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Sagan coming back to TDU

Sagan coming back to TDU

THREE-time reigning cycling world champion Peter Sagan is coming back to Adelaide in January to open his 2019 season at the Tour Down Under for the third year in a row.

Australia's Richie Porte, rides during the eighth stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Dreux and Amiens, northern France, on July 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Marco BERTORELLO
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Porte to lead Aussie charge

WITHIN days of watching his Tour de France dream evaporate with a cruel mid-race crash, Richie Porte sent a message to Australian cycling selectors telling them he wanted in on this year’s world championships.

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Great day for young Aussie

Great day for young Aussie

AUSTRALIA’S Caleb Ewan has hailed his fifth stage win in the Vuelta a Espana as the best moment of his career.

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Is this guy cycling’s most blatant cheat?

Is this guy cycling’s most blatant cheat?

THERE’S a sticky water bottle and then there’s just plain cheating which saw Italian Vincenzo Nibali booted off the Vuelta a Espana this week for hitching a ride from his team car. SEE THE VIDEO HERE

The Coffee Ride #79, with Reece Homfray

The Coffee Ride #79, with Reece Homfray

AUSTRALIAN cyclist Alex Edmondson has returned home from Europe to recover from knee surgery which he is confident will not derail his Rio Olympic campaign.

Tiffany chases edge for Rio

Tiffany chases edge for Rio

ADELAIDE cyclist Tiffany Cromwell may return to Australian team Orica-AIS on the road to Rio next year after her current pro team announced it would fold at season’s end.

The Coffee Ride #78, with Reece Homfray

The Coffee Ride #78, with Reece Homfray

AUSTRALIAN cyclist Tiffany Cromwell’s Olympic preparations have hit a hurdle, with the 27-year-old searching for a new team less than 12 months out from Rio.

The Coffee Ride #77, with Reece Homfray

The Coffee Ride #77, with Reece Homfray

CAMPBELL Flakemore admits it has been a soul searching first season on the WorldTour with BMC but after re-charging the batteries in Tasmania he returns to racing on Friday with one eye on 2016 already.

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