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Italy name Melbourne World Cup squad

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:09:49 GMT

The Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) has announced the Italian riders for the Melbourne round of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cup track, November 19-21. National selectors Andrea Collinelli and Edoardo Salvoldi have chosen a seven rider squad that will include four riders who competed at the opening World Cup in Manchester . Sprinter Francesco Ceci and endurance riders Fabrizio Braggion, Alex Buttazzoni and Angelo Ciccone will return for the second round. Ceci finished sixth in the ...

Williams admits to doping positive

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:19:41 GMT

American Kenny Williams, a former US criterium and pursuit champion and multiple masters track and road champion has admitted to taking a banned substance after testing positive at the US Masters Track National Championships in Colorado Springs in August. The 42-year-old resident of Washington state admitted to taking the steroid Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) prior to the Championships, where he claimed the 3000 metre individual pursuit and kilometre time trial ...

Australia prepares for home World Cup

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:24:08 GMT

Australian national track sprint coach Gary West has given an honest appraisal of his team’s strengths as the Australians prepare for the Melbourne round of the UCI Track World Cup on November 19-21. “We need to hone our skills. We need to get practice in the tactical and technical components of the sport,” said West. “At the end of the day competition is the most critical part of what we do.” West has admitted that the team’s home soil test is important in the ...

British riders named for Melbourne World Cup

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:38:34 GMT

British Cycling today announced its squad for the second round of the International Cycling Union's (UCI) Track Cycling World Cup, on November 19 to 21. The 12 person team includes 10 athletes from the British teams that competed in the opening round in Manchester earlier this month, including nine of who claimed medals. Team GB accounts for 11 of the riders due to make the journey to Australia. Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Andrew Tennant, Wendy Houvenaghel and Joanna Rowsell all claimed gold medals ...

Six-day rider takes his life

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:25:14 GMT

Belgian media have reported the tragic death of Dimitri De Fauw on Friday morning, who took his life in as yet unknown circumstances. The Belgian track and road rider, who made a name for himself racing six-day track races during the European off-season, was only 28 years old. De Fauw returned to Belgium from the Six-days of Grenoble in France on Thursday. He had placed seventh in the competition together with the Dane Marc Hester. Iljo Keisse, another six-day rider and friend of De Fauw, drove ...

Sixday rider takes his life

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:25:20 GMT

Belgian media have reported the tragic death of Dimitri De Fauw on Friday morning, who took his life in as yet unknown circumstances. The Belgian track and road rider, who made a name for himself racing the Sixdays during the European off-season, was only 28 years old. De Fauw returned to Belgium from the Grenoble, France, Sixday on Thursday. He had placed seventh in the competition together with the Dane Marc Hester. Iljo Keisse, another Sixday rider and friend of de Fauw, drove back home with ...

Keisse ready for revenge after aquittal

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:37 GMT

Iljo Keisse will have feelings of revenge “for the rest of my career” for the doping charges he has lived with for the past year. On Monday, the track rider was cleared of doping charges stemming from the Six Days of Gent 2008. Interviewed by the Belgian website Sporza , he said that the upcoming Six Days of Gent “will be the highlight of my year”. “I want to prove that I was unjustly accused,” said the 26-year-old Belgian. When Keisse heard the news on Monday, ...

Perth Grand Prix confirm International field

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:04:30 GMT

This weekend's Perth International Track Cycling Grand Prix has been given a boost after organisers confirmed the addition of a number of high-profile international riders to the event's start list. The USA's current men's sprint, keirin and kilo champion Giddeon Massie will line up against Australia's Shane Perkins and Scott Sunderland, who both competed at the opening round of the track World Cup in Manchester last weekend. US women's sprint and keirin Champion Cristin Walker will also be in action. ...

