Tag: cycling
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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Mark Cavendish to delay retirement plans and chase Tour de France stage win record | Cycling News
Mark Cavendish broke his collarbone on stage eight of this year’s Tour de France, when seeking a record-breaking 35th stage win; the 38-year-old had intended to retire this winter but his Astana-Qazaqstan team have posted clips of him on social media with the caption, “It’s not over yet” Last Updated: 04/10/23 9:52am Britain’s Mark Cavendish…
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Richard Freeman: Former British Cycling doctor banned for four years by UK Anti-Doping
Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman was permanently struck off the medical register in 2021 Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman has been given a four-year ban from the sport. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) confirmed the sanction had been imposed on Freeman by an independent tribunal of the National Anti-Doping…
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Katie Archibald emotional after helping Great Britain to women’s team pursuit gold at World Cycling Championships
Josie Knight (left) embraces Katie Archibald (right) after Great Britain’s first women’s team pursuit world title in nine years Katie Archibald and Great Britain celebrated an emotional victory in the women’s team pursuit at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow. Archibald, Elinor Barker, Josie Knight and Anna Morris won gold with a time of…
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UCI to ban transgender women from participating in female cycling events under new policy
The UCI will ban female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty from participating in women’s events Cycling’s world governing body the UCI will ban female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty from participating in women’s events on its calendar under new rules which come into force from Monday. Under the existing regulations, transgender…
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Go For Gold pulls off historic win in national cycling championships – rezal404
Go For Gold’s Jonel Carcueva, Jericho Lucero (left) and Jaypee Olarte make history with a 1-2-3 finish in the men’s elite road race in the recent PhilCycling National Championships. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines-Go For Gold’s Jonel Carcueva suffered from cramps immediately after crossing the line for a historic second straight title in the PhilCycling National…
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