Tag: Cycling
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President of British Cycling Brian Cookson
London, June 04, 2013: British Cycling President, Brian Cookson, today announced that he is willing to offer himself as a candidate for the position of President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union). Elections take place at the Annual Congress in Florence, Italy, in September. Cookson said: “I am today announcing that I am…
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12 Years Suspension Imposed on Riccardo
Lausanne, March 01, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal of the Italian cyclist Riccardo Riccò against the decision of the Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) which imposed a suspension of twelve years on him, beginning on 19 April 2012, due to an anti-doping rule violation. In…
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Katusha Management’s Appeal upheld CAS
Lausanne, Feb 15, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by Katusha Management SA (Katusha) against the International Cycling Union (UCI) in relation to Katusha’s application for a license to participate in the UCI World Tour 2013 season. Further to an investigation by the Auditor appointed by the UCI,…
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Second world record for Aussie golden girl Meares
Melbourne-Australia, April 08, 2012: Second world record Meares, Australia’s Anna Meares broke her second world record of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships to blitz the field in the women’s 500m time trial on the final night of competition. It was the eighth world record of the championships. The result was enough to ensure…
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AUSTRALIA SHOOTS TO THE TOP OF THE MEDAL TABLE
Melbourne-Australia, April 07, 2012: AUSTRALIA SHOOTS TOP, Australia’s Anna Meares is aiming for her fourth 500 metres individual time trial crown on the final day of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne on Sunday. Meares won her first world title at the velodrome in Melbourne’s Olympic Park in 2004 and after defending…
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Pendleton wins sixth sprint gold medal Sprints full of drama on day three
Pendleton wins sixth sprint gold, A disqualification has handed Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton the gold medal in the women’s individual sprint in the drama filled night at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Pendleton had the better of Lithuania’s Simona Krupeckaite in the first race and after going down in the second, commissaires awarded…
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Hisense Arena is hotting up – Day 2 review
MELBOURNE – Australia: Anna Meares is on track to defend her women’s sprint title at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships on Friday. But the Australian has a road block in rival Victoria Pendleton from Great Britain to overcome first in the semi-finals at Hisense Arena. Meares broke the world record for the flying…
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Two world records highlight blistering night on track, Aussies maximise surprise opportunity in men’s team sprint
blistering night, Two world records and a gold medal in the final event of the program for home nation Australia highlighted an action packed first day of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships at Melbourne’s Hisense Arena. With four gold medals on offer, Great Britain topped the medal tally taking out the men’s team…
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Boy Band’ leader ready to be on song in Melbourne Perkins escapes serious injury in car clash
Melbourne Perkins, If the leader of Australia’s world champion team pursuit squad was worried about the rapidly improving form of arch rivals and reigning Olympic champions Great Britain, then Bobridge certainly wasn’t going to admit it. The Brits scorched the boards on Wednesday in an impressive hit out at the training venue for this week’s…
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World’s Greatest arrive in Melbourne for Track World Championships
Track World Championships, The Great Britain track cycling team, led by four-time Olympic and ten-time world champion Sir Chris Hoy, have arrived in Melbourne for the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships which start next week. The final event in the lead up to the London Olympics Games has enticed one of the strongest fields…