American Levi Leipheimer, who was in second place, did not start Sunday’s final stage of the Tour of Catalunya, the race’s official website (www.voltacatalunya.cat) reported.
Spain’s Alberto Contador was  … More
Australia ruled the roost at the world track championships on Saturday, claiming three out of the four gold medals on offer plus a silver.
With one day remaining Australia have an unassailable lead in the medals table with six golds, two silvers and one bronze.
The 2008 Olympic silver medallist Anna Meares kicked off the gold rush in  … Details
After winning the silver medal in the women’s team pursuit just last night, Sarah Hammer (Temecula, Calif./OUCH) returned to competition at the UCI Track World Championships Friday and collected a gold medal in the 3,000-meter individual pursuit. For Hammer the world championship gold is her fourth, tying legendary American pursuiter Rebecca Twigg.
In Friday night’s gold medal final, Hammer had to dig deep as she found herself down by 3/10ths of a second to the reigning Olympic silver medalist, Alison Shanks of New Zealand, heading into the final 1,000 meters of the race. Just as she did in 2006, 2007 and 2010 Hammer laid it down in the closing meters and earned her fourth women’s individual pursuit world title; by just nearly 3/10ths of a second.
“This one was so, so special because  … Details
The professional cycling teams’ association is threatening to boycott the Tour of Beijing in October if the sport’s governing body doesn’t withdraw its proposed ban on radio communication during races by May 1.
The association known as AIGCP said in a statement that it has been banned by the UCI, cycling’s governing body, from attending a meeting of the sport’s stakeholders Thursday in Milan that was to address the issue.
The AIGCP says its members have  … Details