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TOPSHOT - Gold medallists Britain's Bradley Wiggins poses on the podium after the men's Team Pursuit finals track cycling event at the Velodrome during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Eric FEFERBERG

Olympic icon snorted cocaine from gold medal

An Olympic legend has revealed shocking details of his spiral into homelessness in his first tell-all interview about how his life fell apart.

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Patrick Eddy has race ruined

Aussie cyclist’s race ruined by fan’s idiocy

An Australian cyclist has endured a nightmare during the final stage of an event thanks to one spectator and their flag.

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KIGALI, RWANDA - SEPTEMBER 24: Gold medalists Michael Matthews, Luke Plapp, Jay Vine, Brodie Chapman, Amanda Spratt, Felicity Wilson-Haffenden and Team Australia celebrate winning during the medal ceremony after the 98th UCI Cycling World Championships Kigali 2025 - Team Time Trial Mix Relay a 41.8km race from Kigali to Kigali on September 24, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

‘Like hell’: Aussies battle to stunning gold

Australian cyclists have turned near disaster into triumph in Rwanda, snatching team time trial gold despite losing their lead in the final stages.

Silver medallist Australian rider Jay Vine celebrates on the podium following the men's Elite Individual Time Trial cycling event during the UCI 2025 Road World Championships, in Kigali, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Aussie goes from crash to the podium

An Australian cycling star has turned last year’s horror crash into world championship glory, finishing second behind the Olympic champion.

A man throws a smoke flare back at police as protests rock the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Picture: AFP

Cycling’s biggest fears exposed by protest chaos, embarrassing finish

Cycling officials are bracing for the worst after a chaotic day of the Vuelta a Espana, in which the final stage was called off 50km shy of the capital with the winner crowned in a hotel car park.

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A police motorbike caused a huge crash in a cycling race.

Cyclists sent flying in horror race crash

A police motorbike has caused a horror crash in a major cycling race, veering into the competitors and putting several racers in hospital.

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Aussie defector Matthew Richardson is now the fastest man ever on two wheels. Image: Getty

Olympic defector makes mockery of record

A year and three days since he was the golden boy of Australian sport, Matthew Richardson has now made history in Great Britain colours.

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Cocky cyclist hit with instant karma

Cocky cyclist causes finish line pile-up

A cyclist learnt a harsh lesson in the closing stages of a race as he attempted to celebrate what he thought was a guaranteed victory.

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CHATEL LES PORTES DU SOLEIL, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Sarah Gigante of Australia and Team AG Insurance - Soudal reacts after the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 9 a 124.1km stage from Praz-sur-Arly to Chatel Les Portes du Soleilon 1298m / #UCIWWT / August 03, 2025 in Chatel Les Portes du Soleil, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images)

Tour ‘heartbreak’ for Aussie rider

A gruelling mountain descent has shattered Australian cyclist Sarah Gigante’s Tour de France podium dreams.

Australia's Kaden Groves crosses the finish line to win the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 184.2 kilometers (114.5 miles) with start in Nantua and finish in Pontarlier, France, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Aussie riders shine at brutal Tour de France

Australian riders weren’t just making up the numbers at the Tour de France, they were shaping it. From Kaden Groves’ emotional win to Ben O’Connor’s summit heroics, here’s how the green and gold stood tall on cycling’s biggest stage.

TOPSHOT - UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 21st and final stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 132.3 km between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris Champs-Ãlysees, on July 27, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Imperious Pogacar wins Tour de France for fourth time

Tadej Pogacar closed out a supreme 21-day performance to win the Tour de France in a rainy Paris, crushing his rivals to rack up a fourth title.

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TOPSHOT - Alpecin - Deceuninck team's Australian rider Kaden Groves cycles to the finish line to win the 20th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 184.2 km between Nantua and Pontarlier, in the Jura, eastern France, on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Kaden Groves claims first Tour de France stage win

Australia’s Kaden Groves has completed his set of grand tour stage wins after thriving on the slippery roads to Pontarlier on the penultimate day of the Tour de France.

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TOPSHOT - (From L) UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Ecuadorian rider Jhonatan Narvaez, UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's British rider Adam Yates and Team Visma - Lease a bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey cycle past cows along the race route, in the descent of Col du Pre during the 19th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 93.1 km between Albertville and La Plagne, in the French Alps, on July 25, 2025. The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shorted from its initial 129.9 km route, bypassing the Col des Saisies where an outbreak of nodular dermatitis in a herd of cattle was discovered, prompting organizers to modify the race route. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Pogacar stranglehold tightens after stage shortened by cow disease

It seems now only disaster will stop Tadej Pogacar from claiming his fourth Tour de France at the age of just 26, after a third-place finish in the 19th stage, shortened by a cow disease outbreak.

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The security guard shoulder charged the fake rider.

Prank goes horribly wrong at Tour de France

A bike rider who invaded the actual Tour de France route while the race was going on met a bitter end at the hands of a security guard.

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Australia's Ben O'Connor crosses the finish line to win the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Vif and finish in Courchevel Col de la Loze, France, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Aussie climbs to ‘brutal’ Alpine win at Tour de France

Australia’s Ben O’Connor turned the tables on his high-profile rivals with a stunning attack on world cycling’s biggest stage.

