The Coffee Ride #124, with Reece HomfrayCADEL Evans had a reputation for his obsessive approach to every minor detail of his bike, his training and his body during his cycling career. That trait has carried through to his autobiography.
Champion Meares laps up venue honourA SMALL part of cycling legend Anna Meares regretted retiring as she spun around the $59 million velodrome that carries her name at Chandler on Saturday.
The Coffee Ride #123, with Reece HomfrayAS CRAZY as Brendan Canty’s ascension to pro cycling’s WorldTour has been, the 24-year-old Melburnian is trying to move forward, not look back.
The Coffee Ride #122, with Reece HomfrayRETIRING Australian cyclist Matt Goss will say farewell to the sport in a racing capacity at least with a Tasmanian homecoming next month.
SA’s Scotson poised to join BMCADELAIDE cyclist Miles Scotson is poised to sign with super-team BMC and join the WorldTour next season.
The Coffee Ride #121, with Reece HomfrayCANCER claimed both of David Baker’s parents and his father-in-law. So there was no lack of motivation when he set out to prepare for the Beat Cancer Tour.
TDU’s Premier team ready to rollTHE chances of Premier Jay Weatherill being picked up by a professional cycling team are pretty slim, so instead he’s started his own team to ride the Bupa Challenge Tour next year.
Short and Sweet: Droughts broken and extendedTHERE was good news for a triathletes and a basketball team but not for the Wallaroos and some of our top rowers. SHORT AND SWEET sport wrap.
Orica-BikeExchange set to conquer the worldORICA-BikeExchange admits its incredible breakout season has caught it by surprise, but the Australian outfit believes it can plunder even greater riches next year.
Play of the Week: Duo share Swoop awardA CYCLING legend and a top netballer have both called it quits in the space of seven days to earn SWOOP PLAY OF THE WEEK.
The toughest athlete I’ve ever seenI’VE been blessed over the years to see some pretty tough athletes in action up close. A few stand out in the memory, writes MIKE COLMAN.
Aussies graduate to cycling’s WorldTourAUSTRALIAN cyclists Will Clarke and Brendan Canty will be part of Drapac’s promotion to the WorldTour next year as part of the merger with current team Cannondale.
The Coffee Ride #120, with Reece HomfrayOLYMPIC gold medallist Ryan Bayley has had a love-hate relationship with cycling.
2017 Tour will scale all of France’s mountainsALL five mountain ranges of continental France will feature in next year’s Tour de France, setting up a gruelling, three-week racing challenge.
World champ headed Down Underc THE rainbow jersey is returning to Adelaide. Slovakian superstar Peter Sagan will race January’s Tour Down Under as the reigning world champion after successfully defending his title in Doha.
Brave Willoughby’s post-crash terrorAUSSIE BMX star Sam Willoughby has recounted the terrifying moments after the crash that’s left him fighting to walk again.
‘I’m so proud but it’s time to step aside’ANNA Meares has confirmed her retirement from cycling saying she would have loved to ride on to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 but her body has simply had enough.
Meares ‘a champion against all odds’RECOVERING from a broken neck to compete in Beijing to winning gold against all the odds at London 2012; Reece Homfray looks at the top five moments from Anna Meares’ career.
Meares ‘a champion against all odds’RECOVERING from a broken neck to compete in Beijing to winning gold against all the odds at London 2012 — here are the top five Meares moments.
Anna Meares announces retirementANNA Meares, the greatest female track cyclist in history, has announced her retirement from the sport with immediate effect.
Haussler tips Aussie team to handle the Doha heatSPRINTER Heinrich Haussler believes team unity and cohesion can help Australia’s riders challenge for the podium of cycling’s world championship road race in Doha Sunday night.
‘Meares set to announce retirement’CHAMPION Australian cyclist Anna Meares is expected to resist the lure of a Commonwealth Games swanswong in her home state and instead announce her immediate retirement.
Willoughby draws inspiration from ParalympiansINJURED BMX racer Sam Willoughby is being inspired by Paralympians as he completes two full weeks of rehabilitation in a bid to one day walk again.
Short and sweet: Wins, farewells, heartbreakWE’VE had wins, dreams realised, heartbreak and fond farewells for two young athletes who have done Australia proud in the Olympic arena. SHORT AND SWEET WRAP.
The Coffee Ride #119, with Reece HomfrayTHREE-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Scott Sunderland has returned from a six-week training camp in the US to defend his Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycling Classic title this weekend.
Aussie riders like it hot in lead up to DohaAUSTRALIA’S top female road cyclists have been riding in a heat chamber, swimming in a hot pool and even eating spicy foods to prepare for the scorching heat at this week’s world championships in Doha.
