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Matthews wins stage, Froome crashes in Tour of Catalunya

Matthews wins stage, Froome crashes in Tour of Catalunya

Australia's Michael Matthews has won stage two of the Tour of Catalunya but it was all bad news for four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome.

  • by Julien Pretot

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Canberra cyclist Michael Matthews wins Tour of Catalonia stage
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Canberra cyclist Michael Matthews wins Tour of Catalonia stage

Canberra cycling star Michael Matthews sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Tour of Catalonia in Spain on Wednesday.

  • by David Polkinghorne
Bling set for comeback after horror crash puts him in hospital
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Bling set for comeback after horror crash puts him in hospital

Michael Matthews will jump back on his bike to race for the first time this weekend since he was concussed, battered and bruised following a crash.

Cycling's Team Sky to be named Team INEOS

Cycling's Team Sky to be named Team INEOS

Team Sky will stay on the road under a new guise after securing the backing of Britain's richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Caroline Buchanan's injury wait almost over as Tokyo Olympics nears
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Caroline Buchanan's injury wait almost over as Tokyo Olympics nears

But time off her bike has given the two-time Olympian a chance to invest in the next generation of BMX stars.

  • by Chris Dutton
Partner of champion cyclist slams AFP investigation into his death
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Partner of champion cyclist slams AFP investigation into his death

Anna Haslock says the flawed approach to the Mike Hall case have "seriously damaged public confidence" in their work.

  • by Garry Maddox
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Michael Matthews crashes at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad again
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Michael Matthews crashes at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad again

But this time it wasn't serious - although it did end his hopes of winning.

  • by David Polkinghorne
Gender gap: Cycling race forced to halt as woman closed in on the men

Gender gap: Cycling race forced to halt as woman closed in on the men

Controversy struck a prestigious cycling race in Belgium over the weekend, with organisers pausing the women's event after a Swiss champion almost caught up to the men.

Australia finish second on medal tally at track cycling world titles

Australia finish second on medal tally at track cycling world titles

The final day wrapped up with Australia's Alexandra Manly winning the women's points race, while Kaarle McCulloch took silver in the women's keirin.

Ankudinoff wins more gold for Australia

Ankudinoff wins more gold for Australia

Ashlee Ankudinoff has collected her second gold medal at the track cycling world championships in Poland with victory in the women's individual pursuit.

Pipped: Stephanie Morton settles for silver

Pipped: Stephanie Morton settles for silver

Stephanie Morton was the fastest qualifier and eased into the final with a semi-final victory, but she was twice chased down in the best-of-three showdown for gold by Hong Kong’s Lee Wai Sze.