ORICA-GreenEDGE rounded out the podium at the team time trial at the Road World Championships on Sunday. The six-man squad covered the 53.2 kilometer course in 1:04:07. The Australian outfit claimed the bronze medal with an average speed of 50.25 kilometers per hour.

"The boys were happy to earn a medal, but we came here to win," said Sports Director Matt White. "We weren't good enough to take ... More

ORICA-AIS earned the silver medal in the team time trial at the Road World Championships on Sunday. Crossing the finish line in Valkenberg in 46:55:82, the Australian outfit averaged a blistering pace of 43.72 kilometers/hour.

"The girls turned themselves inside out riding at the speed required to win, and we were still beaten," said Sports Director Martin Barras. "We were initially and remain ... More

Cycling Australia today confirmed the Cyclones team for the 2012 UCI Road World Championships being staged in the Limburg region of the Netherlands, from 16 to 23 September 2012.

Cyclones Team

(RR = road race, TT = time trial)

Elite Men
1. Simon CLARKE (Selby, VIC 18.07.1986 / Orica-GreenEDGE) RR
2. Allan DAVIS (Bundaberg, QLD - 27.07.80 / Orica-GreenEDGE) RR
3. Luke DURBRIDGE (Bassendean, WA... More

's come as a good surprise for me to be able to contribute this win to our successes this year."

"I'm happy to be able to do this for the team," Clarke added. "I'm especially happy to be able to do this for Shayne [Bannan] who has supported my development over a lot of years. This is a great way to repay him for what he has done for me and the entire team."

Clarke won the fourth stage of the V... More

On an extremely hot race day Craig Alexander fell one short of retaining his 2011 title after a stunning bike leg by eventual winner Sebastian Kienle of Germany. We saw Kienle almost win the US 70.3 championship in April this year win a fast finishing Timothy O’Donnell only caught him in the last stages of the run to take the win. Kienle did the same race in April, slow swim, dominated the bike a... More