Results tagged “cycling”

Olympic Gold medallists Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton will head a world class field for the UCI Track Cycling World Cup later this month.

The event at the Olympic velodrome will take place from 16-19 February and will be one of the most eagerly anticipated 2012 test events.

The public will have their first chance to experience sporting excellence on the Olympic Park when tickets for several test events go on sale later this month.

The Aquatics Centre and the Velodrome are two of the 2012 venues that will host events in the build up to next year's Games.

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Ride a Stage of the Tour de France, by Kristian Bauer
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It's not often you get to see a bike at the top of One Canada Square - in fact it's never happened before today.

But the rules were relaxed this afternoon to allow charity fundraiser Stuart Block to take his tandem to the top of the tower to publicise his forthcoming ride from Johannesburg to London, which he hopes will raise at least £100,000.

The last time cyclist Magnus Backstedt was in Canary Wharf he was very much retired after a long and successful career in the saddle.

Last June the former Tour de France rider was here helping launch ex-Formula One champion Nigel Mansell's round-Britain bike ride in aid of the UK Youth charity, and insisted that his racing days were over.

Some of the top cyclists in the country will be showing off their skills when the Halfords Tour Series makes a return to Canary Wharf in June.

The finale of the eight race series will roll into Canada Square on June 16, when nine teams will battle it out to claim the overall title.

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Gwen Stefani is as well known for her washboard stomach as she is for her bestselling songs, but a tum like that is hard to come by.

For most of us a broken arm would guarantee a good rest for at least a few weeks.

But if you are an Olympic 2012 hopeful the odd broken limb doesn't stand in the way of training for sport's biggest event. Mountain biker Lily Matthews has her sights set on inclusion in the British team in London, and has been keeping her training up despite breaking her arm earlier this winter.

The London Bike Show set out its stall at Excel last weekend, and there were plenty of innovative new products on display to tempt the average cyclist.

The Wharf had a good look around to see what might be hitting the shelves of your local bike shop in 2011.

As you ride a stationary bike up and down pretend hills, it might feel like you are not going anywhere, but you are giving yourself a cardiovascular workout which is great for fat burning and building stamina.

In the hour-long class you can ride a lot more miles than you would on the roads.

It's not every day a Formula One World Champion visits a motor show and doesn't take a car for a spin but that's what happened when Nigel Mansell visited the Canary Wharf Motorexpo.

The 1992 champion ignored the Ferraris and BMWs, preferring to promote his UK Youth Cycle Challenge, but he's still a petrolhead at heart.

Canary Wharf welcomed the best of British cycling last night and even the infamous Wharf winds couldn't prevent an exciting race round the streets.

The Halfords Tour Series kicked off its 2010 edition in fine style with 50 of the best riders in the country taking part.

The heart of Canary Wharf will be transformed into a racetrack this evening when some of the country's top cyclists arrive for the Halfords Tour Series.

A mixture of seasoned professionals and aspiring youngsters will be battling it out as 50 riders from 10 teams compete in the first bike race to be staged in Canary Wharf.

Former Olympic cycling champion Chris Boardman is tipping Bradley Wiggins as Britain's first evet Tour de France winner.

Boardman, whose gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 paved the way for the boom in British cycling, feels Wiggins has a great chance of winning the world's most prestigious road race.

Canary Wharf will be the centre of the British cycling world on May 25 when the cream of the country's road riders take to the streets.

The second Halfords Tour Series will get underway in the roads around Canada Square with 50 cyclist, including Olympic medallists Rob Hayles and Chris Newton, competing over a one kilometre circuit.

It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

He's the fastest man on two wheels but he's not going to escape the limelight just yet - as he's just been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Mark Cavendish, Britain's best-performing Tour de France rider, rolled into the Wharf last Wednesday to sign copies of his autobiography.

Canary Wharf's Green Days event last week highlighted the steps a number of retailers in the area are taking part to promote environmental issues.

With food miles, recycling and finding greener ways to travel high on many people's agendas a number of businesses showed what they are doing to help the environment.

By John Biggs

We recently discovered that cycle hugging Mayor Boris has a vice - taxis.

That is not to say that taxis are a bad thing but when you present yourself as the outdoor type it seems like a bit of a cheat.

There were more than £4,000 of taxi bills for his first year, which is about £80 a week.

London's first two Cycle Superhighways have been announced by mayor Boris Johnson.

Corridors running from South Wimbledon to Bank and from Barking to Tower Hill will be up and running in May 2010 in a bid to provide "safe, direct and continuous routes" which will encourage Londoners onto two wheels.