http://www.sbs.com.au/rss/Blog/126452 Just two weekends ago, a public spat in Formula One reminded sports fans that professional athletes are, by nature, a rather narcissistic bunch. While Webber and Vettel continue to bicker, it is easy to see the potential for a similar scenario unfolding in professional cycling. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127640/Sky-versus-Sky http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127640/Sky-versus-Sky Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +1100 Let's talk accountability, a term that seems to be missing from the vernacular of many sports administrators and athletes, but it is important. In fact, the future of clean sport, championed by its integrity, is balancing on accountability being taken by organisations, by individuals. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127428/The-accountability-question http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127428/The-accountability-question Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +1100 As the long road to Rio begins, the cycling world will be watching what unfolds this week at the Dunc Gray Velodrome for the 2013 Subaru Cycling Australia National Track Championships. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127377/The-road-to-Rio-begins-now http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127377/The-road-to-Rio-begins-now Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:00:00 +1100 It’s January and that means Australia’s Summer of Cycling is in full swing. Next week will see the elite of Australian cycling descend upon Ballarat for the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127264/Nationals-preview http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127264/Nationals-preview Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +1100 In a year where emotions ran high for riders and fans alike, when records were broken, history was made, and cyclists around the world achieved many awe inspiring feats, it’s hard to pinpoint a single highlight. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127217/Kennedy-highlights-my-year http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127217/Kennedy-highlights-my-year Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100 On the eve of the elite women’s road race it would be easy to bet the house on Olympic champion Marianne Vos to take the title on home soil, but after a thrilling time trial on Thursday, lets not be so hasty. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126806/Don-t-count-chickens http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126806/Don-t-count-chickens Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +1000 Ever since the Australia's long list for the UCI Road World Championships was released a few weeks ago, speculation has been rife as to who would, and should, make the final squad. With the team announced on Thursday, Kate Bates, takes a look at the balance of the women's team, which she calls an "interesting" crop of riders. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126769/Analysis-The-Australian-women-s-team http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126769/Analysis-The-Australian-women-s-team Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:30:00 +1000 Tiffany Cromwell has a big future in women's road cycling, and off the back of a podium finish at the recent UCI World Cup race in Plouay and fuelled by her non-selection for the London 2012 Olympic Games, she is motivated to finish her season on a high. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126683/Cromwell-on-the-rise http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126683/Cromwell-on-the-rise Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 While the Olympics have finished, the professional road season is far from over with the UCI Road World Championships only six weeks away. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126601/The-shape-of-things-to-come http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126601/The-shape-of-things-to-come Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:00:00 +1000 It wasn’t until Anna Meares finished off the London 2012 Olympic Games with gold and Annette Edmondson a bronze that an out of kilter Australia team managed to right itself. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126564/Emotions-pour-out http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126564/Emotions-pour-out Wed, 08 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +1000 On the eve of the last stage of the 2012 Tour de France, it looks to be the least successful edition for the Australians in a few years. Orica-GreenEDGE has come in firing but have had near miss after near miss. Cadel isn’t on the same form as last year, and with one stage left we are left waiting desperately to see if Gossy can pull off something special in Paris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126492/Australia-s-got-talent http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126492/Australia-s-got-talent Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:00:00 +1000 I’ve watched Bradley Wiggins race from a close perspective for more than a decade. Even before I’d seen him in real-life action, Shane Sutton had called his brother Gary, and my coach, to brag about a rare talent he was developing. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126450/Why-Wiggins-is-a-sporting-hero http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126450/Why-Wiggins-is-a-sporting-hero Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +1000