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Andreas Kloeden Insists, I won’t Ride For Germany Ever Again
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 again because of his non-selection for the Beijing Olympic Games.
“I have already announced my decision to the German Cycling [...]
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- Beijing Olympic Cycling Cross Country Results
August 23rd, 2008BEIJING, Aug 23, 2008 (AFP) - Olympic mountain biking results on Saturday:
Women cross-country final
1. Sabine Spitz (GER) [...] - Julien Absalon and Sabine Spitz Climb To Mountain Bike Olympic Gold
August 23rd, 2008by 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 the men’s Olympic cross country title.
Absalon kept the gold in French hands for the third Olympics in [...] - BMX A Thriller, And Passes Olympic Test
August 22nd, 2008by 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 to expectations, an historic first BMX competition of the Games appeared to pass the Olympic test.
[...] - Strombergs Beats US Duo To BMX Olympic Gold
August 21st, 2008BEIJING, 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 final on Friday.
The silver medal went to Mike Day of the United States and the bronze to his compatriot Donny Robinson.
[...] - It’s Game On For Historic Zimbabwean Mountain Biker In Beijing
August 21st, 2008by 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.
But his coach Wayne Davidson is getting excited at the opportunity Kwari,
the first Zimabbwean to compete in Olympic mountain biking, has to showcase
the [...] - Women’s Olympic Mountain Bike Race Postponed To Saturday
August 21st, 2008BEIJING, 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 race, held on a 4.5km loop to be raced for approximately 1 hour 40
minutes, was due to be held on Friday.
It means [...] - Julien Absalon The Target, But He Wants Nothing Less Than Olympic Gold
August 21st, 2008by 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 men’s mountain biking, one man stands out from the
rest. And Frenchman Julien Absalon wants nothing less than gold.
“If I don’t [...] - Crash From The Womens Road Race At The Beijing Olympics
August 20th, 2008When 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 not only deep but pretty wide. That must have hurt.
- Olympic Games BMX Results From Wednesday:
August 20th, 2008Men’s individual
(Quarter finals - 4 first of each heat qualified for next round)
Heat 1
1. Mike Day (USA) [...] - Olympic Mountain Bike Queens To Test Radical New Course
August 20th, 2008by 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 the best women mountain bikers in the world this Friday.
Spaniard Margarita Fullana, who has returned to form [...] - USA’s Mike Day Looks Good For Gold As BMX Thrills Olympics
August 20th, 2008by 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 gold survive the Laoshan track to qualify for the semi-finals.
But it was American professional Mike Day who [...] - Argentina Wins Men Madison Beijing Olympic Gold
August 19th, 2008by 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 on the last lap’s 10th and final sprint.
Spain finished second to take the silver with Russia winning [...] - Victoria Pendleton Wins Gold And Says Hoy Is Her Hero
August 19th, 2008by 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 tournament to win the women’s sprint ahead of brave Australian Anna Meares, the Englishwoman’s emotions were all tied up by [...] - Strombergs and Reade To Face BMX Gold Bandits
August 19th, 2008by 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 gold on Wednesday.
However the European champion knows that he will be one of the most targeted riders [...] - Marriane Vos Takes Cycling Talents To Olympic Golden Level
August 18th, 2008by 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 a stunning ride in the final here on Monday.
Yoanka Gonzalez of Cuba secured the silver medal with [...] - Hoy and Kenny Set For Sprint Gold Duel
August 18th, 2008by 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 after making light work of their rivals in their respective quarter-finals on Monday.
Scottish track king Hoy, already [...] - Results from the Olympic Games track cycling events here Monday
August 18th, 2008Men
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) 4:00.040
Bronze medal race
New Zealand (Sam Bewley, Hayden Roulston, Marc Ryan, [...] - Britain Reap Gold, Smash Records and Depress Rivals
August 18th, 2008by 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 their way to ending a 100-year wait for Olympic team pursuit gold.
The looks on the faces of [...] - Britain Set New Team Pursuit World Record
August 17th, 2008BEIJING, 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 place in the Olympic final for the four-kilometre event.
Britain, who surpassed their old mark of 3:56.322 set at the [...] - Hoy And Pendleton Set Their Sights On Sprint Gold
August 17th, 2008by 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 bids for more Olympic gold in the men’s sprint.
Scottish sprint king Hoy continued his bid for his [...] - Bradley Wiggins Wins Gold In Pursuit For Great Britain
August 17th, 2008WIGGINS 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 medal in the Beijing Olympic Games individual pursuit on Saturday.
