BMC Racing Team’s [W:Alessandro Ballan] was released from intensive care Friday in Spain but remains hospitalized?as he recovers from injuries suffered in a high speed crash during training last week. Improving Every Day Ballan underwent surgery last Thursday night to repair his broken left femur and remove his spleen. The former?world road champion also…
Month: December 2012
Nat Langer – All In The Mind
By Nat Langer (Twitter @nat_langer) Earlier this month I was able to attend a short but very helpful seminar on sports psychology given by Matt Ahlberg from Mental Notes Consulting (held at Revive Studio Ashgrove).? He emphasised that an athlete’s pathway to success is in their attitude.? Some basic aspects of the attitude that successful…
Former Women’s Champions Hungry For More Green And Gold
The battle for the green and gold jersey will be hotly contested this January, with a host of reigning and former champions to line up in the women?s events at the 2013 Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships in Ballarat. Six current and former champions including Amanda Spratt, Shara Gillow, Ruth Corset, Lauren Kitchen,…
Alex Edmondson To Take On The Best At Herald Sun Tour
Rising star Alex Edmonson will be out to receive an education in road racing when he makes his debut in the Jayco Herald Sun Tour next week. And he?ll have the perfect warm up when he accepts a guest spot in the crack Orica-GreenEDGE team for the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic commencing on New…
Should Greg LeMond Be The Next UCI President?
By Caelli Greenbank (Twitter @fireflycaelli) So the sinking Armstrong ship has gone down and now it?s the turn of the ship?s pilot to come under scrutiny.? Suffice to say, it?s not going well.? Pat McQuaid, Captain UCI himself, is now having his ability to run the sport questioned.? In fact, public opinion has already written…
2012 CycloCross World Cup Zolder – Elite Men Photo Gallery
Sven Nys grabbed his first win at Zolder in more than ten years, beating home World Champion Niels Albert after a late attack. Nys & Albert are now tied in the World Cup points standings. Images courtesy Bart Hazen.
2012 CycloCross World Cup Zolder – Elite Women Photo Gallery
Women’s World Champion Marianne Vos took the race in Zolder by the scruff of the neck, beating home World Cup leader Katie Compton in a solo attack. Compton extended her lead in the overall standings as Sanne van Paassen didn’t take to the start line. Images courtesy Bart Hazen.
2012 CycloCross World Cup Zolder – U/23 Men Photo Gallery
Thanks to a stinging attack with just over a lap to race in Zolder, Wietse Bosmans took the win and extended his World Cup lead over Corne van Kessel who finished second. Belgium’s Wout Van Aert won the sprint for third. Images courtesy Bart Hazen.
2012 CycloCross World Cup Zolder – Junior Men Photo Gallery
Junior Men’s world champion Mathieu van der Poel crushed his opposition in Zolder, taking out a convincing win ahead of Logan Owen, beating the American by two minutes. Van der Poel extended his lead in the World Cup, with Owen moving up to second place in the standings. Images courtesy Bart Hazen.
ORICA-GreenEDGE Name Star-Studded Line Up For Road Nationals
ORICA-GreenEDGE has confirmed a star-studded line up will hit Ballarat for the 2013 Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships to be held January 9-13. Following a stellar debut season in the professional peloton,?ORICA-GreenEDGE will be looking to claim back-to-back titles in the men’s road race and time trial, with the team also eager to…