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Wiggins To Make Sky Debut At Tour of Qatar
Bradley Wiggins will make his debut in Team Sky colours at the Tour of Qatar which gets under way on February 7.
The three-time Olympic gold medalist used the race to kick start a hugely successful 2009 by claiming the leader’s jersey following the 6km team time-trial first stage.
Twelve months on he’ll be part of a [...]
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- Team Sky Aiming For Tour de France Bullseye In Five Years
January 4th, 2010Team Sky, the new professional team aiming to take Britain’s cycling success on the track onto the road was officially launched Monday with the aim of producing a Tour de France winner within five years.
The squad’s bid for glory in the sport’s greatest event is being spearheaded by triple Olympic gold [...] - Armstrong Makes A Comeback, But Contador Still The King
December 23rd, 2009by Justin Davis
PARIS, Dec 23, 2009 (AFP) – As fans and rivals know only too well, Lance Armstrong is not used to coming second best.
But in what proved to be a bumper year for cycling, with serious progress apparently being made to beat the drugs cheats, the record seven-time [...] - Team Sky Gives Kit Preview – Kind Of
December 18th, 2009Team Sky will not be releasing their new kit design until January 4th, 2010, but they did give a small (very small) hint of what they might look like.
They sent a very tightly framed image of Bradley Wiggins wearing the jersey. here is what we can tell; what the team Sky logo looks like, that [...] - Wiggins and Romero Lose Out In Cycling Shake-Up
December 11th, 2009LONDON, Dec 10, 2009 (AFP) – British cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Rebecca Romero will not be able to defend their titles at the 2012 Games in London after changes to the Olympic track program were announced on Thursday.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the changes proposed by cycling’s world governing body, the International Cycling [...] - Romero ‘Shocked’ By Olympic Changes
October 29th, 2009LONDON, Oct 28, 2009 (AFP) – British Olympic champion Rebecca Romero has hit out at “ludicrous” plans to change the track cycling programme which would mean she could not defend her title at the 2012 Games in London.
Romero won Olympic individual pursuit gold in Beijing last year but her [...] - Wiggins Looking To Improve Performance, But Not With Garmin
September 26th, 2009MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins has indicated that staying with his current team Garmin is unlikely to boost his hopes of finishing on the Tour de France podium next year.
After his remarkable fourth place finish on July’s race the versatile Englishman, best known for [...] - Sutton and Hagen Close In On Tour of Britain Leader
September 15th, 2009BLACKPOOL, England, Sept 15, 2009 (AFP) – Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen of Team Columbia won a second consecutive stage in the Tour of Britain Tuesday to move within one second of overall race leader, Kai Reus of Rabobank.
“We’re close now and so we have to try and win overall,” [...] - Olympic Champion Geraint Thomas To Join Team Sky
September 9th, 2009LONDON, Sept 9, 2009 (AFP) – Olympic gold medal winner Geraint Thomas is one of six British riders who will join new professional cycling squad Team Sky next season, the team confirmed on Wednesday.
More riders are set to be announced on Thursday, with speculation that British star Bradley Wiggins could [...] - Wiggins Vows To Focus On Tour de France
July 29th, 2009British rider Bradley Wiggins will focus his attention solely on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to win cycling’s most daunting race.
Wiggins equaled the best Tour finish by a Briton with fourth place at this year’s event and wants to surpass that [...] - Tour Chief Salutes Contador, Armstrong… And Brits
July 27th, 2009by Justin Davis
PARIS, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme gave the thumbs-up to the influence of Lance Armstrong on this year’s race after the American came out of retirement to finish a commendable third overall.
Armstrong finished over five minutes behind Astana teammate Alberto Contador, [...] - Wiggins Misses Podium, But Will Equal Millar’s Feat
July 25th, 2009LE MONT VENTOUX, France, July 25, 2009 (AFP) – Olympic pursuit champion Bradley Wiggins came up short in his bid for an historic podium place for Britain when he finished the 20th stage behind Lance Armstrong on Saturday.
