Cyclists start gold rush Sep 8, 2008
Doing a Shane Kelly and having a foot come out of the strap wasn't going to be a problem. The only risk was a whole leg coming off. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Flame dies for our stars Aug 24, 2008
GRANT HACKETT, James Tomkins, Clint Robinson, Shane Kelly, possibly Stuart O'Grady and Russell Mark Beijing looks like being the final Olympic stop for a roll call of Australian champions. Between them they have competed at 29 Games, winning 23 medals, 10 of them gold. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
No time to spin our wheels - Meares Aug 21, 2008
"With Shane Kelly retiring and Ryan Bayley taking a break. I'm not sure what Mark French is up to, but we're going to go through a rebuilding phase and a lot of juniors are coming through. So we may be down the ranks with the position of all the countries in the next few years, but hopefully by London [Olympics in 2012] we'll be back up there to challenge the Brits. "I can only speak on behalf of the sprint program, that's all that I really deal with. And as far as I'm concerned we've got the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Josiah Ng and Azizul Hasni Awang fail to reach keirin final Aug 17, 2008
But the 28-year-old's hopes of achieving a second appearance in the top six final of his pet race was dashed when he found his racing line blocked by two Australians, Shane Kelly and defending champion Ryan Bayley from the start. Josiah was frantically pedalling away towards the final lap but the gap between him and the frontrunners was too wide. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
08 things to watch Aug 15, 2008
Shane Kelly and Ryan Bayley want to go one better than Athens and claim a medal in the team sprint. SPONSORED LINKS. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Beijing boost for Josiah Jul 24, 2008
In the final, Josiah faced two top Australian riders double Olympic champion Ryan Bayley and Shane Kelly and also World Championships bronze medallist Christos Volikakis and Germans Carsten Bergemann and Michael Seidenbecher in the six-man field. Josiah Ng put some of the worlds best keirin riders in the shade in the Sprint Grand Prix in Germany over the weekend to give himself a much-needed boost ahead of next months Olympic Games. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Flag duty too much to bear for Hackett Jul 2, 2008
Apart from Tomkins, there are a number of athletes with past Games experience who could factor in the flagbearing debate, including gold medal-winning shooters Michael Diamond and Russell Mark, cyclists Stuart O'Grady and Shane Kelly, kayaker Clint Robinson and judo's Maria Pekli, who will all be competing at their fifth Olympics. Diamond said yesterday that he planned to march despite competing on the first two days, and that it would be the "pinnacle of anyone's career" to carry the flag. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Kamikaze on a mission Jun 28, 2008
It will be the fifth Games for track sprinter Shane Kelly and road rider Stuart O'Grady. AAP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Jongewaard misses Olympic cycling team Jun 27, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. June 27, 2008 - 7:10PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Debutant Azizul has his hands full in Beijing Jun 21, 2008
Among the top Australians he beat en route to winning the keirin title were Athens Olympics double gold medallist Bayley, Shane Kelly and French. Said Azizul in a telephone interview from Melbourne yesterday: The series in Melbourne were held as a way to introduce the Australian line-up for the Olympics before they leave for training camp. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Kelly holds nerve to oust Kersten Jun 12, 2008
CYCLING veteran Shane Kelly has qualified for his fifth Olympic games after winning a cutthroat ride-off against the luckless Ben Kersten yesterday. Both sprinters said afterwards they disagreed with the controversial method of determining the final member of the national sprint team, but Kelly's time of 39. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Kersten, Kelly go toe clip to toe clip Jun 11, 2008
IT'S a face-off on wheels, with Shane Kelly versus Ben Kersten at a Melbourne velodrome today and with a place on Australia's Olympic team up for grabs. The pair will ride a 625-metre time trial after a coin toss to decide who goes first. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Crash hits Kersten's Olympic bid May 9, 2008
AUSTRALIAN officials are looking to delay a series of race-offs between Shane Kelly and Ben Kersten, for the remaining spot in the Olympic team following the 50-rider pile-up in Sydney yesterday. Commonwealth Games champion and world silver medallist Kersten, 26, was in the group of riders felled when a car deliberately slammed on its brakes in front of the large peloton at Mascot, after earlier menacing the back of the bunch. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Games hopeful hurt in bike-pack smash May 9, 2008
Australian cycling officials will delay a series of race-offs between Kersten and Shane Kelly for a remaining spot in the Beijing Olympic team. Mr Nicholls said the group had not been holding up traffic and was obeying road rules that allow cyclists to ride two abreast on the road. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Track team go Down Under in build-up to the Olympics Apr 20, 2008
Among the renowned sprinters are double Olympic champion Ryan Bayley, Shane Kelly and Ben Kersten. The Malaysian track team plan to set up base in Europe later in June due to the winter period in Australia. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Wheel turns: team stalls on track to Beijing Mar 31, 2008
