GLOBAL CYCLING by Ian Franklin MANAGING WORLD CYCLING SEEMS SUCH AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK I wouldn’t want to be in Brian Cookson’s hot seat. Given cultural differences and varying social expectations throughout the world his job seems nigh on impossible. The UCI website tells us that: “The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)’s commitment is to lead the development of cycling as a competitive sport … [Read more...] about Riders are the only losers when National federations fail to adhere to UCI standards
Developing Young Cyclists at Chiang Mai’s Velodrome
During the past few years the Australians and British have led a revolution in world cycling by taking young athletes and training them as track riders before moving them on to become successful road cyclists. Good examples are riders such as Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish in the UK and the Australians Robbie McEwen, Stuart O’Grady and so on. For my part I’ve always loved the track. … [Read more...] about Developing Young Cyclists at Chiang Mai’s Velodrome