AUSTRALIA’S Camero Meyer finished third in the Tour of Oman and is set to attack the Track Worlds with plenty of venom this season. Meyer will begin preparing for the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of March. The 22-year-old is the current Australian national time trial champion [...]
AUSTRALIAN born Heinrich Haussler is in a much better condition and position than his breakout performance last year according to team sport director Jean-Paul Van Poppel. Van-Poppel believes Haussler is also better prepared mentally. “He wants to show in all the Classics, but he is focused on the Ronde van Vlaanderen,” Van Poppel told Sporza.be. “Haussler is more prepared [...]
AUSTRALIA’S Mark Renshaw will be one of the nation’s last professional riders to leave his homeland as he heads for European cycling season this week. Renshaw battled the unique Epstein Barr virus which delayed the start to his season which should have commenced at the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic in early January. “I’m more motivated than I’ve ever been to get [...]
THE Deuter Attack backpack comes with “protective” insticts that are tweaked for safety and aimed at adrenaline junky mountain bikers. Some of the features of this includes an arched back system for a comfortable fit when in a riding position, a Front pocket, a MicroRip material, a Shield System, an Integrated back protector. It’s 7 [...]
THE Met Sine Thesis Road helmet maximises weight saving, ventilation and comfort in what is regarded as a new approach to helmet construction. Tested during the 2008 Tour de France by Liquigas and Cofidis Teams, Sine Thesis features three patented innovations: Ice Lite – Open structure design with an exoskeleton and integrated support for unparalleled [...]
ITALIAN Brand Campagnolo has come up with this brilliant long sleeve logo jersey that is part of its heritage collection. The brand has played major role in writing the story of cycling and has come up with this collection in tribute of this. This is stylish and comfortable with a retro look. It may look old but its performance [...]
THIS shoe has it all. It’s great for the environment, it’s brilliantly comfortable for cycling and has two buckle positions for wide or narrow fitment. The ulteam rs carbon shoe has a fully formable inner lining using a thermo shape membrane. Some of the features include that it’s 100% compatible with all road pedal systems, Clarino microfiber [...]
CANBERRA’S Heather Logie caused a major upset at the Australian Mountain Bike National Series last week after defeating national champion and series leader Rowena Fry in the short course cross country at round three of the Jayco Australian Mountain Bike Series in Thredbo. While Victoria’s Daniel Brauensteins comfortably won the men’s elite race. But Logie [...]
JACK Bobridge is the man of the moment for Australia. The Australian national track champion, Bobridge rode an incredible time of 4:14.427 in qualifying for the individual pursuit, the fastest time not utilising the now-banned ‘Superman’ position. Rohan Dennis, who finished second in that race, was just as impressive, clocking 4:15.764, both times putting the pair in [...]
AUSTRALIA’S cycling great Robbie McEwen has posted a breakthrough win since a race accident last year almost prematurely ended his career. The 37-year-old took out the Trofeo Palma, race one of the Challenge Majorca series in Spain. McEwen launched his sprint with 300m left and beat Spaniards Koldo Fernandez and former world champion Oscar Freire. The [...]