* Sports Briefs Sep 14, 2009
Australias Matthew Goss, of Saxo Bank, won the Paris-Brussels classic on Saturday, succeeding compatriot Robbie McEwen as champion. Goss finished ahead of fellow Australian Allan Davis and Belgiums Kristof Goddaert as he proved the stronger in a mass sprint finish. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Australian McEwen skips Eneco Tour over knee pain Aug 18, 2009
BRUSSELS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Australian Robbie McEwen has withdrawn from the Eneco Tour due to pain in his knee, his Katusha cycling team said on Monday. The 12-time Tour de France stage winner decided to rest more after doctors advised him to wait following his injuries, including a fractured tibia, in a crash on the Tour of Belgium at the end of May. (Xinhuanet, China)
McEwan set to sprint to recovery Jun 28, 2009
ROBBIE McEWEN believes Lance Armstrong will be "an absolute beast" and possibly win the Tour de France, but Australia's king of sprint will be contesting his own private tour throughout July. It's amazing that McEwen can pedal at all after a dreadful accident at the Tour of Belgium on May 28 left his left knee in tatters. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Aussies' McEwen crashes in Belgium, out of Tour May 30, 2009
BRUSSELS (AP) -Australian sprint ace Robbie McEwen says he will miss the Tour de France after breaking his shinbone in Belgium. McEwen said on his Twitter feed Friday that he had surgery on his leg on Thursday and will probably be back on the bike in September. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
McEwen breathes sigh of relief after surgery May 30, 2009
ROBBIE McEWEN could be back on his bike next month after an accident his team originally feared was career-threatening. McEwen had surgery to insert two screws in order to repair bone fractures immediately below his left knee sustained when the 36-year-old sprint ace hit a barrier during the last few kilometres of Thursday's second stage of the Tour of Belgium. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Evans happy with Tour preparation but is wary of Contador - notArmstrong May 6, 2009
Evans happy with Tour preparation but is wary of Contador - not Armstrong. The Sydney Morning Herald Sport: Australian and international sports news, results: AFL, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Golf, Athens Olympics, Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, Basketball, Motorsport, Horse Racing, Rugby Heaven Skip directly to. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
McEwen ruled out of Giro d'Italia May 5, 2009
Robbie McEwen immediately after his fall in the Grand Prix de l'Escaut ... The Russian cycling team Katusha will be without Australia's Robbie McEwen for the Giro d'Italia, which begins on Saturday, and have named Italy's Filippo Pozzato as their team leader for the race ... Robbie McEwen immediately after his fall in the Grand Prix de l'Escaut. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Results Worldwide Apr 4, 2009
Robbie McEwen (Aus), 3. Andri Schulze (Ger), 4. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Cavendish wins Milan-San Remo; Lance 125th Mar 22, 2009
2 mile) ascent to Le Manie, 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the finish, leaving behind Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen. Armstrong did not stop to talk with reporters at the finish, but he posted a few comments on his Twitter feed. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Armstrong finishes 125th in 'fast, crazy' race Mar 22, 2009
2 mile ascent to Le Manie, 62 miles from the finish, leaving behind Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen. Allan Davis of Australia finished fourth and pre-race favorites Alessandro Petacchi and Daniele Bennati of Italy were fifth and sixth, respectively, each two seconds back. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Armstrong to yield to sprinters Mar 21, 2009
The new Katusha squad also has a two-pronged attack in Filippo Pozzato, the 2006 winner and last year's runner-up, and Australian sprint specialist Robbie McEwen. Hushovd finished third in 2005 and has been testing out the finish with Armstrong for the past week. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Russia seeks to join cycling elite with Katusha's firepower Mar 6, 2009
"It's just a name. It means something to the Russians," explained Robbie McEwen, the crack Australian sprinter who was a major hire when the team was put together last year. Indeed it means something to Russians. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
