Freak wins Tour as ‘miracle’ Aussie emerges as future threat
Tadej Pogacar has won a second successive Tour de France while Australia unearthed its next genuine contender as Ben O’Connor caused a huge surprise by finishing fourth overall.
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Aussie climbs to Tour de France triumph
A year or so ago the Australian Ben O’Connor, 25, was not sure he had a future in the sport. Now he is second overall in the Tour.
Fugitive fan charged over pileup
A fugitive cycling fan who allegedly caused a mass crash of Tour de France riders with a handwritten sign has been arrested.
Tour carnage claims Aussies
Tour de France organisers are under fire for the set-up of this year’s race after major crashes caused devastation for Aussie riders.
Aussie into Tour de France top 10
Australian rider Jack Haig has moved into the top 10 in the Tour de France, after strong performances in both of the first two stages.
Spectator to be sued for Tour de France chaos
Woman who caused a giant crash at the Tour de France is being pursued by organisers after fleeing the scene | WATCH
Idiot fan causes ‘worst crash ever seen’
Tour de France organisers are going to sue an idiotic spectator who caused what some are calling the worst crash in the event’s history.
Ultimate guide to the Tour de France
The world’s greatest bike race embarks from the Atlantic port of Brest on Saturday with France’s Covid curfew lifted and millions of unmasked fans expected along the 3,414km route.
From ‘two feet in the grave’ to boom town in just six years
When the eggheads crunch the numbers for the Census this year, they’ll surely reckon there’s been some sort of data blunder for the tiny Tasmanian town of Derby.
Porte claims Criterium du Dauphine
Australian Richie Porte won the Criterium du Dauphine as Mark Padun of Bahrain Victorious picked up his second stage win.
Porte part of strong Olympic road cycling team
Tour de France podium cyclist Richie Porte is part of a strong Australian road cycling team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Aussie Caleb claims Giro stage
Australia’s Caleb Ewan has won the fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia in a sprint finish.
Aussie takes yellow in Paris-Nice
Outsider Cees Bol won a crash-strewn stage two of Paris-Nice as the industrious Australian Michael Matthews took the yellow jersey.
How Slovenia became cycling capital
Primoz Roglic and Tadej Pogacar are grand-tour stars thanks to a smooth system and ideal terrain.
Kings of the mountain: why would anyone do this?
A cyclist rides up a hill — and repeats until he reaches the height of Everest. Then he does it 99 more times. The fad that’s become a global phenomenon.
Strength imbalance in Froome’s legs
British cyclist Chris Froome has a 20 per cent strength imbalance in his legs, a legacy of his horrific crash in June 2019.
Netball chief now cycling supremo
Netball Australia chief executive Marne Fechner has announced her resignation after steering the sport through a nightmare year.
Tour Down Under goes under for 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another victim on the Australian sporting landscape, with the 2021 Tour Down Under scrapped.
Aussie cyclist steps on to world stage
Jai Hindley capped an extraordinary rise in one of the most exciting final-day finishes in the race’s 103-year history.
Aussie tied for lead in Giro
The Giro d’Italia is set for an unprecedented finish with Britain’s Tao Geoghegan Hart and Australia’s Jai Hindley tied going into Sunday’s final stage.
Australian into second in Giro
Australian Jai Hindley won the gruelling 18th stage of the Giro d’Italia on the Stelvio pass in the northern Italian Alp.
Aussie O’Connor wins Giro 17th stage
Australian rider Ben O’Connor has won the Giro d’Italia’s 17th stage in the ski resort of Madonna di Campiglio.
Sports stars on the Covid sick list
Australian cyclist Michael Matthews has joined a host of high-profile sports stars struck down by COVID-19.
Fall wrecks Thomas’ Giro hopes
Geraint Thomas’s ambitions to win the Giro d’Italia are in tatters after a seemingly banal fall took a heavy toll on a hard day of racing.
Porte gets his podium snapshot
Richie Porte has got the photograph he wanted. The one he dreamt of as a boy riding on the roads around Launceston.
Porte’s persistence proves every dog has his day
Richie Porte has realised a boyhood dream of standing on the podium at the Tour de France at the age of 35. Here’s what it meant to him after years of being dogged by bad luck.
‘Sweet’ podium finish for Aussie Porte
Richie Porte poised to become just the second Australian in history to finish on the podium of the Tour de France after a dramatic penultimate stage.
How to best a Tour De France racer
One basic feat remains out of the question for some of the planet’s hardest endurance athletes — notching 10,000 steps in a day.
Porte fights back from a puncture
Richie Porte was forced to ride like a man possessed to hang on to his fourth place overall after suffering a puncture at a crucial time
Could Aussie Porte pull off a miracle?
The Tasmanian makes his big move as the Tour enters its final stages … but has he left his run too late?
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