PARIS, Sept 14, 2011 (AFP) - Milan-San Remo champion Matt Goss will spearhead Australia's bid for the coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race championships in Copenhagen, where compatriot Mark Renshaw will sit among the replacements. Renshaw has made his name in recent years as the main lead-out man for British sprinter Mark Cavendish, the winner of 20 stages on the Tour de France. … [Read more...]
Kreuziger Spearheads Czech Team For Worlds
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PRAGUE, Sept 13, 2011 (AFP) - Roman Kreuziger will spearhead the Czech challenge in the world road race championships in Copenhagen from next week despite his wrist still being in plaster from a fall on the Tour de France, national cycling chief Marian Stetina said Tuesday. "Roman is our top cyclist thanks to his performances and experiences," said Stetina of the team for the … [Read more...]
Italy Names World Championship Team
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ROME, Sept 13, 2011 (AFP) - Italy coach Paolo Bettini on Tuesday named his squad for the Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen from September 19-25. The group consists of Manuel Belletti, Sacha Modolo (both Colnago-CSF), Daniele Bennati (Leopard Trek), Oscar Gatto, Giovanni Visconti (both Farnese Vini-Neri), Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-ISD), Daniel Oss, Elia Viviani (both … [Read more...]
USA Cycling Announces 2011 Road World Championships Squad
September 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Colorado Springs, Colo. (September 2, 2011) – USA Cycling announced today the roster of elite, U23 and junior athletes that will represent the United States at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships, Sept. 19-25 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The roster includes many of our nation’s top young talent as for the first time the junior time trial and road race events will be combined with the U23 and … [Read more...]
The National Championship Winners
June 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The National Road Champions: Germany: Robert Wagner (Leopard) Australia: Jack Bobridge (Garmin) Austria: Matthias Krizek (Farm Team) Belgium: Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma) Canada: Svein Tuft (SpiderTech) Curacao: Marc de Maar (Quick Step) Denmark: Nicki Sörensen (Saxo Bank) Spain: Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) USA: Matthew Busche (RadioShack) France: Sylvain … [Read more...]
SCOTT New Windham World Cup Title Sponsor
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sun Valley, ID, June 6th, 2011 — SCOTT Sports announced today that they would become the Title Sponsor of the 2011 Windham UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill event. Windham is the seventh stop on the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup tour and takes place July 7-10th 2011 featuring both Downhill and Cross-Country disciplines. “The US is the birthplace of Mountain Biking, and having a … [Read more...]
Rodriguez Ends 2010 Season As The Worlds Number One
October 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PARIS - Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez has ended the cycling season as the world number one, according to rankings released by the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday. Countryman Alberto Contador, who won his third Tour de France yellow jersey in July, was second with Belgian Philippe Gilbert, who won the Tour of Lombardy for the second consecutive year Saturday, in third place. … [Read more...]
UCI World Rankings
June 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
American Lance Armstrong, second Sunday in the Tour of Switzerland, scored his first points in world rankings published Monday by the International Cycling Union (UCI). Armstrong occupies the 41st place in this ranking still led by Australian Cadel Evans. Rankings - Individual: 1. Cadel Evans (AUS / BMC) 384 points 2. Philippe Gilbert (BEL / OLO) 304 3. Joaquin … [Read more...]
UCI World Rankings
June 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Spaniard Alberto Contador has risen to fourth place in the world ranking published Monday by the International Cycling Union (UCI) after his two stage success and his second in the Dauphine. Contador has increased by six points in classification which is still led by Australian Cadel Evans. The winner of the Dauphine, Slovenian Janez Brajkovic moved to eleventh. Rating: … [Read more...]
Women’s Team Pursuit World Record Goes American As Well
May 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Aguascalientes, Mexico (May 12, 2010) - Dotsie Bausch (Irvine, Calif./ATF Empire Coaching Systems), Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./American Track Foundation) and Lauren Tamayo (Asheville, N.C./Peanut Butter & Co. Twenty 12) set an unofficial new world record in the three-kilometer team pursuit on their way to winning the gold medal in women’s event at the Pan American Championships in … [Read more...]