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Contador set to continue his career
4:00 AM | PINTO, Spain _ An indignant two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador said he ``totally disagreed'' with his two-year doping ban and vowed to pursue his career at the highest level.
Evans wary of Contador ban effect on Tour de France
08 Feb 12 | LONDON - Cadel Evans warns the advantage of having Alberto Contador absent from this year's Tour de France may be offset by added attention paid to his own team.
Cure inspires Baker in junior title race
08 Feb 12 | PERTH cyclist Georgia Baker will be using fellow Tasmanian Amy Cure's example as motivation when she seeks to defend her junior world title later this year.
Blue Dragon test for riders
07 Feb 12 | A COCKTAIL of scenery, history and exhaustion will be on offer when Tasmania stages its second iconic mountain bike event in as many weeks.
Arndt wins  in Qatar for GreenEDGE
05 Feb 12 | German cycling star Judith Arndt has secured the first overseas win in road racing for new Australian team GreenEDGE.
Crick leaves rivals in wake for debut ride
02 Feb 12 | Greg Crick was a winner in his first bike race this week. GREG Crick swapped four wheels for two and won his first bike race in convincing fashion.
Taberlay snatches two-second win
01 Feb 12 | SID Taberlay has won the Wildside MTB race for 2012 by just two seconds in a dramatic final stage around Ocean Beach at Strahan.
Plaxton gets jump on field on coast
31 Jan 12 | MAX Plaxton and Jenni King each won both stages on day 3 of the Wildside MTB yesterday.
Team additions to help Evans defend his Tour de France crown
30 Jan 12 | Cadel Evans believes recent additions to his BMC team will play a crucial role as he bids to cement his place in cycling's history books by defending his Tour de France crown in July.
Meares claims a third gold
30 Jan 12 | ADELAIDE - Australian track cycling ace Anna Meares has won her 23rd senior national title, leading from start to finish in the keirin final.
Taberlay rides into series lead
30 Jan 12 | TASMANIAN Sid Taberlay left the field in his dust during the morning race stage of Pure Tasmania Wildside MTB setting a new record for the Stirling Valley leg and completing the rainforest ride in 38 minutes 41 seconds, a full minute ahead of day 1 leader Paul van der Ploeg.
Loft hurt in cycling crash at nationals
29 Jan 12 | ADELAIDE _ A crash brought down three cyclists late in the men's scratch race at the Australian track championships last night.
Tasmania is mecca  for mountain bikers
27 Jan 12 | MOUNTAIN bikers from around Australia and overseas are flooding into Tasmania for Australia's premier cross-country mountain bike stage race, the Pure Tasmania Wildside MTB, which starts tomorrow at Cradle Mountain Chateau.
Crunch-time for women cyclists
26 Jan 12 | ADELAIDE - Australian women's track cycling endurance coach Gary Sutton calls the national titles ``crunch time'' for his athletes in the build-up to the London Olympics.
Taberlay in contention at    national mountain bike series
26 Jan 12 | SID Taberlay placed fourth in the cross-country and third in the point to-point events in the recent Australian mountain bike national series at Mount Buller, Victoria.
Tour organisers plan more course changes for next year
24 Jan 12 | ADELAIDE - Tour Down Under organisers want to make another major change to the course next year as the Adelaide race becomes less of a sprinter's domain.
Gerrans aims for big year after tour win
23 Jan 12 | ADELAIDE _ GreenEDGE director Matt White has set ambitious goals this year for Tour Down Under champion Simon Gerrans, saying he should aim for a top-10 world ranking.
GreenEDGE riders dedicate stage ride to injured teammate
22 Jan 12 | New Australian cycling team GreenEDGE has dedicated its ride in yesterday's decisive Tour Down Under stage to injured teammate Mitch Docker.
22 Jan 12 | Australian cycling star Simon Gerrans holds a big advantage over Spaniard Alejandro Valverde in the Tour Down Under, even though they are tied for the overall lead.
Cyclists cop wee fines
21 Jan 12 | ADELAIDE _ A dozen Tour Down Under cyclists are out of pocket after race officials cracked down on public ``nature stops''.
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