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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 02, 2018 Gold medalist Germany's Kristina Vogel celebrates winning the women's sprint final during the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn. - Germany's Olympic and world sprint cycling champion Kristina Vogel is a paraplegic using a wheelchair since a June accident, she revealed in an interview published on September 9, 2018. (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP)
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Aussie support for paralysed rival

AUSTRALIAN cyclists have paid tribute to reigning Olympic and world champion sprinter Kristina Vogel who concedes she will never walk again after being paralysed in a training crash.

21/8/2018 Former professional cyclist Carlee Taylor and now Event Manager for City Bay pictured at Santos Stadium Mile End. Picture MATT TURNER.
Cycling

The Coffee Ride: Taylor made for new role

CARLEE Taylor opens up about life after cycling and finding a job with a 10-year gap on her resume but she has landed on her feet — starting as event manager for the Sunday Mail City-Bay. Her feature interview is in The Coffee Ride this week.

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HUY, BELGIUM - JULY 06: Riders collect themselves after a crash with 65km left to race in stage three of the 2015 Tour de France from Anvers to Huy on July 6, 2015 in Huy, Belgium. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Carnage continues in Tour de France

THE dogfight to control the peloton at the Tour de France is spiralling out of control, resulting in widespread carnage in the first week of the race, Australian cycling team boss Matt White says.

Tour de France injury toll hits 30

Tour de France injury toll hits 30

WITH crashes taking down riders on rain-drenched roads, keeping team leaders safe was the order of the day on Wednesday’s fifth stage of the Tour de France.

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Dutch Rabo rider Laurens ten Dam is covered with blood after he crashed descending from the Col d'Agnes mountain pass on July 16, 2011 during the 14th stage of the Tour de France cycling race from Saint-Gaudens to Plateau de Beille. The Dutch rider finished the 168.5 kms stage with gauze wrapped around his face to cover his bloodied nose. AFP PHOTO/KOEN VAN WEEL - netherlands out - belgium out -

The man who feels no pain

LAURENS ten Dam has a rare condition where he doesn’t feel pain. Or so it seems, anyway. You just have to meet this freak of nature.

Cycling
Tour de France - Stage 2 - Utrecht to Zelande. Rohan Dennis leaves the team bus to go to sign-on for stage 2 - Dennis lost the yellow jersey by the end of the stage to Fabian Cancellara. Photo Sarah Reed.

The Coffee Ride #72, with Reece Homfray

ROHAN Dennis has been rewarded for his never-say-die attitude after he ended a string of close-call losses in individual time trials with a glorious victory on the Tour de France’s opening day.

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