‘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.
- by Sophie Smith
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‘Suffering the whole time’: Jai Hindley fights for Paris finish after Tour crash
Australian Jai Hindley has found it difficult to walk, let alone ride, since a crash in the Tour de France cruelled his podium dreams. But he is determined to finish the grand tour - and return.
- by Sophie Smith
Stage fright? No way: Aussie Jai Hindley having the ride of his life at Le Tour
Don’t be fooled by Jai Hindley’s laid-back persona. He took less than a week to earn his first yellow jersey at the Tour de France, and isn’t about to stop there.
- by Sophie Smith
‘Blood, sweat and tears’: How Hindley will fight for yellow jersey at maiden Tour de France
Jai Hindley will realise a childhood dream when he makes his debut at the Tour de France on Saturday as one of two Australians with a real shot at winning the famous yellow jersey.
- by Sophie Smith
A month after collapsing, Matthews rises from pain overload to podium
Michael Matthews’ wife feared a head injury when he passed out trying to walk to the bathroom. A little over a month later he triumphed on one of cycling’s biggest stages.
- by Sophie Smith
Meet the Finnish Formula 1 driver with a special Australian connection
While all eyes will be on Melbourne’s Oscar Piastri at Albert Park this weekend, Valtteri Bottas has an Australian girlfriend and has fallen in love with the country, the lifestyle and his favourite race, the Australian Grand Prix.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Sophie Smith
Hindley coy on Tour de France as he adjusts to fame
Jai Hindley became the first Australian to win the Giro d’Italia last year, but on the eve of a new season he’s keeping mum on potentially emulating a feat only one other Australian has achieved.
- by Sophie Smith
COVID scare threatens Jai Hindley’s hopes of finishing dream season on a high
Jai Hindley became the first Australian cyclist to win the Giro d’Italia this year and is determined to finish his season on a high at the upcoming world championships in Wollongong.
- by Sophie Smith
‘We train just as hard as them’: Women’s cycling finally starts its Tour de France
When Lorena Wiebes won stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in Paris on Sunday, it marked a historic turning point for women’s cycling.
- by Sophie Smith
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Aussie Michael Matthews wins Tour de France stage 14 after solo ride
Michael Matthews won stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday with what was the most impressive ride of his rollercoaster career against past and present generational talent.
- by Sophie Smith
The small, shy boy who became a Tour de France champion
At 23, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is already a once-in-a-generation cyclist, with ties to Australia, and has taken the Tour de France by storm the past couple years. But he now faces a serious fight for a third consecutive title.
- by Sophie Smith
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