Olympic Time Trial Preview - Bring on the burn! Posted:8/11/2008 If you ever needed convincing that cyclists can't ride as fast as cars then check out tomorrow's Olympic time trial. We've all seen how quick the big hitters in the sport can ride but dangle a gold me
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Anaconda Gold Coast - Adventure racing for everyon Posted:8/10/2008 If you have been living under a rock for the last few years you might have missed the boom in adventure racing. No longer the domain of skinny guys who can navigate themselves out of a black hole, adv
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Belinda Granger's Antwerp adventure Posted:8/10/2008 Belinda Granger has only raced two 70.3 races. But she has won them both. This week sees Belinda in Antwerp where she jetted in to see about making good on that record to snare a hat trick against the
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Olympic Road Race - Battle Royal Posted:8/9/2008 Most single day races in the world these days are a battle. Early on in the European season the single day classics, the monuments to cycling, are a battleground as they are unrelenting and fierce. Ho
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Bill Davoren's Olympic Games Preview Posted:8/6/2008 With the Olympics just around the corner, we asked Australia's Head Triathlon coach, Bill Davoren, for his views on how both races might unfold. Bill also gives us an individual look at the whole Aust
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Antwerp - a close battle. Posted:8/3/2008 If there was any question of the Europeans lagging behind in the Triathlon world, Antwerp's 70.3 race served as a quick reminder of how strong the sport is in that part of the world. There are so many
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70.3 goes duathlon in Steelhead Posted:8/2/2008 The thing race directors fear most occurred Saturday when the heavens opened and the wind came in to rule out a swim at the latest 70.3 event. The Steelhead 70.3 succumbed to the elements to revert to
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70.3 Antwerp. A great race with an amazing patron Posted:7/31/2008 Europe will play host to the next installment of the 70.3 circuit. And this one has a bit of a twist with the race being named after Marc Herremans. If you are unsure who Marc Herremans is then let us
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Evans out of Olympic Time Trial Posted:7/30/2008 In another blow to the Australian Olympic Team the form that Cadel Evans showed on the roads of France will not be seen at the Beiing Olympics. Evans has withdrawn from the Olympic Games road time tri
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Touroscopy - How the Tour was won Posted:7/27/2008 photo: Getty Images/Bryn LennonThis year's Tour de France was just plain strange. While the Tour seemed to stagnate through some stages, on others it was a pure battleground. Stage 20's much anticipat
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Carfrae - Crowie in 70.3 double Posted:7/26/2008 Mirinda Carfrae has out on another stunning display of 70.3 racing this time at the Newfoundland event. Carfrae is showing herself to be a class above the rest of the world in the 70.3 caper and, with
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Touroscopy - Stage 20 - What could've been. Posted:7/26/2008 Stage 20 was supposed to be a cakewalk for the talented Australian Cadel Evans. Taking time out of Carlos Sastre was, historically speaking, something Evans did regularly. The course was not so flat a
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Touroscopy - Cadel Evans - looking behind is not a Posted:7/25/2008 After some weeks of racing and some huge days in the mountains the Tour de France will come down to one 53 kilometre effort. The rules of this engagement are simple. You cannot let yourself give up fo
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Touroscopy - Stage 17 - All calm Posted:7/24/2008 Another day another stage and another day of speculation as to what will unfold. The big favorites for the Tour called a truce of sorts after some very hard days in the Alps. The yellow jersey was saf
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Touroscopy - Stage 17 - One epic stage Posted:7/23/2008 The Tour de France course designers like to leave their stamp on the race each year with a signature stage. Well Stage 17 was it for 2008 and yesterday saw one epic battle for overall supremacy of the
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Touroscopy - Stage 16 Time to stand and deliver Posted:7/22/2008 The first thing to note about the Alps in the Tour de France is that they are two things. Big and consequential. Momentary lapses in concentration lead to high speed crashes and the end of your race.
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Rana makes his claim for gold Posted:7/20/2008 Ivan Rana proved he’s still a force on the world cup stage as he impressively won today’s Kitzbühel BG Triathlon World Cup, the last major tune-up for the athletes before The Beijing Olympics. Rana ha
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Ironman Lake Placid- Wet wet wet Posted:7/20/2008 Ironman Lake Placid will be remembered for a few things but the main one will be the rain. it poured with rain at times and the athletes, true to the Ironman credo, kept on with it and made the best o
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Touroscopy - Stage 15 - the road goes skyward Posted:7/20/2008 Buongiorno and welcome to Italy as the Tour de France makes a brief stop over. The peloton made the first climb of the Alps this Tour look very cruisy as they slowly rode parts of the group of their w
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Touroscopy - Stage 14 - The sprinters' last day! Posted:7/19/2008 The sprinters took their last chance to take a victory on Stage 14. The next four days are spent in the Alps and most of the sprinters take 'a few days off' as they let the big general classification
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Touroscopy - Stage 13 - a star is born Posted:7/18/2008 This stage of the Tour will be remembered for one thing. The dominance of Mark Cavendish. 'The Cav' has been the quickest man in this race and could quite successfully claim to be the fastest man on t
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Touroscopy - Stage 12 Just another day on Tour Posted:7/17/2008 Stage 12 Tour de France. Just another routine day on the Tour. There was a crash, a sprint to the line, the yellow jersey on an Australian and a positive drug test to one of the most influential rider
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Touroscopy - Stage 11 Posted:7/16/2008 The Stage 11 jaunt to Foix was a great one for Tour leader Cadel Evans. The Pyrenees was a weird adventure this year and the battle raged really for only one stage. In years gone past the great mount
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Touroscopy - Stage 10 Hautacam - The big one! Posted:7/14/2008 The CSC Saxo Bank team finally came to play today after just biding their time throughout the opening of the Tour de France. The ride off the Col du Tourmalet and up to the slopes of Hautacam was just
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Gomez lights up Hungary Posted:7/13/2008 The pre Olympic races are always both exciting and interesting to watch. This week the ITU caravan rolled into to Hungary and with came some of the best talent the world of triathlon. Names such as Go
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Touroscopy - Stage 9 Off to the mountains Posted:7/13/2008 The first mountain stage was one that was eagerly awaited by the cycling world yesterday. All the shadow boxing and the questions were put aside as it was simply two major climbs and a hammer down to
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Quelle Challenge Roth questions answered Posted:7/13/2008 The big question this weekend was whether Chris McCormack could win two Ironman distance events in two weeks. The answer to that has been swirling around the triathlon world since the announcement was
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