24 hours after setting a new Olympic record during the qualifying round, Wiggins saw off New Zeland’s Hayden [...] - Ryan Bayley To Leave Track Cycling For A ‘Break’
August 17th, 2008BEIJING, 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 future in the sport.
Bayley came in as the reigning champion in track cycling’s tough speed events of the sprint [...] - Rebecca Romero Races Into The Olympic History Books
August 16th, 2008by 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 pursuit final alongside compatriot Wendy Houvenaghel.
Romero, who won an Olympic rowing silver four years ago in the [...] - Britains Chris Hoy Crowned Olympic Keirin King
August 16th, 2008BEIJING, 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 the men’s keirin crown here on Saturday.
Fellow Scot Ross Edgar finished second in the six-man final to take the [...] - Llaneras Defies Time To Claim Second Olympic Gold Medal
August 16th, 2008by 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 Olympic crown in the men’s track cycling points race.
Germany’s Roger Kluge took the silver with Britain’s Christopher [...] - Wiggins Defends Olympic Pursuit Crown
August 16th, 2008by 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 on Saturday.
New Zealand’s Hayden Roulston took the silver medal with Britain’s Steven Burke winning the bronze.
[...] - Golden Brits Clean Up On Beijing Olympic Track
August 16th, 2008by 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 and a bronze medal to their impressive win in the men’s team sprint.
It got so bad [...] - The Glen Chadwick Olympic Diary Comes To An End
August 16th, 2008Day 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 the swimming. We managed to see Michael Phelps first of many Gold medals this games, even saw Aussies first Gold also with Stephanie Rice. So wasn’t [...] - Day 5 – It Is Time For The Big Show!
August 15th, 2008Well 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 time to get up at 7:30. I guess my mind started to wander and think about the race and other things so from that point [...]
- Wiggins Can Set New World Record, Says Chief
August 15th, 2008by 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 and women’s individual pursuit.
And it could come with the additional bonus of Bradley Wiggins breaking
compatriot Chris Boardman’s longstanding world record of four [...] - Romero and Houvenaghel Boost British Medal Hopes
August 15th, 2008BEIJING, 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, a bronze medal winner at world level, clocked 3min
28.4sec for the 3km race against the clock to claim her place in the first
round alongside [...] - McGee Out As Wiggins Sets New Olympic Pursuit Record
August 15th, 2008BEIJING, 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 cycling at the Laoshan Velodrome on Friday.
Wiggins brushed aside concerns over a recent virus by hammering over 16
laps of the 250km track to [...] - Chris Hoy Is The Hero As Great Britain Wins Team Sprint Gold
August 15th, 2008by 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 made the perfect start to the Beijing Games.
Hoy, who is aiming for a further two gold medals in the five-day, ten-final
meet, led [...] - Britain’s Hoy, Wiggins Chasing Gold To Be King Of The Keirin
August 14th, 2008by 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 gold to his two
world titles here on Saturday.
A day after aiming to give Britain the edge in the team sprint, the
hotly-contested [...] - Tour Duties Force Aussies To Drop Brett Lancaster
August 14th, 2008by 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 the Tour de France a week before the race finished.
Lancaster was a key member of the team that won Olympic gold in [...] - Battle Of The ‘Brads’ Could Light Up The Laoshan Velodrome
August 14th, 2008by 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 - not history - on his mind at the Laoshan velodrome on Friday.
But as he aims to qualify for the men’s individual [...] - Cancellara, Armstrong Strike Time Trial Gold
August 13th, 2008by 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 final day of Olympic road racing Wednesday.
Armstrong added lustre to her 2006 world title by dominating Cambridge
University graduate Emma Pooley of Britain [...] - Beijing Olympic TT Results - Mens and Womens
August 13th, 2008Olympic 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) [...] - ‘Spartacus’ Humbled By Beijing Olympic Gold
August 13th, 2008by 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 of one of the world’s
toughest cyclists on Wednesday.
But it didn’t take long after an emotional first climb to the top step [...] - The Star Cyclists To Look Out For At The Laoshan Velodrome
August 13th, 2008The 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.
Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
The Englishman won a medal of every colour in Athens four years ago, is the fastest [...] - British Cycling Track Stars Set Sights For Olympic Gold Challenge
August 12th, 2008by 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 thrill fans at the flying saucer-shaped Laoshan Velodrome beginning Friday.
