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Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (R), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Great Britain's Christopher Froome (L) ride during the 19th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, on July 27, 2018 between Lourdes and Laruns, southwestern France. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ

Wild ride: The Tour’s craziest moments

FROM the incredible to the farcical — there is never a dull moment at the Tour de France. Sam Edmund picks the moments that mattered in this year’s race.

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Spectators cheer and wave a French flag as (From R) Australia's Luke Durbridge, Netherlands' Niki Terpstra, France's Thomas Boudat, Belgium's Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Behind Boudat) and Australia's Matthew Hayman ride during a 5-men breakwaway during the 18th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, on July 26, 2018 between Trie-sur-Baise and Pau, southwestern France. / AFP PHOTO / Jeff PACHOUD

Ride the Tour rollercoaster with Luke Durbridge

IT’S been a Tour de France of highs and lows for Mitchelton-Scott rider Luke Durbridge and, as the peloton nears Paris, he takes you through every one of them.

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Stage winner Slovenia's Primoz Roglic is followed by Netherlands' Tom Dumoulin, left, and Britain's Geraint Thomas, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, as they climb Col d'Aubisque pass during the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 200.5 kilometers (124.6 miles) with start in Lourdes and finish in Laruns, France, Friday July 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena )

Claims motorbike gave stage winner unfair advantage

CHRIS Froome has been knocked off the Tour de France podium by Primoz Roglic who, it is alleged, gained an unfair advantage during the five-climb Stage 19 torture test in the Tour de France.

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TOPSHOT - (From R) Netherlands' Niki Terpstra, Australia's Luke Durbridge and Australia's Matthew Hayman ride in a 5-men breakaway during the 18th stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, on July 26, 2018 between Trie-sur-Baise and Pau, southwestern France. / AFP PHOTO / Jeff PACHOUD

Aussies hang tough as Tour de France rolls on

AUSSIE team Mitchelton-Scott continue to throw punches at the Tour de France, putting behind them a campaign of misfortune to animate Stage 18 with a daring breakaway attempt.

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Pink jersey Colombia's Esteban Chaves of team Orica GreenEdge waves before the start of the 20th stage of the 99th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy, from Guillestre to Sant'Anna di Viniado on May 28, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Luk BENIES

ORICA sets sights on Spanish success

ORICA-BikeExchange will bid to cap a stellar season with another strong showing at the Vuelta a Espana — and the team has its eyes on general classification

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Australia's Anna Meares celebrates after being presented with the bronze medal after placing third in the final of the Women's Keirin at the Rio Olympic Velodrome, on day eight of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug.13, 2016 (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Meares to have ‘free swing’ at sprint title

THE pressure is off Anna Meares who is preparing to have a “free swing” at defending her sprint title in what could her final Olympic Games appearance.

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Rio Olympics 2016 Track Cycling

Play of the Day: Anna Meares

IT’S hard to go past Australian track sensation Anna Meares for our Play of the Day, so we’re not.

Kristin Armstrong, Olga Zabelinskaya

Why wasn’t this woman banned?

THE Olympic time trial has been engulfed in controversy after Russian cyclist Olga Zabelinskaya won a silver medal despite breaching the IOC’s initial criteria to compete in Rio.

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Australia's Chloe Hosking celebrates as she crosses the finish line and winning the third edition of La Course by Le Tour de France 89 kilometers women one day cycling race on July 24, 2016 on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE

Crash victim Hosking rides to victory

AUSTRALIAN Chloe Hosking crashed but still managed to win the third stage of the Route de France Feminine.

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Australian flag bearer Anna Meares at the official Flag Raising Ceremony in the Athlete's Village at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Anna Meares: The numbers game

THE simply remarkable ANNA MEARES claimed the hearts of Australians in London with her gold medal win and is hoping to repeat the feat in Rio.

Melissa Hoskins, center left, of the Australian women's track cycling team, reacts after crashing during a training session inside the Rio Olympic Velodrome during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

Aussie cyclist in hospital after track crash

AUSSIE track cyclist Melissa Hoskins has been taken to hospital after the women’s team pursuit squad crashed at training in Rio, three days out from competition.

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Herald Sun Tour Stage 2. Yarra Glen to Moe. Caleb Ewan f the Orica GreenEdge team wins stage 2 ahead of Tanner Putt and the yellow jersey Peter Kennaugh. Pic: Michael Klein

Ewan gives ORICA an extra gear

ORICA-BikeExchange has crowned a stellar transfer season by retaining one of the Australia’s best emerging sprinters.

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