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Australia’s Ben O’Connor crosses the finish line first.

O’Connor takes second career stage win

Ben O’Connor, eyes blazing with determination, launched a ferocious solo attack on the fearsome Col de la Loze and never looked back.

This Month

Pogacar is 4:13 ahead of the Dane in the general classification as he marches towards a fourth Tour title.

Pogacar out to bury ghosts in final Tour de France week

The 2025 Tour de France is heading into its final and most punishing mountain stages; a critical test for defending champion Tadej Pogacar.

E-bikes’ on The Corso in Manly, northern Sydney, this week. Their power and speed is comparable to motorcycles, which can cost up to $1000 to register and $800 to become a licensed rider.

The fat e-bike craze is taking over city streets – and cops aren’t happy

Unlicensed e-bikes are flooding the market and our footpaths, causing accidents and fires.

Tadej Pogačar showed no ill effects from the previous day’s crash and put himself in prime position for his fourth Tour victory.

Pogacar reclaims Tour de France yellow jersey

Tadej Pogacar powered to an impressive stage win on the first day in the Pyrenees, finishing more than two minutes ahead of main rival Jonas Vingegaard.

June

This Sydney financier dreams of hitting the road with David Beckham

Brendan Gow of Capital Haus and Equity Story uses his time on the bike to slow down and go fast.

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May

Swimming is a low-impact full-body workout and great for burning calories.

Which exercise burns calories fastest – walking, cycling or swimming?

Here’s how to lose 450 grams of fat a week for healthy, sustainable weight loss, according to an expert.

March

Scott Farquhar has swapped the tech bro t-shirt uniform for lycra.

Farquhar lives his lycra dream as Cannon-Brookes faces bumpy ride

The Atlassian co-founder has gone for a different type of racing to the Grand Prix.

Paul Ryan, managing director of financial communication at Sodali & Co.

This MD and confirmed speed freak intends to pedal his way to old age

Sodali & Co’s Paul Ryan lives for the thrill of a fast descent, but it’s time spent cycling with family that he most cherishes.

February

Those who do the most Zone 2 training – pro cyclists being a primary example – see the biggest improvements.

Is ‘Zone 2’ the magic effort level for exercise?

The real benefit may turn out to be that it allows you to recover quickly and do it again the next day – while perhaps even enjoying it.

November 2024

Meet the cargo bike that other riders will envy

When it comes to storage capacity, Tern’s Orox is more like a small car than an electric bicycle.

October 2024

Pushing cargo in the City of London.

How cargo bikes are replacing courier vans (and fixing congestion)

They are delivering blood samples for hospitals and documents for law firms, doing more of the heavy lifting that makes London tick.

Arc de Triomphe in Paris with a big French flag under it

Paris is fast becoming a dream city for cyclists

Already the home of the Tour de France, Paris has taken on a new character as an amateur cyclist’s city – and it’s a great way to see the place.

September 2024

Grace Brown

Amazing Grace Brown won’t ride back on retirement call

The Olympic champion became the first woman to win both the Olympic Games and world time trial titles in the same year

This cargo e-bike is pretty flawless, except for one piece of lunacy

You’d never know the Riese & Müller Multicharger Mixte is a tank of a bike, until you have to get it going uphill from a standing start.

August 2024

Matthew Richardson took silver behind Harrie Levreyson.

Richardson wins silver in sprint at track cycling

Australia’s Matthew Richardson was unable to match Dutch legend Harrie Lavreyson, who successfully defended his Olympic gold medal from Tokyo.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his New Zealand counterpart, Chris Luxon, in Sydney last year.

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Australia won gold on Wednesday morning (AEST) in the men’s pursuit team.

Australia snatches cycling gold as Brits suffer last-minute disaster

The great sports rivalry between Australia and Britain was on full display as the Aussie men’s pursuit track cycling team won gold for the first time in two decades.

Social worker Erica Beard running in the Gold Coast Marathon

Three tests that prove you’re exercising too hard

It sounds counterintuitive, but dialling down the intensity of your workouts could help you get faster and burn more fat.

Saya Sakakibara is a gold medallist.

Sakakibara roars to gold in BMX after Tokyo horror crash

Saya Sakakibara stormed to the gold medal in the BMX race, just three years after suffering a horror crash in Tokyo.

July 2024

Grace Brown won Australia’s first gold medal of the Paris Games – winning the women’s individual time trial on road cycling.

Grace Brown cycles to time trial gold over treacherous Paris streets

Grace Brown, who only began cycling as a 23-year-old, mastered the conditions to win by more than a minute.

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