handed Britain their first gold of the Beijing Olympic Games when she won the women’s cycling road [...]
JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 10, 2008 (AFP) – A hilly 23.8km loop which leads to the Great Wall finish line of the women’s road race will provide plenty of Olympic cycling [...]
The Real Story Of Today’s Road Race Was Heat and Humidity by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) – South African Robbie Hunter and Laszlo Bodrogi of Hungary [...]
Beijing Olympics men’s road race results on Saturday: 1. Samuel Sanchez (ESP) 6h23:49. (Average speed 38.4 km/h) 2. Davide Rebellin (ITA) at 0. 3. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 0. 4. Alexander [...]
by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) – Defending champion Paolo Bettini of Italy put a brave face on losing his Olympic road race crown to Spaniard Samuel [...]
by Justin Davis JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) – Spanish climber Samuel Sanchez claimed his biggest ever career win when he claimed gold in the men’s grueling Olympic road [...]
MADRID, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) – Spanish cyclist Maribel Moreno, who pulled out of the Beijing Olympics just two days before they got underway, said Saturday she would justify her [...]
Over the coming weeks the eyes of the entire sports world will be on Beijing, China, where the 2008 Olympic Games are taking place. This is of course also the [...]
San Luis Obispo, California, 7 August 2008 – A remarkable total of eighteen Team Columbia riders from twelve different nations across the world will be taking part in the Olympic [...]
Day 3 Well woke up at 8 this morning and kicked off the routine as usual. Jumped on the net for a little (bloody difficult connections here surprisingly) then headed [...]
Day1 –4th of August ,Fly Continental Airlines , CO 89 direct to Beijing from Newark (13hrs 25min) Touchdown on the 5th then basically doing all the technical stuff with regards [...]
BEIJING, Aug 8, 2008 (AFP) – France’s Jeannie Longo will write another considerable chapter in cycling’s history books this Sunday when she becomes only the third woman to compete in [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 8, 2008 (AFP) – Germany’s Judith Arndt will go into battle for a prestigious Olympics cycling gold medal on Sunday with more than one race [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 8, 2008 (AFP) – Catching just a glimpse of the Great Wall of China has so far been the highlight of the peloton’s build-up to [...]
ROMA, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – Italian cyclists Marta Bastianelli and Emanuele Sella, who have both recently failed drugs tests, were banned from all competitions by the Italian Olympic Committee [...]
BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – Dutch cycling coach Egon Kessel is under no illusions about the course for the men’s Olympic road race course that will crown one of [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – They are normally fierce competitors in the tough world of elite road cycling. But on Saturday Luxemburgers Andy and Frank Schleck [...]
BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – A peloton containing some of the world’s biggest cycling names will become, weather permitting, the most privileged tourists in Beijing this Saturday. Yet their [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 7, 2008 (AFP) – Track cycling star Guo Shuang doesn’t get much rest. But with Olympic gold on her and China’s mind, the punishing hours [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 6, 2008 (AFP) – British cycling chief Dave Brailsford is confident his Olympic squad will blaze a trail to the podium in Beijing by medalling [...]
BEIJING, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) – Australian cyclist Michael Rogers is looking forward to putting his skills back on the international stage after what has proved to be a trying [...]
BEIJING, Aug 6, 2008 (AFP) – Swiss cyclist Michael Albasini is out of the Olympic Games after falling off his bike during a training accident here Tuesday. Albasini, who broke [...]
by Jim Slater BEIJING, Aug 6, 2008 (AFP) – Four US cyclists who wore masks over their nose and mouths over pollution fears when arriving in Beijing apologized Wednesday to [...]
The NY Times reports today that U.S. Cyclists Arrive in Beijing Wearing Masks: After months of speculation about how Olympic athletes would react to the air quality problems here, some [...]
MOSCOW, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) – 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 [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) – The thought of putting his impressive endurance skills to the test on the world’s biggest stage is just another day’s work [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) – Racing in hot, humid conditions which could be made worse by pollution levels is not the only thing worrying Spain’s big [...]
Aug. 3, 2008 – Team Type 1’s Moises Aldape and Glen Chadwick may be representing different countries at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but they are taking the same approach when [...]
LISBON, Aug 4, 2008 (AFP) – Portuguese cyclist Sergio Paulinho, a silver medallist at the 2004 Athens Games, on Monday pulled out of the road race at the Beijing Olympics [...]
BEIJING, Aug 4, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France runner-up Cadel Evans has won his battle against injury and will take his place at the Olympics, Australian Olympic officials said [...]
by Justin Davis BEIJING, Aug 4, 2008 (AFP) – A ten-year work in progress will be expected to come to fruition in glorious fashion next week when Great Britain’s team [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, Aug 3, 2008 (AFP) – If Shanaze Reade had her way, then going for two gold medals in Beijing would be more desirable than aiming for [...]
PARIS, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Saturday confirmed it has granted Australia a second starting place in the men’s Olympic road time trial with [...]
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, riding for Caisse d’Epargne, won the San Sebastian classic race in Spain’s northern Basque region here on Saturday in [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, Aug 2, 2008 (AFP) – A combination of tactical experience and sheer leg power on a climb that will be raced seven times during the men’s [...]
TOKYO, July 31, 2008 (AFP) – Japanese Olympic cyclist Tomohiro Nagatsuka plans to wear Speedo’s record-breaking LZR Racer swimwear beneath his track racing suit in his quest for a medal [...]
