Australian riders weren’t just making up the numbers at the Tour de France, they were shaping it. From Kaden Groves’ emotional win to Ben O’Connor’s summit heroics, here’s how the green and gold stood tall on cycling’s biggest stage.
Tadej Pogacar closed out a supreme 21-day performance to win the Tour de France in a rainy Paris, crushing his rivals to rack up a fourth title.
Australia’s Kaden Groves has completed his set of grand tour stage wins after thriving on the slippery roads to Pontarlier on the penultimate day of the Tour de France.
It seems now only disaster will stop Tadej Pogacar from claiming his fourth Tour de France at the age of just 26, after a third-place finish in the 19th stage, shortened by a cow disease outbreak.
A bike rider who invaded the actual Tour de France route while the race was going on met a bitter end at the hands of a security guard.
Cycling: A bike rider who invaded the Tour De France was shoulder charged off his bike by security.
Australia’s Ben O’Connor turned the tables on his high-profile rivals with a stunning attack on world cycling’s biggest stage.
Australia’s Ben O’Connor admits he came close to pulling the pin before producing the ride of his life on Stage 18 of the Tour de France, a gutsy solo attack over three brutal climbs that left the sport’s biggest names in his wake.
Ben O’Connor has crashed a lot in the Tour de France, but after making a move to an Australian team, the Aussie star has finally saluted.
Cycling: Ben O’Connor has won stage 18 of the Tour de France with a world-class climb over three Alpine mountains.
Cycling: Italian sprinter Jonathan Milan has claimed his second stage win at the Tour de France in a wet finish in south-eastern France.
Cycling: Julian Alaphilippe was left red-faced after mistakenly celebrating victory at the 15th stage of the Tour de France
Cycling: Julian Alaphilippe stole and ripped a fan’s sign in two in order to stay warm during Stage 15 of the Tour de France.
TV cameras have spotted the wild moment a Tour de France rider stole a fan’s sign and shoved it down his shirt, with a bizarre explanation now emerging.
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