Cycling: Henderson furious as bike takes long way home

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Olympic cyclist Greg Henderson says he is "filthy" that his racing bike is still somewhere on the ocean between Greece and New Zealand.

Henderson confirmed today he was still without the bike that carried him to fourth in the points race in Athens in August, because it was being sea-freighted back by national governing body Bike NZ.

It meant Henderson's preparation for big events later in the year, notably the World Cup event in Los Angeles he'd targeted in December, was thrown into chaos.

"Sea freight? I'm absolutely filthy about it. I just can't believe it. I haven't got my track bike, how can I train?" he told Radio Sport.

His New Zealand teammates were also without their bikes.

Henderson said he had received several invitations to ride in other international meets, which he couldn't accept.

He said it was "ridiculous" the bikes were due to arrive about 10 days before the Los Angeles event, meaning he couldn't do any decent training.

- NZPA