Global pacesetters Britain set the bar high by [...] - USA’s Kristin Armstrong Grabs Cycling Time-Trial Gold Medal In Beijing
August 12th, 2008JUYONGGUAN, 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 on Wednesday.
Cambridge University graduate Emma Pooley of Britain claimed the silver with triathlon Iron Man specialist Karin Thurig of [...] - Aussie Coach Hopeful Of TT Medal Chances For Evans and Rogers
August 12th, 2008BEIJING, 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 head coach said Tuesday.
“I can confidently say - and they’d have to be on their top form - if both
of them are on [...] - World Cycling Chief Pat McQuaid Wants Support, Not Criticism
August 11th, 2008World 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 the Olympics.
WADA chief Fahey said Monday that cycling was among several sports, including weightlifting, that risked their Olympic [...] - Glen Chadwick Off To The Beijing Olympics
August 11th, 2008Bicycle.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 [30:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
- American Kristin Armstrong Looks To Capture Women’s TT Gold
August 11th, 2008BEIJING, 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 likes of American Kristin Armstrong and a handful of other time trial gold contenders to deal with on Wednesday.
[...] - ‘Spartacus’ Ready For Time Trial Gold Medal Battle
August 11th, 2008by 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 deserved Olympic bronze in the road race on Saturday, and is ready to fight off the specialist climbers [...] - UCI ‘Disgusted’ At Spanish Rider Moreno Positive Doping Test At Olympics
August 11th, 2008by 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 at the Olympics, blasting the country’s “lax attitude” to doping.
Maria Isobel Moreno produced tested positive for blood-booster [...] - Glen Chadwick Diary - Day 4 – D-day Is Nearing
August 10th, 2008Well 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 out on the road (Paolo and Alejandro, Alberto). They said “Ciao Chady good to see you again” I replied “Sure guys likewise but just remember [...]
- Nicole Cooke Pedals Into The Welsh Olympic History Book
August 10th, 2008by 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 her the best possible chance of winning an historic gold medal.
But some would argue the 25-year-old Welshwoman [...] - Beijing Olympic Womens Road Race Results
August 10th, 2008Olympic women’s road race results on Sunday:
1. Nicole Cooke (GBR) 3h32:24.
(Average speed 35.7 km/h)
[...] - Nicole Cooke of Britain Crowned Women’s Olympic Road Champion
August 10th, 2008by 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 race here on Sunday.
Sweden’s Emma Johansson took the silver medal with Italian Tatiana Guderzo placing third for [...] - No Rain Delays For Gold Chasing Women Cyclists
August 9th, 2008JUYONGGUAN, 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 action for the second day running here Sunday.
But, to the annoyance of some of the 66-strong field scheduled to [...] - Road Race Takes A Painful Toll On Cyclists In Beijing
August 9th, 2008The 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 were among the big names to abandon the men’s cycling road race here Saturday, the Olympics’ first major endurance event held [...] - Beijing Olympics Men’s Road Race Results
August 9th, 2008
- Double Cycling blow To Italian Team
August 9th, 2008by 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 Sanchez here on Saturday.
But after the first big endurance test of the Games, the two-time world champion [...] - Samuel Sanchez Hands Spain A Welcome Cycling Gold Medal In Beijing
August 9th, 2008by 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 race, held over 245km here on Saturday.
Italian Davide Rebellin finished a close second to take the silver [...] - Spanish Cyclist Maribel Moreno To Explain Last Minute Pull-Out Move
August 9th, 2008MADRID, 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 decision at a press conference in Spain on Monday.
In a statement, the cyclist apologized to the public and said [...] - Team CSC Saxo Bank Has 15 Riders at The Beijing Olympics
August 9th, 2008Over 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 case for the world of cycling and Team CSC Saxo Bank is strongly represented with all of 15 riders.
The road race will be taking place [...] - Team Columbia Sends 18 Riders To The Beijing Olympic Games
August 9th, 2008San 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 Games this August.
Starting this Saturday with the men’s road-race, riders from veteran George Hincapie of the USA to young Gerald Ciolek from Germany will be [...] - Glen Chadwick Olympic Diary - Day 3 -
August 8th, 2008Day 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 off for breaky.
Today we are heading off to the road circuit. Now for those of you who aren’t sure of the course we basically start [...] - Glen Chadwick’s Whirlwind Tour Of The 2008 Summer Olympics In Beijing China
August 8th, 2008Day1 –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 to rooms, clothing packs and reading manuals
Day 2 – Training on the triathlon bike course for 3hours
Day3 - Training on the Road Race Course [...] - Age Is Of No Concern For Cycling Great Jeannie Longo
August 8th, 2008BEIJING, 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 seven Olympic Games.
