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Recent Engagement = Recent Lack of Riding Written by: Jonathan Fisch (Soon to be husband, and ex CAT4 racer) My past life: As I reflect on my life, I can only think of the last 7 years when I got into cycling. Only last year focusing on racing. My life has been about the miles I put on my bike, the adventures that I have had with other fellow roadies, and of course the laughs I get once I … [Read more...]
by Julian Guyer LONDON, Feb 12, 2013 (AFP) - Cycling faces a "crisis of confidence" over doping after the Lance Armstrong scandal, World Anti-Doping Agency head John Fahey said on Tuesday, as he called for tougher laws to combat drugs in sport and society. WADA and the International Cycling Union (UCI) have been at loggerheads over how to proceed since a damning US Anti-Doping … [Read more...]
Course Routes Unveiled for 2013 Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Men’s and Women’s Road & Time Trial National Championships Chattanooga, Tenn. – USA Cycling has announced the proposed course routes for the 2013 Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championships and the U.S. Handcycling Criterium National Championships, to be held May 25-27 in Chattanooga. … [Read more...]
BOURGES, France, Oct 4, 2012 - Three-time world champion Oscar Freire has finally brought the curtain down on his illustrious career and retired from cycling, his Katusha team confirmed on Thursday. The 36-year-old Freire, world champion in 1999, 2001 and 2004, has not raced since competing at the world championships at Valkenburg, the Netherlands on September 23 when he finished … [Read more...]
Pack Fodder by: VeloGuy There are times when words don’t need to be said. When the spoken alphabet adds nothing to the world. I didn’t need to ask the bloke sitting much too close at the bar last night, the names of his girlfriends/children, as they were right there, tattooed on his neck. I don’t need to ask a teenager what shop they got their sweater in, as it is right there, written all … [Read more...]
LONDON, Aug 6, 2012 (AFP) - Britain's Jason Kenny claimed his first individual gold medal Monday when he stunned Frenchman Gregory Bauge 2-0 to win track cycling's Olympic sprint title. Kenny, a 24-year-old from Bolton, was given the nod over defending champion Chris Hoy to defend Britain's chances of sprint gold at his home Games after the rules were changed to limit each nation to one … [Read more...]
LONDON, Aug 1, 2012 - A look at the possible medal contenders in the 10 Olympic track cycling events, five each for men and women, to be contested in London: Sprint France's Gregory Bauge is considered the man to beat ahead of the demanding three-day match sprint tournament, although he won't be handed the gold by either Britain's Jason Kenny, Australian Shane Perkins or Robert … [Read more...]
LONDON, Aug 1, 2012 - The Olympic track cycling programme from Aug 2-7: August 2 Men: Team pursuit qualifying; Team sprint qualifying, semi-finals and finals Women: Team sprint qualifying, semi-finals and finals August 3 Men: Team pursuit first round and finals Women: Keirin first and second rounds and final; Team pursuit qualifying August 4 Men: Omnium … [Read more...]
PARIS, June 18, 2012 (AFP) - Thomas Voeckler will miss the French cycling championships next weekend because of a swollen right knee, his Europcar team announced on Monday. Voeckler has been told to rest his troublesome knee for eight days, but the soon-to-be 33-year-old said he was confident he would be fit in time for the Tour de France, which starts on June 30. The two-time former … [Read more...]
LONDON, April 28, 2012 (AFP) - Thousands of cyclists staged protests in London, Edinburgh and Rome on Saturday to draw attention to poor road safety and a lack of provisions for bike lovers in the key European cities. Some 10,000 cyclists braved pouring rain in London and 3,000 turned out in Edinburgh, according to organizers, who said they were England's and Scotland's biggest ever … [Read more...]