Matthews saddles up for possible world road championship double
Rupert Guinness Michael Matthews will embark on a world road championship campaign at Richmond, Virginia in the United States on Sunday that could see him bookend it with gold medals.
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Mark Cavendish predicts wide open Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Matt Murnane British superstar Mark Cavendish has told fans to expect a wide open Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race this weekend, the outcome of which will remain unpredictable until the final few kilometres.
Porte finds his 'absolute number one lieutenant' in Dennis
Rupert Guinness Richie Porte has found the "absolute number one lieutenant" in fellow Australian Rohan Dennis for his Tour de France campaign this year and beyond, believes his BMC team sporting manager Allan Peiper.
Wells drawing on Qatar in worlds bid
David Polkinghorne Canberra cyclist is using Tour of Qatar as reconnaissance mission for world championships.
Ewan signs off on Australian domination with second stage win
Rupert Guinness Caleb Ewan's victory in the final stage of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide shored up a remarkable Australian domination of the World Tour race.
Gerrans enjoys pain of record fourth victory
Rupert Guinness The pain Simon Gerrans endured to win the Tour Down Under for a record fourth time was a world away from how he felt this time last year when he had to miss the World Tour opener due to a broken collarbone.
Henderson, McConnell dominate national series
David Polkinghorne Rebecca Henderson and Daniel McConnell win both national mountain bike series races.
O'Donnell emotional after setting world hour record
Roger Vaughan An emotional Bridie O'Donnell rates cycling's world hour record as the best achievement of her life. She reached 46.882km, breaking the 46.273km mark set by American Molly Shaffer Van Houweling.
Gerrans still leads despite stage-winning assault by Porte
Rupert Guinness Simon Gerrans will start the final stage of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide virtually assured of a record fourth overall victory, after surviving a last-ditch assault on his lead on Saturday by Richie Porte, who created his own piece of history by becoming the first rider to win the stage to Willunga Hill three times – let alone a hat-trick.
World cycling boss laments World Tour absence of Froome and Sagan
Rupert Guinness The decision by the teams of Tour de France champion Chris Froome and world champion Peter Sagan to miss the Tour Down Under for smaller races was "odd" and "not helpful" respectively, said Union Cycliste International president Brian Cookson.
Simon Gerrans braces for full 'throttle' challenge for race lead
Rupert Guinness The plan to somehow snatch the overall lead in the Tour Down Under from Simon Gerrans sounds simple, but it will be far harder to pull off after the former three-times winner extended his time margin on Friday.
Simon Gerrans extends lead, but team boss warns 'it's far from over'
Rupert Guinness Matt White insists danger still lurks for Simon Gerrans despite his extended lead.
Ewan warned to expect rough and tumble in Europe
Rupert Guinness One of Caleb Ewan's main assets – his small size – could be one of his biggest handicaps when he bumps shoulders with the big boys in the pack back in Europe.
Gerrans rediscovers champion's verve in helter-skelter finale
Rupert Guinness Simon Gerrans rediscovered his champion's verve in the Tour Down Under on Thursday to win the third stage in a helter-skelter finale.
BMC still poised for two pronged attack with Dennis and Porte
Rupert Guinness Defending Tour Down Under champion Rohan Dennis is leader of the BMC team at this year's race, but as it approaches half-way his BMC team's two-pronged attack plan with Richie Porte is still in active mode.
Simon Gerrans crashes again as Jay McCarthy wins to take lead
Rupert Guinness For a fleeting moment in the finale of stage two in the Tour Down Under on Wednesday, Simon Gerrans' season looked set to continue like last year when a horror run of crashes repeatedly sidelined him.
Sean Lake follows through with pledge
Rupert Guinness Sean Lake expects to feel a "little bit lacklustre" after the former rower's first outing in a World Tour event on Tuesday, that being in stage one of the Tour Down Under in South Australia.
Caleb Ewan makes winning look easy (again), but it isn't, he says
Rupert Guinness Caleb Ewan hears all the talk that he makes winning look easy as he flies by his rivals at speeds of up 65kmh-plus to win bunch sprints; but the star in the making begs to differ, saying it is anything but.
Sean Lake hopes to raise bar again in bid for professional career
Rupert Guinness Sean Lake has barely had time to absorb the trajectory that his cycling career has taken in the last two weeks, let alone in the last two years since he gave up rowing.
Lizzie Williams wins penultimate stage in scorcher
Rupert Guinness In scorching conditions, Lizzie Williams soloed to a gritty win in stage three of the Santos Women's Tour on Monday.
Bettini lauds cycling's 'courage' against doping
Rupert Guinness Italian great Paolo Bettini believes that after years of being cited as one of the most drug-stricken sports, cycling now stands out for what it has achieved in the fight against performance-enhancing drug use.