Longo, the 1996 Olympic champion who has 13 world titles, is set to follow
in the footsteps of Jamaican track star Merlene [...] - Germany’s Judith Arndt Chasing Demons, And A Tough Olympic Gold
August 8th, 2008by 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 on
her mind.
The Athens silver medalist and 2004 world road race champion is one of a
handful of favourites to triumph in the [...] - Wall Is Great, But Cyclists Would Love To See More
August 8th, 2008by 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 the men’s
Olympic road race.
If only they could see a little bit farther, the scenic 245km course which
is set to unveil one [...] - Coni Bans Bastianelli and Sella From All Competitions
August 7th, 2008ROMA, 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 (Coni) on Thursday.
The ban means Bastianelli, 21, the 2007 women’s race race world champion, will miss the Beijing [...] - Dutch Coach Wary Of Killer Olympic Road Course Climb
August 7th, 2008BEIJING, 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 the Games’ first champions on Saturday.
“I know the course from last year’s Good Luck Beijing event. I rode the [...] - Luxemburgers Bid To End 56-year Summer Olympic Medal Famine
August 7th, 2008by 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 will be expected to put their differences with compatriot Kim Kirchen aside in a bid to claim a [...] - Beijing Olympic Cycling Road Race Course One Of The Greatest
August 6th, 2008BEIJING, 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 sightseeing possibilities will be kept to a strict minimum as they buzz past some of the city’s most famous landmarks [...] - Guo Shuang of China Seems Calm, But She Is Gunning For Beijing Olympic Glory
August 6th, 2008by 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 spent on the track and in the weights room could finally be worth it.
Guo is a specialist [...] - Brits Set Sail For Olympic Cycling Paradise
August 6th, 2008by 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 in 11 of the sport’s 18 finals.
The Manchester-based Performance Director of British track cycling
conceded, however, they could leave some medal opportunities for [...] - Michael Rogers of Australia Raring To Go, But Faces Big TT Challenge
August 6th, 2008BEIJING, 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 year for the Columbia Team pro.
Rogers crashed out of the Tour de France last year while in the virtual
yellow jersey, and took months [...] - Fall Puts Michael Albasini Out Of Beijing Olympic Cycling
August 6th, 2008BEIJING, 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 his collarbone, was examined in the Olympic Village
clinic ahead of his return to Switzerland.
The 27-year-old will not be replaced in the Swiss [...] - Masked US Cyclists Apologize To Beijing Olympic Organizers (with Video)
August 6th, 2008by 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 Olympic organizers, US Olympic Committee chief executive Jim
Scherr said.
Mike Friedman, Bobby Lea, Sarah Hammer and Jennie Reed were among about 200
athletes from [...] - Olympic Cyclists Arrive Prepared for Beijing Air Pollution
August 5th, 2008The 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 answers arrived at the airport Tuesday when four track cyclists on the United States Olympic team stepped off their flight wearing masks over their mouths and [...] - Menchov To Replace Gusev On Russian Olympic Cycling Squad
August 5th, 2008MOSCOW, 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 team Astana.
Kazakhstan-backed Astana sacked Gusev last week after their internal doping
controls, run by Dr Rasmus Damsgaard, revealed “irregular blood values”.
Russian cycling [...] - Wiggins Taking Triple Gold Aims In Stride
August 5th, 2008by 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 for Bradley Wiggins.
Britain’s reigning individual pursuit champion, who at the Olympics will
also bid for gold in the team event and the two-man [...] - Valverde Highlights Kirchen’s Threat To Cycling Gold
August 5th, 2008by 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 favourite for the Olympic cycling road race this Sunday.
Alejandro Valverde comes into the 248.5km race - said [...] - Team Type 1’s Two Olympians Ready For Beijing
August 4th, 2008Aug. 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 it comes to their preparation.
Both first-time Olympians on the first-year professional squad that has a mission to raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes trained at [...] - Athens Silver Medallist Sergio Paulinho Out Of Beijing Olympics
August 4th, 2008LISBON, 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 because of health problems.
“Sergio won’t be leaving for Beijing because of his health,” Portuguese cycling federation president Artur Lopes [...] - Tour de France Runner-Up Cadel Evans Fit For Beijing Olympics
August 4th, 2008BEIJING, 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 Monday.
