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Australia`s cycling elite and other sports stars will take part in a Brisbane to Gold Coast charity ride on Saturday in honour of Amy Gillett.

Cycling`s 2006 season was damaged by doping scandals in Spain and France; now programmes in Britain and Denmark are trying to restore credibility to the sport in 2007.

THERE was again nothing to be proud of on road when Shahrulneeza Razali came up with a poor showing, finishing 15th and nine and a half minutes slower than the winner, in the men`s 44.8km individual time trial in Al Khor yesterday.

BikeNZ chairman Arthur Klap has denied speculation that some of the country`s top coaches could quit on the back of the resignation of high-performance director Michael Flynn.

DOHA, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Noor Azian Alias could have given Malaysia a surprise medal in the 15th Asian Games women`s cycling road race if not for her blunder in the final 10 kilometres here Monday.

Meares sisters Anna and Kerrie did not disappoint at the Strongarm Concreting Gel Tech Nails women`s grand prix on Saturday night with displays of speed, skill, strength and a bit of sisterly love.

A Singaporean national has been nabbed trying to smuggle heroin into Australia inside a pair of cycling shorts he was wearing. Customs officers stopped the 34-year-old man at Sydney Airport after he arrived on a flight from Bangkok yesterday morning.

Heading into a New Year of fitness in 2007, the legacy of "indoor cycling" -- the grueling, sweat-dripping group workout that took the fitness industry by storm in the early 90`s -- has finally met its match.

Although Britain`s cycling infrastructure has undoubtedly improved significantly over the past few years, a good proportion of the new cycle paths and routes around our cities seems to have been terribly ill-conceived.

Few of the hundreds of journalists and cycling dignitaries who attended the unveiling of the 2007 Giro d`Italia in Milan on Saturday would disagree with the view that there`s likely to be a repeat winner.