Five American cyclists banned for six months

Five American cyclists, who gave evidence against Lance Armstrong in the USADA report, are banned for six months from the cycling arena. They step forward to testify against Armstrong and conceded that they, too, had used performance-enhancing drugs in the pat. The USA Cycling stated recently that they had banned those five cyclists for a six months span.

Geraint Thomas in Focus

Geraint Thomas is a professional cyclist, and he is of Welsh origins. He races for the UCI ProTour team Team Sky. He is one of the youngest riders in the cycling circuit, and he has even won a gold medal in the Olympic Games. He has also won the Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the Bayern-Rundfart last year, and the British National Championships, in 2010.

Freedom of Edinburgh

Local councilors have voted in a unanimous decision to award legendary Scottish cyclist Sir Chris Hoy the Freedom of Edinburgh.

The local athlete became the most successful British athlete in the history of the Olympic Games after he took his medals tally at the Games to 7, which includes 6 Gold medals and a Silver medal at the recently concluded Olympic Games in London. According to Lord Provost Donald Wilson, it is the highest honor and the most prestigious honor that the city could bestow upon Hoy.

Evans staying upbeat

Aussie bike star Cadel Evans stays confident regarding the Tour de France title defense in spite os several distractions and setbacks. Evans will garner very much cleaner thought of how his effort is going ahead from this time when he takes part in Criterium du Dauphine, which is an 8-day bike race in France.

Dauphine is a huge guidepost for Tour award contenders ahead the 3-week classic begins on 30th June in Liege, Belgium. Cadel Evans has had many on his plate from last July, the time when he turned to be very the first Australian rider to be the winner of the Tour.

FINAL EDIT OF THE MASTER PLAN

Final edits for the Westminster Bicycle Master Plan are currently being completed. The City of Westminster and The Street Plans Collaborative appreciate your patience as we work out the final details of the master plan.

We had a few unexpected minor delays, but we’ll post the final document here very shortly for public review. Please stay tuned!