Sports / Cycling

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...

Qatar eager to learn, improve at inaugural Tour of Al Zubarah 04 Dec 2013 - 12:37 pm

FROM LEFT: Andre Filip, Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) Technical Secretary, Mohammed Salem Al Hemoud, Board Member and Head of Secretary and Finance of...

Young brigade eager to learn 01 Dec 2013 - 10:48 am

Members of the new Qatar women’s cycling team pose for a picture after a press conference in Doha yesterday. Teenagers Ramz Sbeitan, Salma...

Qatar unveils first women’s cycling team in new move 01 Dec 2013 - 05:51 am

Members of the first Qatar women’s cycling team, Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF), Secretary-General Magid Al Naimi (centre), and Qatar women’s coach Pia Sundstedt ...

Qatar Cycling Federation gets set for inaugural edition of Tour of Al Zubarah 30 Nov 2013 - 06:02 am

A pack of riders cycles past the Al Zubarah Fort during the fourth stage of the 169 km race from Al Zubarah to...

Rogers gets nine-month doping ban 29 Nov 2013 - 08:14 am

COLORADO SPRINGS: US BMX cyclist Jason Rogers tested positive for a banned stimulant in March and is about to complete a nine-month suspension,...

Tour to start with time-trial in 2015 29 Nov 2013 - 08:13 am

PARIS: Tour de France organisers Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) revealed yesterday that the opening stage of the Tour de France in 2015 will...

Armstrong says he will testify with 100 percent honesty 12 Nov 2013 - 12:42 pm

LONDON: Disgraced former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has said he will testify with “100 percent transparency and honesty” at any independent...

Bronze medal for Qatar at Arab Cycling Championship 27 Oct 2013 - 03:12 am

Qatar team members celebrate on the podium after winning bronze medal in the seniors team trial event at the 21st Arab Cycling Championship...

Tour de France: Officials announce tricky schedule 24 Oct 2013 - 09:10 am

FROM LEFT: Britain’s Christopher Froome, Portugal’s Rui Costa, Germany’s Marcel Kittel, Britain’s Mark Cavendish and France’s Christophe Riblon attend the presentation of the...

WWI tributes planned 24 Oct 2013 - 09:09 am

PARIS: The Tour de France will pass through the scene of some of the worst fighting of World War One next year, organisers...

Evans to give Tour a miss 08 Oct 2013 - 12:48 am

Italian riders Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali, Michele Scarponi and Australia’s Cadel Evans pose with the winner’s trophy during the presentation of the route...

QCF officials back after ‘fruitful’ UCI meetings 04 Oct 2013 - 08:13 am

RIGHT: Qatar Cycling Federation (QCF) President Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani (left) and Secretary General Majid Al Naimi (right) are seen during...

Costa pips favourites to win the world title 29 Sep 2013 - 11:48 pm

FLORENCE, Italy: Portugal’s Rui Costa kept his composure in a tense finale to upset the favourites and clinch the cycling world championships road...

UCI investigates Sky rider over doping fears 29 Sep 2013 - 11:21 pm

LONDON: Team Sky cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke faces an investigation by the UCI over unexplained discrepancies in his biological passport and has withdrawn from...

Cycling: Australia happy with Cookson election 29 Sep 2013 - 12:21 am

FLORENCE, Italy: Australian cycling chiefs believe Brian Cookson’s (pictured) election as president of the sport’s world governing body can prompt a positive, global...