White defiant after shock sacking
Australian Matt White defiantly stated he would “100 per cent” stay involved in cycling after his shock sacking from the Garmin-Cervelo team. But the popular and respected team manager must first meet...
View ArticleAussies dare to dream of Evans Tour win
Suddenly, the signs are good for Cadel Evans becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France. But Cycling Australia CEO Graham Fredericks had a feeling it could be Evans’ year – a week before...
View ArticleEvans must get Olympic time trial spot
Cycling Australia has laid out a June 17 deadline to select one rider to represent Australia in the Olympic Games time trial. Will this be our Tour de France champion Cadel Evans? Surprisingly, there’s...
View ArticleTrack cycling Games team to be named early
Cycling Australia (CA) will finalise their Olympic track team almost a month ahead of schedule to help the riders with their preparations for the London Games. While the nominations for the rest of the...
View ArticleMemories of the great Robbie McEwen
Age has finally caught up with Robbie McEwen. The colourful sprinter is over halfway through his final race and finding the going tough. Instead of battling for stage honours with the likes of Peter...
View ArticleTime for Cycling Australia to review its elite program
The 2012 Olympics in London is about to wrap up with only mountain biking left in the cycling program at the time of writing. There has been a lot of debate in the media about Australia’s success at...
View ArticleCycling boss surprised about doping issue
Cycling Australia president Klaus Mueller has expressed surprise that a positive drugs test during the 2003 Tour Down Under was not publicised more widely. Tour director Mike Turtur has angrily...
View ArticleCycling Australia criticises UCI
Cycling Australia (CA) has taken the highly-unusual step of publicly criticising world governing body the UCI over how it historically handled the sport’s doping scourge. As CA announced it had...
View ArticleThe hunt for Australian dopers begins
As the US tries to digest the enormous doping transgressions of its professional cycling team and its great sporting hero Lance Armstrong, we are being forced to consider the doping culture of our own...
View ArticleCycling Aus VP quits with doping admission
Stephen Hodge has resigned as vice-president of Cycling Australia after admitting to doping during his professional career. Hodge turned professional in 1987 and raced in the European peloton until...
View ArticleHodge says doping confession was hard
Stephen Hodge has refused to draw any former or current Australian riders into his decision to resign from the Cycling Australia board because of doping. Hodge became the latest casualty of the US...
View ArticleLundy hopes for speedy cycling review
Cycling Australia (CA) could know by Christmas where it stands officially in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Federal sports minister Kate Lundy wants a speedy review of the national...
View ArticleMeares, Gerrans tipped for cycling’s Oppy
The embattled Cycling Australia (CA) hierarchy hope for a respite from the most tumultuous period in the sport’s history when they hold their annual awards in Sydney. Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares...
View ArticleCycling Australia boss defends sport
Cycling Australia (CA) president Klaus Mueller has defended the sport’s battered reputation in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Speaking at Friday night’s Australian cyclist of the year...
View ArticleRoad nationals undergo big changes
Cycling Australia (CA) has made sweeping changes to the courses for its national road championships in and around Ballarat. The road race course at nearby Buninyong now features some flatter terrain,...
View ArticleGovernment releases cycling review
An independent review into Cycling Australia (CA) has made 16 recommendations to improve its anti-doping and governance practices and identify past or present doping activities. >> Link to...
View ArticleAustralian cycling boss defends sport
Cycling Australia president Klaus Mueller is pleased with the outcome of the sport’s anti-doping review, despite the long list of recommendations it makes. The Wood review was released on Monday and...
View ArticleCan Aussie cycling live without Gerry Ryan?
Professional cycling teams have always relied on the goodwill of sponsors for their ongoing existence. That is the nature of a sport that lacks opportunities for teams to raise revenue directly from...
View ArticleAustralian cycling boss resigns suddenly
Cycling Australia (CA) president Klaus Mueller has suddenly resigned after nearly four years in the role. CA made the stunning announcement during a two-day quarterly board meeting in Sydney. Mueller...
View ArticleAustralia backs British cycling boss
Cycling Australia (CA) has sharply criticised the sport’s current world boss and backed his rival in the midst of a bitter election campaign. CA president Klaus Mueller said the response of the UCI to...
View ArticleCycling Australia search for new CEO
Cycling Australia now has vacancies in its two most important head office positions following Graham Fredericks’ decision to step down after 18 years as chief executive. Fredericks, who will finish in...
View ArticleGerry Ryan the new Cycling Australia president
Having funded the sport heavily for more than two decades, Gerry Ryan has been drafted in as president of Cycling Australia (CA) in a pivotal period for the governing body. The owner of professional...
View ArticleGerry Ryan: almost perfect for Cycling Australia’s top job
Cycling Australia (CA) announced on Monday that Gerry Ryan will be appointed President of its board. Ryan will be working with new CEO Adrian Anderson, one of Australia’s most experienced sports...
View ArticleNew cycling boss forecasts hard decisions
New Cycling Australia (CA) chief executive Adrian Anderson has warned of tough times as the body tries to recover financially. The former AFL football operations manager is a month into his new role...
View ArticleGreen becomes new cycling boss
Oarsome Foursome Olympic rowing great Nick Green is Cycling Australia’s new chief executive. Green’s appointment on Tuesday morning comes a week after former world cricket boss Malcolm Speed took over...
View ArticleOarsome rower takes over at cycling
Oarsome Foursome Olympic rowing great Nick Green has the tough job of ensuring Cycling Australia can at last capitalise on the sport’s ongoing boom. Six months after the two-time Olympic gold medallist...
View ArticleStars headline cycling awards finalists
Stars such as Anna Meares, Richie Porte and Rohan Dennis headline the finalists for Cycling Australia’s (CA) annual awards. CA has announced the contenders for the various award categories ahead of...
View ArticleSwimming made a bigger splash, but our cyclists need a blowtorch too
Australia’s cycling program at the 2016 Rio Olympics is winding down, with only mountain bikes and BMX remaining, and with just a silver and a bronze, it’s been disappointing. Caroline Buchanan is one...
View ArticleWomen cycling the losers in recent Cycling Australia decisions
It does not matter if Chloe Hosking or Rachel Neylan win, lose or obtain a podium place during the elite women’s road race of the UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway on Saturday. Their...
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