Aussie sprint star quits Mitchelton-Scott
AUSTRALIA’S sprinting boy wonder Caleb Ewan has confirmed he will leave Mitchelton-Scott for Lotto Soudal after he was left devastated by the Aussie outfit’s 2018 Tour de France snub.
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Gerro bows out a great
SIMON Gerrans – one of Australia’s greatest ever cyclists – has announced his retirement after a 15-year professional career which he says closes an “unforgettable chapter of my life”.
‘Why turn up to a bike race to assault and spit on people’
RICHIE Porte is fuming about the treatment of Team Sky and his old teammate Chris Froome at the Tour de France, saying fan behaviour was disgusting and an absolute disgrace.
Emotions spill over as Tour crashes take toll on Porte
TWELVE months after fracturing his pelvis and collarbone in a horrific Tour de France crash, Richie Porte again found himself in hospital. It wasn’t as serious this time but his disappointment was laid bare for all to see.
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A 970km ride … then a marathon two days later
Chief Inspector Wade Burns will be part of a 970km ride from Adelaide to Melbourne for CanTeen, and will run the Melbourne Marathon two days later.
Bevin lured to ride on WorldTour with strong US team
THE current leader of Cycling Australia’s National Road Series, Patrick Bevin, has signed a contract with American team Cannondale-Garmin to ride the WorldTour next year.
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
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.
Hard working Ewan gets Grand Tour start
YOUNG Australian cyclist Caleb Ewan will make his Grand Tour debut with Orica-GreenEDGE in the Vuelta a Espana starting on Saturday.
Cyclist survives bone-crunching crash
A PROFESSIONAL cyclist is lucky to be alive following this horrific collision with a service car. Watch the video here.
Porte’s Tassie launching pad
RICHIE Porte will again use Tasmania as his launching pad as he prepares to hit the ground full throttle in 2016.
US govt demand Armstrong’s medical records
THE US government wants to see Lance Armstrong’s medical records from his treatments for cancer, to see if he was using performance-enhancing drugs.
The Coffee Ride #76, with Reece Homfray
EXACTLY one year from Rio, dual Olympic gold medallist Anna Meares says she has never pushed herself harder physically and mentally in preparation for a fourth and likely final Games.
The Coffee Ride #75, with Reece Homfray
AUSTRALIAN team Orica-GreenEDGE has started the mammoth task of finalising its squad for next year with 19 of its 26 riders coming out of contract this season.
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