Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles.
The Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland.
The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present. It is considered one of the most prestigious records in cycling. Since it was first set, cyclists ranging from unknown amateurs to well-known professionals have held the record, adding to its prestige and allure. There is now one unified record for upright bicycles meeting the requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Hour-record attempts for UCI bikes are made in a velodrome.
The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France.
Marianne Vos is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer, mountain bike racer and track racer, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam CCC Liv. Vos has drawn comparison to Eddy Merckx as being "the finest cyclist of [her] generation".
The Strade Bianche is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name Strade Bianche stems from the historic white gravel roads in the Crete Senesi, which are a defining feature of the race. One third of the total race distance is raced on dirt roads, covering 63 km of strade bianche, spread over 11 sectors.
Ren Chengyuan is a female Chinese Olympic cyclist, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
RideLondon, known through sponsorship as Prudential RideLondon, is an annual festival of cycling held in London. It was developed by the Mayor of London, London and Partners and Transport for London in partnership with Surrey County Council, and is managed by London & Surrey Cycling Partnership.
The 2010 Volta a Catalunya was the 90th running of the race. It was the second race of the UCI ProTour calendar of 2010, and took place from 22 to 28 March.
Mitchelton–Scott is an Australian professional road race cycling team. Launched in January 2011, it competes at UCI WorldTeam level. The team is under the management of Andrew Ryan and Shayne Bannan with Neil Stephens and Matt White as Sporting Directors. The team ride Scott bikes, wear Giordana Cycling clothing, and wear Scott eyewear. The team has financial backing from Australian businessman Gerry Ryan who owns Jayco Australia.
Jolanda Neff is a Swiss cyclist, who currently rides for Trek Factory Racing in cross-country and cyclo-cross events.
Leah Kirchmann is a Canadian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team Sunweb. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. At the 2014 Global Relay Canadian Road Championships, held in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, she won the road race, time trial and the criterium, becoming the first woman to win all three titles in the same year.
UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team is a professional Women's road bicycle racing team, run by Momentum Sports Group and based in the United States. The team is sponsored principally by UnitedHealth Group. The team's most notable signing is the 2013 Giro Rosa overall winner Mara Abbott. The team made its debut at the inaugural Tour Femenino de San Luis.
Coryn Rivera is an American racing cyclist of Filipino descent, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team Sunweb.
Kendall Gail Ryan is an American racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank. She rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. She is the sister of fellow racing cyclist Alexis Ryan.
Shane Kline is an American cyclist, who currently rides for American amateur team SmartStop Self Storage.
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along the picturesque Great Ocean Road. The first race was held in 2015, as the farewell race for Cadel Evans—Australia's only Tour de France winner or Road World Champion. The 2017 edition was added to the UCI World Tour for the first time.
Harriet Owen is a British professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team Hagens Berman–Supermint.
The 2007 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships were held in Fort William, United Kingdom from 4 to 9 September 2007. This was the first time the World Championships had been held in the United Kingdom. The Fort William site in the Scottish Highlands had been used regularly for rounds of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup since 2002.
The TD Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, formerly known as the Commerce Bank Triple Crown of Cycling, was a three-race series of road bicycle racing events held in the United States that ran from 2006-2008. The series consisted of the Lancaster Classic, the Reading Classic, and the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, held over a week, with a race formerly held in Trenton, New Jersey. They were part of the UCI America Tour and the series winner earned a $10,000 prize.
