Greipel still writing TDU history books
ANDRE Greipel’s Tour Down Under legend status continued as he extended the race’s stage wins record with his 100th professional victory.
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TDU win a fairytale for Slagter
TOM Slagter yesterday became the second Dutch-born winner to claim the Tour Down Under.
No more Aussie domination
TOUR Down Under boss Mike Turtur has warned the days of Australian domination in the annual cycling race are over.
Beyond Lance, our Tour lives strong
STROLLERS, kid-sized bikes, baby seats, baby carriages and picnics marked the final stage of the Santos Tour Down Under as a family day.
Schleck skips TDU presentation
ANDY Schleck is missing from RadioShack’s Tour Down Under-winning team’s presentation after abandoning Stage 6 and riding back to his hotel.
Good on ya Gerro, that’s awesome
VIDEO: SIMON Gerrans’ win was like France celebrating Thomas Voeckler holding the yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Bastille Day.
125,000 cheer Gerrans assault
AN estimated 125,000 people packed Old Willunga Hill yesterday to cheer Aussie Simon Gerrans to victory. WATCH THE WIN
Dutch courage steals a classic race
VIDEO: TOM Slagter was still in shock last night as he thanked his teammates for helping him all but seal the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under.
Armstrong wants to help cycling
AN ATTORNEY for Lance Armstrong has told the US Anti-Doping Agency the disgraced cyclist will co-operate with efforts to “clean up cycling.”
Doping case finally reaches court
FORMER Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will give testimony to a Spanish court in open hearings into the 2006 ‘Operation Puerto’ doping scandal.
Armstrong ‘wants to help cycling’
AN ATTORNEY for Lance Armstrong told the US Anti-Doping Agency the cyclist will cooperate with efforts to “clean up cycling.”
Battered Brown shows true Aussie grit
GRAEME Brown, with teammate Tom Slagter gunning for the lead, was enticed back onto his bike yesterday after declaring Friday’s crash his worst ever.
UCI’s drug-cheat amnesty plan
RIDERS who admit to doping would be protected under the latest plan by cycling’s governing body to clean-up a sport in crisis.
Simon Gerrans takes out Stage 5
SIMON Gerrans has claimed Australia’s first stage win of the Tour Down Under in the longest and toughest leg of the race.
Armstrong ‘lied about drug-free return’
LANCE Armstrong lied in his Oprah interview and has two weeks to finally come clean, the head of USADA says.
TDU a warm escape for internationals
“MY town now is in the middle of snow so it’s good to be here,” says Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck, winner of the 2010 Tour de France.
Cars blamed as rush brings carnage
RIDERS hit parked cars in a horrific crash yesterday during the frantic run to the finish in Tanunda.
I was so glad to stay upright
IT’S days like yesterday when you’re glad just to finish the race unscathed.
Howson’s 120km ride to friendship
PHILIPPE Gilbert must have wondered who the fresh-faced Adelaide kid on his wheel was when he turned around and realised the two were alone on the road to Tanunda.
‘Crazy riding’ leaves cyclists bloodied
MATT Goss was flung through the air and into a parked car in a high-speed crash on a black and bloody day for Australian cycling.
Tour’s glory rests on knife edge
SKY ProCycling’s Geraint Thomas knows that one wrong move by his team today will cost him the leader’s jersey and the Tour Down Under crown.
Cycling body to offer drugs amnesty
CYCLISTS will be offered a chance to confess to past doping offenses without fear of retribution in an attempt to uncover the full scale of drug use.
Wiggins doubts Armstrong’s story
BRADLEY Wiggins is convinced Lance Armstrong doped in 2009, robbing him of being feted in the Tour de France.
Dope rife in other sports: Hinault
TOUR de France legend Bernard Hinault believes doping is rife in soccer and tennis.
The Spin: Jack of all trades
JACK Bobridge says all his focus is on helping Blanco team-mate Tom Slagter snatch the overall win in Stage 5 of the Santos Tour Down Under.
More crashes as Greipel grabs win
LATE crashes couldn’t prevent Andre Greipel confirming his status as the most decorated rider in Tour Down Under history today.
Lance is a lying b**stard – Wiggins
TOUR de France champion Bradley Wiggins has slammed the disgraced rider’s claims that he was clean when he returned to the sport in 2009.
Heat takes its toll on Schleck
SANTOS Tour Down Under star Andy Schleck looked angry when 38C temperatures cost the Luxembourger more than 16 minutes yesterday. He finished 124th.
Aussies feeling stage fright in TDU
STAGE three is done and dusted and Australia still doesn’t have a winner at this year’s Tour Down Under.
Thomas still has big hill to climb
TOUR Down Under leader Geraint Thomas has forecast a showdown tomorrow on Old Willunga Hill to decide the winner of the ochre jersey.
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