Dutch select 11 riders for Melbourne World Cup

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:28:54 GMT

The Dutch Cycling Federation (KNWU) has announced their 11-rider team for the second round of the track World Cup, to be held in Melbourne on November 19-21. The Netherlands have wasted no time in his preparations for the next World Cup, after the first round of the series wrapped up on Sunday in Manchester. After a solid performance by Willy Kanis and Yvonne Hijgenaar last weekend, the two sprinters will form part of a squad that also includes: Agnes Ronner, Ellen van Dijk, Levi Heimans, Arno van ...

Dutch select six riders for Melbourne World Cup

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:18:25 GMT

The Dutch Cycling Federation (KNWU) has announced their six-rider team for the second round of the track World Cup, to be held in Melbourne on November 19-21. Dutch head coach Robert Slippens has wasted no time in his preparations for the next World Cup, after the first round of the series wrapped up on Sunday in Manchester. Despite a solid performance by the country's female sprinters last weekend, they will forego the journey to Australia and Slippens has selected an exclusively endurance-based ...

Hoy committed to London 2012

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:14:03 GMT

Sir Chris Hoy brushed aside any doubts about his recovery from a hip injury with victory in the sprint, keirin and team sprint events at the opening round of the World Cup in Manchester. Buoyed by his successful return to international competition, Hoy said the enforced break had sharpened his resolve for his short and longer term goals: next year's World Championships and the London 2012 Olympics. Much had been made of Hoy's injury, the result of a crash during the keirin at the final round of ...

A new Revolution takes shape

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:58:51 GMT

Just days after hosting the first round of the UCI Track World Cup, Manchester is preparing for the opening night of the Revolution Series. The popular track series will begin on November 14, with a host of Team Sky stars headlining the proceedings. Geraint Thomas, Steve Cummings, Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh will all be in action in Manchester, the programme for which features plenty of endurance events. The new Championship format means the Sky riders will be go head-to-head, racing for their ...

Cycling Ireland calls for rethink on rider funding

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:03:39 GMT

Stating that the push to take medals in the London 2012 Games is an uphill struggle due to "a lack of training facilities, limited financial resources and the carding scheme which funds its high performance athletes", Cycling Ireland wants state funding to be both preserved and also redirected towards the riders who most need it. The Irish governing body launched its ‘High Performance Strategy 2009 – 2012’ on Wednesday, and pointed out that it worked on a shoestring compared ...

Netherlands and Belgium announce World Cup squads

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:50 GMT

The Netherlands and Belgium announced their rosters for this weekend's opening round of the Track World Cup in Manchester. The Dutch named a 15-rider squad, while Belgium will focus their efforts on endurance events after they selected Quick Step rider Dominique Cornu as a part of a strong representation in the team and individual pursuit events. The Netherlands picked four debutants for its team for the World Cup series. Winner of the Edinburgh GP in June this year, Yorick Bos, will make his senior ...

US announce five riders for Manchester World Cup

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:43:58 GMT

The United States has selected a five-rider squad for the opening round of the World Cup season, this weekend in Manchester this weekend. In the absence of individual pursuit World Champion Taylor Phinney, the US team will focus its efforts on the Scratch and Points Race events. Daniel Holloway (Garmin-Holowesko-Felt) will contest the men's Points Race in Manchester, while Colby Pearce will carry the team's hopes in the men's Scratch race. The duo will then combine to contest the Madison, an event ...

Australian squads for Manchester World Cup revealed

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:07:42 GMT

Australia’s Kaarle McCulloch will join the Australian National Team for this week’s International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup opener in Manchester, England. The Team Jayco rider will join the national team in order to pair with fellow women’s team sprint world champion Anna Meares in their race. McCulloch isn’t the only Team Jayco rider to start the season in the Australian National Team colours, with Shane Perkins also switching squads for Manchester. Cycling Australia ...

Godfrey to decide future after Olympic decision

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:49:02 GMT

New Zealand’s Hayden Godfrey says he’ll wait for the International Cycling Union (UCI) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) to decide on track racing’s Olympic Games future before focusing on any one aspect of the sport. Godfrey’s comments came after the Subway-Avanti rider took honours in the New Zealand Club Championships road race. “It is a case of wait and see right now,” admitted Godfrey. “The UCI have hinted that the omnium might be added to the ...

