Wheels in motion for Rio redemption
AUSTRALIA has set itself a target of winning five to seven medals in Rio next month, and up to three gold, after yesterday announcing the team it hopes will lead it to Olympic redemption.
AUSTRALIA has set itself a target of winning five to seven medals in Rio next month, and up to three gold, after yesterday announcing the team it hopes will lead it to Olympic redemption.
ANNA Meares is 32 and inching closer to a fourth and likely final Olympics in Rio but is still setting PBs in the gym almost every week which is as exciting for her as it is scary for her rivals.
She’s been to a Paralympics as a pilot. Now Stephanie Morton is doing everything possible to ride at the Rio Olympics.
ONE of Tim Decker’s earliest lessons in cycling and in life came when he was 15 and would ration himself just one bread roll a day for lunch at Horsham Tech School.
CYCLING Australia has invested more than $1m and hired a motorsport engineer to forensically examine its track bike and athletes to find every millisecond it hopes will make a difference at the Rio Olympics.
MELBOURNE-BORN cycling star Shane Perkins should be picked in the national team for the Rio Olympics, one of the sports greats says.
KIERAN Modra has never had a smoother preparation for a Paralympic Games but the flawless lead-in has the seven-time Paralympian concerned.
AUSTRALIAN Rio Olympic gold hopeful Caroline Buchanan’s unbeaten World Cup run has been ended by a determined Dutch rider on a mission to excel on home turf.
A SUPERMUM is heading to Rio, Turia Pitt goes the distance and surfer Steph Gilmore’s new passion. All in this week’s SHORT AND SWEET.
AUSTRALIAN Shara Gillow has fended off a strong challenge from a defending champion to secure second place overall in the Gracia Orlova World Cup women’s tour.
BRITAIN’S top Olympic cycling coach, Australian Shane Sutton, has resigned after being accused of bullying and harassment of female and disabled riders but says he will defend his reputation.
BRITISH Cycling have suspended Australian technical director Shane Sutton following allegations of discrimination against female and Paralympic cyclists.
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