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Boonen the man to beat as rivals eye Tour of Qatar title 09 Feb 2014 - 07:25 am

Belgian rider Tom Boonen meets local press ahead of this week’s Tour of Qatar which starts today. Boonen has won the Tour of...

‘Desert Queen’ defends Doha title 08 Feb 2014 - 12:09 am

LEFT: Dutch rider Kirsten Wild receives her trophy from Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, President of Qatar Cycling Federation, in Doha yesterday....

Super Wild regains lost ground in style 07 Feb 2014 - 06:04 am

Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands celebrates winning the third stage of Ladies Tour of Qatar in Al Khor yesterday. Kirsten reclaimed the golden...

Phinney makes history in Dubai 06 Feb 2014 - 12:38 am

American cyclist Taylor Phinney, of BMC Racing team, rides during the 9.9-km time trial at the inaugural edition of Tour of Dubai in...

Pieters upstages Wild to grab golden jersey 06 Feb 2014 - 12:36 am

Dutch rider Amy Pieters crosses the finish line at the end of stage two of Ladies Tour of Qatar in Madinat Al Shamal....

Wild takes opening stage in close Mesaieed finish 05 Feb 2014 - 04:42 am

Kristen Wild of Netherlands celebrates winning stage one of 2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar in Mesaieed yesterday. The 6th edition of the Ladies...

Sprinter Hosking ready to stop Wild in ‘windy’ Qatar 04 Feb 2014 - 02:00 am

Australian rider Chloe Hosking joins her Hitect Products team-mates for a training session with Qatari women’s squad at Losail International Circuit yesterday. Qatar...

Aussie star welcomes Qatar’s ‘bold’ initiative 04 Feb 2014 - 01:58 am

Qatari riders during a training session near Losail Circuit yesterday. DOHA: Australian cyclist Chloe Hosking yesterday spent half an hour with Qatar’s new...

National women’s squad set for Hosking meeting 03 Feb 2014 - 01:11 am

Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani (second left), President of the Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF), is seen with Ihab El Feky (right), General...

Gerrans claims record third Tour Down Under 26 Jan 2014 - 11:43 pm

Australia’s Simon Gerrans (centre) of team Orica-GreenEdge is seen during stage six of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia, yesterday. RIGHT: Gerrans...

Kittel grabs early bragging rights 20 Jan 2014 - 09:04 am

ADELAIDE: German sprinter Marcel Kittel grabbed early bragging rights over Andre Greipel after the Tour Down Under warm-up criterion through the streets of...

Chris Froome signs on for Team Sky again in 2014 24 Dec 2013 - 09:50 am

LONDON: Chris Froome (pictured) has signed a new contract with Team Sky for 2014 and will have the nucleus of the team which...

GCC Cycling Tour: UAE dominate the sixth stage 18 Dec 2013 - 04:41 am

The podium winners at the sixth stage of GCC Cycling Tour in Doha pose for a picture. Yesterday at Losail, the UAE riders...

GCC Cycling Tour: Qatar Afif finishes third at fifth stage 17 Dec 2013 - 09:29 am

The podium winners at the fifth stage of the GCC Cycling Tour celebrate in Doha yesterday. The sixth round of the tour will...

Cycling: Armstrong ‘bought’ Million Dollar Race, says report 14 Dec 2013 - 05:53 am

ROME: Retired Italian rider Roberto Gaggioli told yesterday’s edition of the Corriere della Sera that Lance Armstrong (pictured) paid him $100,000 in 1993...

Mirza caps dream run with Tour of Al Zubarah title 08 Dec 2013 - 02:26 pm

Yousif Mohamed Mirza (eighth right, back row) of the UAE, winner of the Tour of Al Zubarah, poses for a group picture along...

Mirza retains leader’s jersey 07 Dec 2013 - 08:18 am

Runner-up New Zealand’s Roman Van Uden (left), UAE’s Yousif Mohamed Mirza (winner), and third-placed Austria’s Martin Weiss is seen on the podium at...

Dutchman Van De Vall grabs yellow at Tour of Al Zubarah 05 Dec 2013 - 12:43 pm

Runner-up Roman Van Uden (in red), winner Lars Van de Vall (in yellow), Lukas Poestlberger (in white) and third-placed Patrick Bos are seen...