Italian weaves his magic on opening stage
Italian gold medallist Elia Viviani showed his class to win the opening stage of the 2019 Tour Down Under with a fantastic sprint to the line in Port Adelaide.
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Bevin makes his point with smart play in heat
New Zealander Patrick Bevin has turned a regulation day for the sprinters into a calculated play for the ochre jersey to sit third overall in the Tour Down Under.
TDU Stage 1: Italian champ sizzles in opener
Italian champ Elia Viviani has squeezed through the narrowest of gaps to secure victory in Port Adelaide on a scorching opening stage of the 21st edition of the Tour Down Under. Recap all the action.
Aussie, Tassie or Kiwi?
Find out what’s happening behind the scenes at the Tour Down Under daily. From the Richie Porte’s jersey anguish, national champ misses ride and Peter Sagan the instagram sensation.
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GreenEdge pursues one-day targets
BOUYED by Mathew Hayman’s epic Paris-Roubaix win, Orica GreenEDGE is launching a multi-pronged assault on the Ardennes Classics.
Short and sweet: women making waves
RIDERS win, surfers fly, swimmers shine and there’s more faces in the Rio Olympic team. All this and more in this week’s SHORT AND SWEET.
Ratings bonanza as Hayman jumps 923 places
MAT Hayman’s extraordinary Paris-Roubaix triumph has delivered an equally spectacular rankings rise — from 950th in the world to No 27.
The Coffee Ride #101, with Reece Homfray
“PRETTY buckled,” is how Luke Durbridge described the feeling on the morning after Paris-Roubaix.
Aussie Hayman stuns rivals to win Paris-Roubaix
CYCLING’S ultimate workhorse Mathew Hayman has become just the second Aussie in history to win the famed Paris-Roubaix one-day classic.
Hayman shows nice guys can finish first
MATHEW Hayman’s Paris-Roubaix triumph will be treasured by Australian cycling as much as Cadel Evans winning the Tour de France.
OGE trio set for ‘Hell of the North’
MAT Hayman, Jens Keukeleire and Mitch Docker will spearhead Orica-GreenEDGE’s assault on the iconic Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, bidding for landmark success in the “Hell of the North”.
Great finishers you can count on in a crisis
THEY are the athletes who know how to add polish to a performance. From goalscoring extraordinaires to tactical geniuses, here are seven of the best in Australia.
The Coffee Ride #100, with Reece Homfray
SPECIAL EDITION: The Coffee Ride turns 100 today and to mark it we’ve asked 10 iconic and influential Australian cycling figures to list their personal ‘top 10 moments’ in the sport.
The Coffee Ride #99, with Reece Homfray
AUSTRALIA’S greatest ever cyclist Cadel Evans is writing an autobiography to be released later this year.
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