Road cycling
Anger, confusion after ‘mind-boggling human error’ triggers epic cycling race debacle
Things took a turn for the worse when a text message started flashing up on the phones of excited participants.
- Nigel Gladstone
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Sunrises, doughnuts and beer: Lachlan Morton’s epic Australian cycling record push
The Australian professional cyclist is a day from Sydney – and is on track to smash the record for riding around Australia.
- Garry Maddox
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On yer bike: Duelling cycling bodies battle over top spot and $500,000 kitty
After 140 years, NSW Cycling is pedalling towards an inglorious ending, mired in a Supreme Court dispute between two entities that both claim to be its board.
- Chris Barrett
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Meg was dizzy and in a ball after her race. She didn’t know she’d won a medal
It was a glittering result for Team Australia in an un-glittering setting, with organisers abandoning the Olympics’ picturesque cycling course for one in a satellite town.
- Sophie Aubrey
‘GB are putting money up’: Teammates defend Richardson’s switch
Matthew Richardson’s decision to change allegiance from Australia to Great Britain has received support from some of those who know him best.
- Jonathan Drennan
The Olympic champion who survived a puncture and had time for a victory pose
There wasn’t much joy for the Australians in the men’s road race, but one described it as ‘the coolest race I’ve ever done.’
- Greg Baum
‘It’s Netflix – it’s got to be drama’: Australian star speaks out on rivalry ahead of Tour de France
Jai Hindley headlines the group of six Australians who will start the 111th Tour de France on Saturday – a race defending champion Jonas Vingegaard enters on the back of a death-defying crash.
- Sophie Smith
‘Bigger than the Olympics’: Bridie O’Donnell on the Tour de France’s highs and lows
The SBS commentator is looking forward to this year’s epic race, which for the first time in 100 years isn’t finishing on the fabled Champs-Elysees.
- Bridget McManus
Ahead of the Tour de France, here are the cycling shows you should watch
There are some gripping shows to catch before the world’s two biggest cycling races for male and female cyclists.
- Garry Maddox
‘Stupid mistake’: Bizarre victory for Aussie champion as rival celebrates too early
An embarrassing miscalculation by an opponent just before the finish line in the final stage of the Tour of Britain handed Ruby Roseman-Gannon her first WorldTour triumph.
- Ian Chadband
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