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Victoria Pendleton: pedal to the medal

Gold medals are rare treasures for British athletes. But the track cyclist Victoria Pendleton already has quite a collection of them, beginning with the one she won in Los Angeles in 2005 to become the first British woman ever to win the world sprint title. Here, in a seasonably wet, cold Manchester at the end of March, she is defending the three she won at the 2007 World Track Cycling Championships in Majorca, beginning with the team sprint. (01/05) Read

Keyword(s) : Competition, Track, Pedal, Championship

Giro d'Italia classifications demystified

Cyclingnews | 15/05/08

To wear any special jersey in the Giro d'Italia is a great honour - one which all riders dream of gaining. If a rider takes the lead in one of the jersey ... More

Pretty in pink

BBC | 09/05/08

Although not as iconic as its elder French cousin, the Giro is one third of cycling's "Triple Crown", along with Le Tour and the Road World Championships. It ... More

Danish capital to host string of cycling world championships

International Herald Tribune | 26/01/07

Denmark has been awarded three international cycling races. The 2008 BMX world championship and the 2010 indoor cycling worlds will be held in Copenhagen, ... Read

Bike lamp outshines competition

The Sydney Morning Herald | 17/05/07

There was a waterless urinal for a country in drought, a double-ended "clever peg" for those short on hanging space, and a new Commodore - but the Australian ... Read

No USADA testing at 'Toona raises questions

Cyclingnews | 20/08/07

The International Tour de 'Toona, one of the two highest rated, non-championship races on USA Cycling's NRC calendar, had no US Antidoping Agency (USADA) ... Read

Green machines for our selves and the planet

Tandem | 24/05/07

Bicycle riding in North America has increased in popularity in recent years and the month of May in the GTA provides much evidence of this. This weekend ... Read

Dahle-Flesjå and Absalon the best ever?

Velonews | 05/01/07

Perhaps it's no surprise that Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjå and Julien Absalon earned top mountain-bike honors in the VeloNews Awards for the third year running. ... Read

Oli's mountain bike diary, part 1

BBC | 31/08/07

The days are counting down and now it�s only 10 days to the biggest MTB race of the year and my season�s goal, the World Championships. The ... Read

Online Exclusive: The Alien Returns

Bikemag | 08/02/07

Eyebrows were raised last month when rumors began circulating that 10-time downhill World Champ Nicolas Vouilloz would be returning this year to World ... Read

Africans set for ride of their life at world championships

Turkish Press | 22/09/06

African cyclist Jeremie Ouedraogo will wear a wry smile when he lines up alongside his hero, Alexandre Vinokourov, when the men's road race starts at ... Read

Cycling struggles for support as doping takes a toll

International Herald Tribune | 03/05/07

With the Tour de France approaching this summer, the sport of cycling is taking brutal spills in corporate suites, where deals are made to sponsor competitions ... Read

Millar's time-trial bid punctured

Guardian | 22/09/06

Given that he is less than three months into his comeback to racing after his two-year doping ban, and is probably fortunate merely to be competing in ... Read

Wheels of hope turn in Rwanda

BusinessDay | 03/08/07

Bright yellow, green and blue jackets stood out in the departure lounge of Kigali's international airport. Rwanda's young national cycling team was on ... Read

Who can beat Garth?

Bermuda Sun | 08/02/07

Mechanical problems and being unavailble may have cost Garth Thompson a serious crack at top spot in the mountain bike points series. But he is still the ... Read

Vinokourov eyes world title finale

CNN | 22/09/06

Tour of Spain winner Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan is determined to round off his season with victory in the World Championships this week. The 33-year-old ... Read

Town hosts bicycle bog snorkelling contest

icWales | 10/07/07

A mountain biking event with a difference will take place later today in a town famed for its oddball competitions. The annual World Mountain Biking Bog ... Read

Road World Championships TV - Revolution Returns!

Daily Peloton | 14/09/06

Revolution returns on October 14th with a distinct Italian flavour as the Manchester Velodrome will play host to some top road names from recent years. ... Read

Smoke Screens

Bicycling | 08/02/07

Poor Unibet.com can hardly catch a break. Not only was the team prevented from showing the colors of its title sponsor at Tuesday's Grand Prix d'Ouverture ... Read

Video diary of a bike nut part two

BBC | 03/05/07

The winner of our cycling competition, Martin Page, is not what you would call an experienced cyclist. In fact the three miles he covers to and from work ... Read

British cyclist Tom Austin among latest victims on the Road of Death

Timesonline | 01/05/08

As the Unduavi-Yolosa Highway in Bolivia winds down 12,000ft (3.6km) over 40 miles, its sheer drops and sudden bends present an irresistible challenge ... Read

On ya bike for slice of Bangkok life

News.com.au | 01/05/08

IT seems hard to believe, but there are some people who say Bangkok is one of the best places in the world for cycling. It's also, according to Co ... Read

Business is easier than riding a bike.

