Cycling - Track

Friday May 1 08:09 AEST

Rebellin wants test of backup 'B' sample

1 May 2009

Olympic cycling silver medalist Davide Rebellin has requested that his back-up "B" sample be examined after testing positive for doping at the Beijing Games.

Sunday Aug 24 20:25 AEST

Cycling eyes long road back to the top

By Roger Vaughan | 24 Aug 2008

Everyone knew Australian cycling would fall short of their dazzling Athens 2004 campaign, but no-one thought Beijing would be this barren.

Saturday Aug 23 21:00 AEST

Starr wanes in Beijing heat

23 Aug 2008

A mid-race mechanical problem and cramps combined with the awesome power of France's Julien Absalon to end Daniel McConnell's Olympic mountain bike debut early.

Saturday Aug 23 18:59 AEST

Aussie cycling eyes long way back to top

By Roger Vaughan | 23 Aug 2008

Everyone knew Australian cycling would fall short of their dazzling Athens 2004 campaign, but no-one thought Beijing would be this barren.

Saturday Aug 23 16:11 AEST

Starr wanes in heat at mountain bikes

By Roger Vaughan | 23 Aug 2008

The sweltering heat of Saturday morning's Olympic mountain bike race left Australian Dellys Starr with mixed emotions about her failure to finish.

Saturday Aug 23 14:20 AEST

German Spitz wins mountain bike gold

23 Aug 2008

Germany's Sabine Spitz won the gold medal in the Olympic women's mountain bike race, adding it to the bronze she won at the Athens Games four years ago.

Saturday Aug 23 06:56 AEST

Starr, McConnell to redeem cycling team

23 Aug 2008

Dellys Starr and Daniel McConnell are the last Australian cyclists in action at these Olympics when they compete in Saturday's mountain bike races.

Friday Aug 22 17:16 AEST

BMX a thriller, and passes Olympic test

By Justin Davis | 22 Aug 2008

Despite some big medal favourites failing to live up to expectations, an historic first BMX competition of the Games appeared to pass the Olympic test.

Friday Aug 22 16:12 AEST

Crashes cost Graves and Callisto in BMX

22 Aug 2008

Australian cycling undoubtedly has much soul-searching ahead after its worst Olympics since Moscow 1980, but luck has done it few favours in Beijing.

Friday Aug 22 07:18 AEST

Mountain bike queens to test new course

By Justin Davis | 22 Aug 2008

A radically changed Olympic mountain bike course with freshly-added banking, drops and rocks is set to test the best women mountain bikers in the world.

Thursday Aug 21 19:43 AEST

Women's mountain bike race delayed

21 Aug 2008

The Olympic women's mountain bike race has been pushed back one day to Saturday because heavy rain created unsafe and unsatisfactory course conditions.

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Australians fume as medal hopes fade

The Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009

Cycling: Medals for NZ in Melbourne

New Zealand Herald Thu, 19 Nov 2009

Italian Olympic Committee to sue Rebellin

The Guardian Thu, 19 Nov 2009

German cycling union: Pollack 'B' sample positive

Cleveland Plain Dealer Thu, 19 Nov 2009

GB shooting 'has not performed'

BBC Sport Thu, 19 Nov 2009

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