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Great Britain's Geraint Thomas (2R) and Colombia's Egan Bernal (C), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, followed by France's Julian Alaphilippe ride in the pack during the twentieth stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Albertville and Val Thorens, in Val Thorens, on July 27, 2019. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

TDF running out of road on new start date

It’s renowned globally as a logistical nightmare, the world’s biggest roadshow, so does the latest extension of the French coronavirus protocols spell the death knell of this year’s Tour De France?

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Photos of Alex from World Champs last month - Credit Casey Gibson/Cycling Australia.

Aussie cycling team staffer contracts coronavirus

An Australian cycling team staffer has contracted coronavirus after returning to Adelaide from the UCI track world championships in Berlin. But Cycling Australia says he had no in-person contact with riders after experiencing symptoms.

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Herald Sun Tour. Mens race. Stage 1. Mitchelton Winery to Shepparton.  05/02/2020.   Italian Alberto Dainese of team Sunweb outsprints Kaden Groves of Mitchelton-Scott (yellow helmet) and Moreno Hofland of EF Pro Cycling (pink helmet) to win the stage in Shepparton . Pic: Michael Klein

Unlucky Italian unleashes fierce sprint

Young Italian sprinter Alberto Dainese ended a run of top-10 finishes at WorldTour level after unleashing a fierce acceleration at the end of the 121.9km first stage of the Herald Sun Tour.

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Herald Sun Tour.   Stage 2 womens.  Churchill to  Churchill . Lucy Kennedy of the Michelton-Scott team celebrates winning todays stage and claiming the overall victory. Pic: Michael Klein

Lucy hopes childhood dream comes true

Lucy Kennedy’s win in last year’s Herald Sun Tour was the start of the big year and she hopes defending her title can take her to greater heights with the Olympics on the horizon.

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ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Maaike Boogaard of The Netherlands and Team Ale BTC Ljubljana / Gracie Elvin of Australia and Team Mitchelton-SCOTT / Pfeiffer Zara Georgi of Great Britain and Team Sunweb / Adelaide City / Peloton / during the 6th Santos Women's Tour Down Under 2020, Stage 4 a 42,5km stage from Adelaide to Adelaide / @tourdownunder / #UCIWT / TDU / on January 19, 2020 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by  Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Your guide to the Tour Down Under

The 22nd Santos Tour Down Under is here, and Australia’s premier cycling event starts in the Barossa Valley once again. Here is your ultimate guide to the festivities, including teams, stage maps and events.

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