Stories by Richard Hutchinson

Wrestling: WWE Over The Limit (2012) Odds and Betting Preview

2012-05-20 10:18:17 - Live Odds and Scores welcomes freelance journalist and wrestling expert Richard McTiernan with his exclusive views and tips on Sunday's Over The Limit. RALEIGH, N.C....

Olympic road race betting odds - London 2012

2012-05-16 21:44:57 - LONDON, UK - A small number of bookmakers have started offering odds on the 2012 Olympic road race and it is no surprise to see Mark Cavendish head the market. The Team...

Rapha Grand Tour Shoes review

2012-05-16 19:37:31 - To say that Rapha's Grand Tour shoes have been eagerly awaited by the company's customers would be an under exaggeration. It must have been gutting for the "full Rapha"...

Survey claims 57% of cyclists admit jumping red lights

2012-05-15 10:11:51 - LONDON, UK - A survey released today by the Institute of of Advanced Motorists (IAM) claims that 57% of cyclists admit to jumping red lights. Unsurprisingly this has...

Goss takes crash marred stage 3 of Giro d'Italia

2012-05-08 11:09:01 - HORSENS, Denmark - Orica-Green Edge's Matt Goss took the third stage of the 2012 Giro d'Italia following a massive crash a couple of 100 metres from the line. The crash,...

Danish mayor dies during Giro d'Italia sportive

2012-05-07 09:06:03 - HORSENS, Denmark - The mayor of Horsens died during a sportive to celebrate the Giro d'Italia's departure of the third stage from his town. Jan Trøjborg collapsed in a...

Phinney takes stage one of Giro d'Italia by nine seconds

2012-05-06 14:00:06 - HERNING, Denmark - Taylor Phinney revived BMC's poor start to the 2012 season with an impressive nine second victory in the opening time trial of the Giro d'Italia....

Sky and British Cycling sign new deal until 2016

2012-05-04 15:29:27 - LONDON, UK - Sky has extended its partnership with British Cycling until the end of 2016 in a deal that shows the continued strength and growth of the sport in Britain....

Wrestling: Extreme Rules (2012) Odds and Betting Preview

2012-04-29 11:08:47 - Live Odds and Scores welcomes freelance journalist and wrestling expert Richard McTiernan with his exclusive views and tips on Sunday's Extreme Rules. ROSEMONT, U.S -...

Russian cyclist Denis Galimzyanov suspended over EPO sample

2012-04-17 15:41:51 - AIGLE, Switzerland - The Russian professional cyclist Denis Galimzyanov has provisionally suspended by the UCI after EPO was allegedly found in one of his urine samples....

Eurobike 2012 dates and opening times

2012-04-10 16:04:41 - FRIEDRICHSCHAFEN, Germany - More than 20,000 cycling fanatics are expected to join 40,000 trade visitors and 2,000 cycling journalists at Eurobike 2012 in...

Mumbai Indians win opening IPL match easily

2012-04-05 11:54:36 - CHENNAI, India - The Mumbai Indians strolled to an easy eight wicket victory over the Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the 2012 IPL season. They justified...

Saxo Bank allowed to race in World Tour during 2012

2012-04-02 16:36:26 - AIGLE, Switzerland - Team Saxo Bank will be permitted to race in the top European cycling races after an appeal to withdraw its UCI licence was rejected. The UCI had...

Tom Boonen wins third Tour of Flanders

2012-04-02 09:43:21 - OUDENAARDE, Belgium - Tom Boonen won his third Tour of Flanders in a race full of incident, most notably a heavy crash for his main rival Fabian Cancellara. Boonen was...

WrestleMania XXVIII Tips, Odds and Betting Preview - Jericho the one to be with

2012-03-31 11:57:46 - Live Odds and Scores welcomes freelance journalist and wrestling expert Richard McTiernan with his exclusive views and tips on Sunday's WrestleMania XXVIII. MIAMI...

Rollapaluza Grand Finale riders announced

2012-03-30 09:01:35 - LONDON, UK - The riders for the Rollapaluza Grand Finale, to be held on Good Friday, have been announced. The qualifiers from heats in Leeds, London, Glasgow,...

British Cycling welcomes cash for safer junctions in London

2012-03-29 09:51:11 - LONDON, UK - British Cycling has welcomed the news that £15 million is to be made available to improve the safety of London's junctions for the benefit of cyclists....

Date announced for Rollapaluza Swains Lane Urban Hill Climb

2012-03-29 08:31:03 - LONDON, UK - The Rollapaluza 2012 Urban Hill Climb will take place on Thursday 19 July, the organisers have announced. The event will take place on fully closed roads in...

Cavendish wins first stage for Team Sky

2012-02-07 15:32:49 - DOHA, Qatar - Mark Cavendish won his first stage as a Team Sky rider and the first victory of the year for his team in today's third stage of the Tour of Qatar....

Contador gets two year doping ban and loses Tour title

2012-02-06 12:23:42 - MADRID, Spain - Alberto Contador has been banned for two years for doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Spanish Cycling Federation said this morning. The...

