Beijing Olympics : Australian Cycling Squad

Australia is represented in all four disciplines of the Olympic cycling competiton.

Australian Olympic Cycling Team

Mountain Biking

MEN

Daniel McConnell (men's cross-country)

WOMEN

Dellys Starr (women's cross-country)

Road Racing

MEN

Cadel Evans (individual)

Simon Gerrans (individual)

Matt Lloyd (individual)

Stuart O'Grady (individual)

Michael Rogers (Individual, Individual time-trial)

WOMEN

Kate Bates (individual)

Sara Carrigan (individual)

Oenone Wood (individual, individual time-trial)

Track

MEN

Ryan Bayley (keirin, sprint, team sprint)

Jack Bobridge (team pursuit, 4000m)

Graeme Brown (team pursuit, 4000m)

Dan Ellis (sprint, team sprint)

Mark French (team sprint)

Mark Jamieson (team pursuit, 4000m)

Shane Kelly (keirin, team sprint)

Brett Lancaster (team pursuit, 4000m)

Brad McGee (individual pursuit, 4000m; team pursuit, 4000m)

Cameron Meyer (points race)

Luke Roberts (individual pursuit, 4000m; team pursuit, 4000m)

WOMEN

Kate Bates (points race)

Katie Mactier (individual pursuit, 3000m)

Anna Meares (sprint)

BMX

MEN

Jared Graves (individual)

Kamakazi (individual)

Luke Madill (individual)

WOMEN

Tanya Bailey (individual)

Nicole Callisto (individual)

OFFICIALS

Shayne Bannan (head coach)
Martin Barras (track coach)
Wade Bootes (BMX coach)
Ian McKenzie (track coach)
Neil Ross (mountain biking coach)
Scott Sharples (BMX coach)
Neil Stephens (road, men)
Warren McDonald (road, women)
Mark Fisher (doctor)
Karin Stephens (seigneur)
David Hayes (seigneur)
Berthy May (seigneur)
Christine O'Connor (soft tissue therapist)
Craig Colduck (sports scientist, performance analyst)
Gregory Boorer (road mechanic)
James Bullen (track mechanic)
Wayne Nichols (mountain biking, BMX mechanic)
James Nitis (road mechanic)

Tour de France - Kim Kirchen And Cadel Evans, 1 And 2 After Stage 9

A Review of Sunday's Tour de France
Sunday's Stage : 139.2 mile trek from Toulouse to Bagneres-de-Bigorre that included the Peyresourde pass and the Aspin pass.

Winner: Riccardo Ricco of Italy. This was Riccardo's second tour stage win.

Yellow Jersey: Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg ahead of Cadel Evans of Australia.



STAGE 9 RESULTS

1. Riccardo Ricco, Italy 5:39:28
2. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia
3. Cyril Dessel, France
4. Dmitry Fofonov, Kazakhstan
5. Christian Knees, Germany


OVERALL STANDINGS

1. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg 38:07:19
2. Cadel Evans, Australia
3. Christian Vande Velde, U.S.
4. Stefan Schumacher, Germany
5. Denis Menchov, Russia

Ireland's Team For Beijing Olympics

Athletics:

Fionnuala Britton (3000 steeplechase), Alistair Cragg (1500/5000m), Jamie Costin (20K Walk), Joanne Cuddihy (400m), Martin Fagan (Marathon), David Gillick (400m), Colin Griffin (50K walk), Robert Heffernan (20K walk), Paul Hession (100/200m), Olive Loughnane (20K walk), Roisin McGettigan (3000m steeplechase), Eileen O'Keeffe (Hammer), Derval O'Rourke (100H).

Badminton:

Scott Evans (singles), Chloe Magee (singles)

Boxing:

Paddy Barnes (light-fly), Kenny Egan (light-heavyweight), John Joe Joyce (light-welterweight), John Joe Nevin (bantam), Darren Sutherland (middleweight)

Canoeing:

Eoin Rheinisch (mens slalom)

Cycling:

Nicholas Roche (Road Race), Philip Deignan (Road Race), David O'Loughlin (Individual Pursuit), Robin Seymour (Mountain Bike).

