Cycling

Richie Porte from Australia of BMC Racing Team in the leader jersey descends from Klausenpass, during the 6th stage of the Tour de Suisse UCI ProTour cycling race, in Fiesch, Switzerland, Thursday, June 14, 2018. The 6th stage is a 186 km race from Fiesch to Gommiswald, Switzerland. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Porte could be on the move

Uncertainty around BMC’s future could be the catalyst to Richie Porte joining Trek-Segafredo next season.

Cycling

British cyclist Christopher Froome trains in the Col du Portet pass in the Pyrenees mountains near Saint-Lary-Soulan, southwestern France, on June 15, 2018. Riders of the Tour de France cycling race will ascend the Col du Portet pass during stage 17 on July 25, 2018. / AFP PHOTO

Hinault calls for Tour strike

Tour de France legend Bernard Hinault has called on riders at this year’s race to strike in protest over Chris Froome.

Cycling

Richie Porte from Australia of BMC Racing Team crosses the finish line of the 9th stage, a 34,1 km time trial at the 82. Tour de Suisse UCI ProTour cycling race in Bellinzona, Switzerland, Sunday, June 17, 2018. Porte is the overall winner of the tour. (KEYSTONE/Gian Ehrenzeller)

Porte’s Swiss a timely Tour win

Richie Porte’s win in the Tour of Switzerland has him looking ahead to the Tour de France with confidence.

Cycling

Sprint coach makes exit

Anthony Peden faces accusations of inappropriate behaviour following his departure as NZ track sprint coach.

Cycling

Froome’s conscience is clear

Chris Froome insists he has an “absolutely clear conscience” after his historic Giro d’Italia win.

The Times Sport

TOPSHOT - Britain's rider of team Mitchelton-Scott Simon Yates celebrates the pink jersey on the podium after the 18th stage between Abbiategrasso and Prato Nevoso during the 101st Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, on May 24, 2018. Quick Step's German rider Max Schachmann won stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia after a 196km ride to a summit finish at Prato Nevoso. Schachmann had been part of an escape group that opened a lead of over 14 minutes on pink jersey Simon Yates and the other contenders at the start of the final climb. / AFP PHOTO / LUK BENIES

Yates can’t bury past

If Yates triumphs, he will join Wiggins and Froome as British champions at a grand tour.

Matt Dickinson

Cycling

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates as he crosses the finish line, winning the 208 km eighth stage of the 101th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, on May 12, 2018 between Praia a Mare and Montevergine, Italy. / AFP PHOTO / LUK BENIES

Ecuador cycling’s grandest moment

Richard Carapaz pulled off a superb final attack to win the eighth stage of the Giro d’Italia.

Cycling

Dennis retains Giro lead

Rohan Dennis retained the overall lead in the Giro d’Italia after a thrilling finish to stage five in Sicily.

Cycling

Australia's rider of team BMC Rohan Dennis (1st-R) wearing the overall leader's pink jersey rides in the pack during the 3rd stage of the 101st Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy, on May 6, 2018, 229 kilometers between Beer-Sheva and Eilat. / AFP PHOTO / Luk Benies

Dennis seeks limit on Giro start

Australian race leader Rohan Dennis says there should be a limit on how far from home grand tour events can go.

Cycling

British cyclist Chris Froome of Team Sky rides a bicycle during the team presentation of the 101st edition of the Tour of Italy championship on May 3, 2018, in Jerusalem. / AFP PHOTO / LUK BENIES

Froome allegations unresolved

Defending Giro d’Italia champion Tom Dumoulin said the allegations against Chris Froome are harming cycling.

The World

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 22, 2004 Yellow jersey US Lance Armstrong (US Postal/USA) rides with his teammate Floyd Landis during the 17th stage of the 91st Tour de France cycling race between Bourg-d'Oisans and Le Grand Bornand. Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $5 million in order to settle his looming federal fraud case stemming from his use of performance-enhancing drugs during the Tour de France, US media reported on April 19, 2018. The former cycling superstar was due to face a trial next month over claims that he defrauded the US government when he doped while racing for his United States Postal Service-sponsored team. / AFP PHOTO / Joël SAGET

Doper Lance settles for $6.5m

Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $6.5m to settle the fraud case over his drug-fuelled reign as king of the Tour de France.

2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 12: Annie Last of England competes during the Women's Cross-country on day eight of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Nerang Mountain Bike Trails on April 12, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Last gets home first to strike gold

England’s Annie Last claimed the gold in the women’s mountain biking at the Commonwealth Games yesterday.

2018 Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Cameron Meyer of Australia competes during the Cycling Time Trial on day six of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Currumbin Beachfront on April 10, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Pair revel in perfect day

No grandstand finish here. No impossible tension. Just a couple of red-hot favourites going about their business.

Will Swanton

2018 Commonwealth Games

Ballarat, Australia - JANUARY 5: Winner Katrin Garfoot during the 2018 Feduni Cycling Australia Road National Championships, U23 & Elite Women 29.5km Time Trial in Buninyong, Ballarat, Australia, on January 5, 2018. Photo Credit: CON CHRONIS

Late bloomer Garfoot hits the road

She came late to competitive cycling but Katrin Garfoot has made up for lost time.

