Latest news articles for SBS Cycling Central http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news-index The Tour of Oman will be unveiled in Paris in January ahead of the cycling race's first edition on February 14-19, organisers said Friday. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6507/Paris-to-unveil-Tour-of-Oman http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6507/Paris-to-unveil-Tour-of-Oman Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:08:36 +1100 An untried Australian combination rode one of the fastest teams pursuit times in history to beat arch-rivals Britain in the Melbourne World Cup round on Friday. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6502/Aussies-sizzle-in-teams-pursuit http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6502/Aussies-sizzle-in-teams-pursuit Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:54:51 +1100 Former winner Martin Elmiger will lead French team Ag2r La Mondiale at Australia's Tour Down Under in January, organisers said on Friday. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6492/Elmiger-gets-nod-for-TDU http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6492/Elmiger-gets-nod-for-TDU Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:48:17 +1100 Alberto Contador, Tour de France champion, has reached a preliminary agreement with the Astana team to fulfil his contract until the end of 2010. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6487/Contador-reaches-Astana-agreement http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6487/Contador-reaches-Astana-agreement Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +1100 It's a long enough drive, but for 60 cyclists, the 1200km journey between Sydney and Melbourne represents the ultimate sporting challenge. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6472/Sydney-to-Melbourne-in-90-hours http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6472/Sydney-to-Melbourne-in-90-hours Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:54:54 +1100 Anna Meares, Olympic silver medallist, headlined a winning night for Australia with victory over her Chinese rival Guo Shuang in the women's sprint on the opening night of the Melbourne Track World Cup round. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6482/Meares-leads-Aussie-assault-at-World-Cup http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6482/Meares-leads-Aussie-assault-at-World-Cup Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:01 +1100 Australia's world and Olympic champion Anna Meares will headline the galaxy of stars on show during the second round of the UCI Track World Cup at Melbourne's Hisense Arena over the next three days. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6467/Meares-is-ready-to-roll http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6467/Meares-is-ready-to-roll Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:36:33 +1100 Australian 'golden boy' Graeme Brown will lead the Dutch Rabobank team at the Santos Tour Down Under in January. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6457/Brown-to-lead-Rabobank-in-TDU http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6457/Brown-to-lead-Rabobank-in-TDU Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +1100 In the wake of the controversial Crawford Report, world champion Cadel Evans said it is important that government funding for cycling continues. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6462/Evans-urges-ongoing-government-funding http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6462/Evans-urges-ongoing-government-funding Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +1100 Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin will be stripped of his silver medal won in the road race at last year's Beijing Games because of doping. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6452/Rebellin-stripped-of-Olympic-medal http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6452/Rebellin-stripped-of-Olympic-medal Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:00 +1100 Ed Clancy, Olympic champion and world record holder in the team pursuit, has arrived in Melbourne for the second round of the 2009-2010 UCI Track World Cup, well aware of Great Britain's position as the team being hunted. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6447/Olympic-champion-on-track-for-pursuit-battle http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6447/Olympic-champion-on-track-for-pursuit-battle Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:10:00 +1100 New British cycling team Sky have signed up two new riders in the shape of Australia's Commonwealth Games road race champion Mathew Hayman and Frenchman Nicolas Portal. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6442/Aussie-Hayman-signs-up-for-Sky http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6442/Aussie-Hayman-signs-up-for-Sky Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:05:17 +1100 Australian Michael Matthews made it a double when he won the men's road race at the Oceania cycling championships in Southland. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6432/Matthews-king-of-the-road http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6432/Matthews-king-of-the-road Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:25:02 +1100 Triple Olympic rowing champion Drew Ginn has put no ceiling on his new career as a road cyclist, after he won the men's 40km time trial at the Oceania championships last week. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6437/Ginn-swaps-oars-for-pedals http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6437/Ginn-swaps-oars-for-pedals Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100 The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday handed a four-year ban down to Italian cyclist Matteo Priamo for supplying banned blood booster EPO Cera to former CSF teammate Emmanuelle Sella, an official source said. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6422/Priamo-handed-four-year-ban http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6422/Priamo-handed-four-year-ban Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:24 +1100 Australia's sprint star Robbie McEwen has put behind him a horror 2009 season and targeted a successful return to the racing in January's Tour Down Under. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6427/McEwen-plans-big-2010 http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6427/McEwen-plans-big-2010 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Cycling Australia has announced the finalists for the Jayco 2009 Australian Cyclist of the Year Awards. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6417/Cyclist-of-the-Year-finalists-announced http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6417/Cyclist-of-the-Year-finalists-announced Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:05:00 +1100 Australian cycling star Stuart O'Grady was cleared to leave hospital later on Wednesday after his collapse in the wake of a 'hot lap' of the Valencia MotoGP circuit on Sunday according to Cycling Australia. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6412/O-Grady-cleared-to-leave-hospital http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6412/O-Grady-cleared-to-leave-hospital Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador may stay with the Astana team until 2010, but no longer than that, Spanish media said on Tuesday. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6407/Contador-close-to-deal http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6407/Contador-close-to-deal Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:46 +1100 Germany's Danilo Hondo will ride alongside Italian Alessandro Petacchi at Lampre next season, the Italian stable said. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6402/Hondo-joins-Petacchi-at-Lampre http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/6402/Hondo-joins-Petacchi-at-Lampre Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:44:03 +1100