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Cycling: Kiwis upset sprint cycling elite

A trio of Kiwi cycling teenagers has upset some of Australia's best to win the team sprint final in Tasmania. Auckland's Regan Sheath and Sam Webster teamed up with national sprint champion Eddie Dawkins (Invercargill) to take...

Published 12-29-2008 8:45 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cyclists angry at 'dead horse' talk

Campaigners for walking and cycling across Auckland Harbour Bridge are considering a protest march and ride after the Transport Agency allegedly deemed their cause a "dead horse". Getacross Campaign leaders intend asking the 10,051...

Published 12-23-2008 5:00 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Record entry for Tour de Femme

This month's Tour de Femme cycling race has attracted a record number on entries including that of national road series points leader Serena Sheridan. Sheridan, runner-up last year to Christchurch's Andrea Hewitt, will face a field...

Published 12-20-2008 6:22 p.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Eye on Armstrong

International drug testers are keeping a watchful eye on Lance Armstrong during his probation period. The seven-time Tour de France winner claims to have been drug tested 11 times in the past 18 weeks and two times in the past four...

Published 12-20-2008 6:45 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Aussies for Classic

An Australian team have been confirmed for next month's Cycle Classic around Wellington and the Wairarapa. Drapac Porsche, registered as a UCI (International Cycling Union) continental team in the Oceania region, would contest the...

Published 12-19-2008 5:45 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Cyclist escapes jail

Former world road cycling champion Johan Museeuw received a suspended jail sentence for his involvement in a 2003 doping scandal which cast a pall over his career. A Belgium court gave Museeuw and three lesser-known local riders suspended...

Published 12-18-2008 7:45 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Armstrong finds a warm welcome in Italy

Lance Armstrong is getting a warm reception from the Italian cycling community over his decision to enter the Giro d'Italia. Perhaps nobody in Italy has a closer bond with Armstrong than Ivan Basso, who still recalls how the American...

Published 12-16-2008 5:00 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Women's pursuit team down to five

BikeNZ's "Power to the Podium" programme has whittled down a list of about 130 applicants for its national women's pursuit squad to just five, three of whom had their first spin on a velodrome over the weekend. The wider...

Published 12-15-2008 11:40 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cyclists fear the bash

Fear of being bashed by rage-fuelled drivers is the main reason New Zealanders steer clear of bikes, according to a new report. Otago University lecturers and passionate pedallers Dr Ben Wooliscroft and Alexandra Ganglmair-Wooliscroft...

Published 12-14-2008 5:00 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Roulston to ride in Tour de France

New Zealand cyclist Hayden Roulston will compete in next year's Tour de France after securing a spot in the Swiss-based Cervelo team for the race. Roulston, 27, has signed a contract to race full-time on the road with the team,...

Published 12-08-2008 5:00 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Armstrong commits to Tour de France

AUSTIN, Texas - American Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that cycling race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year. "I'm committed to riding for the best guy,"...

Published 12-02-2008 11:30 a.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling
Cycling: Trials world cup confirmed for Rotorua

Rotorua will host another international mountainbike event with the UCI (International Cycling Union) Trials World Cup confirmed for the city next year. BikeNZ announced today that Rotorua had been selected as the host venue for...

Published 12-01-2008 5:22 p.m. by New Zealand Herald - Cycling