Full steam ahead to Tokyo for track cycling team
Australia’s track cycling team for the Tokyo Olympics includes three debutants aged 20 and under. But Alex Manly and Cameron Meyer – who have 11 world titles between them – have been overlooked.
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Lockdown: Dennis holed up on stationary bike in Spain
Australian Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis is in lockdown in Spain, where he has described the mood and what gets him through three-hour training rides in his apartment following a ban on outdoor cycling due to COVID-19.
Experts fear Tokyo Games could be haven for drug cheats
Countries around the world, including China, have either stopped or scaled back their drug-catching programs because of COVID-19 lockdowns – opening the door for drug cheats to flood the Tokyo Olympics.
‘F*** you’: Aussie cycling boss hits back
Australian Cycling’s high performance director Simon Jones has told critics where to go and one of its star riders Amy Cure admits she is confused after the nation failed to win a gold medal at the track world championships in Berlin.
Silver lining behind Aussie cycling’s 12-year failure
In 2012, Australia won six gold, six silver and three bronze medals at the world championships. This week in Berlin, it was one silver and two bronze. But it’s not the disaster it appears.
Great Danes clock scary time in big warning for Aussies
Denmark has stunned world cycling by obliterating Australia’s team pursuit world record in Berlin overnight. It sends a terrifying message to rivals ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Dean hunts Olympic gold for injured mates
South Australian BMX star Anthony Dean says the serious crashes that left Sam Willoughby paralysed and Kai Sakakibara fighting for his life have made him reassess his career, while driving his bid for Olympic glory.
The global giants stealing Aussie Olympic gold
Some of Australia’s smartest sporting brains are now helping the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia 76ers and Arsenal, leading many to ask: what the hell happened to the Australian Institute of Sport?
How much can our BMX family take?
The tragic, serious injury to promising BMX rider Kai Sakakibara only months out from the Tokyo Olympics is the latest in a horror run for the Australian team, writes Reece Homfray.
‘Kai needs you’: BMX ace still in coma
Olympic BMX cycling hopeful Kai Sakakibara is expected to remain in a medically-induced coma for at least another fortnight after sustaining serious head injuries in a race accident.
Cycling star Meares becomes a mum
She’s won two Olympic gold medals and 11 world titles but Anna Meares says nothing compares to the feeling of becoming a mum after the birth of her baby girl this week.
Darren ready to dazzle under Friday night lights
Adelaide athlete Darren Hicks says para-cycling is embracing the big stage for The Advertiser Track Down Under on Friday night, which will launch him towards the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Our SA stars hunting Olympic glory
From athletics to swimming and archery to weightlifting, we present the 97 South Australians in Tokyo 2020 Olympics contention. Leading the way is a beach volleyball duo with their sights set on gold.
Lucky to be alive: Brain surgery saves Aussie track cycling coach
Tim Decker thought he was fine after crashing his bike and hitting his head. But the cycling coach from SA was rushed into emergency surgery last Monday with bleeding on the brain – and the operation likely saved his life.
New Olympic sport which we are every chance of winning
He bounced back from a crash to become BMX world champion and now Brandon Loupos has set his sights on Olympic glory.
Rivalry on hold as support flows for Glaetzer
Great Britain and Australia are the fiercest of rivals on the track — but that’s all been put aside after Matthew Glaetzer’s cancer diagnosis triggered an outpouring of international support.
South Aussie champion’s shock cancer diagnosis
Cyclist Matthew Glaetzer was preparing for the Tokyo Olympics when he got the phone call telling him he had cancer. But the two-time world champion is determined surgery won’t stop him from competing.
Olympic cycling hopefuls hit Victoria Park
Cam Scott and Georgia Baker are just two huge names from Australian cycling’s track team who will add spark the Super Series on Sunday.
Top Aussie cycling coach defects to Britain
One of Cycling Australia’s most senior high performance figures is returning to the UK to work for arch rival British Cycling. But Cycling Australia says it’s not concerned.
