For sure the most scariest of things on the mountain today. Brett Tippie.
It's the trick that has the most soul. The whip for mountain biking is just that quintessential expression of bike control and style. Having the Whip-Off is just great to see these guys come out and show what they've learned from riding bikes for so long. - Cam McCaul, Trek Bikes
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From the park to the lake, Remy certainly knows how to enjoy himself in Whistler.
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Jamie Jowett has crunched the numbers on Sagan's performances at the past few Tours de France to explain why the Slovakian might be a prime example of a statistical oddity known as Simpson's Paradox and how this makes Sagan comparable to tennis ace Roger Federer.
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The Tinkoff-Saxo team has said that, starting Thursday, it plans to begin naming riders who will be given contract extensions for 2016. Before then, it has confirmed the 14 names that already have deals running into next season, with the two top guns remaining in place.
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A controversial and highly unusual development occurred Wednesday on the third stage of the Eneco Tour with the FDJ team losing patience with its rider David Boucher and sending him home from the race.
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A change to the rules of certain triathlon events could mean an increase in riders training in chain gangs and competing in road races in the UK.
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) has told the BBC that he would be willing to put more of his personal data into the public domain in order to prove his results have been obtained by clean methods. During the Tour de France, some of Froome's performances were called into question in some quarters, particularly his victory at La Pierre-Saint-Martin.
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A man in the US suffered a freak injury after coming off his bike and being impaled in the neck by a tree branch.
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US rider Craig Cannon has unofficially broken the world record for climbing the most vertical metres in 48 hours: a massive 29,146m. That's 95,623 feet, or well over three times the height of Mount Everest. The previous best was 94,452ft (28,789m).
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History will be made in the peloton this month when, for the first time ever, disc brakes will be employed by a number of squads.
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Copacabana Beach (Photo: miguelangelpulidoj/CC2.0)
The route for Sunday's Rio 2016 Olympic road race test event has been altered to avoid anti-government protests on Copacabana Beach.
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A major construction company is trialling a new design of cement mixer truck that is aimed to improve the safety of vulnerable road users including cyclists.
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Round 6 of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano saw women's World Cup leader Rachel Atherton (GT Factory) claim an overall lead making it her fourth World Cup title and a fifth successive race win.
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Dying to win ... © Pasquale Stalteri
August 11, 2015 - Doping is the domain of all sports and recent revelations in Athletics raise startling suspicions about the level of corruption in sport and whether the anti-doping systems in place can be be effective against such abuse. WADA says that a leaked Athletics database - apparently the "biggest leak" of test results - does not originate from its Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS).
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Chalifour/Cloutier take 2nd Gold © Ivan Rupes
August 11, 2015 (Milton, ON) - Canada's Daniel Chalifour and pilot Alexandre Cloutier earned another gold at the final day of track competition on the Cisco Pan Am Games Velodrome in Milton, ON winning the Mixed Time Trial B (Tandem). Fellow Canuck on the Cisco Pan Am Games Velodrome Mike Sametz won silver in the Men's Individual Pursuit C1-3 Final adding to Canada's overall tally - results below.
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August 11, 2015 (Bourges, FRA) - Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling's Giorgia Bronzini won the second stage of the 2015 Route de France, between Villemandeur and Bourges, in a close sprint finish. As it had been the day before - when Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling's Nettie Edmondson was narrowly beaten into second - the result was decided by a photo finish, as Bronzini just managed to push her front wheel over the line ahead of race leader Amy Pieters (Liv-Plantur). Kimberley Wells (Australia) finished third, just ahead of Edmondson, who had led Bronzini into the finish.
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When enduro racing burst on the scene several years ago there was an assumption that this new genre of racing would replicate the way many mountain bikers already rode, on the bikes they already owned. But like all competitive sports, as the races became more intense, the equipment became more specialized
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Dawn came far earlier than I expected, or could deal with. My tent began to glow green with the first rays of light and my response was to roll onto my side and throw my arm over my face. The air that was sucked into my sleeping bag when I did this was cold enough to chill a cocktail; it was too flippin' cold to get out of my sleeping bag. This was a perfect example of why I did very little winter camping, why I didn't like it. It was a variety of discomfort that, for me, had no selling point.
