Posted by Anna Magrath on March 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
SCCU Good Friday Meeting
Herne Hill Velodrome, Burbage Road, SE24 9HE : 29 March 2013
Marcel Kalz at Good Friday picture ©Paul Wright
Top International riders competing at the historic Good Friday meeting this year are Sprinter Robert Forstemann, Six Day riders Christian Grasmann, Marcel Kalz, Leif Lampater, Nico Hesslich (all Germany) & Manuel Cazzaro (Italy).
Andy Tennant (Madison Genesis) is the leading British rider supported... Read More
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Posted by Anna Magrath on November 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Jessica Varnish of Great Britain leads Olivia Montauban of France in the Women’s Sprint 1/8 Finals. – ©Alex Broadway/SWPIX.COM
Men’s Keirin
GOLD – Germany (BOETTICHER)
SILVER – Team Jayco-AIS (LEWIS)
BRONZE – Japan (SAKAMOTO)
When the gold medal race eventually got underway – after a false start by Japan’s rider Takashi Sakamoto, a faulty gun and a few issues with the derny - it was Australia’s... Read More
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Posted by Anna Magrath on March 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
NOW CLOSED!
And the winner is… Paul van Suetendael, Belguim
Congratulations Paul!
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Posted by Nancy Arreola on December 2, 2011 · 1 Comment
Cali Track World Cup 2011
Update From Cali World Cup
The highlights of yesterday are quite interesting; in the men’s team sprint qualifying the German trio of Rene Enders, Maximilian Levy and Stefan Nimke set a new World Record in an impressive ride (42.914), the women’s team sprint was won also by Germany with Kristina Vogel and Miriam Welte.
Results:
1 Germany
Rene Enders
Maximilian Levy
Stefan Nimke
2 Team Erdgas... Read More
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Posted by Anna Magrath on July 18, 2011 · 7 Comments
Tour de France Etapes 12, 16 & 17 - 2011 ©Copyright Bruce Doscher
Friend of Cycling Shorts. Bruce Doscher has kindly given us a selection of special signed prints of his amazing Tour de France posters to give away to a few lucky readers.
All you have to do to be in with a chance of getting your cycling mitt clad hands on one of these very desirable design treats is to do one or all of the following:
Option 1:Subscribe to the cycling shorts blog... Read More
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Posted by Anna Magrath on July 18, 2011 · 4 Comments
Tour de France Preview 2011 Poster ©Copyright Bruce Doscher
Today I spoke to the multi award winning designer, keen cyclist and triathlete Bruce Doscher to chat about his own incredible annual illustration – based Tour de France. Bruce goes through the daily deadline pain barrier to produce a poster for every day of the Tour de France as it happens.
Tell me a bit about your career?
Well, I’m originally from New York and I started off... Read More
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Posted by Cristi Ruhlman on July 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Mark Langlands - Image ©Copyright Pure Black Racing
Conversation with Mark Langlands of Pure Black Racing
National pride is a powerful motivator and now, as ‘Le Tour de France’ takes center stage, there are many-fans and athletes alike, who wonder what the future of cycling will look like. But there are also those who continue to believe in the beauty of cycling and the tremendous potential it can provide corporations and nations... Read More
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