‘Wasn’t a stunt’: Dennis breaks silence on dramatic Tour exit
Aussie cyclist Rohan Dennis has described the past two months as the toughest of his professional career as he opens up for the first time since his Tour de France exit and as he looks towards his world championship defence in Yorkshire.
Dennis to return for world title defence
Rohan Dennis is set to return to racing at the Vuelta a Espana as he sets his sights on defending his time trial world championship after a dramatic exit from the Tour de France. See the Aussie team for the world champs in Yorkshire.
Sprinters all smiles one year from Tokyo
Australia’s top track sprinters Stephanie Morton and Matthew Glaetzer are in the US on training camp as they pass the one year to go milestone for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
‘Fastest man in the world’: Aussie stuns
Aussie Caleb Ewan admits he was at breaking point before an “incredible” fightback that’s sealed his status as a sprinting terminator.
Inside Aussie cycling’s inner sanctum as countdown begins
With 12 months to the Tokyo Olympics, Reece Homfray goes inside a team meeting with Australia’s track cycling world champions. Read the exclusive story and watch the video.
Golden double big surprise for Alex
ADELAIDE cyclist Alex Manly was still in disbelief yesterday after winning her second gold medal of the UCI track world championships in Poland.
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.
Olympic daily wrap: Aussies strike gold and go top!
A one stop round up of what went down on day 1 of the Games: Aussie medals in the pool and shooting range, a NSFW injury and robbers who messed with the wrong guys …
Cyclist Clarke the last man standing
SIMON Clarke was the last man into the Australian road cycling team and remarkably ended up being the only team member who finished yesterday’s Olympic road race.
Road rage: ‘Let’s just pack up and go home’
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic cycling coaches have taken extra steps to keep riders safe in Rio but the state of the course itself is completely out of their control.
Inspiring Meares brings the tears
AUSTRALIAN team captain Anna Meares admitted she couldn’t hold back tears as she told her teammates they would not be failures representing their country in Rio.
Elvin believes GB cyclist is clean
AUSTRALIAN cyclist Gracie Elvin believes current world champion Lizzie Armitstead is clean and deserves to race in Rio after successfully appealing a two-year ban.
Meares enjoying being in winners’ circle
FLAGBEARER Anna Meares has promised to try to stop and smell the roses in Rio just as she has in her preparation.
Bowden: I can do the job
HE’LL be locking horns with a Tour de France winner in an unfamiliar discipline but mountain biker Scott Bowden is confident he’ll hold his own in the 241km road race.
Edmondson out to prove a point in Rio
TRACK cyclist Alex Edmondson was only 17 and on his first trip away with the national team when he fell victim to an Anna Meares prank.
Bruce’s 50 must-see Rio moments
WORRIED you might miss the Rio Olympic moments we’ll be talking about for years? Fear not, Channel 7’s Bruce McAvaney is here to mark your card …
Broken Gerrans still a team player
INJURED Australian cyclist Simon Gerrans has travelled to Spain to address staff and riders who would have been his teammates at the Rio Olympics.
Cycling looks to athletics for lead in doping fight
THE Australian vice-president of world cycling will use information from athletics in helping to decide if Russian cyclists will be banned from Rio.
Meares, video have cyclists ready to roll
AUSTRALIA’S track cyclists will finally get their first real look at the new velodrome in Rio on Thursday after studying GoPro footage of the track from their LA training camp.
Dennis’ national pride more than skin deep
AUSTRALIAN cyclist Rohan Dennis has our coat of arms and a pitbull inked on his body. Proud, hungry, passionate and determined: they sum him up perfectly.
Aussies ‘obsessed’ with Great Britain: Wiggins
THE mind games in track cycling’s biggest rivalry have been reignited with Bradley Wiggins claiming Australia’s team pursuit squad is “obsessed” with Great Britain.
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.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
Gerrans out, Rio hopes now rest on Richie
AUSTRALIA is poised to back Richie Porte as its outright leader for the road race at the Rio Olympics after Simon Gerrans was forced to withdraw due to a broken collarbone which ended his Tour de France.
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