Last updated: November 19, 2016

The wheel thing

The wheel thing
Britain’s new cycling route travels 315km though Wordsworth and Bronte country.

Meares coach reveals his MND

Meares coach reveals his MND
Anna Meares’ long-term coach Gary West has revealed he has Motor Neurone Disease.

Team Sky expecting flak on roads

Team Sky expecting flak on roads
Bradley Wiggins failed to provide testers with details about a flight back from the Tour of California in May.

Meares reveals the painful cost

Meares reveals the painful cost
For an athlete who has shown so much backbone throughout her career, Anna Meares’ spine is a mess.

Cycling queen in new direction

Cycling queen in new direction
Anna Meares announced her ­retirement from cycling at the age of 33 yesterday.

Olympic legend Meares retires

Olympic legend Meares retires
Australian cycling great Anna Meares has announced her retirement.

Ice woman Garfoot climbs podium

Ice woman Garfoot climbs podium
Katrin Garfoot has become the third Australian woman to make the time trial podium at the world road championships.

Dennis needs a lucky break

Dennis needs a lucky break
Rohan Dennis can deliver a big result for Australia at the world road cycling championships, if his equipment co-operates.

Willoughby fights to walk again

Willoughby fights to walk again
Olympic BMX star Sam Willoughby is fighting to walk again after fracturing vertebrae in a training accident.

Future’s Sky Blue for Brazilian

Future’s Sky Blue for Brazilian
Bobo showed Sydney FC could be on a winner after he played a starring role in the 3-0 FFA Cup win over Blacktown City.

Gesink wins Vuelta stage

Gesink wins Vuelta stage
Robert Gesink claimed the 14th stage as Chris Froome held off a series of attacks by race leader Nairo Quintana.

Quintana retains lead

Quintana retains lead
Nairo Quintana retained the overall lead of the Vuelta a Espana as Belgium’s Jens Keukeleire won a bunch sprint.

GB cyclists want coach back

GB cyclists want coach back
Two of Britain’s Olympic gold-medal winners have joined the chorus calling for the return of coach Shane Sutton.

Star’s crash typifies track loss

Star’s crash typifies track loss
Matt Glaetzer’s mishap in the keirin typified Australia’s inglorious Olympic performance at the velodrome.

Coasting cousins hit a squall

Coasting cousins hit a squall
Now is the time to see what sailing cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin are made of.

Putting a spoke in our wheels

Putting a spoke in our wheels
A cocky Brit zips down the stairs to interview Jason Kenny and turns to me with a quick quip, “How’s the obit going?’’

Team in pursuit of slick rivals

Team in pursuit of slick rivals
Australia’s patched-up members of the women’s 4000m team pursuit have put themselves in contention for a medal.

Rider smashed on highway to hell

Rider smashed on highway to hell
Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten has three fractures in her spine and severe concussion after a horrendous fall.

Crashing halt to Porte’s dreams

Crashing halt to Porte’s dreams
Richie Porte sat by the side of the road with his face masked in pain.

Porte crashes out of road race

Porte crashes out of road race
Australia’s best medal hope, Richie Porte, was among those left licking their wounds after a dramatic race.

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