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The cycle ride that is 'The Hunger Games on wheels'
A gruelling solo unsupported ride will test 70 cyclists who are "a special kind of crazy".
A gruelling solo unsupported ride will test 70 cyclists who are "a special kind of crazy".
For those that have braced the seemingly-endless futility of a wind tunnel while on a bicycle, they know that there is very little that compares to the mental and physical anguish.
Sean Lake has secured back-to-back Oceania Road Championship elite titles after a gutsy ride on Saturday.
Jenny Blair has traded the mountain bike for a road bike ahead of the Oceania Road Championships in Canberra.
She's the top seed for the Oceania championships, but Lucy Kennedy only turned to cycling as a last resort because of her will to compete.
Australian Richie Porte's hopes of winning the Paris-Nice for a third time all but vanished on a weather-ravaged second stage on Monday as he lost 14 minutes on the leaders.
Rebecca Wiasak has swapped the rainbow jersey for green and gold after claiming her maiden Australian track cycling title.
What do you get when you combine an Olympian, a masters world champion, and a rugby player?
Reigning world champion Rebecca Wiasak is chasing gold for ACT at the Track National Championships.
Gutted by being left out of Australia's track cycling team for the Rio Olympics, Shane Perkins has moved to switch sporting nations and compete for Russia at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The 30-year-old who won a world title for Australia five years ago and gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, has already been photographed in Russian team kit and posted the image on his Facebook page.
A judge has cleared the way for a US government lawsuit seeking nearly $US100 ($131 million) in damages from disgraced former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong to go to trial, according to court papers.
Ben Hill secured his second Canberra Cycling Club championship and now wants an Oceania crown at home.
Australian cyclist Damien Howson has completed an unlikely Herald Sun Tour win, with no serious threats to his overall lead on the final stage.
A day after his first pro cycling win, Australian Damien Howson has survived an almighty scare to his tour lead.
There was controversy on stage three of the Dubai Tour after race leader Marcel Kittel was punched by Astana's Andriy Grivko during the race.
German sprinter Nikias Arndt timed his finish perfectly and denied Australian Cameron Meyer the win at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.
German sprinter Nikias Arndt was the surprise winner of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Victoria on Sunday after he pipped Australian Cameron Meyer on the line to claim his first one-day win at World Tour level.
Race director and former Tour de France rider Scott Sunderland tips Canberra cyclist as one of leading five chances to win.
Irish cyclist Sam Bennett has denied Caleb Ewan the exclamation mark to his outstanding January, winning the inaugural Race Melbourne.
Dutch sprint ace Kirsten Wild held off Australian cycling rival Chloe Hosking for a tight win at the inaugural Race Melbourne.
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