Route revealed: TDU to finish on Willunga Hill
THE battle for next year’s Santos Tour Down Under will go right down to the last pedal stroke with organisers moving the queen stage on Willunga Hill to Stage 6 on the final day. SEE ALL THE ROUTES
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Kaarle goes all in: The Coffee Ride #191, with Reece Homfray
KAARLE McCulloch explains how having her head held under water has helped her become a better cyclist, news on Australia’s team for the road world championships, a world record holder has ankle surgery and Aussie transfer news.
Spat at, booed but Sky didn’t cave in
THE machine that is Team Sky with Geraint Thomas in charge won the Tour de France for the sixth time in eight years and after taking victory did something it had not done previously.
Beer drinking rugby nut wins Tour de France
GERAINT Thomas, the Welshman who is the ‘life of the party’, has transformed from an Olympic track gold medallist to an elite Grand Tour rider with victory in the Tour de France.
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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.
Emotional Froome wins second Tour de France
CHRIS Froome said he felt “incredible” after crossing the line on the Champs Elysees arm-in-arm with his Sky teammates to win his second Tour de France title.
Porte’s finest hour arrives on Alpe d’Huez
RICHIE Porte has won plenty but his sacrificial performance for Chris Froome on Alpe d’Huez on Saturday night was his finest hour on a bike.
BMX mayhem as Buchanan grabs silver
GOLDEN girl Caroline Buchanan has won silver on a rain and windswept track at the BMX World Championships in Belgium – but Australia’s men weren’t so lucky
’Tough’ Froome virtually assured Tour title
SKY team manager Dave Brailsford paid tribute to Chris Froome after his lead rider virtually clinched a second Tour de France title on the final climb.
Froome angry with ‘unsportsmanlike’ Nibali
CHRIS Froome expected his rivals to throw everything at him and his TDF race lead. He just didn’t expect that would happen when he was stopped by the side of the road.
Doping claims a cost of wearing yellow: Froome
CHRIS Froome says he can handle doping suspicions levelled at him at the Tour de France, because it is a function of wearing the race leader’s yellow jersey.
What goes up on Tour must go down
WINNING the Tour de France isn’t only about having the ability to get uphill fast. You’ve got to have nerves of steel going downhill too — Chris Froome has proved that he’s got both.
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