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7 Apr 2017 - 12:28pm

Hayman ready for Roubaix 'win, lose or draw'

Mathew Hayman told tens of thousands of Belgian cycling fans that he’d retire alongside Tom Boonen he if beat him again at Paris-Roubaix, but the defending champion is not likely to keep his musing word despite...

7 Apr 2017 - 11:45am

Who will win Paris-Roubaix?

Pain, hardship and cobbles. Dust… dust that sticks to your face, your jersey, your chain and gets down your throat as you take an ill-advised gulp of air. 55 kilometres of riding over loose-fitting chunks of rock that...

7 Apr 2017 - 3:41pm

Six of the best alternative Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix is simply unrivalled as a single day bike race and as a sportive challenge, but it certainly isn’t the only rough and dirty ride out there.

7 Apr 2017 - 9:45am

Podcast: Indy Pac, Flanders review and Roubaix preview

The SBS cycling podcast crew process the tragic events of the Indian Pacific Wheel Race, take a look back at an eventful Tour of Flanders and peer forward to the Queen of the Classics, Paris-Roubaix.

6 Apr 2017

LIVE! Paris-Roubaix

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The 2017 Paris-Roubaix LIVE race coverage starts streaming here from 7:00pm AEST and on SBS Viceland from 9:30pm AEST Sunday 9 April.

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Hayman ready for Roubaix 'win, lose or draw'
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LIVE! Paris-Roubaix

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14 Mar 2017 - 12:56pm

World's best MTB marathon riders set for Absa Cape Epic

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20 Mar 2017 - 1:19pm

The first Cape crusaders

As the Absa Cape Epic clicks into gear Steve Thomas travels back in time to the first ever race, and catches up with its creator, and the first ever winners

20 Mar 2017 - 8:52pm

Trofeo Alfredo Binda won by Sunweb's Rivera

Team Sunweb's Coryn Rivera sprinted to victory at Trofeo Alfredo Binda for the biggest win of her young career.

16 Mar 2017 - 10:56am

Dirt and discs: Do you really need a gravel bike?

As the rough and dirty spring classics roll out there’s little doubt that you’ll see some interesting takes on gravel bikes in the peloton. What are they all...

17 Mar 2017 - 11:46am

Criterium du Dauphine to hit SBS screens

The Critérium du Dauphiné will be shown on SBS from 4 - 11 June. The eight stage race is the traditional warm-up for the Tour de France and is often where the...

8 Mar 2017 - 7:52am

Rupert Guinness: trans-continental man

Cycling journalist Rupert Guinness is gearing up to test his own athletic mettle in an epic cycling race from one side of Australia to the other.

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(Bike) packing it in

With all the talk around the new ultra-endurance Indian Pacific Wheel Race, Jarrad Schwark decided to pack it in and go for a ride that was epic for him. He...

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Hell of the North: Australian connections

I first saw the iconic images of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic long before I turned a road bike pedal in anger. It was the early 1990s, and a friend had shown me...

By Craig Fry

The Indian Pacific Wheel Race, and the questions we are left with

“What happened?” my nine-year-old daughter asked me. I was sitting at our kitchen table staring into my laptop at the news reports, and outpourings on social...

By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: How the Muur fooled everyone

They said it was too far out. They said it wouldn't matter. They said it was simply to please the fans. They were all wrong, writes Anthony Tan.

By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: What do we do now?

Friday morning, he was ready to ride the final kilometres of the Indian Pacific Wheel Race behind its inaugural winner. Now, like so many others around the world,...

By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: Velon with work to do

It should have provided a much-needed extra layer of information, but Anthony Tan's Milan-San Remo experience of the Velon app was mostly underwhelming.

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7 Apr 2017 - 6:16pm

John Degenkolb: 'One has to take his courage in his hands'

Paris-Roubaix 2015 winner Jonh Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) is expected to be at the front of the 2017 race and in contention for the win. Here he discusses his journey to the "Hell of the North".

