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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.

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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.

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

Albanese brushes off sledge from New Zealand PM

Anthony Albanese responds to NZ joke about Australian intelligence; No plans to change state’s public service WFH policy; How Australia’s great Olympic golden day unfolded. Follow live updates.

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.

Mark Cavendish celebrates after crossing the finish line to win a record 35th Tour de France.

Cavendish breaks record with 35th Tour de France stage win

The 39-year-old British athlete sprinted for the win in the fifth stage of the Tour, breaking Eddy Merckx’s near five-decade record.

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June 2024

We loved the Cube e-bike (but also couldn’t stand it)

Depending on your family status, Cube’s new Longtail cargo bike is either a ute or a people mover.

May 2024

Charles Hughes, who partook in the Hawaiian Ride for Youth cycling event in March.

How this geologist got hooked on cycling later in life

“Join a club!” enthuses Delta Lithium’s Charles Hughes. Then, practise a lot before undertaking an 800-kilometre charity ride.

Ian Olson with his existing $15,000 Pinarello Dogma F10.

This CEO owns six bikes, and has his eye on another – worth $24k

Pointerra3D boss Ian Olson knows his family has good reason to lament the lack of space in the garage. But cycling is a big part of his life.

April 2024

Sam Budiselik, managing director of Cash Converters, with one of his two road bikes.

Why this exec wants to ride with Elon Musk in Western Australia

Cash Converters boss Sam Budiselik loves cycling, but only in his home state. He’s also a fan of the world’s third-richest man.

Melbourne hosts Lime scooters, unlike Sydney where it has had to learn to operate bikes.

IPO hopeful Lime avoids share bike graveyard

The company says Sydney and Melbourne are among its most profitable cities as it eyes resurrecting its aborted plans to go public.

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