The Sydney Morning Herald | 02/03/07

As one of Australia's most explosive track cyclists, Josh Kersten vividly remembers when success or failure rested on the outcome of a single minute. ... Read

Early starts and late finishes

Cyclingnews | 18/01/07

It's early afternoon, and the velodrome is nearly empty. The detritus of the previous night's partying has formed a layer of filthy ooze that covers ... Read

On yer bike

The Sydney Morning Herald | 26/10/06

On a recent weekend in the picturesque Kowen Forest near Canberra, 3031 gung-ho mountain bikers participated in the world's largest event of its kind ... Read

Children film railway bike prank

BBC | 31/08/06

Police are hunting a gang of children who filmed themselves throwing a bike onto rail tracks in Greater Manchester, before posting the clip on a website. ... Read

The Most Pointless Bike Stunt

The unofficial World of Records | 30/11/06

The Unofficial World of Records keep tracks of the most useless and hurting records in the world from the "Worst Unicycle Wipeout" to the "Most Swearing ... Read

Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge

Bikeradar | 15/05/08

Some 80 schools are taking part in the first ever national Bike It virtual bike race - a 7,500-mile journey from Cairo to Cape Town, based on the route ... More

The Fixed-Gear Trend in Santa Cruz

City on a Hill Press | 09/05/08

Taylor Holmes pedals wildly as he charges downhill from the UC Santa Cruz campus, his skin-tight black jeans quickly spinning into blurs as he struggles ... More

The man who pushed his bike 175 miles – in Alaska

Worcester News | 15/04/08

AS Christian Cullinane admitted, it was no place to have the pedal fall off your bike. With temperatures touching minus 30C and the white wilderness of ... Read

Cinema-goers get on bikes to power film reel

Lancashire Evening Post | 03/04/08

Cinema-goers will be swapping comfy seats and popcorn for push bikes as Lancashire's first pedal-powered film gets underway. It's likely more eyes ... Read

Wheels of fortune: The great debate rolls on between cyclists and motorists

Yorkshire Post | 29/03/07

As the Government unveils plans to invest £10m in 21st century cycling proficiency tests, Stephen Biscoe champions a return to pedal power, while ... Read

Bride on a bike for two

Manchester Evening News | 18/01/07

IT may look like a giant bicycle but bride Sadie King didn't have to worry about the limo turning up late for her wedding. Sadie, 29, was taken to church ... Read

Journey expands cyclist's horizons

Journal Sentinel | 22/02/07

Quinn Baumberger set off on his bicycle from the edge of North America last May, seeking to help those losing their vision to macular degeneration. Quinn ... Read

Attack Of The Eggheads

Bicycling | 25/01/07

“At the end of the day, even with a plumb line, with lasers, this is still an educated guess.” Dr. Andy Pruitt, speaking at the Serotta International Cycling ... Read

On the Road for 4 Years and 25,000 Miles

The New York Times | 19/10/06

In a sense, cycling around the world was easy. I bought a steel mountain bike (which I had to weld back together six times), put a repair kit, tent, sleeping ... Read

What does riding a bike have to do with building my Network Marketing/MLM business?

American Chronicle | 24/05/07

Do you remember learning to ride a bike? Picture yourself as a kid. You are 6 maybe 7 years old and you are attempting to ride your bike up a hill. If ... Read

Pedal power

The Guardian | 12/04/07

In his first three years at secondary school, Kevin Kane's mum was spending more than £5 a week from her tight family budget so he could get the ... Read

Bicycle sales outpace cars as firms start treadly fleets

The Sydney Morning Herald | 11/01/07

SALES of bicycles outpaced those of motor vehicles in 2006, as more people turned to pedal-power to cut petrol bills. The industry-backed Cycling Promotion ... Read

La Ruta 2006

Bikemag | 09/11/06

Just 20 years old, Amador said it was an honor to debate the title with such a great athlete. “He is very humble and shy, but he does show what he is made ... Read

Ringing in Japan

Metacafe | 12/04/07

A Tokyoite (that is an inhabitant of tokyo) has came up with a solution for fast displacement on bike lanes without the burden of pushing a pedal : a solution ... Read

Bush Transforms Into Avid Mountain Biker

Washington Post | 30/11/06

Swapping his running shoes for bicycle pedals, President Bush bid adieu to painful runner's knees and transformed himself into a devoted mountain biker ... Read

Spinning made simple

The Sydney Morning Herald | 09/11/06

The scene in Bridget Jones' Diary where Renee Zellweger famously collapses from her exercise bike is more plausible than you think: a session of group ... Read