The Coffee Ride: 812km in 24 hours all for charity
AUSTRALIAN Olympic cycling coach Tim Decker made good on his promise to push his mind and body like never before in a 24-hour bike event last weekend.
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Italian connection reunites
THE involvement of UCI world champion Peter Sagan in the 20th edition of the Santos Tour Down Under has helped reunite three of Italy’s best cyclists in Adelaide.
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The Coffee Ride: Roaming Sagan’s meeting with Pope
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.
Port lights up as Tour returns for 20th birthday
FROM the docklands of Port Adelaide on Tuesday, to a finale in King William Street on Sunday, South Australia will be on show again to the world for the 20th running of the Santos Tour Down Under.
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Pedals help power fire-zone recovery
Cyclists and tour organisers have urged spectators to flock to the Tour Down Under’s first stage in the Barossa to support the fire-hit community.
TDU heads to Barossa despite fires
THE Barossa Valley has come alive with pink and blue spray-painted bikes and plenty of fighting spirit ahead of the TDU on Tuesday.
SA’s help in Viviani’s dual role
ELIA Viviani says SA-based Nino Solari helped mentor the Italian to become aggressive in two different disciplines – track and road.
Kittel looks ahead to Friday sprint
PEOPLE’S Choice Classic winner Marcel Kittel knows the next chance for pure sprinters might not come until Victor Harbor on Friday.
Drapac ‘appalled’ by AIS programs
TEAM director Michael Drapac has slammed the AIS, claiming the government-funded elite sports hub lacks integrity.
Stage 1 will be raced Tuesday
TDU director Mike Turtur provided official confirmation on Monday that Tuesday’s Stage 1 from Nuriootpa to Angaston would start as planned.
Drapac campaign comes to head
TEAM owner Michael Drapac’s zealous campaign to improve the ethical image of cycling is set to come into sharper public focus.
Visconti breaks leg in Classic
GIOVANNI Visconti hopes to be back racing at the Giro D’Italia in May after breaking his leg in a crash he described as “stupid”.
Crash crushes Sutton’s TDU chance
SYDNEY sprinter Chris Sutton is out of the Tour Down Under, the second victim of a street circuit crash in Adelaide on Sunday.
Cadel opens up about doping ex-teammate
CADEL Evans has spoken for the first time about his former teammate Alessandro Ballan after the 2008 world road champion was sacked from the BMC Racing team.
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