You are here: Home

The Moment is coming

Glasgow and Berlin will co-host the inaugural European Championships in August 2018, bringing together the existing championships of seven of Europe’s leading sports into one coordinated, exciting multi-sport event. Aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, golf, rowing and triathlon will be held in Scotland, with the German capital hosting the athletics. The 2018 ...

Peter Sagan crowned UCI WorldTour number one

By on October 3, 2016 in Cycling, Road

After an already outstanding season, including 13 wins, 10 of which came in WorldTour classed races, Peter Sagan has cemented his spot as the UCI WorldTour number one ranked rider. Having an almost unsurmountable lead going into the final WorldTour race of the season, the title was confirmed after Saturday’s Il Lombardia. The accolade is [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

British champion Blythe backs Yorkshire 2019 UCI Road World Championships bid

By on September 21, 2016 in Uncategorized

Wednesday 21 September 2016     British road cycling champion Adam Blythe believes Yorkshire is the perfect place to host the 2019 UCI Road World Championships and would love to see the event take place in his home county.   Blythe was born and raised in Sheffield and has raced for a number of the [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

The olympic games are more than win

By on August 22, 2016 in Cycling

FAIR PLAY AWARDS RECOGNISE TRUE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS IN SPORTSMANSHIP THE OLYMPIC GAMES ARE ABOUT MORE THAN THE WIN, THE MEDALS OR THE RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCES.  AT THEIR CORE, THE GAMES ARE ABOUT THE OLYMPIC VALUES OF EXCELLENCE, FRIENDSHIP AND RESPECT. THEY ARE ABOUT FAIR PLAY AND HUMAN SPIRIT. Nobody has epitomised these values more at the Olympic Games [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Schinias Olympic Rowing Center : Cycling Course Profile.

By on April 29, 2015 in Athletic Science, Cycling, Exercise physiology, Road

  After 2004 there are many cycling TT and Triathlon non drafting races that are organized at the 2004 Olympic Rowing Center. There is a 5kms asphalt road next to the rowing FOP (Field of Play). We will try to describe brifley the main characteristics of this cycling course: Windy It’s extremely windy location with the [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

The Four Generations of Road Cycling Bike Fitting

By on April 25, 2015 in Athletic Science, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Uncategorized

  Most of the road cyclists are a little bit confused as far as bike fitting is concerned. We have made an effort to describe shortly the history of bike fitting. It’s important to be noticed that some athletes and coaches were – and continue to be- ahead of their times but we describe the [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Cycling TT : Change your training attitude for fast improvement.

By on April 24, 2015 in Athletic Science, Exercise physiology, Psychology

  I notice many triathletes and road cyclists fail to reach their  Cycling Time Trials goals although they are doing a lot of training. So they become frustrated and disappointed and more than anything they don’t know how to face the situation. I believe that  the following points could change your attitude towards Cycling Time [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Road Cycling and Sport Science Lab : A relationship that needs a further improvement

By on April 24, 2015 in Athletic Science, Exercise physiology

  Road cyclists intend to spend money in anything that could help them become better athletes. Unfortunately this is not the case for their cooperation with a sport lab. We have tried to identify the main reasons why cyclists don’t consider it necessary for their progress to work in a permanent base with a sport [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

British rider Ben Swift has signed a new two-year contract with Team Sky

By on September 19, 2014 in Cycling, Road

British rider Ben Swift has signed a new two-year contract with Team Sky, keeping him with the team until the end of 2016.   The 26-year-old Yorkshireman has been a valued member of Team Sky since they began in 2010, achieving 11 victories and racing in five Grand Tours over that period.   Swift made [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Medical update on Andy Schleck

By on July 10, 2014 in Cycling, Road

Andy Schleck has successfully undergone surgery in the Crossklinik in Basel, Switzerland. An MRI scan prior to the operation provided pictures of the right knee allowing the doctors to confirm the diagnosis of the team doctor. Andy Schleck’s knee is severely damaged: there are partial ruptures in the collateral and cruciate ligaments, the meniscus is [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Corinne Abraham European Champion in Ironman Frankfurt Germany.

By on July 9, 2014 in Cycling, Road

Corinne Abraham European Champion in Ironman Frankfurt Germany; Ronnie Schildknecht 4th   Corinne Abraham of the Uplace-BMC Pro Triathlon Team has won today’s Ironman Germany, which is also the European Championship. It is her second full Ironman victory after her last year’s win in Melbourne. Clocking in at 08:52:40, Corinne Abraham edged out comfortably Liz [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Tinkoff-Saxo presents the team for Tour de France

By on June 30, 2014 in Uncategorized

Tinkoff-Saxo has selected the nine riders for Tour de France 2014 after a thorough phase of decision. The team that will head out with the clear ambition of winning Tour de France is:   Alberto Contador, Michael Rogers, Nicolas Roche, Rafal Majka, Jesús Hernandez, Sergio Paulinho, Daniele Bennati, Matteo Tosatto, Michael Mørkøv.   The team [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }

Fränk Schleck wins Luxembourg Championships

By on June 30, 2014 in Cycling, Road

Fränk Schleck wins Luxembourg Championships Fränk Schleck capped off great teamwork by Trek Factory Racing to win his first National Championship since 2011, his fifth total, as he soloed to a last lap win in Luxembourg on Sunday. Trek Factory Racing also claimed four of the top five spots with Andy Schleck finishing in third, [...]

Read full story • Comments { 0 }