Individual Time Trial Stages of the Giro D’Italia

  To coincide with the early mountain stages, Multipower Sportsfood, the sports nutrition partner of the Giro d’Italia, have provided Cycling Shorts with a series of  four technical, nutritional and physiological infographics depicting the challenges undertaken when competing in the mountains. This is the third in the series of four.   The last five editions of the Giro have ended with a final day time trial, although only in 2012 did the race... Read More

Eurosport documentary seeks subjects for ‘Race of Truth’ documentary

  Spokesmen Ltd, the UK based Media, PR and Television Production company responsible for TV coverage of the UCI Women’s Road World Cup, has been commissioned by Eurosport and Cycling Time Trials to produce a 30 minute documentary on the art, science and psychology of time trialling, to be aired on British Eurosport this summer. Spokesmen, headed up by David Harmon, has joined forces with renowned Channel 4 documentary film maker Dan Edelstyn... Read More

Pedal Power at Breast Cancer Care’s Ribbonride!

  The Breast Cancer Care Cycling Team to ride Breast Cancer Care’s Ribbonride   On Sunday May 12th, a team of elite cyclists who make up the Breast Cancer Care Cycling Team will take on Breast Cancer Care’s Ribbonride! Leading hundreds of other cyclists, the team will cycle from the grounds of Blenheim Palace out through the stunning Oxfordshire countryside to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. The Breast Cancer Care Cycling Team... Read More

Season 2013 – From Dominican Republic to Japan – It’s a start!

Did I find a cheaper way to Japan? ©Cory Wallace – www.fortheplanet.net After a good 2012 season, racing mostly criterium in the USA, I dediced to make it bigger and I will continue part time with the same structure captained by Emile Abraham and another one in Japan directed by Sebastien Pilotte; Positivi Peugeot cycling team! Après une bonne saison 2012, à courir principalement des critériums aux USA, j’ai décidé de faire les choses... Read More

The Buxton Mountain Time Trial – an early season challenge with a difference

If ever there was an early season challenge, Buxton Cycling Club Mountain Time Trial is arguably one of the hardest time trials you can do in the UK. The time trial is based around Longnor in Staffordshire (about 10 miles south of Buxton) and incorporates some of the toughest roads available for use in any time trial. It starts just outside the village school, turning left and pretty much starting with steepest climbing section of the course.  The... Read More

A Woman’s Guide to Racing (Part 5) – Are you ready to race?

  A Woman’s Guide to Racing – Part 5 Are you ready to race? Click below to read: Part One – Where Do I Start? Part Two – What Do I Enter? Part Three – What training should I do? Part Four – Practice! Practice! Practice! Part Six – Race Day So, you’ve done the training, entered the races, got your licence (if required) and your first race is fast approaching.  But how do you prepare for your... Read More

Review: The Obree Way – A Training Manual for Cyclists by Graeme Obree

    The Obree Way a Training Manual for cyclists by Graeme Obree.   Edited & Produced by: Maximise Marketing & Event Ltd & obree.com £30 for A4 hardback £4.64 for Amazon Kindle Edition (at time of writing) “Training is bad for you! Training followed by rest and proper nutrition is good for you and will make you better prepared for the event you are training for.” Graeme Obree.  This manual sees the legendary... Read More

UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Day 3 Report

Men’s Sprint   GOLD – Germany (BOETTICHER) SILVER – Germany (FOERSTEMANN) BRONZE – Rusvelo (DMITRIEV)   An all-Germany final saw Friday night’s Team Sprint gold medallists Robert Foerstemann and Stefan Boetticher go head to head for gold in the Men’s Sprint final. It was Boetticher who got the better of his countryman, winning the first match and taking the second with a stunning sprint in the final 200m that saw him take gold... Read More

UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Day 2 Report

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

UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Day 1 Report

©Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com Men’s Team Pursuit   GOLD – Denmark (FOLSACH, HANSEN, NIELSEN, QUAADE) - 4:01.289 SILVER – Germany (BEYER, BOMMEL, REINHARDT, THIELE) – OVL BRONZE – Belgium (DE KETELE, DE BUYST, DE PAUW, VAN HOECKE) - 4:06.951   Denmark took GOLD in the Men’s Team Pursuit Final, beating Germany convincingly to win the first gold medal of  the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Glasgow. Germany lost two riders which... Read More

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