Equestrian:

Denis Lynch (Show Jumping), Austin O'Connor (Eventing), Geoff Curran (Eventing), Patricia Ryan (Eventing), Louise Lyons (Eventing), Niall Griffin (Eventing)

Fencing:

Siobhan Byrne (Sabre)

Rowing:

Sean O'Neill (coxless fours), Jonno Devlin (coxless fours), Sean Casey (coxless fours), Cormac Folan (coxless fours), Paul Griffin (lightweight fours), Richard Archibald (lightweight fours), Gearoid Towey (lightweight fours), Cathal Moynihan (lightweight fours)

Sailing:

Ciara Peelo (Laser Radial), Tim Goodbody (Finn), Gerard Owens (470), Philip Lawton (470), Peter O'Leary (Star), Stephen Milne (Star)

Shooting:

Derek Burnett (Trap)

Swimming:

Andrew Bree (200m breaststroke), Melanie Nocher (200m backstroke), Aisling Cooney (100m backstroke)

Triathlon:

Emma Davis

Kate Hudson Plays Stepmom To Lance Armstrong's Children

Making a good impression on your partner's children is one of the biggest challenges facing anyone in a new relationship.

However if appearances are anything to go by then Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has passed her latest role - that of real-life stepmom - with flying colours.

The 29-year-old blonde beauty was spotted shopping with new beau Lance Armstrong and his twin daughters Isabelle and Grace, 6, in Santa Monica at the weekend.

And if Hudson was worried about making a good impression, she has nothing to fear on that score.

In fact Hudson proved such a hit with Armstong's daughters that one of them clung happily to her hand following their visit to the Bentons Sporting Goods Store in Pacific Palisades, California.

However fortunately for Hudson it wasn't her first encounter with Armstrong's children.

They spent Father’s Day together in Brooklyn with Hudson's son Ryder, 4, and Armstrong's children Luke, 8, and the twins.

On that occasion, it turned out to be a rather unconventional family affair, with Hudson's former husband, rocker Chris Robinson, also joining in the two hour brunch.

Since Hudson and the seven-time Tour de France champion began dating in May, their relationship has accelerated at lightning speed, with speculation mounting that the Almost Famous star will become the next Mrs Armstrong.


Last week it was a case of meet the parents, when Armstrong joined his girlfriend and her mother, Goldie Hawn, for a late lunch.


Again, it was smiles all round with the trio laughing and chatting easily.

Content and Image Courtsey: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/

"Cool And Casual" Lance Armstrong In Love With "Strapless White" Kate Hudson?

New Love Of Lance Armstrong?

Venue: Las Brisas Restaurant, Laguna Beach, California

Occasion: Romantic Dinner Date

Spotted: “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” babe Kate Hudson
AND
Tour de France Champ Lance Armstrong

Attires:
Lance Armstrong: Cool and casual in a “Have a Nike Day” t-shirt and a pair of khaki cargo pants

Kate Hudson: Strapless White Dress

During a recent interview, when asked about his relationship with Kate, Lance replied, “I know you have to ask that question, and it’s my right not to answer it.” Kate has also kept tight-lipped about their love, saying, “It’s better to let people speculate as much as they want to speculate.”

Hmm... I have to buy more space from blogspot for these two in the future :-)

Content and Image Courtsey: celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/

Australia's Michael Rogers Opts Out Of Tour de France

As he was suffering from virus and because of his late start to his preparation, Australia's Michael Rogers will miss this year's Tour de France.

Rogers did not ride for the first four months of the year and has decided he will not have the necessary training base to contest the month-long Tour.

Rogers was near the lead in last year's race before a crash forced him out in the eighth stage.