Meersman wins Swiss stage
BELGIUM’S Gianni Meersman won the first stage of the Tour of Romandie, but Britain’s race favourite Chris Froome remained in the overall lead.
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Head first to Tour success
CUTTING-EDGE cycling technology made in SA is celebrating the success of making the sport faster.
Armstrong faces $150m slug
THE US government has filed a formal complaint against Lance Armstrong, saying the disgraced cyclist defrauded the Postal Service.
Video: Aussie sparks huge crash
WATCH THE CRASH: Australian cyclist Mark Renshaw has been concussed and broken a collarbone in a massive crash at the Presidential Tour of Turkey.
Irishman wins Liege cycling
IRELAND’S Daniel Marti won theLiege-Bastogne-Liege race, seeing off Spanish pair Joaquim Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde after a tough 261.5km.
Tributes flood in for ‘inspirational’ Hoy
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has led tributes to the country’s greatest Olympian Chris Hoy who announced his retirement from cycling.
Armstrong manager hails ‘new era’
LANCE Armstrong’s former team manager believes cycling has entered a new era after months of controversy.
Wiggins wins Trentino time trial
BRADLEY Wiggins led Sky to victory in a team time trial at the Giro del Trentino, as the Tour de France winner prepares for the Giro d’Italia.
Sir Chris to ride into sunset?
GREAT Britain’s greatest Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, is expected to announce his retirement on Thursday.
Lance sells his Austin estate
DISGRACED cyclist Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and-gas rights agent.
SA helps Chinese team hit top gear
CHINA’S Henan province cycling team immediately connected with SA when it discovered that Marcos Flores was at one time based in Adelaide.
Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix
SWITZERLAND’S Fabian Cancelllara of RadioShack has won the prestigious Paris-Roubaix Spring Classic for the third time.
Aussie Richie second in Spain
AUSTRALIA’S Richie Porte has finished second in an important Tour de France lead-up race, the Tour of the Basque Country in Spain.
Porte wins stage of Basque tour
VIDEO: AUSSIE Richie Porte has won the fifth stage of the Tour of the Basque, although fellow Sky racer Sergio Luis Henao retains the lead.
Euride targets cycling’s big wheels
SOUTH Australia’s new cycling team, Euride Racing, is determined to shake up the National Road Series by taking aim at the big-budget squads this year.
Lance’s swimming comeback bombs
LANCE Armstrong’s attempt to return to competitive sport as a swimmer has failed after world authorities demanded he be banned.
Bottom-pinch fires up Slovaks
SLOVAKS have started pinching strangers’ bottoms in solidarity with cyclist Peter Sagan, embroiled in a sexism row for pinching a podium girl.
Durbridge speeds to race lead
AUSTRALIAN rider Luke Durbridge has won the afternoon time trial at Circuit Cycliste Sarthe to move into the race leader’s jersey.
Cyclist sorry for bottom pinch
CYCLIST Peter Sagan has apologised in a video message for pinching the bottom of a flower girl while they were on the podium.
Aussie team doubles up in Spain
SOUTH African Daryl Impey has given Australia’s Orica-GreenEDGE cycling team its second stage win in two days on the Tour of the Basque Country.
Gerrans to Basque in victory
INSIDE knowledge and teamwork propelled Australia’s Simon Gerrans to victory in the opening stage of the Tour of the Basque Country.
Spartacus turns on bike ‘turbocharger’
THREE years ago when Fabian Cancellara won the Tour of Flanders/Paris-Roubaix double, he was accused of having a motor hidden in his bike frame.
Evans adds Giro to schedule
AUSTRALIA’S Cadel Evans has added the Giro d’Italia to his schedule for the season, his team BMC has announced.
Evans set to race Giro d’Italia
AUSTRALIA’S Cadel Evans has added the Giro d’Italia to his schedule for the season, his team BMC has announced.
Ice man to freeze out his rivals
HE’S the forgotten man of Aussie cycling, but Heinrich Haussler hasn’t given up on a career that once hinted at greatness.
Ullrich admits ‘role’ in dope days
FORMER Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich says he played a role in “what happened in cycling.”
Irishman wins Catalonia tour
DANIEL Martin has won the Tour of Catalonia, with the Irish rider’s lead never seriously threatened on the seventh and final stage in Barcelona.
Porte second to teammate Froome
AUSTRALIA’S Richie Porte has finished second to Team Sky teammate Chris Froome in the two-day Criterium International on Corsica.
Aussies win on two Tour fronts
VIDEO: Australian rider Richie Porte has won the second stage of the Criterium International in Porto-Vecchio, France to take an overall lead.
Don’t rule me out yet: Cadel
CADEL Evans may seem to be past his prime but the Australian still believes he can win another Tour de France despite Team Sky’s domination.
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