If you’d asked me on the second rest day to wager ten of my hard-earned dollars on one of the riders in the top ten to go on and win the 2019 Tour de France, I would have put it on Thibaut Pinot.
The general consensus among the Tour de France chattering classes was that if Julian Alaphilippe could do the improbable and be wearing yellow at the second rest day, he’d have a great chance of winning the Tour.
In 1996, Stage 9 of the Tour de France was a small 46-kilometre ride from Le Monetier-les-Bains to Sestriere in Italy due to bad weather.
Days out from what promises to be one of the most exciting and closely fought Tours de France seen in years, here we are again, talking about drugs in cycling. Is anyone even remotely surprised?
America’s greatest ever cyclist has paid $5 million for bringing pride and glory to the nation he represented. Sounds about fair.
Australian Michael Matthews accused German rival John Degenkolb of being a poor sport after his angry reaction to being beaten in a sprint for the line at the end of a windy 16th stage of the Tour de France.
Chris Froome’s main goal in Thursday’s 12th stage of the Tour de France will be to ensure that those rivals who have already slipped out of contention do not get back into the race.
Michael Matthews has sprinted to victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Spain to top an all-Australian podium where he was flanked by Jay McCarthy and Simon Gerrans.
Professional bike riding is more than fitted lycra and big sunglasses, and I’ve seen more Aussies embracing the cycle lifestyle.
The final yellow jersey of the 2018 Tour de France will be decided during a challenging individual time trial on Stage 20, with Geraint Thomas looking the favourite to hold onto his lead. Join The Roar for live coverage from 10:45pm (AEST).
So, after 18 stages and almost 3000km of racing, today is the last chance for the climbers to make their mark. As the Tour de France bids a final, dramatic farewell to the Pyrenees, join The Roar for live coverage of Stage 19 from 9pm (AEST) onwards.
The peloton are on for the longest stage of the 2018 Tour de France tonight, for stage 7. Join The Roar for live coverage from 10:30pm (AEST).
The Tour de France says goodbye to Brittany with a stage that sees the first summit finish of this year’s race. As the favourites get their first chance to make their mark, join The Roar for live coverage of Stage 6 from 10pm (AEST).
The Cape Town cycle tour in South Africa had to be cancelled due to gale force winds.
A cyclist produced an epic blowup after being frustrated by a crash in a criterium race.
Six pro cyclists were injured at the finish of a race the Qinghai Lake race in China after a bystander decided to walk across the road at the worst possible time.
A Brooklyn bike race was marred by a huge crash after a motorbike stalled on the tightest part of the course of the Red Hook Criterium. Riders tried their best to avoid the vehicle but once one struck, the domino effect was inevitable.
Daiva Tuslaite missed her chance to take out stage four of a road race in France after celebrating 50 metres too early.
The Tour de Carnage continued with a rather unique crash by Damiano Caruso as he went over the handlebars courtesy of some road traffic. GoPro captured the moments.
This year’s Tour de France has been heralded as the Tour de Carnage. GoPro has captured another huge crash which occurred under the 25 kilometre banner on stage 5
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Nice read, Scott. It is great to see the Australian cycling calendar expand in scope, particularly with the rise and ri…(more)