The Garmin rider is now set to finish the race fourth overall [...] - Contador Eyes Tour Crown As Garate Conquers Ventoux
July 25th, 2009by Justin Davis
Alberto Contador virtually secured his second Tour de France crown after the race’s 20th and penultimate stage won by his fellow Spaniard Juan Manuel Garate on Saturday.
On the third and final summit of the race the 2007 champion proved imperial as his main rival Andy Schleck, of [...] - Frank Schleck Takes Stage, Contador Remains Wearing yellow
July 22nd, 2009by Justin Davis
LE GRAND-BORNAND, France, July 22, 2009 (AFP) – Luxemburg rider Frank Schleck won the 17th stage of the Tour de France here on Wednesday.
Spain’s 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador – who finished second in the stage – retained the overall leader’s yellow [...] - Wiggins Sets Sights On Killer Alpine Stage
July 21st, 2009by Justin Davis
BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – Bradley Wiggins’ laid-back approach to challenging for the Tour de France yellow jersey paid off again Tuesday when he came through the tough 16th stage in the Alps unscathed.
Wiggins, who rides for the American team Garmin, has [...] - I Can’t Beat Contador, Insists Wiggins
July 20th, 2009by Justin Davis
MARTIGNY, Switzerland, July 20, 2009 (AFP) – The chances of seeing a British rider on the Tour de France podium have looked slim for decades, and Bradley Wiggins insists that punters should not start laying bets just yet.
Garmin rider Wiggins has defied his popular [...] - Wiggins Excited But Calms Yellow Jersey Ambitions
July 19th, 2009VERBIER, Switzerland, July 19, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins called for calm on Sunday as he produced a “fantastic” display of climbing on the Tour de France 15th stage to move up to third overall in the standings.
“It’s a long way to go, let’s not get too excited,” [...] - Wiggins, Leipheimer Win Back Lost Time On Tour Leaders
July 15th, 2009American Levi Leipheimer and Britain’s Bradley Wiggins were among several riders Wednesday to be handed back 15secs in time lost at the end of the Tour de France 10th stage.
Near the end of Tuesday’s stage a split in the peloton left some riders trailing in slightly behind the stage [...] - ‘Cav’ Pulled In As Slimmed-Down GB Name Track Squad
March 16th, 2009LONDON, March 16, 2009 (AFP) – Four-time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish has been included in a largely experimental 19-man British track cycling squad that will head to the World Championships in Pruszkow, Poland next week.
Cavendish, who normally plies his trade with the Columbia-High Road team, is [...] - Bradley Wiggins of Team Garmin Pulls Out of Paris-Nice
March 11th, 2009SAINT ETIENNE, France, March 11, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins of American outfit Garmin pulled out of the Paris-Nice race on Wednesday to attend the funeral of his wife’s grandmother, team sports director Lionel Marie said.
Wiggins scratched from the 173.5km ride from Vichy to St [...] - Wiggins Expects Tough Battle For British Team In Pursuit
August 17th, 2008by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 17, 2008 (AFP) – Two-time Olympic pursuit champion Bradley Wiggins expects a tough battle on Monday when he leads Britain out in a bid to claim their first Olympic gold in the coveted team pursuit.
Britain underlined their credentials as heirs to defending [...] - 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 [...] - 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 [...] - Brits On Gold Rush, And In Record Time
August 15th, 2008by Justin Davis
BEIJING, Aug 15, 2008 (AFP) – Britain lived up to their billing as the dominant force on the boards of the Laoshan velodrome here Friday with a show of sprint power that has left their gold medal rivals shaking.
Scotland’s Chris Hoy anchored Britain to [...] - 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 [...] - 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 [...] - 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 [...] - 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 [...] - 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 [...] - 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 [...] - 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 [...] - Fabian Cancellara Is The Big Man On The Stanford Campus
February 17th, 2008Today was the start of the Amgen Tour of California with some of the world’s best bicycle riders coming to compete in Palo Alto, California. The morning started with bitter cold, but warmed up nicely by the time the riders took to the starting ramp. The crowds were lined up over 10 deep, in [...]
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