Lauren Kitchen has taken out the first round of the NSW Grand Prix with an impressive solo victory in Cronulla. The 23-year-old stormed away from her lead group to claim victory ahead of her team mates Charlotte Becker and Emily Collins, making it a clean podium sweep for the Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling team. ?The…
Month: November 2013
2013 Tour of Bright: Stage 2 Photo Gallery
Stage 2 of the 2013 Tour of Bright was a hot one! Today was Taroonga Gap, and I’m sure most people will be happy there’s no TT this afternoon and the pins can be rested ready for Mt Hotham instead. A Grade Men – Matt Clark A Grade Women – Miranda Griffiths. Complete 2013 Tour…
Another Podium for Tom Palmer at NSW Grand Prix Series
Tom Palmer took his 2013 podium tally to six on Saturday with third place in the Cronulla round of the NSW Grand Prix Series. Drapac Professional Cycling was represented by Palmer and Bernard Sulzberger, the pair fiercely contesting or creating moves throughout the 30-lap, 40-kilometre race in blustery conditions on the coast. Recent Orica-EDGE signing…
2013 Tour of Bright: ITT Photo Gallery
The 2013 Tour of Bright kicked off on Friday, with a new format and a new individual time trial course to boot. The location for this showdown was the picturesque Back Porepunkah Road. As well as 700-odd cyclists, 7 billion-odd flies seem to have descended on Bright as well. If anyone heard any swearing today,…
Luke Durbridge Ready For Nationals Title Defence
Dual reigning national champion Luke Durbridge (ORICA-GreenEDGE) is primed ahead of his impending double title defence at the 2014 MARS Cycling Australia Road National Championships to be held in Ballarat, January 8-12, 2014. At the official launch of the Championships in Melbourne on Thursday, Durbridge was joined by reigning criterium champion Kimberley Wells (Specialized Securitor),…
Cellarbrations Racing Team look To Sign Samuel Sanchez For 2014
Cellarbrations Racing Team has formally approached 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist Samuel Sanchez from the now defunct Euskaltel-Euskadi squad with an offer to ride for the squad in the 2014 Subaru NRS. CRT Team Director Scott Suine admits it?s an audacious move which will no doubt come as a surprise to many outsiders, but the team,…
Anna Meares & Shane Perkins Set To Light Up Melbourne Track Carnival
Melbourne?s track cycling fans will receive an early Christmas present when Anna Meares and Shane Perkins headline a glittering list of stars set to shine in an action-packed Melbourne Cup on Wheels Carnival on Saturday December 21. Joining Meares and Perkins at the Darebin International Sports Centre (DISC) Velodrome, will be a host of Australia?s…
The Productivity Report #23
Hello and welcome to The Productivity Report! Here?s a bit of light hearted cycling entertainment to break up what would otherwise be another boring afternoon at work. Or as we like to call it, the 8 hour coffee break between riding to and from the office So sit back with a brew and get fired…
Ag2r La Mondiale Looking For Tour Down Under Stage Wins
French favourites [W:Ag2r La Mondiale] will return to the Santos [W:Tour Down Under] with a strong team aiming for stage wins. Ag2r, the only team to have competed every year since the Santos Tour Down Under began, today announced the seven-man roster heading to South Australia in January. Explosive climber [W:Maxime Bouet] will lead…
The Productivity Report #22
Hello and welcome to The Productivity Report! Here?s a bit of light hearted cycling entertainment to break up what would otherwise be another boring afternoon at?work. Or as we like to call it, the 8 hour coffee break between riding to and from the office? So sit back with a?brew and enjoy this fantastic new…