Australian team ready for Olympic program changes

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:56:24 GMT

Cycling Australia's high performance manager Kevin Tabotta believes that the proposed changes to the Olympic track program shouldn't affect the nation's preparation for the 2012 London Games. He stressed that the team's management wouldn't react until the proposed changes - which includes culling the individual pursuit and Madison in favour of the men's omnium and women's team sprint - are ratified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) in December. "We ...

Paris gets new cycling centre

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:07:05 GMT

Rama Yade, France's secretary of state for sports, presented this week the project of a national cycling centre to be built in St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Paris. The project includes an indoor velodrome and BMX track, the first in Europe. Athletes' living facilities and the French cycling federation's (FFC) new headquarters will be built to complete the centre. Its scheduled opening date is in 2013. The new cycling centre will be financed through public as well as private funds, with its total ...

Team Jayco ready for World Cup season

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:34:37 GMT

Australian professional track outfit Team Jayco was launched in Adelaide, Australia on Wednesday ahead of the opening round of the UCI Track World Cup in Manchester, Great Britain, on October 31 to November 1. Headed by Australian national sprint coach Gary West, the team is the continuation of Team Toshiba, with sponsorship duties undertaken by Jayco, the Australian manufacturer of touring vehicles and caravans, which has an existing and extensive commitment to Australian cycling. The team includes ...

British Cycling names squad for Manchester World Cup

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:40:46 GMT

British Cycling has announced a 19-rider squad for the first round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup at Manchester Velodrome from October 30 to November 1. Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton have been named in a five rider line-up for Team Sky +HD, while Katusha professional Ben Swift has been selected in a 14 strong contingent for Team Great Britain. For Hoy, the Manchester World cup round will be his first international event since a crash in the keirin at final round of last year's World Cup in ...

Pendleton, Hoy lead all-star British nationals line-up

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:35:12 GMT

Great Britain will have an all-star cast at its national track championships this year, with Briton’s top riders using the Manchester meet to prepare for the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Cup. The World Cup series starts one week later at the same venue. Beijing Olympic Games gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy is relishing the opportunity to test his form at the October 20-24 event. “I'm sure it's going to be a very tough National Track Championships this year, with the likes ...

Keisse doping decision to come November 2

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:20:05 GMT

Iljo Keisse, the Belgian cyclist who tested positive at his home Six Day in Gent last year, will finally learn the outcome of his protracted doping case on November 2. The 26-year-old testified in a hearing with the Belgian Cycling Federation on Monday, He reiterated emotionally that he has never taken banned drugs. A doping control taken during the Gent Six Day in November, 2008, showed traces of cathine, a stimulant, and hydrochloorthiazide (HCT), a diuretic. However, an investigation into the ...

Risi, Marvulli back together in Amsterdam Six Day

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:09:15 GMT

The European Six Day season opens on Monday in Amsterdam where Swiss pair Franco Marvulli and Bruno Risi will be back together for the first time since the Copenhagen Six Day last February. Risi and Marvulli won seven Six Day events and the Madison world championship title in 2007 and four Six Days in 2008 but had a falling out at the end of the year that led them to separate. Risi is set to retire from racing, and the Swiss pair are scheduled to pair up again at the Zesdaagse ...

Hoy ready for track return at British nationals

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:33:27 GMT

Some 14 months after his super-successful Olympic Games campaign Chris Hoy is preparing to get back to racing at this month’s British Track Championships. Since suffering a hip injury in February, the triple Olympic gold medal winner has spent time working on his autobiography which will be released. "Technically and tactically I'll be a little bit rusty, which is only to be expected when you haven't raced for a long time," Hoy told The Guardian . "You need to sharpen up your ...