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TOPSHOT - Team Jayco AlUla team's Australian rider Ben O'Connor cycles to the finish line to win the 18th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 171.5 km between Vif and Courchevel Col de la Loze, in the Alps, southeastern France, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

‘I thought I was going to explode’: O’Connor’s brutal truth after epic Tour win

Australia’s Ben O’Connor admits he came close to pulling the pin before producing the ride of his life on Stage 18 of the Tour de France, a gutsy solo attack over three brutal climbs that left the sport’s biggest names in his wake.

COURCHEVEL - COL DE LA LOZE, FRANCE - JULY 24: Ben O'Connor of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 18 a 171.5km stage from Vif to Courchevel - Col de la Loze 2298m / #UCIWT / on July 24, 2025 in Courchevel - Col de la Loze, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

‘Nothing to lose’: Plan behind Aussie’s tour win

Ben O’Connor has crashed a lot in the Tour de France, but after making a move to an Australian team, the Aussie star has finally saluted.

Julian Alaphilippe takes a fan's sign to use the cardboard to stay warm on the Tourmalet descent.

Video stuns cycling world, rider speaks

TV cameras have spotted the wild moment a Tour de France rider stole a fan’s sign and shoved it down his shirt, with a bizarre explanation now emerging.

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Dramatic moment protester ragdolled over fence by security guard at Tour de France

Invader ragdolled over fence in wild scenes

Onlookers were left stunned by extraordinary scenes at the Tour de France when a security guard took things into his own hands.

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LE MONT-DORE PUY DE SANCY, FRANCE - JULY 14: Ben O'Connor of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla competes during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 10 a 165.3km stage from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy (Super Sancy) 1318m / #UCIWT / on July 14, 2025 in Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Aussie ready to pounce as Tour de France hits brutal mountains

Ben O’Connor remains firmly in contention for a podium at the halfway point of the 2025 Tour de France, holding a top-20 spot after a strong first half of the race.

*** BESTPIX *** MUR-DE-BRETAGNE - GUERLEDAN, FRANCE - JULY 11: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike (L) during the 112th Tour de France, Stage 7 a 197km stage from Saint-Malo to Mur-de-Bretagne (Guerledan) / #UCIWT / on July 11, 2025 in Saint-Malo, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Aussie hopes battered by crashes as Pogacar dominates Tour de France Stage 7

A brutal crash on the Mur-de-Bretagne has left Jack Haig out with head trauma and Ben O’Connor battling injury, as Tadej Pogacar tightened his grip on the Tour de France.

Luke Plapp was the fastest rider for more than half of the time trial stage. Picture: Getty

Plapp and O’Connor lead Aussie charge at the Tour de France

Australian duo Luke Plapp and Ben O’Connor turned heads with strong time trials, but it’s a third Aussie star who’s suddenly shaping as our best hope to claim a Tour de France stage win.

Fans have been slammed for the act.

Fans spot ‘shameful’ act in Tour de France

Tour de France spectators have come under heavy scrutiny after a ‘disrespecful’ act was caught by eagle eyed viewers.

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Team Jayco AlUla team's Australian rider Ben O'Connor cycles through Lille's city center during the official teams presentation days prior to the start of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, in Lille, northern France, on July 3, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Can Aussie cycling star make the Tour de France podium?

Ten of Australia’s best cyclists are ready to tackle the world’s biggest annual sporting event. With Ben O’Connor targeting a podium and Team Jayco AlUla stronger than ever, here’s all you need to know ahead of Saturday’s start.

Team Bikeexchange-Jayco team's Australian rider Michael Matthews celebrates as he cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 192,5 km between Saint-Etienne and Mende in central France, on July 16, 2022. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

Aussie cycling star in blood clot scare

A star Aussie cyclist who has won four stages on the Tour de France is out of this year’s race after a scary find by team doctors.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, MARCH 13, 2024: Cyclist Rohan Dennis arrives at the Adelaide Magistrates Court where he is facing charges over the death of his wife Melissa Hoskins. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

Key moments in Rohan Dennis calamity

From an interview with the police on the night his wife Melissa Hoskins died to his first appearance in court, here are the key moments in the Rohan Dennis story.

CASTELRAIMONDO, ITALY - MAY 17: Luke Plapp of Australia and Team Jayco AlUla celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 108th Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 8 a 197km stage from Giulianova to Castelraimondo / #UCIWT / on May 17, 2025 in Castelraimondo, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Aussie’s epic solo escape to claim maiden Grand Tour stage win

Aussie cyclist Luke Plapp held a bottle of bubbly as he revealed the emotional roller coaster of his season so far after taking out his maiden Grand Tour stage win.

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Rohan Dennis has avoided jail over his involvement in the tragic death of his wife.

‘Divorced’: Dennis’ battle with mental health

Rohan Dennis seemed to have everything going for him, but an ominous interview before his wife’s death revealed what was happening behind the scenes.

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Rohan Dennis and Melissa Hoskins from their social media accounts .

Dad’s devastating response to sentence

The devastated family of Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins delivered an emotional statement outside court after her husband and fellow Olympian Rohan Dennis was sentenced.

A goat ran onto the track during the Giro D'Italia.

Road attack has to be seen to be believed

Cycling fans couldn’t quite believe their eyes when a rogue intruder ran onto the road, sparking chaos in the Giro d’Italia.

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