Meares, Cahill among super seven on way to Hall of Fame
CYCLING great Anna Meares is among seven athletes set to be honoured with induction into the SA Sport Hall of Fame at the The Advertiser / Channel 7 SA Sports Awards next week.
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The Coffee Ride: Glaetzer’s new motto a cut above
WORLD champion Matthew Glaetzer felt the expectation of the country when made a tactical blunder at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. But a haircut helped change his mindset. This and more in this month’s Coffee Ride.
Family drove Meares to Hall of Fame heights
RARE is the sporting great who did not have family support behind them, but the home crew who propelled Anna Meares to Olympic fame is something else again.
Cycling’s star siblings join Port Noarlunga Handicap
TWO of the state’s greatest cycling exports, siblings Alex and Annette Emondson, have added glamour to the 100th anniversary of the Port Noarlunga Handicap race.
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What goes up on Tour must go down
WINNING the Tour de France isn’t only about having the ability to get uphill fast. You’ve got to have nerves of steel going downhill too — Chris Froome has proved that he’s got both.
Rookie spears Tour rider into lamppost
VIDEO: Britain’s Geraint Thomas smashed his head into a telephone pole and tumbled down a cliff after being forced off the road on a hair-raising descent overnight.
The Coffee Ride #74, with Reece Homfray
CADEL Evans believes Rohan Dennis can follow the path of Bradley Wiggins and go from track star to Tour de France contender if he is prepared to change his physiology.
Aussie team pursuit in ominous hot form
AUSTRALIA’S men’s team pursuit has sent a message to their rivals 12 months out from the Rio Olympics by riding an unofficial world record at a training camp in Mexico.
Greipel snatches third stage win
ANDRE Greipel took his third stage victory of this Tour de France by winning a bunch sprint at the end of Stage 15 on Sunday.
Fan throws urine at Tour leader Froome
WHEN a spectator yelling “doper!” hurled a liquid at Tour de France leader Chris Froome, it couldn’t have been more unwelcome. “No mistake, it was urine,” he said.
Froome faces Tour ‘motor bike’ allegations
CHRIS Froome has more to contend with than doping allegations, with the current Tour de France leader also facing accusations of using a motor hidden in his bike.
How Armstrong got up the nose of the UCI
FOR the first time since he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong rode a stage of the famous race for charity.
Sky protects Froome as Majka wins stage
RAFAL Majka led a solo breakaway to win the 11th stage of the Tour de France under a scorching sun on Wednesday as Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey.
Armchair critics sour Froome’s stage win
CADEL Evans says Chris Froome appears untouchable at the Tour de France but it is unfortunate that his dominant performance was met with public scepticism.
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