I'm the cycle snob who looks down his nose at hapless riders and their rubbish bikes. But during a recent trip to Montreal I was the one eliciting scornful glances from local pedal pushers. Not because my bike was rubbish – it...
Australia's sprinters made a strong start to the final of the day of the World Cup track cycling round in Melbourne. Shane Perkins went within 0.001 of a second of his personal-best time when he qualified fastest for the...
Newstalk ZB November 21, 2009, 8:31 am The New Zealand team pursuit is vowing to go further at next year's World Track Cycling Champs after picking up a bronze medal at the Melbourne World Cup meet. The kiwis crushed Olympic...
PETALING JAYA: German cyclist Carsten Bergemann spoiled what could have turned out to be an historic one-two finish for Malaysia in the keirin final of the Track World Cup at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne last night.
Newstalk ZB November 21, 2009, 3:33 pm The New Zealand women's team pursuit will race-off for gold at the track cycling World Cup in Melbourne tonight. The New Zealand trio of Alison Shanks, Lauren Ellis and Rushlee Buchanan...
with amazement what nature is responsible for. Since The Grand Canyon is in a league of its own, you cannot travel anywhere else in the world to find such a natural wonder. Las Vegas provides several ways to take part in a tour...
New Zealand's women's team pursuiters have a chance for revenge after qualifying for the gold medal ride in the second round of the World Cup track cycling series in Melbourne. The New Zealand trio of Alison Shanks, Lauren...
Whether you’re a novice or expert trail-runner, you can pick up some useful tips from eight-time World Mountain Running Grand Prix champion, Jonathan Wyatt. Gear up Unlike their nimble and lightweight cousins (road-running...
A few days ago, a news report in The Courier , the regional daily, caught my eye: Four participants in this year’s Great Australian Bike Ride, two of them women, reached Ballarat after cycling more than 17,000km through every...
It’s fun, environment-friendly and good exercise. Ballarat in Australia is a city that cajoles and teases you to get on a bike, and then pleases you immensely that you did. It boasts of being home to many things: home of Mars...