Cycling

LawsuitTurtur gets Facebook apology but defamation case continues

Ex-Tour Down Under boss Mike Turtur has received an “unreserved apology” from a prominent marketing executive who allegedly defamed him on Facebook – but the case is still heading to court this month.

Sean Fewster

Lance ArmstrongHere is your next binge watch after The Last Dance

Disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong’s name is synonymous with drug cheating but he unwittingly does his reputation the most harm in the way he speaks about himself in a new ESPN documentary.

Kate Emery

CyclingCavendish not guaranteed 2020 TDF spot

Mark Cavendish's chances of racing at this year's Tour de France have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, according to his Bahrain-McLaren team principal.

CyclingDurbridge bracing for 'fast, crazy' season

Australian star Luke Durbridge is excited for a frenetic series of Classics as the 2020 road cycling calendar was condensed into a three-month period.

Murray Wenzel

CyclingGiro, Vuelta races to overlap in October

The Giro d'Italia will start on October 3 and the Spanish Vuelta from October 20, as world cycling chiefs revise the calendar amid the COVID-19 crisis.

CyclingCycling states split on unified Aus body

Road and track state bodies in favour of joining AusCycling could still be invited by BMX and mountainbiking after the votes were split on Friday.

Murray Wenzel

ARMCHAIR FANSNo live sport, no worries: 21 docos to fill the void

Live sport has been cancelled indefinitely but sports fans can still get their fix via hours, even days, of classic documentaries you can access from your sofa. Here are some of the best to get you started.

Stephen Wilson

CyclingFull steam ahead to Tokyo for track cycling team

Australia’s track cycling team for the Tokyo Olympics includes three debutants aged 20 and under. But Alex Manly and Cameron Meyer – who have 11 world titles between them – have been overlooked.

Reece Homfray

CoronavirusLockdown: Dennis holed up on stationary bike in Spain

Australian Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis is in lockdown in Spain, where he has described the mood and what gets him through three-hour training rides in his apartment following a ban on outdoor cycling due to COVID-19.

Reece Homfray

TDU 2021O’Grady targets Kangaroo Island TDU stage

Santos Tour Down Under race director Stuart O’Grady targets the big guns of cycling for his debut as boss, as well as a Kangaroo Island stage.

Val Migliaccio

Tokyo 2020‘F*** you’: Aussie cycling boss hits back

Australian Cycling’s high performance director Simon Jones has told critics where to go and one of its star riders Amy Cure admits she is confused after the nation failed to win a gold medal at the track world championships in Berlin.

Reece Homfray

Gold huntSilver lining behind Aussie cycling’s 12-year failure

In 2012, Australia won six gold, six silver and three bronze medals at the world championships. This week in Berlin, it was one silver and two bronze. But it’s not the disaster it appears.

Reece Homfray

CyclingUCI unveils new track cycling World League

The UCI will launch a new short-format competition designed to attract new audiences as part of a radical shake-up of the track cycling calendar.

Lightning fastGreat Danes clock scary time in big warning for Aussies

Denmark has stunned world cycling by obliterating Australia’s team pursuit world record in Berlin overnight. It sends a terrifying message to rivals ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

Reece Homfray

CyclingTour riders test positive to coronavirus

The final stages of the UAE Tour have been called off due to two Italian riders testing positive to the coronavirus.

CYCLINGRevolutionary wind tunnel a step closer to reality

A tender has been released for a world-first sports wind tunnel at the Adelaide SuperDrome which will make Adelaide the cycling capital of Australia.

Simeon Thomas-Wilson

CyclingAussie Ewan second in UAE Tour stage one

Australian Caleb Ewan has finished second in the opening stage of the UAE Tour.

Tokyo 2020‘Mature’ Welsford ready for Tokyo gold

Welsford, a finalist in tonight’s 2019 The West Australian RAC Sports Star of the Year, says he is a more mature competitor than the 20-year-old who won silver at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Steve Butler

HeartbreakingHow much can our BMX family take?

The tragic, serious injury to promising BMX rider Kai Sakakibara only months out from the Tokyo Olympics is the latest in a horror run for the Australian team, writes Reece Homfray.

Reece Homfray

CYCLINGGutsy Hindley closes on tour title

Jai Hindley is within touching distance of joining the illustrious honour roll of Herald Sun tour winners after withstanding a stern challenge from Sebastian Berwick.

Sam Edmund

Bakery gemsNo ‘Here’s Johnny’ moments on Tour de Taste

Cycling reporter Sam Edmund is on the road covering the Herald Sun Tour. The bonus? He’s getting to sample some of country Victoria’s best feeds — and he’s even managed to avoid The Shining at his hotel.

Sam Edmund

Tough rideSneaky sprinters, cramp, cost Hill Tour green jersey

Screaming in pain and forced to pull over on the side of the road, Ben Hill says conniving members of a breakaway lead group hoodwinked him as he relinquished the Jayco Herald Sun Tour green jersey during a brutal Stage 3 race.

Sam Edmund

Too strongKennedy engineers gutsy Tour win

After a thrilling scramble, Lucy Kennedy has taken out back-to-back Herald Sun Tour women’s race titles during a hectic race that was shortened by thunderstorms.

Sam Edmund

Herald Sun TourCrazy crash upends Aussie Tour plans

Mitchelton-Scott riders are hoping the underdog Aussie spirit will help them overcome the loss of three injured riders in one of the worst crashes in women’s cycling.

Sam Edmund