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27 May 2017 - 8:49am

Landa solos to Giro glory as Quintana seizes lead

Again in a breakaway, Mikel Landa (Sky) finally scored a win at this year's Giro d'Italia with a long-range solo move. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) capitalised on strong team work to put some distance into Tom Dumoulin ...

27 May 2017 - 9:40am

The Italian Job - behind the curves

As the Giro hit the slopes of the Stelvio and the Motirolo, Steve Thomas got down and dirty to show us some of the finest mountain biking in Europe, which dangles just off these fabled road climbs.

By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: The Whipping Boy

He's the rider Internet cycling trolls love to hate. Following his first Grand Tour stage win, Anthony Tan muses whether the lack of love for Tejay van Garderen is a thing of the past.

26 May 2017 - 9:53am

Van Garderen victorious as Giro contenders battle

While Tejay van Garderen took his first ever Grand Tour stage win by edging out fellow day-long breakaway member Mikel Landa at the finish in Ortisei, back down the road the battle for the overall race lead was brewing.

23 May 2017 - 2:28pm

Critérium du Dauphiné 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 riders that are in contention to win the yellow jersey in...

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The Italian Job - behind the curves
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Van Garderen victorious as Giro contenders battle
23 May 2017 - 2:28pm
Critérium du Dauphiné to hit SBS screens

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13 May 2017 - 9:12am

Caleb Ewan finally gets his Giro stage win

But it sure was close with a photo needed to determine the winner of stage 7 out of Ewan (Orica-Scott), Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step...

By Craig Fry

Australians at the Giro d’Italia: by the numbers

The 100th edition of the 21 stage Giro d’Italia starts this Friday 5th of May. As SBS no longer has broadcast rights to the ‘Corsa Rosa’, Australian cycling fans...

22 May 2017 - 8:57am

Cycling on TV and online

Cycling on SBS rolls on into 2017 with a number of events and programs covering the latest from around the cycling world.

13 May 2017 - 11:40am

WATCH: Amgen Tour of California Preview Show

Who's coming out to play at the men's 2017 Amgen Tour of California (ATOC)? Catch it LIVE on SBS with TV and online streaming kicking off at 5:30am AEST, Monday...

11 May 2017 - 11:07am

Low carb, high fat diet impairs performance of athletes, study shows

An Australian study of elite walkers, including Olympic gold medallist, Jarred Talent, has found low-carb, high-fat diets can impair performance.

1 May 2017 - 10:37pm

Tracey Hannah second on stormy day at Lourdes

Tracey Hannah (Polygon UR) finished second to the unstoppable Rachel Atherton (Trek Factory Racing) in the opening round of the UCI Downhill World Cup, in Lourdes...

1 May 2017 - 10:32am

Johnston and Henderson win XCM national titles

Brendan Johnston (ACT) and Rebecca Henderson (ACT) claimed the 2017 XCM National Championships titles in Townsville, North Queensland on Sunday.

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By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: The Whipping Boy

He's the rider Internet cycling trolls love to hate. Following his first Grand Tour stage win, Anthony Tan muses whether the lack of love for Tejay van Garderen is a...

By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: Unwritten law no more

When the rules are not in writing, as far as the Giro d'Italia is concerned, those rules are made to be broken, writes Anthony Tan.

By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: One moto more

Given recent history, it may seem counter-intuitive to put another motorbike in the peloton. But according to Anthony Tan, in order to improve riders' safety,...

By Anthony Tan

Tan Lines: A reason to ride

A series of high profile deaths has stunned the cycling community, leaving many of us to question whether to ride at all. In two admirable beings, Anthony Tan has...

By Jamie Finch-Penninger

Nice guys don't finish last

If you think that the only stories of interest are in the World Tour, it's a good time to re-evaluate as the National Road Series had a lot going on over the...

