Sir Chris Hoy goes out at…
...the very top. That final Olympic gold medal in the London velodrome last August in the keirin was the perfect way to end a career that has been filled with medals and greatness in the sport. ...read this Blog post →
It’s not ageism that’s seen the BBC bin Hugh Porter…
...it's finally some good sense from the corporation. The corporation should have been more honest about Hugh Porter's absence from the Track Cycling World Championships but would he'd have found that much harder to stomach the truth. ...read this Blog post →
British cycling was all doom and gloom at…
...the Track Cycling World Championships. It as after the men could only pick up the silver medal in the team pursuit, well beaten by the Australians in the final, that it hit rock bottom. The all conquering Olympic squad were dead and buried. ...read this Blog post →
2014 T’our de France…
...nah then. It were grand news when announced a few weeks back that the 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ would start and take in two stages in Yorkshire. ...read this Blog post →
Nicole Cooke went out as she rode…
..fighting all the way. In her preprepared retirement speech the Welsh cyclist gave it both barrels and then reloaded to fire off a few more direct hits. ...read this Blog post →
How could you vote for anyone but…
...Wiggo? Bradley Wiggins' share of the Sports Personality of the Year vote didn't quite match Mark Cavendish's when he won the award last but then Mark didn't have Olympic gold medal winners to compete with. ...read this Blog post →
Cipollini, Mario Cipollini, licensed to…
...descend. Mario Cipollini wasn't one for for going uphill, didn't like the climbs but he could come down them and still can. ...read this Blog post →
True blue, like a brother to me…
...it was George Hincapie what done it. Of all the evidence against Lance Armstrong one man's is more damning than any others. His loyal lieutenant through all the seven Tour victories. ...read this Blog post →
It was a grand Tour of…
...Britain. A crowning week of glory for British cycling as the crowds massed to see current top names in the game along with names of the future. ...read this Blog post →
Chris Froome finds that it’s easy…
...being number 2. But being number 1 on the team, the protected rider, the favourite, the one with the target on their back now that's just a little harder. Still his fourth place in the Vuelta was a great effort. ...read this Blog post →
King and queen of the track bow out…
...and their heirs have stepped in seamlessly. Sir Chris Hoy and Queen Victoria Pendleton have mixed final day of their Olympic careers with gold and silver while their understudies show there's more to come with double gold. ...read this Blog post →
Golden trio…
...on the track. Nah it's not those three golds in the Olympic stadium that will be getting all the attention today and many will claim to be the moments of the games. It's Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell. ...read this Blog post →
Upping the ante…
...day after day in the velodrome. Victoria Pendleton, the women's and men's team pursuit produced one hell of a night as they delivered gold medals and world records. ...read this Blog post →
Lost in translation…
...it's a good old get out clause. Philip Hindes. Did he or didn't he pull a fast one in that qualifying round? Does it matter as GB trio produced one of the great displays in the first night in the velodrome. ...read this Blog post →
The golden cherry on top of…
...the icing and the hundred and thousands. The toppings on the cake of British road cycling have just been piling up this year, with Bradley Wiggins adding the Olympic time trial gold yesterday. ...read this Blog post →