Nibali nabs stage and yellow jersey
THE effects of day one’s crash proved too much for Simon Gerrans whose dream of capturing the yellow jersey ended 25kms from the finish line.
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Injured Cavendish out of Tour de France
MARK Cavendish has pulled out of the Tour de France after dislocating his shoulder in Saturday’s opening stage.
GreenEDGE looking to catch a break
THE Tour de France begins the first stage on French soil on Tuesday and Aussie team Orica-GreenEDGE will be asking, “What else can go wrong?”
Glenelg back on Tour Down Under map
GLENELG is back on the Tour Down Under map for the first time in seven years and the State Government is using it as a carrot to lure more European visitors to SA next January.
Tour starts with thud as sprinters crash
AUSTRALIA’S Simon Gerrans was brought crashing to the ground in the sprint finish of the Tour de France’s opening stage by a Mark Cavendish headbutt.
GreenEdge keen to get Cadel on board
AUSTRALIA’S Tour de France winner Cadel Evans will be offered a chance to end his career with road cycling team Orica-GreenEdge.
Le Eds embraces spirit of Le Tour
BONJOUR Mesdames et Messieurs, and welcome to the charming northern city of Le Eds for the start of the Tour de France.
Tour glory a Green dream
IT was the finish of the 2010 Tour de France. Business tycoon Gerry Ryan stood on the Champs Elysée. waiting for the riders to come into view.
Injured Aussie out of Tour de France
ORICA-GreenEDGE rider Michael Matthews has had to pull out of the Tour de France after crashing heavily in training.
Hayman’s 15-year Tour wait is finally over
THE Tour de France is the highlight of the season for any professional cyclist. Aussie Mathew Hayman, at 36, is about to experience the feeling for the first time.
Special feature: The pain of Le Tour
BLACKOUTS, blurred vision and pain so deep in your bones that it hurts in your sleep. This is the life of a Tour de France rider.
Australia’s greatest Tour riders
AS you settle in for three weeks of glorious Tour de France action, try to remember the homegrown champions who blazed our Tour trail.
Hepburn now on track for Games
MICHAEL Hepburn’s greatest threat to a road cycling medal at the Commonwealth Games could come from within.
Impey tests positive for Probenecid
ORICA-GreenEDGE’s Tour de France preparations have been with hit with news Daryl Impey has tested positive for Probecenid.
No sprinter on Orica-Greenedge team
AUSTRALIAN team Orica-Greenedge announced a raw nine-man team without a frontline sprinter for the Tour de France.
Le Tour: The stages that matter
FROM treacherous cobblestones to soaring mountain peaks, this year’s Tour de France route is packed with excitement at every turn.
Coffee Ride #38 with Reece Homfray
CHRIS Froome’s Australian wingman Richie Porte says his body and mind are exactly where he wants them as he prepares to help Team Sky take aim at a third straight Tour de France.
Talking tactics at the Tour de France
SICK and tired of watching the Tour de France and having no idea what everyone’s saying? Here’s your guide to all the tactics and race lingo.
Matthews: ‘I’m primed for Tour debut’
I MUST admit because I didn’t really start cycling until my late teens, I didn’t know much about the Tour de France was until I was 17.
Who’s who in the Tour de France zoo
EVERYTHING you need to know about the teams and the contenders to look out for in this year’s Tour de France.
Door is open for Porte to upstage teammate
TASMANIAN Richie Porte could win this year’s Tour de France, according to Team Sky principal Sir David Brailsford.
Sky is no limit for Porte
TASMANIAN Richie Porte could win this year’s Tour de France, according to Team Sky principal Sir David Brailsford.
Wiggins out of Sky’s Tour team
FORMER winner Bradley Wiggins was not included in the Sky team announced for this year’s Tour de France.
Dempster, 27, to make Tour de France debut
A 27-YEAR-OLD cyclist from Castlemaine who refused to give up on his dream will next weekend become Australia’s latest Tour de France debutant.
Giro stage winner fails drug test
ITALIAN rider Diego Ulissi, who won two stages of this year’s Giro d’Italia, failed a drugs test during the race, his Lampre team confirmed.
The Coffee Ride #37 with Reece Homfray
TWENTY years ago Brad McGee went to Canada as an 18-year-old kid and came home with two gold medals as a dual Commonwealth Games champion.
In-form Glaetzer primed for Glasgow
MATTHEW Glaetzer capped four unbeaten days at the International Track Series in Adelaide by winning the men’s sprint.
Meares regains the ‘eye of the tiger’
AUSTRALIAN track cycling coach Gary West says the “eye of the tiger” has returned to champion Anna Meares one month out from the Commonwealth Games.
Armstrong facing $100 million court case
A US federal judge has denied Lance Armstrong’s request to dismiss the government’s $US100 million ($A108 million) fraud lawsuit filed against him.
‘Smarter’ Glaetzer bound for greatness
WATCHING Matthew Glaetzer in action two years ago was to think that when this kid learns to put everything together on race day, he will be a scary prospect in international track sprinting.
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