Will Swanton

Cycling

Rider dies during Paris-Roubaix

The death of Belgian rider Michael Goolaerts at the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic overshadowed the event.

2018 Commonwealth Games

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 05: Kaarle Mcculloch of Australia celebrates as Australia win the Women's Team Sprint Final during the Cycling on day one of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Anna Meares Velodrome on April 5, 2018 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Scrapheap to time of her life

Why am I doing this? The answer to that deeply personal question is what gets these athletes out of bed in the morning.

Will Swanton

2018 Commonwealth Games

Rebecca Wiasak of Australia reacts after during the women's 3000m individual pursuit qualifying event on day two of the track cycling competition at the XXI Commonwealth Games at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, April 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Rio reject finds her silver lining

Rebecca Wiasak vowed to go like the clappers when she got her own opportunity in the individual pursuit — and she did, qualifying for the final before losing to Scotland’s Kate Archibald.

Will Swanton

2018 Commonwealth Games

Australia's Alexandra Manly, Ashlee Ankudinoff, Annette Edmondson and Amy Cure compete during the Women's 4000m Team Pursuit qualifying at the Anna Meares Velodrome during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, April 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

In pursuit of redemption

Questions were asked after Australian cycling’s horror show at Rio 2016 — they have been answered inside the Anna Meares Velodrome.

Will Swanton

2018 Commonwealth Games

Sam Welsford (pictured) celebrates with teammates Kelland O'Brien, Alex Porter and Leigh Howard of Australia on day one of the XXI Commonwealth Games, at the Gold Coast, Australia, Thursday, 5 April 2018 . (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Cyclists burn up boards

Australia’s fast and fearless track cyclists sparked wild celebrations inside the Anna Meares Velodrome.

Will Swanton

The Times Sport

MARSEILLE, FRANCE - JULY 22: Chris Froome of Great Britain and Team Sky celebrates in the yellow jersey following stage twenty of Le Tour de France 2017 on July 22, 2017 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Tour could bar Froome

Chris Froome could be barred from defending his Tour de France title by race organisers.

Matt Dickinson

Cycling

Perseverance pays for track champ

Matthew Glaetzer is track cycling’s new sprint king after storming to victory at the world championships.

2018 Commonwealth Games

Australian cyclists Stephanie Morton, Leigh Howard, Cameron Meyer and AlexManly are off to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April. Picture:Supplied.

Meyer doubles up for Games tilt

Cameron Meyer says there is no reason he can’t have his cake and eat it too after earning selection in both the track and road teams for April’s Commonwealth Games.

Cycling

Australian track sprinter Kaarle McCulloch on her way to winning gold in the women's 500m TT at the Oceania Championships on the weekend. Picture: Dianne Manson.

Sprint duo lay down marker

Kaarle McCulloch beat her friend and rival Stephanie Morton for gold in the 500m sprint at the track cycling national titles.

Cycling

Cadel Evans Road Race in Geelong. Jay McCarthy (green helmet) of team Bora-Hansgrohe wins the bunch sprint to win the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race .Pic: Michael Klein

McCarthy’s blistering Ocean win

Jay McCarthy became the first Australian rider to win the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

Cycling

Annemiek van Vleuten - EMBARGOED UNTIL JAN 11

Pair plots dominance in tandem

Annemiek van Vleuten and Amanda Spratt will be a formidable double act at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

Cycling

South African rider Daryl Impey of team Mitchelton-Scott celebrates winning the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Sunday, January 21, 2018. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Daryl dazzles in ideal execution

The secret plan for Daryl Impey to steal the Tour Down Under’s ochre jersey was hatched in Italy last October.

REECE HOMFRAY

Cycling

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Andre Greipel of Germany and Lotto Soudal competes during stage six of the 2018 Tour Down Under on January 21, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

No gripes from king Greipel

German sprint machine Andre Greipel reaffirmed his position as the king of stage wins at the Tour Down Under yesterday.

VAL MIGLIACCIO and Reece Homfray

Cycling

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Richie Porte of Australia and BMC Racing Team celebrates after crossing the finish line to win stage five of the 2018 Tour Down Under on January 20, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Porte’s victory bittersweet

Australian star conquers Old Willunga Hill for an unprecedented fifth time but is denied the Tour Down Under’s ochre jersey.

Reece Homfray

Cycling

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 19: Peter Sagan of Slovakia and Bora-Hansgrohe celebrates after crossing the finish line to win stage four of the 2018 Tour Down Under on January 19, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Peter Perfect climbs into lead

Peter Sagan is talking down his chances of retaining the Tour Down Under lead up Old Willunga Hill.

Reece Homfray

Cycling

Italian rider Elia Viviani wins stage three of the Tour Down Under from Glenelg to Victor Harbor, South Australia, Thursday, January 18, 2018. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Moment of hesitation costs Ewan

Caleb Ewan is bracing for an all-out attack on his leader’s ochre jersey up Norton Summit today.

REECE HOMFRAY and VAL MIGLIACCIO

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