Tokyo drift: BMX rider’s fearless pursuit of Olympic dream
When a snapped sternum threatened her BMX career, Caroline Buchanan went to extraordinary lengths to race again. Now, she’s eyeing an Olympics berth.
Cycling
The extraordinary measures needed to keep Games safe
Aussie athletes will have to sign up to an unprecedented list of conditions, some which remain top secret, simply to compete in Tokyo. But not everyone is happy.
Cycling champs on track for December
The Olympics in 2021 remain up in the air but Australia’s best cyclists have something to aim for.
‘When it comes I’ll be ready’: Iso just pitstop on road to Tokyo
From a surfing great biding her time at her home break to a sailor who counts himself as ‘one of the lucky ones’, Australia’s athletes are finding all sorts of ways to stay motivated during the coronavirus crisis.
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Rio 2016 ultimate guide: Cycling
CYCLING is a traditionally a source of Olympic strength for Australia and the nation will again be strongly represented across all events in Rio.
Clarke expecting the unexpected in Rio
SIMON Clarke has warned riders to expect chaos in the men’s road race at the Rio Olympics after earning an 11th-hour call up to make his Games debut.
Simon Clarke called up for Rio
VICTORIAN all-rounder Simon Clarke has been added to Australia’s cycling team for the Rio Olympics as a late replacement for the injured Simon Gerrans.
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Our 409 Rio athletes deserve the spotlight
I’M done with the bad energy. Let’s leave Russia, Kitty Chiller, Zika and crime at the Rio door and focus on what the Olympics is really about – the athletes.
Jack climbs hills in search for gold
EVERY gruelling pedal stroke of the Giro d’Italia in May, Jack Bobridge was thinking of one thing — Olympic gold on the track in Rio.
The Coffee Ride #114, with Reece Homfray
ROHAN Dennis says he will spend the next fortnight “living on my time trial bike” after leaving the Tour de France to prepare for the Rio Olympics overnight.
Spratt attack bodes well for Rio
RIO-bound road rider Amanda Spratt has produced a confidence-boosting ride ahead of the Games to take her first victory of the Thüringen Rundfahrt race in Germany.
Opals star talks about depression battle
BASKETBALL star Liz Cambage has spoken out about her fight with mental illness after the Opals Olympic squad member battled depression mid-last year.
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