• Manxman stayed on in Delhi as an unpaid helper• Pro team contract problems related to lack of sponsorsThe question of what the Commonwealth Games counts for in the 21st century will be debated for some time to come after the last few weeks, but for Britain’s leading cyclist, Mark Cavendish, it is a no-brainer: [...]
The deeds were even greater than the expectations – but Britain were taught a few lessons at the Commonwealth Games, tooCharles van Commenee’s butt-kicking is paying offAfter the European Championships in Barcelona, Charles van Commenee, the UK Athletics head coach, slated both the men’s and women’s 100m relay teams as “diabolical” and “a disgrace” [...]
From murder to romance to the ‘atomic theory’ whereby bikes develop human characteristics and vice versa, the author of Cyclopedia takes a spin through fiction’s best bikesWilliam Fotheringham is the Guardian’s cycling columnist and the author of Cyclopedia: It’s All About the Bike, which is published by Yellow Jersey Press. He tweets about cycling [...]
• David Millar thanks Scotland team for showing faith in him• England move above India in medals tableOn a day when the Games was hit by its third positive drugs test, there was also a welcome dose of redemption for one former drugs abuser. Shortly after it was announced that the A sample of the [...]
The village of Ramsbottom hosts 77 cyclists competing on the 947-yard course with a 1 in 4 gradient. The first prize is a set of bike wheels worth £400Christoph…
Drugs are again said to be pervasive in cycling, but the numbers who struggle and fail would suggest that is not the caseThe announcement of Alberto Contador’s positive test for clenbuterol is the worst news to hit cycling since Floyd Landis’s disgrace four years ago – even more damaging, since the sport has been redoubling [...]