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Porte claims stage three, takes Down Under lead
While Richie Porte celebrated a solo victory on the first hill-top finish of the Tour Down Under on Thursday to take the race lead, his rivals aren't ready to call the WorldTour opener won and done.
- by Sophie Smith
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Cycling
Cycling heavyweights weigh in on mental health
Cycling's leading sports directors have weighed in on mental health, saying it’s something that can be managed with the right resources, after Rohan Dennis revealed the internal struggle that contributed to his walk-out of the Tour de France.
- by Sophie Smith
Cycling
Ewan avoids carnage in crash-marred stage
Caleb Ewan heard crunching carbon behind him as he powered to his first WorldTour victory of the season at the Tour Down Under on Wednesday, winning the crash-marred second stage to take the race lead.
- by Sophie Smith
Crunch time for Mitchelton-Scott: White
Mitchelton-Scott sports director Matt White has called crunch time at the Tour Down Under ahead of stage three on Thursday.
- by Sophie Smith
Cycling
Ewan slips as Bennett chalks first win at Tour Down Under
Caleb Ewan misfired on stage one of the Tour Down Under where he was found out of position and placed seventh but has firmly backed himself to chalk a win at the season opener.
- by Sophie Smith
Tour de France
Dennis reveals mental health struggle behind Tour de France exit
Rohan Dennis has revealed he walked out of the Tour de France last year for “personal family reasons”, afraid his reactions to the team environment he was struggling to work within would ruin his marriage.
- by Sophie Smith
Ewan sends warning to Tour Down Under rivals with Schwalbe Classic win
Rain made for treacherous conditions on the tight 1.7km Adelaide street circuit as Ewan won the event for a record fourth time.
- by Shayne Hope
Winder clinches Women's Tour Down Under
Australian cycling queen Amanda Spratt's reign in the Women's Tour Down Under is over, with American Ruth Winder taking out overall honours.
2020 Tokyo Olympics
World champion Rohan Dennis rides the long road to redemption
Australian cyclist will debut with team Ineos at the Tour Down Under, six months after he controversially walked out on Bahrain Merida at the Tour de France.
- by Sophie Smith
American champion pinches Women's Tour lead
Ruth Winder has thrown a major spanner in the works by claiming her maiden Tour Down Under stage win and snatching the ochre jersey from three-time defending champion Amanda Spratt in the process.
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Spratt eyes golden era as women's cycling lifts its game
Amanda Spratt has backed herself for a gold medal bid at the Olympics and world championships as women's cycling welcomes reforms aimed at improving the professionalism of the sport.
- by Sophie Smith