BEIJING 2008

Cycling team smashes record

Newstalk ZB - November 15, 2009

The Beijing Olympics medal-winning team pursuit team has set the track alight on the final night at the WHK Oceania Cycling Championships in Invercargill.

The quartet of Wes Gough, Sam Bewley, Marc Ryan and Jesse Sergent has smashed the New Zealand record by more than a second on the way to winning the menÂ’s 4000 metres team pursuit.

The New Zealand women's team also set a new record time...Read more

Record Breakers

Cycling Photos

The positive test of German cyclist Stefan Schumacher, seen here in 2008, for EPO Cera during last year's Olympic Games has been confirmed by the B sample, his lawyer Michael Lehner said on Tuesday. AFP
Fabian Cancellara has won the Tour of Switzerland after winning the ninth and final stage at Bern. AAP
Stefan Schumacher of Germany arrives at the finish line of the men's individual time trial event during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, north of Beijing. Schumacher has been identified as one of the six athletes from the Beijing Olympic Games who has tested positive for banned-blood booster EPO CERA. AFP
Veteran Italian rider Davide Rebellin, seen here on April 22, 2009, tested positive for EPO CERA at last year's Beijing Olympics where he won silver in the road race, Italian media reported on Tuesday. AFP
Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez has won the first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country in Spain. AAP
Cycling Australia has confirmed that Mark Jamieson stepped down from all national commitments. AAP

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