Covid-19 leaves cycling calendar in tatters
International border closures have forced the cancellation of three of the most high-profile events on the Australian cycling calendar.
Tour Down Under
Ex-TDU boss outlines ‘acrimonious’ relationship with events chief
Former Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur has used a court case to take a swipe at one of SA’s most high-profile tourism bureaucrats.
Richie’s back! Porte to race in Adelaide
The Tour Down Under has been cancelled but Richie Porte racing in Adelaide has not. The Tour de France star will headline the Santos Festival of Cycling.
Cycling festival to keep SA’s tourism heart beating
The Tour Down Under will be replaced by a new six-day cycling festival in January and be followed by the Fringe, Adelaide Festival and WOMADelaide.
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A chance to pounce on every stage
Aussie Amanda Spratt will once again lead the charge in the Women’s Tour Down Under – but she faces stiff competition, as Gordon Knight reports.
A triumph for South African unification
Reigning Tour Down Under champion Daryl Impey feels empowered by his home nation’s progress, writes Val Migliaccio.
Tribute to the Spartacus of world cycling
The Santos Tour Down Under’s new race director from 2021 Stuart O’Grady influenced one of cycling’s greatest to visit Adelaide during the WorldTour race in 2020.
Racing hard to the final finish line
Retiring Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur already has his sights set on some other cycling projects following this year’s race.
Can the reign continue?
Strong men’s and women’s TDU fields are out to end Mitchelton-Scott’s recent run of golden summers, writes Reece Homfray.
New team. New year. New goals.
Rohan Dennis’ 2019 was a rollercoaster which featured plenty of highs and gutwrenching lows. Yet, 2020 is a new year and he spoke with The Advertiser’s Reece Homfray about the campaign ahead.
Neylan is no accidental cyclist
Australian Olympic Games cyclist Rachel Neylan is a ‘mature-aged’ cycling star by design after putting a career in physiotherapy on hold to go pro.
Bushfire heroes of Woodside inspire CCC’s German Geschke
CCC’s Tour de France stage winner Simon Geschke listened to real stories from locals on Tuesday about the bushfires that flattened much of the Santos Tour Down Under route in the Adelaide Hills.
I would starve myself: Dennis on his darkest years
A raw and honest Rohan Dennis has opened up on his weight battles last year after stress and pressure led him down a dark path but he enters 2020 with a new team, new focus and new confidence.
CCC Team wary of air quality for Tour Down Under
CCC Team are the first competitors to arrive for this month’s Tour Down Under, and one of its riders said they were looking for signs of bushfires as their flight was nearing Adelaide Airport.
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