Jason Queally hoping for return to the track for London 2012 Olympic Games, aged 42
March 10, 2010 (08:20) [ Indexed from Telegraph.co.uk ]
Jason Queally, an Olympic gold medal winner in 2000, hoping to complete remarkable comeback by racing at London 2012, aged 42. More...

Spanish Olympian Escuredo retires
March 10, 2010 (06:36) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Spanish track sprinter José Antonio Escuredo has announced his retirement at the age of 39. After almost three decades of racing that has brought him a silver medal in the keirin at the 2004 Athens Olympics, silvers at the World Championships in the same discipline in 2004 and 2006, 10 World Cup victories and no fewer than 31 Spanish titles, three of which he still holds, Escuredo has decided to quit having been hampered in recent months by persistent injuries. "I haven't been able to ... More...

Sagan edges closer to first pro win
March 10, 2010 (05:36) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Liquigas-Doimo's Peter Sagan has continued his phenomenal introduction to the ProTour ranks with a second place finish behind William Bonnet (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) on the second stage of Paris-Nice, from Contre to Limoges. Riding in just his second world calendar event, the 20-year-old Slovakian has already proven that he can ride fast in circuits, strongly in the hills, efficiently in time trial and be competitive in bunch sprints as well. At the Santos Tour Down Under earlier this year, his ProTour ... More...

Australian cycling legend passes away
March 10, 2010 (05:36) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Australian cycling legend Lionel Cox died overnight at the age of 80 following a bout of pneumonia. The Olympic gold medalist suffered a stroke last year and never fully recovered good health. Cox rose to prominence by winning gold in the tandem with Russell Mockridge at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics before taking silver in the sprint behind legendary Italian star Enzo Sacchi at the same meet. What made his performance so outstanding was that the young New South Welshman had never ridden a tandem, ... More...

Olympic gold medalist Lionel Cox dies (AP)
March 10, 2010 (04:20) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Australian Olympic cycling gold medalist Lionel Cox has died of pneumonia, the Australian Olympic Committee said. He was 80. Cox won a gold medal with Russell Mockridge in the 2,000-meter tandem event and silver in the 1,000-meter sprint at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. AOC president John Coates described Cox as one of "Australia's finest Olympians." "Lionel was a well-loved member... More...

Landis joins Bahati Foundation
March 10, 2010 (03:36) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Floyd Landis will compete for the Bahati Foundation in 2010 after the team announced its recent signing of the 34-year-old and US National Cyclocross Team rider Josh Berry. Landis will serve two roles - as rider and ambassador for the Bahati Foundation, with the organisation aiming to 'support inner-city youth and garnering positive attention through his [Landis'] success on the bike'. The move comes after Landis had made moves to join Rock Racing in an attempt to return to European racing given ... More...

Bole bites it in Paris-Nice
March 10, 2010 (01:36) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Lampre-Farnese Vini rider Grega Bole was forced to withdraw from Paris-Nice after crashing during the second stage to Limoges, won by William Bonnet (Bouygues Telecom). Despite falling quite heavily the Slovenian should have no lingering injuries from the accident. "No fracture or internal damage, but only a small pneumothorax that won't need to be drained," explained team doctor Matteo Beltemacchi. Bole had started the day in 12th place on general classification after finishing second ... More...

Contador passes first test after Paris-Nice crash
March 10, 2010 (01:36) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
The day after crashing towards the end of stage one at Paris-Nice, Alberto Contador wasn't exactly smiling in the morning but he indicated that he could continue racing. "You have to put things into perspective," said Astana's general manager Yvon Sanquer prior to stage two. "There was a small loss yesterday; sometimes in Paris-Nice 17 seconds can be significant but what happened is also no catastrophe. I'm not saying everything is fine but in Mende on Thursday there will be a possibility ... More...

Travis Smith leads Canadian sprint team to worlds
March 09, 2010 (23:07) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
For the past six years, Travis Smith has been the top-ranked Canadian sprinter. Winning two Commonwealth Games medals, seventeen national championships and traveling to countless international competitions – Smith has focused primarily on Sprint and Keirin events. This year, Smith’s focus for the World Championships in Copenhagen is leading the Canadian Team Sprint team. This change is due primarily to hiring of Richard Wooles as the Canadian Cycling National Track Coach. “When ... More...

Cycling: Roulston pulls out of Paris-Nice
March 09, 2010 (22:36) [ Indexed from New Zealand Herald ]
The Kiwi contingent in the Paris-Nice cycling race has been cut in half.Double Olympic medallist Hayden Roulston has withdrawn from the event with a head cold after he failed to finish this morning's second stage to Limoges.Greg... More...

