Lancashire Telegraph | Cycling

Burke gets GB World Cup pick

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:50:38 +0000

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

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:52:58 +0000

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

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:01:43 +0100

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

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:45:26 +0100

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

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:28:16 +0100

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

Burke eyes golden games

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:40:00 +0100

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

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:31:06 +0100

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

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:10:09 +0100

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

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:41:31 +0100

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

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:50:00 +0100

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

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:16:00 +0100

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

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:09:22 +0100

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

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:40:00 +0100

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

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:10:00 +0100

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.

Wiggins gives his Tour hopes a boost with stage wins

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:57:47 +0100

Lancashire based Bradley Wiggins – he lives just the other side of Chorley–scored his biggest ever win on the road when he pulled on the final Yellow Jersey after the eighth day Criterium du Dauphine in France.

Haseley inspires Clitheroe record

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:18:27 +0100

THE North Lancashire Road Club 10 mile time trials held at Clitheroe on a Wednesday evening have certainly been a big hit this year – with much of this due to the enthusiasm of event organiser Harry Haseley, of Great Harwood.

Veteran Brinscoe rolls back years in Fylde

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:45:00 +0100

Having organised the inaugural Fylde Road Race on behalf of the League of Veteran Racing Cyclists (LVRC), the North Lancashire Road Club then supplied two of the main prizewinners from the 75 entries.

Wilkinson on silver screen

Thu, 26 May 2011 11:14:00 +0100

THERE’S a chance to watch East Lancashire pro cyclist Ian Wilkinson on our TV screens during the next few weeks.

Markham’s best ever at windy Lancaster

Thu, 19 May 2011 08:39:55 +0100

Julian Markham of Mellor Brook produced one of his best ever rides when he clocked a personal best 50- mile time of one hour 53 minutes 40 seconds to beat a quality field in the Lancaster Cycling Club event on Sunday morning.

Veteran Haseley leads team to success

Thu, 12 May 2011 14:08:10 +0100

GREAT Harwood’s Harry Haseley led his North Lancashire Road Club to the team award in the North Lancs and Lakes Group Veteran’s midweek 10 mile event at Garstang.