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Bowral Classic 2024 Cancelled

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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Cyclist Lachlan Morton on his attempt to break the Around Australia record.

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
Cycling NSW handed over its lease of the Dunc Gray Velodrome at Bass Hill as part of a deal with AusCycling.

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
Meg Lemon shows off her silver medal.

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
Matthew Richardson

‘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
Remco Evenepoel celebrates his road race win.

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
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Jai Hindley ahead of the start of this year’s Tour de France.

‘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
Dr Bridie O’Donnell believes this year’s Tour de France will be more epic than usual, with a time trial finish in Nice.

‘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
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar tries to break away from Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard during the 13th stage of the Tour de France last year.

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
Christine Majerus’ early celebration proves costly as Australian Ruby Roseman-Gannon (in yellow and white) pips her on the line.

‘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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