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In this morning's edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Elia Viviani sprints to victory on stage 1 of the Eneco Tour; Lucy Garner wins stage 1 of La Route de France; Chris Froome confirms Vuelta participation; Velocio-SRAM comes to a close after four-year run; Horner critical of UCI after asthma TUE denied; The test that caught Tom Danielson; Did Armstrong's doctor cover up his doping?; Teenager completes round-the-world cycle trip; New bike lane plan to prevent Sydney Road 'doorings'; The Pirates Project 222 - around and across Port Phillip Bay; Another angle on the Matt Brammeier crash; What is 'adventure riding'?
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Rumours that the Velocio-SRAM team would disband at the end of the year were confirmed on Monday, when Team owner Kristy Scrymgeour announced that Velocio Sports, Scrymgeour's management company, would cease operation of the team and Scrymgeour would be moving on.
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Lawyers acting for the federal government have explained the reasons why they are seeking Lance Armstrong's medical records, stating that it is crucial to understand if the doctor treating the rider for his cancer may have helped conceal his doping.
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Knowing how best to tackle long climbs can be the difference between reaching the summit and rolling back down defeated. As with every aspect of cycling, it's as much about your head and your legs.
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A cyclist who inadvertantly rode into the middle of a boar hunt while cycling in the woods in north-east Germany, was saved by the wire in her bra after she was hit by a bullet.
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Tour Of Juneau cyclists ride along Glacier Highway during Sunday's Stage 4 End Of The Road Race from the ferry terminal to, either, the Eagle Beach or the end of the road.
The Tour Of Juneau cycling race concluded Sunday with the Stage 4 End Of The Road Race from the ferry terminal to Eagle Beach and back.
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Tom Danielson (Cannondale-Garmin) has been suspended from racing after failing an anti-doping test prior to the Tour of Utah.
Photo: Tim De Waele ' TDWsport.com (File).
It used to be easy to abuse testosterone.
Slap on a patch or spread some topical cream on the skin just after the anti-doping test window closed for the day, at 11 p.m., and levels were all but guaranteed to fall below the threshold for a positive test by the time the window opened up again at 6 a.m.
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Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) was hit by a TV motorcycle while making an attack at the Clasica San Sebatian
Eneco live coverage, Astana extend contract, Broken collarbone for Selvaggi
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Casey Colton leads the Tour Of Juneau Stage 2 Hill Climb at Eaglecrest on Saturday after breaking away from the pack three miles into the uphill course.
Casey Colton leads the men's field in the Tour of Juneau cycling race with a 2 minute and 48.3 second lead over John Bursell with just one stage remaining, today's End Of Road race.
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Annemiek van Vleuten (Bigla) was left with multiple fractures and a collapsed lung following a training accident on Thursday. The 32-year-old was hit by a car while training in Livigno, Italy.
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Reacting to the news that the US government has subpoenaed the Indiana University School of Medicine, seeking to compel it to provide records of Lance Armstrong's treatments, Betsy Andreu has said that determining the truth about the Texan's alleged hospital room admission is of fundamental importance.
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I came around a bend and eyed the chunk of granite at the bottom of the short hill. It was a steep drop followed by a quick transition with a choke point at the rock. And that rock was a doozy. It was the size of a bath tub. I had barely taken the time to think, "Okay, gotta be careful as I pass that," when I noticed non-foresty colors just ahead of the rock, off the trail on the left.
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Missy forged the path for mainstream professional downhill mountain bikers around the globe. A serious force of nature, Missy (42) did not earn her nickname The Missile for nothing.
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In 2005, a few days after giving birth, Jane and her family were told she had just hours to live. She had contracted Necrotising Fasciitis (NF) and it was very quickly ripping through her body.
Thankfully their prognosis was not correct, but for Jane this was only the first battle of many. Extensive surgery was required to get rid of the NF, one which involved the removal of her abdominal muscles. As she lay in intensive care, it was becoming clear that her physical ability would never be the same again.
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Tara Liane's incredible story is not one of how she became paralyzed crashing in a downhill mountain bike race back in 2007 but rather one of determination, drive and the positivity.
The four-time national bike champion may have lost the use of her legs but she is living proof that you can always come back fighting and if you have the will, energy and competitive spirit can help you to achieve what others would deem impossible.
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One of the pioneers and champions of women's racing is Eileen Gray. It's a name that might not be familiar to many, but the incredible vision and hard work of this woman made a significant contribution to establishing women's cycle racing on the national and international stage.
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