The 31-year-old Australian star slipped on a wet floor last week in the aftermath of the Tour de France [...] - Brits On Track For Gold, Valverde Eyes Bettini’s Road Title
August 4th, 2008by 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 of track cycling stars prepare to burn up the boards of the Laoshan velodrome.
A total of 54 [...] - Shanaze Reade Has One Hand On BMX Gold
August 3rd, 2008by 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 the one she is being widely predicted to win in the women’s BMX competition.
Reade, who fell in [...] - UCI Give Aussies Second Beijing Olympic Games Slot Amid Cadel Evans Fitness Battle
August 2nd, 2008PARIS, 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 Cycling Australia saying it had gratefully accepted following discussions with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
Cadel Evans was originally [...] - Alejandro Valverde Wins The San Sebastian Classic (And Results)
August 2nd, 2008SAN 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 a pre-Olympic tune-up.
Valverde, 28, is one of the favourites for the men’s road race honors at the Beijing [...] - Valverde Takes Aim At Winning A Beijing Olympic Medal
August 2nd, 2008by 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 Olympic road
race is a must for any cyclist aiming for gold in Beijing.
But the climbers in the peloton will do better [...] - Japanese Cyclist To Wear Blockbuster Swimsuit In Beijing Olympics
July 31st, 2008TOKYO, 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 at the Beijing Games.
Knee-length LZR shorts helped him slash his personal 250-metre record by
about 0.2 seconds to 17.8 seconds in training, Nagatsuka told [...] - Carlos Sastre Returns To A Hero’s Welcome In His Spanish Hometown
July 31st, 2008EL 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 in a row to win the Tour de France over the weekend.
Hundreds of ecstatic supporters cheered when the [...] - Injured Cadel Evans Withdraws From Olympic Time Trial
July 30th, 2008PARIS, 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 national federation added Evans slipped on a wet floor on Sunday night, in the aftermath of the Tour de [...] - World Champion Italian Cyclist Marta Bastianelli Tests Positive For Banned Substance
July 28th, 2008ROME, 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 on Monday.
Bastianelli tested positive for the stimulant in a control run by the International Cycling Union (UCI) during the [...] - Evans Relieved As Tour de France Ends and Beijing Olympics Begin
July 28th, 2008by 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, the 31-year-old wants to concentrate on winding
down at the one-day criteriums which follow the end of the Tour de France -
and then [...] - BBC Claims Keirin Cash Ensured Olympics Slot
July 28th, 2008LONDON, 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 get track cycling’s keirin event on the Olympic programme in 1996.
The BBC reported on its website that it possesses [...] - Danish Olympic Cyclist Fails Doping Test
July 28th, 2008COPENHAGEN, 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 federation DIF said on Monday.
Andersen, 28, one of 84 Danish athletes selected to take part in the Games, tested [...] - British Cyclists Plans Beijing Medal Spree
July 26th, 2008LONDON, 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
contenders among a 25-strong team harboring realistic gold medal hopes in six
disciplines.
Britain’s cyclists impressed in Athens four years ago when Wiggins and [...] - American World Junior Champion Taylor Phinney Sets His Sites On Beijing Gold, Tour Titles
July 24th, 2008by 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 Beijing Olympics.
Phinney will race in the 4km individual pursuit after winning the 3km world junior individual pursuit [...] - British Track Stars Eye Lion’s Share Of Beijing Gold In Cycling
July 24th, 2008by 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 in Beijing will come with color and entertainment.
But once in the saddle, the pleasantries will be put to [...] - ‘Butter’ Hopes He Won’t Be Spread Over BMX Course
July 21st, 2008by 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 his path and spread him across the Olympic course in Beijing.
The 28-year-old American, known for his easy-going style on the bike, is
among [...] - MCCONNELOUG AND CRAIG DEFEND STARS-AND-STRIPES IN PRO CROSS COUNTRY EVENTS AS THEY PREPARE FOR BEIJING
July 21st, 200811-time National Champion Eric Carter and 2008 World Champ Melissa Buhl win
Pro Dual Slalom CrownsWest Dover, Vt. (July 19, 2008)- Reigning national champions and 2008
Olympians Adam Craig (Bend, Ore.) and Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass.)
showed their readiness for Beijing only weeks before the opening of the
Olympic Games winning the men’s and women’s 2008 USA Cycling Mountain [...] - BMX Cyclists Bring Thrills, Spills Into Olympic Debut
July 19th, 2008by 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 the medal quest and hoping to lure its fans as well.
