Porte to lead Aussie charge
WITHIN days of watching his Tour de France dream evaporate with a cruel mid-race crash, Richie Porte sent a message to Australian cycling selectors telling them he wanted in on this year’s world championships.
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Aussie sprint star quits Mitchelton-Scott
AUSTRALIA’S sprinting boy wonder Caleb Ewan has confirmed he will leave Mitchelton-Scott for Lotto Soudal after he was left devastated by the Aussie outfit’s 2018 Tour de France snub.
Gerro bows out a great
SIMON Gerrans – one of Australia’s greatest ever cyclists – has announced his retirement after a 15-year professional career which he says closes an “unforgettable chapter of my life”.
‘Why turn up to a bike race to assault and spit on people’
RICHIE Porte is fuming about the treatment of Team Sky and his old teammate Chris Froome at the Tour de France, saying fan behaviour was disgusting and an absolute disgrace.
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From AFL premiership to the Hawaii Ironman
His body is battered from playing AFL, but former Port Adelaide premiership star Michael Wilson has a new sporting love.
The Coffee Ride #82, with Reece Homfray
ORICA-GreenEDGE is hellbent on ending three years of pain at the world championships on Sunday by claiming an elusive gold medal in the team time trial.
Jack’s back on WorldTour
JACK Bobridge says he remains fully committed to Australia’s team pursuit campaign for the Rio Olympics, after signing a contract with Trek to return to cycling’s WorldTour.
Lance Armstrong actor’s drug confession
THE actor hired to play Lance Armstrong in an upcoming film has revealed the shocking impact of the drugs he used to mimic the disgraced cyclist.
Hepburn back on track with Rio on his mind
EXCLUSIVE: Australian cycling star Michael Hepburn will return to the track after a two-year absence to bolster his country’s bid for Olympic gold in the team pursuit in Rio.
The Coffee Ride #81, with Reece Homfray
CALEB Ewan has seemingly put the cue in the rack after an amazing neo-pro season that can only be fully appreciated when compared to others before him.
Gerrans hoping for happy ending at world titles
VETERAN cyclist Simon Gerrans will be hoping to end a season riddled with crashes and broken bones by winning gold at the UCI road world championships this month.
The Coffee Ride #80, with Reece Homfray
IT’S hard to believe Rachel Neylan began this season without a team, writes Reece Homfray.
The day Caleb Ewan stood tall
ANALYSIS: Caleb Ewan is barely five feet tall, 21 years old and in his rookie professional season but twice this week he’s shown world cycling that size, age and experience means nothing.
Great day for young Aussie
AUSTRALIA’S Caleb Ewan has hailed his fifth stage win in the Vuelta a Espana as the best moment of his career.
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