7 Apr 2017 - 12:28pm

Hayman ready for Roubaix 'win, lose or draw'

Hayman is off-contract at Orica-Scott and at 38 years of age is obviously closer to the tail-end of his career. He admits retirement has increasingly become part of his vernacular but remains adamant that his career 16th start at the Monum...

7 Apr 2017 - 11:45am

Who will win Paris-Roubaix?

Not the longest race on the calendar, nor is it a race that contains the most common obstacle in cycling, hills. The profile is as flat as a pool table and the biggest climb the winner will do is to the top of the podium in the Roubaix vel...

7 Apr 2017 - 3:41pm

Six of the best alternative Paris-Roubaix

Paris-Roubaix is simply unrivalled as a single day bike race and as a sportive challenge, but it certainly isn’t the only rough and dirty ride out there.

As the Queen of the Classics hits the hard stuff you may be left dreaming of riding those hallowed cobbles yourself or simply yearning to watch more dirty suffering bike racers. Gravel grinders have become the hottest thing since long blac...

7 Apr 2017 - 9:45am

Podcast: Indy Pac, Flanders review and Roubaix preview

The SBS cycling podcast crew process the tragic events of the Indian Pacific Wheel Race, take a look back at an eventful Tour of Flanders and peer forward to the Queen of the Classics, Paris-Roubaix.

All SBS Cycling podcast episodes are available directly on SoundCloud and on iTunes.

6 Apr 2017 - 6:05am

Kittel wins his fifth Scheldeprijs

Marcel Kittel edged out Elia Viviani (Sky) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) in the sprint focussed race which serves as build-up for the Paris-Roubaix this Sunday.

While Kittel won the 202km race from Mol to Schoten it was Quick-Step Floors team-mate Tom Boonen who was the focus of the fans, with the race his last on Belgian soil before retirement after Paris-Roubaix. “It was some pressure to win, be...

5 Apr 2017 - 2:46pm

Stage set at Roubaix for epic race

The traditional grading of the cobbled sectors before Paris-Roubaix has occurred, with race director Thierry Govenou running his eye over the 55 kilometres of cobbles in the 2017 edition of the race.

Following the reconnaissance of the route carried out today by Thierry Gouvenou, the organisers have set a difficulty level for each of the 29 cobblestone sectors of the race. The star rating is based on their length, the irregularity of t...

5 Apr 2017 - 9:45am

Gilbert won't continue Monument Grand Slam dream at Roubaix

Philippe Gilbert (QuickStep Floors) will not be on the start line for 'The Hell of the North" this Sunday as he instead will rest and refocus on the Ardennes classics later in the month. This comes after Gilbert announced his ambitious goal of...

Three days have passed since Philippe Gilbert held his bike triumphantly over his head before crossing the finish line at Ronde van Vlaanderen. Gilbert's audacious attack from 56 kilometres out saw him take the win, after the team previous...

5 Apr 2017 - 8:43am

Albasini claims his first win of the season for Orica-Scott

Orica-Scott's Swiss veteran Michael Albasini claimed a narrow sprint victory today on the second stage of Vuelta al Pais Vasco, pipping Maximiliano Richeze (QuickStep Floors) and Sean de Bie (Lotto Soudal) in the dash to the line.

Albasini has been a stalwart of the Orica-Scott set up even since the squad's formation and can be relied upon several wins per season in reduced bunch sprints after a hard stage. Last year’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege runner up showed his power...

4 Apr 2017 - 11:02am

Mark Beaumont prepares to circumnavigate the world in 80 days

Ultra-endurance cyclist and adventurer Mark Beaumont has been putting together in his final preparations before attempting reduce the world record by more than 40 days for traveling around the globe by bike.

Beaumont, who is best known for cycling around the world in 194 days in 2008, will take this challenge to another level by circumnavigating the globe in less than half that time. He will be attempting to travel 18,000 miles (almost 30,000k...