“It’s a different type of athlete for [...] - Aussie Mountain Biker Chris Jongewaard In Olympic Team After Appeal
July 14th, 2008SYDNEY, 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 appeal against his omission.
A Cycling Australia Appeals Tribunal last Friday backed the country’s top-ranked mountain biker who contested the [...] - USA Cycling Announces Final Three 2008 U.S.A. Beijing Olympic Team Members
July 12th, 2008Neben, 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 U.S. Olympic Team. After naming 21 of the 24 cyclists that will compete in Beijing on July 1, USA Cycling today confirmed road cyclists Amber Neben [...] - Chris Hoy, The Flying Scotsman Has His Aims Of Triple Beijing Olympic Gold
July 12th, 2008by 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 be Scottish track cycling king Chris Hoy.
A total of 10 gold medals will be contested at the [...] - Beijing-Bound Botero Rocks Opening Stage Of Cascade Classic
July 10th, 2008Bend, 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.
Botero averaged more than 29 miles per hour (46.6 kph) as he soloed to victory in the 83-mile (133.5 km) Prineville Road Race that finished with [...] - Manxman and Cavendish Sets Their Sights On Some Sprinters Glory
July 5th, 2008BREST, 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 in handy for Mark Cavendish here at the Tour de France.
The British sprinter, whose rocketing reputation as one of [...] - Tour de France Contenders Outline Plans To Stop Cadel Evans
July 4th, 2008by 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 some of the yellow jersey contenders out to topple race favourite Cadel Evans.
The Australian will start the [...] - USA CYCLING ANNOUNCES 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM
July 3rd, 2008Full 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 all 16 men’s athletes across the disciplines of road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking and bicycle motocross (BMX). Additionally, USA Cycling formally announced five [...] - British Track Stars Eye The Lion’s Share of Cycling Gold At Beijing Olympics
July 1st, 2008by 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 in Beijing will come with color and entertainment.
But once in the saddle, the pleasantries will be put to one side as four,
and [...] - French Cycling Veteran Jeannie Longo Books Ticket To Beijing Olympics
June 30th, 2008PARIS, 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 champion staked her claim with an outstanding win in
both the road race and time-trial at the French National Championships last
week. She finshed in [...] - Aussies Kelly and O’Grady Line Up For Record Fifth Olympics in Beijing
June 27th, 2008SYDNEY, 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 cycling team on Friday for the Beijing Games.
Three-times world champion Kelly, 36, a silver and bronze medalist in the
1000m time trial at Barcelona [...] - Veteran Rider Jeannie Longo Sets Her Sights On Olympic Selection
June 27th, 2008SEMUR-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 champion staked her claim with an outstanding win in
the time-trial at the French National Championships on Thursday.
She finshed in 31 minutes 16 [...] - Contador Predicts Cadel Evans Is Tour Favorite For Tour de France
June 24th, 2008MADRID, 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 year’s July 5-27 race.
Contador, who recently won the Giro d’Italia despite a last-gasp invitation for his Astana team, will [...] - Absalon Happy To Share Out Pre-Olympic Pressure
June 23rd, 2008PARIS, 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 of this summer’s Olympics.
Absalon, the world cross country champion a remarkable four years in a row (2004-2007), failed to [...] - Winning Tour of Spain Better Than Olympic Medal - Says Alberto Contador
June 23rd, 2008MADRID, 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 Tour de France, said Monday that winning the world’s three main cycling races would be better than winning an Olympic medal.
[...] - Giro Winner Alberto Contador Talks About The Beijing Olympics
June 17th, 2008Giro 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.
“The next objective is the Olympic Games,” he told Spanish public television late Monday.
Contador said he wants to [...] - TAYLOR PHINNEY SETS JUNIOR WORLD RECORD IN 3000-METER INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT
June 16th, 2008Carson, 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 at the ADT Event Center in suburban Los Angeles where records fell and automatic time standards were eclipsed by five riders.
Seventeen-year-old Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) [...] - Aussies Hope New Bike Will Carry Them To Olympic Gold In Beijing
June 11th, 2008MELBOURNE, 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 ‘BT Blade’ will be ridden by Australia’s track endurance cyclists in events including the individual and team pursuit, while sprint [...] - Andreas Kloden Insists Still Beijing-Bound
May 21st, 2008BERLIN, 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 would no longer race for his country.
“I am evidently absolutely ready to race for the German federation in Beijing,” [...]