EL BARRACO, Spain, July 30, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Carlos Sastre received a hero’s welcome Wednesday when he returned to his hometown of El Barraco after becoming the third Spaniard [...]
PARIS, July 30, 2008 (AFP) – Injured Australian cycling star Cadel Evans has pulled out of the time trial event at the Beijing Olympics, Cycling Australia said on Wednesday. The [...]
ROME, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – World champion road cyclist Marta Bastianelli blamed her local chemist after testing positive for a banned stimulant, as reported by Italian news agency Ansa [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – For Australia’s Cadel Evans, the Olympic road race in Beijing is already too far on the horizon. For the immediate future, [...]
LONDON, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) has been put under the spotlight by a report which claims the world cycling body was paid to help [...]
COPENHAGEN, July 28, 2008 (AFP) – Denmark’s cross-country mountain bike champion Peter Riis Andersen, who was to compete in the Beijing Olympics, has failed a drugs test, the Danish sporting [...]
LONDON, July 25, 2008 (AFP) – Great Britain’s cyclists are planning a gold medal spree at the Beijing Olympics. Defending Olympic champions Bradley Wiggins and Chris Hoy are the leading [...]
by Jim Slater WASHINGTON, July 24, 2008 (AFP) – Two-time world junior cycling champion Taylor Phinney hopes to follow in his parents’ footsteps and reach the medal podium at the [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, July 23, 2008 (AFP) – With names like ‘Kamakazi’ and ‘Real McHoy’ competing in the Olympic cycling events, there’s no doubt the two-wheeled battle for gold [...]
by Jim Slater WASHINGTON, July 20, 2008 (AFP) – Three-time world bicycle motocross (BMX) champion Kyle Bennett is nicknamed “Butter”, but he is hoping some rival does not butt into [...]
11-time National Champion Eric Carter and 2008 World Champ Melissa Buhl win Pro Dual Slalom Crowns West Dover, Vt. (July 19, 2008)- Reigning national champions and 2008 Olympians Adam Craig [...]
by Jim Slater WASHINGTON, July 14, 2008 (AFP) – Bicycle motorcross (BMX) makes its Olympic debut next month in Beijing, bringing the high-jumping, hard-crashing thrills of the extreme sport into [...]
SYDNEY, July 14, 2008 (AFP) – Mountain biker Chris Jongewaard was on Monday chosen for Australia’s Olympic team as Cycling Australia nominated him after a tribunal ruling that upheld an [...]
Neben, Thorburn Added to Road Squad, McConneloug Rounds Out Mountain Bike Team (Website) www.usacycling.org Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 10, 2008)—USA Cycling announced today its three remaining nominees to the 2008 [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, July 12, 2008 (AFP) – If there is one Olympian the British delegation will look to for gold medal glory in Beijing, it is sure to [...]
Bend, Ore. — Rock Racing’s Santiago Botero may have his sights set on next month’s Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but his focus Wednesday was on winning in Bend, Ore. [...]
BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – Top cycling commentator Phil Liggett may have been joking when he said the three legs on the Isle of Man flag would come [...]
by Justin Davis BREST, France, July 4, 2008 (AFP) – This year’s Tour de France is gearing up to be one of the most tightly contested in years, according to [...]
Full Men’s Team, Women’s Automatic Nominees Named for Beijing Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 1, 2008)—USA Cycling announced today 21 of its 24 nominees to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, including [...]
by Justin Davis PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – With names like ‘Kamakazi’ and ‘Real McHoy’ competing in the Olympic cycling events, there’s no doubt the two-wheeled battle for gold [...]
PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) – French cycling legend Jeannie Longo on Monday clinched a place to compete in her seventh Olympics at the age of 49. The five-time world [...]
SYDNEY, June 27, 2008 (AFP) – Track sprinter Shane Kelly and road squad rider Stuart O’Grady will race in a record fifth Olympics after being named in a 28-strong Australian [...]
SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France, June 26, 2008 (AFP) – French cycling legend Jeannie Longo has all but clinched a place in the Beijing Olympics at the age of 49. The five-time world [...]
MADRID, June 24, 2008 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Spain has given cycling rival Cadel Evans a pre-race boost by predicting the Australian will win this [...]
PARIS, June 23, 2008 (AFP) – France’s reigning Olympic mountain bike champion Julien Absalon has admitted that losing his world title has relieved him of some of the pressure ahead [...]
MADRID, June 23, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador, who is looking to win the Tour of Spain in September to add to victories in the Tour of Italy and [...]
Giro winner Contador ready for Olympics MADRID, June 17, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s recently-crowned Tour of Italy champion Alberto Contador has said he wants to compete in the Beijing Olympics. [...]
Carson, Calif. (June 16, 2008)-As the United States Cycling Team makes its final preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games, several track athletes attended USA Cycling’s Team Selection Camp June 15-16 [...]
MELBOURNE, June 12, 2008 (AFP) – A new bicycle, designed with aerospace expertise, will give Australian cyclists the edge at this year’s Beijing Olympics, team organisers said here Thursday. The [...]
BERLIN, May 21, 2008 (AFP) – German rider Andreas Kloden of Astana on Wednesday insisted he was still intent on showing up at the Beijing Games despite previously intimating he [...]