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Sulzberger extends his lead in championship
4:00 AM | TASMANIAN Bernard Sulzberger has extended his lead in the sprinter's championship being held during the Halford's tour in Great Britain.
4:00 AM | VEDELAGO, Italy _ Andrea Guardini edged out favorite Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint to win the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Joaquin Rodriguez kept his grip on the overall lead.
12:00 AM | WHILE star Coastal cyclist Amy Cure was letting the news of her London Olympic selection sink in yesterday, there were two people who were far from surprised by the announcement.
Pressure makes diamonds: Meares
12:00 AM | ADELAIDE - Australian cycling's "old duck" Anna Meares plans to create Olympic history at the London Games with an age-old cliche in her head.
Sulzberger sizzles to lead sprint series  in Britain
25 May 12 | BERNARD Sulzberger's run of success in Great Britain has continued with the Tasmanian cyclist leading the sprint award in the Tour Series.
Olympic agony as Fry looks out of Olympics
24 May 12 | SHATTERED Olympic mountain bike hopeful Rowena Fry has described the agony of watching her six-year quest end in disappointment.
Grenda show good form
24 May 12 | BEN Grenda has begun the eight-stage Irish Post Tour with form finishing 15th then 20th in the first two stages. The Launceston cyclist, riding for British team Rapha Condor Sharp, sits fourth in the under-23 category.
23 May 12 | Track cyclist Amy Cure will take Tasmania's Olympic quota into double figures this week.
DECISION PENDING
23 May 12 | THE final countdown is on for world champion cyclist Amy Cure.
Star McEwen retires to coaching role
22 May 12 | LOS ANGELES, California - Australian cycling star Robbie McEwen has retired after finishing the Tour of California, ending a decorated 17-year professional career that yielded 12 Tour de France stage victories.
Clarke takes opening stage of Tour of Japan
22 May 12 | CAMPBELL Town cyclist Will Clarke struck first blood for his Hong Kong-based Champion System team winning the opening stage of the Tour of Japan.
Breakaway pays off for Rabottini
22 May 12 | LECCO, Italy _ Italian Matteo Rabottini's bold 150 kilometres breakaway ride was rewarded with victory in the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia, the 172-kilometre run from Busto Arsizio to Lecco yesterday.
20 May 12 | CERVERE, Italy _ Top Australian sprinter Matt Goss pulled out of the Giro d'Italia after stage 13 as the GreenEDGE cyclist prepares for the Tour de France and Olympics.
18 May 12 | A NATIONAL call-up and the wilds of West Sumatra both await Launceston cyclist Alex Clements.
Stearnes to Europe for experience
17 May 12 | LAUNCESTON cyclist Joel Stearnes will experience racing in Europe for the first time when he heads to Belgium at the end of this month.
Sulzberger sees early success
17 May 12 | TASMANIAN cyclist Bernard Sulzberger has had a podium finish in the first round of the tour series in Great Britain. The series involves 10 criteriums with the opening round held in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
Pile-up cuts short Goss bid for stage victory
16 May 12 | MATT Goss and his team were refusing to point fingers despite the Launceston sprinter being an innocent victim of a dramatic pile-up that prevented him from battling for another stage win in the Giro d'Italia.
D'Italia rival causes Goss to crash
16 May 12 | FROSINONE, Italy (AFP) - Tasmanian Matt Goss and British world champion Mark Cavendish crashed out on the last bend of the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia yesterday, won by Spain's Francisco Ventoso.
Olympic dream on hold for Fry
15 May 12 | LAUNCESTON mountainbiker Rowena Fry's Olympic dream remains on hold after she finished outside the top 50 in the penultimate round of the cross-country world cup series, which is pivotal for qualification for the London Games.
Ride to Bicheno state's richest
10 May 12 | WITH more than $3000 in prizemoney spread over two days of racing, the East Coast Cycle Weekend is the richest event on the 2012 Cycling Tasmania Road Calendar.
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