Sports / Cycling

Olympic road race to start, finish on Copacabana 17 Jan 2015 - 02:35 pm

PARIS--The Olympic cycling road races in Brazil next year will start and end in front of the fort on Rio de Janeiro's world-famous...

African team to race in Tour de France 14 Jan 2015 - 02:32 pm

PARIS--An African team will take part for the first time in the Tour de France when it starts in Utrecht next July, organisers...

Wiggins launches own cycling team 08 Jan 2015 - 11:47 pm

LONDON: Four-time Olympic champion and former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins is launching his own professional cycling team with the aim of...

Lagab keeps cool to win Tour of Zubarah title 21 Dec 2014 - 08:48 am

Azzedine Lagab (centre) of Algeria is seen with Yusif Mirza (left) of the UAE and David Per (right) of Austria after the third...

Tour of Zubarah winner 21 Dec 2014 - 05:31 am

Azzedine Lagab (centre) of Algeria with Yusif Mirza (left) of the UAE and David Per of Austria after the third and final stage...

Magnificent Mirza wins stage 2 20 Dec 2014 - 03:34 am

Riders close in on the finish line of stage two at Tour of Zubarah yesterday. The event concludes today with stage three which...

Algeria’s Lagab storms to stage win in Dukhan 19 Dec 2014 - 12:41 am

A peloton or riders waves its way through on day two of the 2014 Tour of Zubarah yesterday. PICTURES: SALIM MATRAMKOT DOHA: Algerian...

Van Uden tops Aspire time trial 18 Dec 2014 - 03:36 am

Top three cyclists - New Zealand’s Roman Van Uden (centre), UAE’s Yousif Mirza (right) Primoz Roglic of Slovenia after the time trial pose...

Tour of Zubarah kicks off today 17 Dec 2014 - 10:06 am

The Assistant Secretary General of Qatar Cycling Federation, Nasser Al Kaabi (centre) addressing a news conference on the eve of the Tour of...

Cyclists don’t have to win at any expense, says Boyer 06 Nov 2014 - 01:04 am

Eric Boyer (second left), former professional road racer, speaking at the Doha Goals Forum in Doha yesterday. Francesca Rossi, Director, Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation,...

Stage set for free practice of WSBK 31 Oct 2014 - 09:34 am

Doha: The final round of the 2014 eni FIM World Superbike Championship began with yesterday’s traditional Media event. Tom Sykes, Sylvain Guintoli, Jonathan...

Yorkshire ignites overseas interest in Grand Depart 22 Oct 2014 - 07:44 am

PARIS: Yorkshire’s success in staging the Tour de France’s Grand Depart this year has ignited strong overseas interest in welcoming future editions of...

Belgium’s Gilbert wins Tour of Beijing in style 15 Oct 2014 - 07:18 am

The winner of the Tour of Beijing 2014, Philippe Gilbert (centre) of BMC team celebrates with runner-up Daniel Martin of Garmin-Sharp (left) and...

Tinkoff-Saxo looking to boost audience with triple crown 13 Oct 2014 - 09:27 pm

Vincenzo Nibali of Italy competes during the Tour de France race earlier this year. PARIS: Tinkoff-Saxo’s proposal to pit cycling’s top four grand...

Kwiatkowski claims world road cycling title 29 Sep 2014 - 09:03 am

PONFERRADA, Spain: Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski timed his attack to perfection to beat the top favourites and claimed gold in the men’s elite race...

Character test for Hong Kong cyclist Lee 17 Sep 2014 - 12:47 am

Sarah Lee Wai-sze of Hong Kong competing in the women’s sprint qualifying in the velodrome at the Olympic Park at the 2012 Olympic...

Local hero Contador wins third Tour of Spain title 16 Sep 2014 - 04:06 am

SANTIAGO DE COMPO-STELA, Spain: Local favourite Alberto Contador wrapped up his third Tour of Spain triumph when he comfortably held on to his...

Contador poised for Vuelta glory after stage win 14 Sep 2014 - 12:58 am

Tinkoff’s Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 20th stage of the 69th edition of Tour...