Australia's Ben O'Connor has said he is 'a bit broken' after finally losing his hold on the red jersey in Spain to Slovenian Primoz Roglic.
Staff Writers
Local rider Urko Berrade won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana as Ben O'Connor retained the overall lead, but Jay Vine is no longer King of the Mountains.
Glenn Moore
Kaden Groves' stage win capped a notable day for Australian riders in La Vuelta a Espana with the main three jerseys all retained by the nation's riders.
Three-time stage winner Wout van Aert did not sustain any fractures in his crash at the Spanish Vuelta, but will still require intensive care treatment.
Australia's Ben O'Connor kept the red jersey at the Spanish Vuelta as Primoz Roglic took a big chunk out of his lead, but Wout van Aert is out after a big crash
Ben O'Connor has already set a new record for Australian cyclists in a grand tour, now he is aiming to be the country's first winner of the Vuelta a Espana.
Australia's Ben O'Connor has a 63-second lead to take into the final week in Spain after a thrilling 15th stage won by Pablo Castrillo.
Australia's Kaden Groves has sped to victory in the Vuelta but compatriot Ben O'Connor is still holding on to the red jersey.
Australia's Ben O'Connor has seen another big slice taken out of his La Vuelta a Espana lead as Primoz Roglic closes to within one minute and 21 seconds.
A solid team performance has enabled Australia's Ben O'Connor to tick off another stage keeping the lead in Spanish grand tour, Vuelta a Espana.
Nannup’s place on the mountain bike map is set to be cemented as it becomes one of the four stages in one of Australia’s largest races for the first time.
Anjelica Smilovitis
Ben O'Connor has retained the leader's red jersey for the fifth successive day in the Vuelta a Espana after his team successfully controlled stage 10.
Australian Ben O'Connor will go into Monday's rest day at La Vuelta a Espana three mins 53 secs ahead after a dramatic ninth 'queen' stage in Spain.
Ian Chadband
Leader Ben O'Connor has come under pressure at La Vuelta a Espana, losing 56 seconds of his advantage to victorious Primoz Roglic on stage eight.
An urgent recall has been issued for a popular bike after a flaw was detected that could lead to ‘serious injury’.
Duncan Evans
Ben O'Connor has savoured his first day as a Grand Tour race leader at La Vuelta a Espana as he lost just six seconds of his major advantage to Primoz Roglic.
Australian Ben O'Connor has enjoyed one of his supersonic days in the saddle to roar from nowhere into a sensational lead of La Vuelta a Espana.
Australian sprinter Kaden Groves hesitated for a split second only to see another chance of a grand tour stage win disappear at La Vuelta a Espana.
Australian Robert Stannard will return to cycling at the Tour of Britain, still protesting his innocence after completing a ban for an anti-doping violation.
The eye-watering amount taxpayer-funded sporting institutes poured into the cycling career of defected Olympian Matthew Richardson has been revealed.
Glen Quartermain, Ben Smith & Jackson Barrett
Triple Olympic medallist Matthew Richardson says he kept his cycling defection to Great Britain secret to prevent Australians having to carry a burden.
Steve Larkin
Sports Minister David Templeman has spoken after Perth cyclist Matthew Richardson’s shock decision to ditch Australia for the UK but refrained from joining the chorus of criticism over the defection.
Josh Zimmerman
West Australian cycling defector Matt Richardson says his motivation for switching to England was about “chasing a dream” and competing for the nation of his birth.
Glen Quartermain & Jackson Barrett
Primoz Roglic stamped his authority on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana claiming the stage win and overall lead after a brutal uphill finish in baking heat.
