Gidday Everyone, I arrived in Holland last week and spent 5 days training with a friend, Oenone Wood, who was staying close by.  I have officially signed with a UCI trade team, Elk Haus No, which is based in Austria.  The team language is German so I am doing my best to learn the basics but luckily everyone speaks English […]

Cooke moves into the World Cup lead By Kristy Scrymgeour Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) celebrates another successful last-minute attack. Photo ©: CJ Farquharson Zoulfia Zabirova (Team Bigla) did her thing today with a move that can pretty much be named after her in the women’s peloton: the last minute attack. She has the ability to time it perfectly and she […]

Castilla y Leon World Cup Spain, May 7, 2006 Nicole Cooke (Univega) won the Castilla y Leon World Cup in an uphill sprint, crossing the line ahead of Judith Arndt (T-mobile) and Susanne Ljunskog (Buitenpoort Flexpoint). My team mate, Annette Buetler (Elk Haus) was the best finisher in the Elk Haus team, finishing 18th. She is now ranked 7th in […]

Mt Baw Baw Classic A three-inch snow dump, rain, sleet and sub-zero temperatures greeted riders for the 6th annual Mt Baw Baw Classic. The final climb to the summit required clearing of snow by Mt Baw Baw Resort staff before racing commenced. I had heard many stories about how tough the final 6km climb to the finish was. After hearing […]