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Lifetime best not enough for Burke

11:25am Friday 6th April 2012

COLNE’S Steven Burke recorded a new lifetime best in the kilometre time trial at the Track Cycling World Championships – but he was unable to follow up team pursuit gold with another medal.

I'm in best shape ever, says cycling gold medallist Burke

9:47am Thursday 5th April 2012

COLNE’S Steven Burke admitted he felt in better shape than he had done for a long time after helping Great Britain to a gold medal and a world record at the Track Cycling World Champion-ships yesterday.

Roadworks hampering East Lancashire's best cycling events

12:40pm Thursday 5th April 2012

I AM sure that most of us feel that there has been a shortage of activity in repairing our often seriously damaged roads but our recent Sporting Courses events have found such action in abundance!

Burke helps Great Britain to world record and cycling gold

Winning GB team pursuit riders Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke, Ed Clancy and Peter Kennaugh

11:22am Wednesday 4th April 2012

COLNE'S Steven Burke helped Great Britain to a sensational world record as they defeated in-form Australia for gold at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne this morning.

Blackburn's Edmundson takes fifth at 'Circuit of Ingleborough'

9:44am Thursday 15th March 2012

The Pendle Forest Cycling Club promotion of the ‘Circuit of Ingleborough’ time trial on Saturday was shortened by five miles to around 21 miles after roadworks affected the planned run-in from Ribblehead to Ingleton.

Peter produces ride of day in Pendle

4:10pm Thursday 8th March 2012

IT was a bitterly cold and wet morning for riders starting the annual North Lancashire Road Club Circuit of Pendle time trial on Sunday and after completing the 27-mile course many of them were very close to hypothermia.

Burke gets GB World Cup pick

8:50am Thursday 2nd February 2012

Colne’s Steven Burke has been named in the Great Britain squad for the latest World Cup event in London between February 17 and 19.

Colne cyclist Burke beats Cavendish in Revolution race

9:52am Monday 21st November 2011

COLNE cyclist Steven Burke fended off competition from Tour de France star Mark Cavendish to secure victory in the latest event of the Revolution series on Saturday.

Blackburn riders scoop Pendle prizes

10:01am Thursday 27th October 2011

IT was a great weekend for the Blackburn and District CTC hill climbers with two team wins plus the ladies’ prize in each of our Pendle Hill-based events.

Colne cycling ace Burke in pursuit of Euro track joy

READY FOR ACTION Colne’s Steven Burke

9:45am Friday 21st October 2011

WHEN Colne’s Steven Burke goes for gold at the European Track Cycling Championships today, he will do so in the team pursuit rather than the event in which he claimed a shock medal at the 2008 Olympics.

Burke helps Great Britain to cycling gold

11:28pm Friday 21st October 2011

COLNE cyclist Steven Burke last night helped Great Britain retain their European team pursuit title with victory over Denmark.

Burke eyes golden games

12:40pm Saturday 1st October 2011

STEVEN Burke insists only Olympic gold will do as he looks for Great Britain to get back into the winning habit at next month’s European Championships.

No hill high enough as Sagar’s at the double

12:31pm Thursday 25th August 2011

BURNLEY’S Richard Sagar has scored a double success in winning both his North Lancashire Road Club Hill Climb Championship and also their 10-mile series Points League, which has been contested over the 2011 season.

Cox breaks my North Lancashire road record

10:10am Thursday 11th August 2011

DARWEN’S top time trialist Ian Cox smashed a 28-year-old record at the weekend – and it was my own record that he beat!

East Lancs trio Riding high in town centre race

STRONG FINISH Steven Burke

2:41pm Thursday 4th August 2011

OUR three East Lancashire based professional racing cyclists finished well up in the British Circuit Championships at Beverley.

Shock as Lancashire Road Club time trial cancelled

5:50pm Thursday 28th July 2011

THE shock news this week has been the announcement that the long-running Lancashire Road Club 12-hour time trial, due to be held this Sunday, has been cancelled.

Goodfellow helps team to award in Cheshire

ACTION Last week’s Colne GP

2:16pm Thursday 21st July 2011

A TRIO of North Lancashire Road Club clinched the team award in the National Veterans 50 mile Championship held on Cheshire roads on a nasty wet weekend.

Tour de France rider to launch Clitheroe charity challenge

ON HIS BIKE Geraint Thomas

5:09pm Monday 11th July 2011

CYCLING star Geraint Thomas will be making a pit stop in the Ribble Valley for a new 100-mile charity cycle challenge.

Stott crowned King of Lakes and Lancashire

3:40pm Thursday 7th July 2011

BLACKBURN and District CTC’s Ian Stott has been crowned King of the Lakes and Lancs Sporting Courses Series (SPOCO) – just pipping Clayton Velo’s Pete Greenwood, who had held the lead for much of the 20 events.

Wilkinson puts rivals to the sword

NEWCASTLE WIN Ian Wilkinson

4:10pm Thursday 30th June 2011

ONE of the main benefits of the convincing win of Lancashire-based Bradley Wiggins in the British National Championship Road Race is that it allows him to start the Tour de France this weekend in the distinctive and prestigious national champion’s white jersey with red, white and blue stripes.



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