CYCLING: Viviani’s sprint wins Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race
The rolling course for the fifth Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race around Geelong (AUS) ended with the expected mass sprint and it was Italy’s...
CYCLING: Wai Sze Lee thrills home crowd with two wins
Sprinter Wai Sze Lee had the attention of the home crowd in Hong Kong for the final installment of the 2018-19 UCI Track Cycling...
CYCLING Preview: Jay McCarthy back to defend his title in the Cadel Evans Great...
After a week of recovery, the UCI World Tour will end its Australian leg with the fifth edition of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean...
CYCLING Preview: Hong Kong’s Lee looking for two titles at home in final Track...
The final Track Cycling World Cup of the 2018-19 season comes this weekend at the Hong Kong Velodrome, with seasonal titles to be confirmed...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 21 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport: LANE ONE: Monday: Part two of our early-on look at what a Congressional commission reviewing the status of the United States Olympic Committee and the U.S. National Governing Bodies might turn […]
CYCLING: Five wins for New Zealand in World Cup Cambridge
The UCI Cycling World Cup traveled all the way to New Zealand for its fifth leg out of six this season and the home...
CYCLING: Impey repeats with a strong charge up Willunga Hill
Going into the sixth and final stage of the UCI World Tour season opener, the Santos Tour Down Under, home favorite Patrick Bevan had...
CYCLING Preview: Fifth track cycling World Cup on in New Zealand
One thing you can say for the track cyclists in the 2018-19 UCI World Cup: they are getting a lot of frequent-flyer miles!
The fifth...
CYCLING: Santos Tour Down Under starts the 2019 UCI World Tour
It’s time for cycling again, with the six-stage Santos Tour Down Under starting up in Australia and roaming in and around the Adelaide area.
It’s...
SPEED READ: Headlines from The Sports Examiner for Monday, 14 January 2019
Welcome to The Sports Examiner SPEED READ, a 100 mph (44.7 m/s) review of what happened over the last 72 hours in Olympic sport (this time, with links!): LANE ONE/Sunday: The news that the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, is under serious investigation by a French judge concerning potential bribes paid to […]
THE BIG PICTURE: USADA files public warning against 90-year-old cyclist
The United States Anti-Doping Agency’s job is to mercilessly root out doping in the U.S. and while its latest announcement borders on the absurd,...
LANE ONE: The top Olympic-sport stories of 2018, part I: Thrills, yes, but...
As the calendar runs out on 2018, it’s worth looking back at the stories that were the most compelling, the most exciting and the most gut-wrenching over the course of the year. We’ve identified our top 10 stories of the year in Olympic sport, with today’s edition profiling nos. 10-6: 10. Cycling: Britain sweeps the […]
CYCLING: Lavreysen ends Glaetzer’s streak in London World Cup Sprint
It took four tries, but someone finally beat Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer in a World Cup sprint.
Competing in London’s Lee Valley VeloPark, Glaetzer made it...
CYCLING Preview: Look for the Union Jack on the podium in London World Cup
The fourth of six UCI Track Cycling World Cup events takes place in London (GBR) this week, with a strong British squad expected to...
CYCLING: Glaetzer stays perfect in Berlin Track World Cup
The third leg of the UCI Track Cycling World continued to confirm that Australia’s Matthew Glaezter is the world’s finest sprinter.
The 2018 World Champion...
CYCLING Preview: Track World Cup resumes in Berlin
The track cyclists have been off since October, but are gathered in Berlin (GER) for the third stage in the 2018-19 UCI Track Cycling...
CYCLING: U.S. sweeps BMX Freestyle events at World Urban Champs
The U.S. was already one of the favorites for medals in the new BMX Freestyle Park events added to the Tokyo program for the 2020 Olympic Games. The American squad underlined that by winning both the men’s and women’s BMX Freestyle Park events and sweeping the women’s medals at the second UCI World Urban Championships […]
CYCLING Preview: Urban World Champs starting in Chengdu
The second edition of the UCI’s Urban World Championships in cycling are getting underway in Chengdu (CHN), with competition in BMX Freestyle Park, Mountain...
CYCLING: Wallwork and Lessmann surprise in Chengdu
The seasonal titles in the 2018 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup were on the line in Chengdu (CHN), and surprises were the order of...
CYCLING Preview: Season titles for U.S. Freestylers Bruce and Roberts?
The final leg of the 2018 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup is in Chengdu (CHN), with seasonal titles on the line, with two U.S....
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