It was tough out there
A SECOND straight day of soaring temperatures made racing tough, and now it all comes down to Old Willunga Hill, writes Rohan Dennis.
Tour Down Under
Road-hog riders share safety onus
THE Tour Down Under highlights the ongoing struggle between cyclists and motorists but the road-sharing rules are too often a one-way street, argues Graham Cornes.
TDU 2018 – Stage 4 images
Despite the intense heat, it was irresistible action during Stage 4 of the Tour Down Under – even the cows thought so too!
The Coffee Ride: O’Grady puts Viviani on right track
GET your Coffee Ride fix every day during the Tour Down Under as Reece Homfray and Val Migliaccio find the best of what’s brewing behind the scenes.
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Evans, Porte play down TDU chances
CADEL Evans and Richie Porte are at odds over who is the favourite for this week’s Santos Tour Down Under as Australia’s two best Grand Tour riders prepare to go head to head in Adelaide.
Leaner, meaner Porte returns Down Under
TEAM Sky’s Richie Porte has returned to Adelaide 4kg lighter than this time last year but having lost none of his power ahead of next week’s Santos Tour Down Under.
Wow, have we got a tale to spin
IT was 16 years ago that South Australia’s Stuart O’Grady won the inaugural Tour Down Under. South Australia has come a long way since that historic moment.
Cyclists put on notice in police blitz
POLICE will launch a blitz on cyclists flouting road rules to coincide with the flood of amateur riders hitting the streets for the Santos Tour Down Under.
Hoskins bruised but on the start line
OLYMPIC cyclist Melissa Hoskins will start today’s inaugural Santos Women’s Tour in Adelaide after avoiding serious injury when she was hit by a car while training yesterday.
Come for the cycling, stay for the food
RECORD spending of about $50 million – including tourism costs such as accommodation and food – is expected to boost state coffers during the Tour Down Under this year.
The Coffee Ride #54 with Reece Homfray
NEW Australian cycling champion Heinrich Haussler has been compared to one of the nation’s greatest ever in Simon Gerrans but remains a longshot to follow in his footsteps and win next week’s Tour Down Under.
Mother Nature’s fury won’t detour our Tour
FIRES and the threat of floods couldn’t break South Australia, and its annual festival of cycling is set to go on.
Three days hold key to Tour chances: Cadel
STILL hurting from last year’s one-second loss to Simon Gerrans, Cadel Evans predicts a second uphill stage finish in next week’s Santos Tour Down Under could blow the general classification open.
Cadel ready for one last ride of his life
AUSTRALIA’S greatest cyclist Cadel Evans arrived in Adelaide on Monday admitting he was emotional about what will be the last WorldTour race of his career.
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