Stuart lashes Froome doping doubts
STUART O’Grady has condemned questions of Chris Froome’s Tour de France excellence, calling doping doubts “absolutely ridiculous”.
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Orica in hunt for Bradley Wiggins
Australian team ORICA-GreenEDGE has been linked to a daring attempt to recruit champion cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Last chance for Orica-GreenEDGE
ORICA-GreenEDGE will muster all its forces to push for a third Tour de France stage victory in the French Alps Tuesday night.
Froome best on ‘The Beast’
CHRIS Froome has obliterated the Tour de France aspirations of arch-rival Alberto Contador with a devastating climbing display.
Struggling Cadel keen to finish on high
WITH questions mounting over his grand tour future, Cadel Evans wants to have the last word on a troubled Tour de France campaign.
Albasini devastated by stage loss
MICHAEL Albasini has revealed the devastation of missing individual stage glory after being pipped in this year’s closest stage finish.
Spectators told to clear the road
TOUR de France riders, teams and officials have pleaded with spectators to stay off the road as the race heads to Mont Ventoux.
Breakaway finally has its day
THE first day long breakaway of this Tour has survived as the top general classification riders prepare for a return to the mountains.
GreenEDGE blue after photo finish
MICHAEL Albasini was left to rue a sprint miscalculation after being heartbreakingly denied Tour de France stage victory.
Contador blows Tour wide open
ANALYSIS: A FLAT day, perfectly suited to the sprinters, turned into the most dramatic day of this year’s Tour de France.
Tour opens up as Froome loses time
CHRIS Froome’s Tour de France stranglehold has been loosened after two other contenders erased a large chunk of the Englishman’s lead.
Meares aims for a podium finish
ANNA Meares says she doesn’t mind the new UCI world cup qualifying format which has forced her to earn points at the Adelaide Cycling Grand Prix.
Froome spooked as injuries mount
SPOOKED by a spate of heavy crashes, Chris Froome is yearning for open roads and mountain stages as Sky’s injury count mounts.
Relieved Porte avoids huge pile-up
RICHIE Porte is relieved to have avoided the worst crash of the Tour so far after a massive pile-up forced Edvald Boasson Hagen out of the race.
Kittel’s hat-trick, Goss fading
MARCEL Kittel collected his third Tour win, but it’s Matt Goss’s lack of fight in the closing stages that has Matt Keenan concerned.
Martin, Froome dominate time trial
ON his way to taking out the stage 11 individual time trial Tony Martin averaged 54.27 kilometres per hour.
Fan sprays Cavendish with urine
CHAMPION Tour de France sprinter Mark Cavendish has allegedly been abused and sprayed with urine on Wednesday’s time trial.
Peloton divided over Cav crash
MARK Cavendish’s reputation as clean sprinter remains under a cloud after an ugly crash in Brittany marred the Tour de France.
Meares on course for Rio Olympics
CYCLING superstar Anna Meares is boldly eyeballing a new world record after launching her Road to Rio in Adelaide on Wednesday night.
Kittel collects, Froome ready for trial
RACING returned with another crash marred sprint as Marcel Kittel became the first rider to take multiple individual stage wins this tour.
Crash mars sprint finish at Le Tour
WATCH IT HERE: CRACK Australian sprinter Matt Goss has miraculously avoided crashing on a controversy-laced 10th stage of the Tour de France.
Lawsuit against Armstrong to go ahead
A TEXAS judge has refused Lance Armstrong’s request to dismiss an insurance company’s lawsuit seeking $3 million in bonuses it paid him.
O’Grady revels in Power of 17
TOUR de France fans may have thought Stuart O’Grady was presented with a commemorative cycling jersey at the coastal town of La Baule on Tuesday.
Cadel not giving up yet
CADEL Evans believes Sky’s Tour de France stranglehold is under threat unless race leader Chris Froome delivers a killer blow in the time trial.
GreenEDGE rocking it on and off the bike
CYCLING’s fabled symbol of superiority – the Tour de France’s yellow jersey – has never featured in anything quite like this.
Froome seeks individual glory
GIVEN the way Chris Froome is riding, he could take a big step toward winning the Tour de France on Wednesday.
Orica to sign young talent Howson
AUSTRALIAN cycling team Orica-GreenEDGE is poised to secure one of the nation’s best young prospects by signing Damien Howson.
Meares back on track for SA races
ANNA Meares has recovered from a back injury and will start the international track series in Adelaide on Wednesday.
Froome’s rivals waste opportunity
ALEJANDRO Valverde, and his Movistar team, completely wasted their chance to test the Tour de France leader Chris Froome overnight.
Froome keeps yellow, Porte struggles
VIDEO: IRISHMAN Dan Martin won Stage 9 of the Tour, with yellow jersey holder Chris Froome forced to dig deep to defend his race lead.
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