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Tour boss Prudhomme: Cycling not the ‘ugly duckling’ anymore

Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme on Wednesday said the scandal-ridden sport of cycling had changed and is no longer “the little ugly duckling” it is made out to be. Cycling has been rocked by disgraced U.S. cyclist Lanc [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Gerrans leads Basque tour

Simon Gerrans won the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country after he edged out Peter Velits and Angel Vicioso in a sprint finish. Australian Gerrans, who won the Milan-San Remo last year, finished the 156.5km (98-mile) mountainous [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Haas to contest Herald Sun Tour cycling

Nathan Haas will be chasing a second successive Herald Sun Tour cycling title next month after being included in a star-studded Australian team. Haas won the most recent edition of the stage race in October 2011, a victory which kick-star [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

British Cycling puts organisation of Tour of Britain from 20...

British Cycling has announced that it has put the organisation of the country’s biggest bike race, the Tour of Britain, out to tender for the 2014 season onwards. Since the race was revived in 2004, it has been organised by SweetSpo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

'Paranoia' to keep riders out of tour

AUSTRALIA'S best road cyclists will be disadvantaged in the January national titles by rules that prevent most of them from entering an important preparatory stage race. Race director of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, John Trevorrow, s [...]

Posted On : Dec, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Northey takes yellow in tour of Southland

A commanding climb up Bluff Hill has earned Mike Northey line honours and the yellow jersey after stage two of the PowerNet Tour of Southland. The Auckland-based rider, who represents the Node 4-Subaru team, was strong throughout the 1 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Bradley Wiggins a doubt for world road race after q...

Great Britain have finalised their selection for next week's road event at the World Championships in the Netherlands, although Bradley Wiggins' participation is in doubt. Wiggins, the Tour de France winner and four-times Oly [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Mark Cavendish wins stage three of the Tour of Brit...

Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish won a sprint finish to take stage three of the Tour of Britain in Dumfries. The 2011 world road race champion, who is hoping to negotiate an amicable split from the successful British team, had suffered a cra [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling : Tour de France

PARIS: Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France when he claimed the 99th edition of the greatest cycling race on Sunday. Wiggins finished safe in the bunch on the 20th and last stage, a 120-km ride from Rambouille [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Schleck fails drug test, out of Tour

Frank Schleck of Luxembourg pulled out of the Tour de France today after failing a doping test, and was cooperating with French authorities at a police station in southwestern Pau, his team said. Cycling's governing body said Sch [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling : Tour de France

PAU: French rider Pierrick Fedrigo gave the hosts their fourth win of the Tour de France when he beat American Christian Vande Velde to win the 158.5 km 15th stage between Samatan and Pau on Monday. Race leader Bradley Wiggins of Brita [...]

Posted On : Jul, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling: Tour de France marred by crashes, withdrawals

It's always been a dangerous proposition to send nearly 200 aggressive top athletes hurtling down a road at 70 kilometres an hour, their featherweight bicycles racing mere centimeters apart. Do it in the Tour de France, cycling&# [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling : Sagan wins sixth stage of Tour de France

METZ: Peter Sagan got on the 2012 Tour de France roll of honour for the third time here Friday, claiming the sixth stage with Fabian Cancellera holding onto the leaders’ yellow jersey. Sagan, riding for the Liquigas team, was adding [...]

Posted On : Jul, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Cycling : Wiggins favourite for unpredictable Tour de France

PARIS: All the stars are aligned as Bradley Wiggins gears up to become the first Briton to win the Tour de France, but he knows too well how cruel road cycling can be to even think past Saturday’s prologue. The suspended Alberto Con [...]