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27 May 2017 - 9:40am

The Italian Job - behind the curves

As the Giro hit the slopes of the Stelvio and the Motirolo, Steve Thomas got down and dirty to show us some of the finest mountain biking in Europe, which dangles just off these fabled road climbs.

We were heading deep into a valley in the Alta Rezia region, which lies a short drive out of Bormio and just down the mountain from the Gavia pass in the northernmost Italian Alps. It had been a somewhat late night decision to head out of ...

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27 May 2017 - 8:49am

Landa solos to Giro glory as Quintana seizes lead

It was a stage that almost had everything. Landa finally grabbing a win after two second places and that crash on stage 9, several attacks among the GC favourites, and now a new race leader - who himself appeared vulnerable - with just two...

26 May 2017 - 9:52am

Yates and Jungels swap white after Giro Stage 18

The Giro d’Italia best young rider classification is as hard fought as the general classification with Orica-Scott’s Adam Yates now in white by a narrow margin ahead of Bob Jungles (Quick-Step Floors).

Yates moved into the white jersey lead after he got the better of Jungels on a demanding 18th stage. The 137 kilometres of racing were packed with difficult climbs within the span of its short distance and included 4000 meters of vertical ...

26 May 2017 - 9:53am

Van Garderen victorious as Giro contenders battle

Van Garderen (BMC), came round the inside of the final corner to edge Mikel Landa (Sky) at the uphill finish of the 137km stage from Moeana to Ortisei. "(Landa) is a strong sprinter and a great climber," Van Garderen said. "I tried to play...

25 May 2017 - 5:46am

Rolland rewarded with first Giro stage victory

Pierre Rolland launched a late solo attack to win the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia with Tom Dumoulin's overall lead unchanged.

Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac) accelerated from a large group of breakaway riders with about five kilometres to go in the 219km leg from Tirano to Canazei, which featured three categorised climbs. He had been part of the breakaway from the st...

24 May 2017 - 9:55am

Dumoulin: 'I’m angry with myself'

Tom Dumoulin was dispirited but also defiant after intestinal problems brought him to within 31 seconds of losing the Giro d'Italia lead to Nairo Quintana.

The Dutchman had a lonely chase to the finish of the 222km Queen stage from Rovett to Bormio after he was forced to stop with 30km left to relieve intestinal problems. As he dug deep to limit the damage to his overall chances, Vincenzo Nib...

24 May 2017 - 7:52am

Dumoulin loses Giro time to nature, Nibali and Quintana

Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana clawed back the majority of the time held by race leader Tom Dumoulin on a tumultuous Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia.

Dumoulin's overall lead was drastically reduced in the race's toughest stage after Nibali and Quintana capitalised on the Sunweb rider's stop to answer the call of nature at the foot of the last of three major climbs. Defending champion V...

23 May 2017 - 2:28pm

Critérium du Dauphiné to hit SBS screens

In four of the last five seasons, the Critérium du Dauphiné winner has then gone on to win the Tour de France. There should be little change to that formula this season as the race will again visit the high mountains for the final three st...

23 May 2017 - 10:15am

Dumoulin to play defence in Giro's final week

With Tom Dumoulin sitting squarely in the Giro d’Italia box seat holding a handy time buffer, it will be up to his closest rivals to dislodge the Sunweb rider from his position.

The final week of the Giro is a demanding one, with five mountainous stages and a closing time trial providing the opportunities for Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) to upend the general c...

22 May 2017 - 7:16pm

Schurter cruises to Nove Mesto win as McConnell crashes out

Nino Schurter (Scott-SRAM), the men's world and Olympic cross-country champion, once again showed that Nove Mesto in the Czech Republic is one of his favourite courses by taking his fourth win at the World Cup on Sunday, adding to the world title...

The start was marred by a crash in the first few metres, when Matthias Stirnemann (Scott-SRAM) went over the bars after his chain broke, causing a pileup behind him. One of the worst affected was Australian national champion Dan McConnell,...