Cavendish recovers from illness to ride Tour of Qatar

2012-02-06 10:58:58 - DOHA, Qatar - Mark Cavendish has recovered enough from his bout of illness to ride in the Tour of Qatar, making his debut for Team Sky. He succesfully rode the first day...

Mass participation sportive planned for London

2012-01-26 12:30:00 - LONDON, UK - A mass participation 100 mile closed road annual sportive in London is being prepared as part of the legacy of the 2012 Olympics legacy. The event will be...

Gerrans wins Tour Down Under for second time

2012-01-23 17:58:33 - ADELAIDE, Australia - Simon Gerrans justified his position as pre-race favourite to take the 2012 Tour Down Under, pipping Alejandro Valverde for the title on the basis...

More than 30,000 went to London Bike Show

2012-01-23 13:33:20 - LONDON, UK - More than 30,000 visitors attended the The London Bike Show and its sister exhibitions The Outdoors Show and The Active Travel Show earlier this month,...

Rollapaluza announces National Series dates for 2012

2012-01-19 12:09:57 - LONDON, UK - Rollapaluza has announced the dates for its National Series 2012 with eight regional qualifying rounds leading up to a grand final in London on Good Friday,...

Olympic cycling road race - Mark Cavendish betting odds

2012-01-18 10:56:06 - LONDON, UK - Mark Cavendish has been installed as the hot favourite in early betting on the Olympic road race this summer. He is being offered at odds of 9/4 (bet £40...

Gerrans favourite to win Tour Down Under

2012-01-13 17:59:07 - ADELAIDE, Australia - Simon Gerrans is the bookies' favourite to win the Tour Down Under which starts in Adelaide on Sunday. Gerrans is on offer at 15/2 with Ladbrokes...

Team Sky sign up fi'zi:k and PRO as partners

2012-01-13 15:52:19 - LONDON, UK - Team Sky has announced that fi'zi:k will be their new official saddle supplier for the 2012 season and PRO will be their official supplier of handlebars,...

Garmin gets new headline sponsor

2012-01-12 17:12:18 - BOULDER, Colorado - The Garmin professional cycling team will be known as Garmin-Barracuda in 2012. The change from Garmin-Cervelo came after team organiser Slipstream...

Garmin Vector Power Pedals to be released in March

2012-01-10 17:09:53 - OLATHE, Kansas - The long awaited Garmin Vector Power Pedal will be released in March 2012. Serious cyclists have been waiting for the release date for these pedals as...

Cycling protest blocks Kings Cross

2012-01-10 09:02:57 - LONDON, UK - A protest calling for safer roads for cyclists around Kings Cross blocked the area last night, leading to major traffic jams throughout north London. The...

Mark Cavendish missed doping test

2012-01-09 10:29:46 - LONDON, UK - Mark Cavendish has confirmed that he missed a routine out of competition drugs test last year. But the missed test came because he was filming with the BBC...

Cyclist who disappeared on New Year's Day still missing

2012-01-04 12:16:14 - BELFAST, Northern Ireland - A cyclist who went out for a ride on New Year's Day has still not been found, leaving his family deeply worried about his safety. Samuel...

Team Sky unveils 28 man squad for 2012 racing season

2012-01-04 09:18:08 - LONDON, UK - Team Sky have revealed their 28 man squad for the 2012 cycling season and it features ten British riders and riders from a total of 12 countries. There are...

Vuelta winner Cobo signs with Movistar

2012-01-03 21:33:58 - Juan Jose Cobo has signed with Spanish team Movistar as co-leader alongside his fellow countryman Alejandro Valverde. Cobo, who was a surprise winner of the Vuelta a...

What is a sportive?

2011-12-16 18:18:07 - A sportive is a cycling event over a medium to long distance that is open to the general public. It is not a race but the events will often be timed and officially...

British Cycling boost support for mountain biking

2011-12-08 12:00:51 - British Cycling will give greater resources to the British downhill mountain bike riders from 2012 in a bid to further boost performance in the downhill, cross country,...

Wiggle sold for £180 million to private equity house

2011-12-08 10:15:56 - PORTSMOUTH, UK - Online cycling and tri-athlete website Wiggle has been sold for £180 million ($282 million) to a private equity firm, just 13 years after it was...

Rapha Neoprene Overshoes

2011-12-07 11:35:34 - With harsh conditions really starting to set in now the serious winter cyclist needs to think about getting a pair of overshoes to try and keep some of the elements out....

Google Maps decision to charge will hit cyclists

2011-11-04 11:11:21 - LONDON, UK - A decision by Google to start charging sites that use its Google Maps application is likely to hit cyclists hard. Many free map services used by cyclists...

Richard Hutchinson

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Richard Hutchinson is a veteran sports journalist who has been writing about all aspects of European sport for the past 16 years. He has written extensively for national newspapers and specialist sports magazines, as well as regularly appearing as a guest on a wide variety of TV and radio shows. His specialist areas of interest are tennis, cycling, athletics and boxing.

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