Tag: cycling
Sir Chris Hoy: Six-time Olympic gold medallist reveals that he has terminal cancer and ‘two to four years’ to live | Cycling News
Sir Chris Hoy, one of Britain’s greatest cyclists and Olympians, has announced that his cancer is terminal. Sir Chris revealed earlier this year he was being treated for an unspecified type of cancer and was “optimistic, positive and surrounded by love”. However, he has announced in an interview with The Sunday Times that his cancer…
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Mark Cavendish set to end professional cycling career after Tour de France Criterium in Singapore in November | Cycling News
Mark Cavendish is set to end his professional cycling career at the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on November 9-10. The 39-year-old has not competed since securing a record 35th stage win at the Tour de France this summer, surpassing Eddy Merckx. Cavendish was initially set to retire in 2023 but postponed that after…
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Sir Mark Cavendish excited to race as Knight Commander after receiving knighthood from Prince of Wales | Cycling News
Sir Mark Cavendish is relishing the prospect of racing as a Knight Commander as he received a knighthood at Windsor Castle. The 39-year-old from the Isle of Man finished this season with a record-breaking 35th career Tour stage win in what he said would “likely” be his last race. However, he has postponed retirement before,…
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Olympics 2024: Team GB win cycling and diving medals on day one in Paris as Adam Peaty continues threepeat bid | Olympics News
Team GB won their first opening-day Olympic medals in 20 years as they took silver and bronze on the first day of Paris 2024. Divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen got Great Britain up and running with a bronze medal – via dramatic circumstances – in the women’s 3m synchronised springboard. The pair took…
Read More Mark Cavendish on Tour de France record: There’s always a finish line with everything in life | Cycling News
History-making British cyclist Mark Cavendish told Sky Sports News “there’s always a finish line with everything in life” following his final Tour de France campaign. Cavendish claimed a record-breaking 35th career Tour de France stage win with victory in Saint-Vulbas, moving clear of Eddy Merckx to stand alone in Tour history three years after matching…
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Para-cyclists Neil and Lora Fachie and pilot have silver medals stolen at Track World Championships in Rio | Cycling News
British Cycling has confirmed three of its riders were robbed on the opening day of the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. Neil and Lora Fachie, the double Paralympic champion husband and wife, also had their passports, cards and cash stolen in the Brazilian city. “We’re all OK, other than being shaken up,”…
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Laura Kenny: Britain’s most decorated female Olympian retires from cycling ahead of Paris 2024 Games | Cycling News
Laura Kenny, Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, has announced her retirement from cycling just four months before the Paris 2024 Games. Kenny won five Olympic golds and seven world titles in her incredible career and is married to former cyclist Jason Kenny, who is the most successful British Olympian. The 31-year-old gave birth to her…
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Race to find next PH cycling heroes kicks off March 3
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Seeking for the next generation of cycling heroes, the Go For Gold Criterium Race Series 1 kicks off March 3 on Iconic Sacobia Bridge in Clark, Pampanga. Riders from the nation’s top teams and budding cyclists are bracing themselves in the high-velocity, one-day race on the iconic orange-painted bridge as a rare…
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Melissa Hoskins killed in car crash with husband reportedly charged after death of Olympic cyclist | Cycling News
Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins was killed after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide; Australian media reports said her husband, former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis, has been charged in connection with her death; Hoskins competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games Last Updated: 01/01/24 1:11pm Melissa Hoskins was killed in a…
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With no token Asiad stints anymore, cycling first to hold PH qualifying
With Asian Games (Asiad) berths now needing qualifying points, Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino is taking the lead in his own federation, PhilCycling,” by announcing on Monday a schedule that would determine national cyclists for the 2026 Asiad in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. “The early schedule provides our national coaches more window to prepare for the…
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