Turia Pitt finishes Hawaii ironman hellTURIA Pitt has conquered one of the toughest sporting events in the world — the Hawaii ironman triathlon.
Hauschildt’s unusual Hawaii ironman trainingIT’S the strangest, most unorthodox training schedule ahead of the Hawaii ironman but Mel Hauschildt believes it is what is required for her to make a big mark on debut on Sunday.
Revenge in Doha on Dennis’ mindROHAN Dennis didn’t plan on being at the UCI road world championships in Doha next week but the devastating end to his Rio Olympic campaign in August changed his thinking.
Crowie tipping Aussie 1-2 at Hawaii IronmanTRIPLE world champion Craig Alexander is backing Mirinda Carfrae to go one better than him and create race history at the Hawaii ironman — if an Aussie bolter doesn’t spoil her day.
Willoughby back to ‘work’ in rehabAUSTRALIAN BMX cyclist Sam Willoughby has begun rehab following a training accident that left him with no movement below his chest.
Hawaii ironman triathlon guideA PAIR of Aussie women are among the favourites to win the Hawaii ironman world championship. Another is set to steal the hearts of sports fans worldwide with her courage.
Underwear model gets his panties in a twistJEREMY Santucci is a bike rider, underwear model, hissy fit thrower and definitely not the man you want to lend your $10,000 carbon fibre bike to.
Qatar set to ruin another sporting eventWEALTHY Arab state Qatar has been on a spending spree of late snapping up global sporting events as status symbols — here’s another one they’ll ruin.
The Coffee Ride #118, with Reece HomfrayADELAIDE cyclist Miles Scotson is using the pain of being denied a ride at the Rio Olympics to drive him towards the world championships in Doha next week.
Chaves extends deal with Orica-BikeExchangeESTEBAN Chaves has extended his contract with Orica-BikeExchange, confident he can win a maiden Grand Tour with the Australian outfit.
Meyer: ‘I still wanted a future in the sport’FOUR months after succumbing to the rigours of top-level cycling, Australian Cameron Meyer announced his return to competitive racing.
Chaves tops big season for OBEESTEBAN Chaves has crowned a glorious season for ORICA-BikeExchange with victory in the Tour of Lombardy.
Willoughby ready to try to walk againSERIOUSLY injured Australian BMX rider Sam Willoughby has been transferred to a rehabilitation centre in the US to begin the long road back to hopefully being able to walk again.
Short and sweet: Farewells, new horizonsSPRINT cycling star Chloe Hosking could not have asked for a more fitting farewell, there’s an AFL surprise and netball shocks in this week’s SHORT AND SWEET.
Doctor questions British hero’s doping useONE of British cycling great Bradley Wiggins’s former team doctors has expressed his “surprise” at the decision to allow him to use banned drugs ahead of major races.
More Sports‘Work hard and you shall achieve it’IT’S an old family motto that Sam Willoughby’s brother, Matt, believes can help the Australian BMX star make a full recovery from a broken neck.
More Sports#strengthfor91 - world in Willoughby’s cornerTHE international BMX community stopped in Las Vegas amid an outpouring of support for Australian rider Sam Willoughby as he recovers from a broken neck.
Lionhearted athletes on ‘kids bikes’ON the surface, BMX riders look like grown adults on kids bikes who just couldn’t let go of the freedom that came with getting their first set of wheels. But Sam Willoughby is an elite athlete with incredible determination.
Short and sweet: Frocks and a farewellTHERE’S been a netball pay rise, the naming of a new league, a fashion update and signings galore in the W-League, WBBL and AFL. All this and more in SHORT AND SWEET.
Aussie cycling boss resigns after Rio shortfallCYCLING Australia’s (CA) high performance boss Kevin Tabotta has resigned in the wake of the sport’s underwhelming Rio Olympic results.
Swoop Play of the Week: Buchanan starsCAROLINE Buchanan has found the perfect way to recover from the disappointment of crashing out of her second Olympic Games — a world title and an engagement.
Is this end of the line for Bobridge’s road career?NATIONAL cycling champion Jack Bobridge’s future on the road remains up in the air after he returned home to Australia to see his young family.
Willoughby out of intensive careAUSTRALIAN Olympic medallist and world champion BMX racer Sam Willoughby is out of intensive care in a US hospital and recovering from surgery “like the champion he is”, his fiancee says.
The Coffee Ride #117, with Reece HomfrayYOUNG Australian Damien Howson has been rewarded for his enormous contribution to Orica-BikeExchange’s Grand Tour success this year with a two-year contract extension.