Cavendish on the way back to form
March 09, 2010 (22:20) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Mark Cavendish is still trying to make up for the training he missed due to early-season dental problems, but will start Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday. The HTC-Columbia sprinter has made it clear he will ride Milan-Sanremo even if his form is not as good as it was in 2009 when he won the first Monument of the season on his very first attempt. Cavendish was in the dentist chair again on Tuesday morning before traveling to Livorno for the pre-race press conference. He has recently had a full ... More...

Tirreno-Adriatico set to start in near-artic conditions
March 09, 2010 (21:20) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Tirreno-Adriatico looks set to start in near artic conditions in Tuscany on Wednesday, but the 148km stage from Livorno to Rosignano Solvay could still see some teams go on the attack to try immediately gain time on their rivals. A rare snowfall has blanketed much of the Mediterranean coast this week, but the bad weather isn't expected to impact the race. Androni Giocattoli team manager Gianni Savio predicted the opening stage would be like a Belgian classic and smiled when asked about the possibility ... More...

Richmond Twilight postponed until 2011
March 09, 2010 (21:20) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Organizers of the Richmond Twilight Grand Prix have postponed their event for one year to allow more time to secure sponsorship funding. Organizers will reschedule the event to return to the National Racing Calendar (NRC) event in 2011. The event is formerly known as CapTech Classic, notorious for its challenging course situated in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The event was canceled four years ago but was scheduled to return this year as the Richmond Twilight Grand Prix on June 10 under the ownership ... More...

Paris-Nice stage winner Bonnet padding his resume
March 09, 2010 (20:20) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Frenchman William Bonnet defied expectations in the Paris-Nice bunch sprint on stage two to Limoges, handing his Bouygues Telecom team its biggest victory since last year's Tour de France when it took home two stage wins. It was an important step in his 6th year as a professional, not the least of which is his team's uncertain future. For the relatively unknown sprinter from Vierzon, today was his first victory since the 2008 GP of Isbergues when he was declared winner over Wesley Sulzberger who ... More...

Steegmans holds onto hope of Paris-Roubaix start
March 09, 2010 (20:20) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
RadioShack's Gert Steegmans says he still hopes to compete at the 2010 Paris-Roubaix, despite an indication from doctors that his recovery from a broken collarbone suffered during the prologue of Paris-Nice could take up to eight weeks. "I hope all the way to ride Paris-Roubaix. That's my big goal for the year," said Steegmans at a press conference on Tuesday, according to Het Nieuwsblad . "If the pain is bearable, I hope to ride on the rollers tomorrow. Depending on the progress ... More...

Petacchi to start Tirreno-Adriatico
March 09, 2010 (19:20) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) will start Tirreno-Adriatico on Wednesday despite crashing heavily in training on Monday. The Italian sprinter had five stitches applied to a wound in his forehead and hurt his right ankle but is determined to start because he knows Tirreno-Adriatico is vital preparation for Milano-Sanremo, the biggest objective of his season. "I tried to ride my bike this morning. The pain in my ankle was still there and won't disappear quickly, just like pain where ... More...

William Bonnet takes stage two of Paris-Nice
March 09, 2010 (17:50) [ Indexed from Telegraph.co.uk ]
William Bonnet victorious after multiple pile-up in closing metres tears through peloton. More...

Bonnet wins stage two
March 09, 2010 (17:07) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Eurosport ]
France's William Bonnet won the 203-km second stage of the Paris-Nice cycle race between Contres and Limoges. Slovakia's Peter Pagan was second and Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez was third. Dutchman Lars Boom retained the overall lead. More...

USA CRITS moves finale to Texas
March 09, 2010 (16:50) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
The USA Crits series will expand to nine races for men and five races for women, with the finale moving from Las Vegas to Dallas, Texas. The series will maintain its traditional start at the 31st Athens Twilight Criterium in Georgia on April 24 with events for both men and women. It will then take a two month break before the next race on June 19, the Giro d'Grafton in Wisconsin, which is also part of the Tour of Americas Dairyland. The series will continue at the Hyde Park Blast in Cincinnati, ... More...

Tour of Utah returns to the NRC in August
March 09, 2010 (16:50) [ Indexed from Cyclingnews.com ]
The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah will return to the United States' National Racing Calendar (NRC) on August 17-22 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The six-day stage race promises to bring back 17 of the top professional men's teams in the nation to compete over the challenging and mountainous parcours . The Tour of Utah mourned the loss of its former executive director Terry McGinnis, who passed away after a two-year battle against colon cancer in October. Karen Weiss was promoted to fill that role and ... More...