The third day of the world track cycling championships proved particularly dispiriting, with defending women's points champion Kate Bates finishing a distant 12th, and all three men's sprinters - Shane Kelly, Shane Perkins and Ryan Bayley - failing to make the finals of the keirin. That left Australia with just two bronze medals to show for their efforts in Manchester, with all Olympic events completed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Barras expecting track troublemakers to go full circle atManchester world titles Mar 27, 2008
But the most remarkable facet of his comeback has been the willingness of teammates to accept him into the fold, despite the fact he publicly named one of them, Shane Kelly, as an athlete who injected legal drugs four years ago. According to Barras, the road to peace began at a training camp in Rockhampton 18 months ago. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Camp to finalise cycling endurance team Feb 26, 2008
On the sprints front, the team features defending world points champion Kate Bates and several former world and Olympic champions, including Katie Mactier, Ryan Bayley and Shane Kelly. Victorian Jason Niblett was the notable omission from the men's sprint squad. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Truce may hurt for sprinters Feb 11, 2008
" Veteran Shane Kelly also is hopeful Bayley and Perkins can smooth the waters. But Kelly pointed out it would have been much worse before the past few years, when the national track program has worked at changing the culture in the men's sprint squad. "There probably would have been [physical confrontation] - or there definitely would have been," Kelly said. "So that is good to see, but the best thing would be for it to clear up. " Overall, Barras and Kelly are rapt with the depth of talent in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
CA seeks truce between star cyclists Feb 10, 2008
Veteran Shane Kelly also is hopeful Bayley and Perkins can smooth the waters. But Kelly pointed out it would have been much worse before the last few years, when the national track program has worked at changing the culture in the men's sprint squad. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Rivals caught in vicious cycle Feb 10, 2008
Bayley was slower out of the blocks in his heat, giving four-time Olympian Shane Kelly too much of a start, finishing third and being relegated to the repechage round. His next warm-up was done with his arms crossed and a face made of stone. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
An explosive pursuit: why sprinters lose their cool Feb 9, 2008
" Not all cyclists lose their cool, however, says Shane Kelly. The four-time Olympian has never had an altercation on the track and certainly doesn't have a criminal record. "It's just how I am," Kelly said of his calm demeanour. "I think at the end of the day, I have always just been like that. I'm not going to become a ranting and raving athlete. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Niblett edges Kelly in sprint battle Feb 6, 2008
Victorians Shane Kelly and Jason Niblett endured an epic battle in their sprint quarter-final at the Australian track cycling championships. Their best-of-three heat at the Dunc Gray Velodrome became four when they dead-heated in the second ride. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mactier's withdrawal another blow for titles, and adds to velodrome's woes Feb 5, 2008
Big hitters among the men include sprinters Ryan Bayley, Mark French, Shane Perkins and Shane Kelly. A revelation could be Travis Meyer, a five-time world junior track champion who will be racing hot off his victory on the road last weekend in the Tour of Wellington in New Zealand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Meyer wins LA World Cup points race Jan 19, 2008
The Team Toshiba combination of Mark French, Jason Niblett and Ben Kersten beat the Australian team of Daniel Ellis, Ryan Bayley and Shane Kelly, 45. 24 seconds to 45. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Perkins on right track after riding for a fall Dec 18, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Playing catch-up track sprinter Shane Perkins is making up for lost time and is closing in on Australia's No.1 sprinter, Ryan Bayley. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bayley's style gets stale Dec 3, 2007
Against Chiappa, Bayley - who won gold in the team sprint on Friday with Victorian Shane Kelly and the ACT's Daniel Ellis - conceded the race with half a lap to go after the Italian jumped away with more than one lap to go. Australian head track coach Martin Barras yesterday said he had been impressed with Bayley's showing in the team sprint on Friday night. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Kelly primed for one last shot at gold Dec 1, 2007
SHANE KELLY, at 35 years of age, has never been short of inspiration in a career that will span five Olympic Games if he makes the Australian track cycling team for next year's Games at Beijing. For starters, he has not won an Olympic gold medal to go with the many world championship, Commonwealth Games and national title golds he has. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sydney World Cup cycling results Nov 30, 2007
Team sprint: Gold: Australia (Ryan Bayley, Daniel Ellis, Shane Kelly) 44. 639 seconds. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Joel Stewart wins Austral cycle race Feb 24, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. February 24, 2007 - 10:34PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
