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‘You can always go again’: Glaetzer defies fatigue, handlebars to win gold
Australian cyclists Matthew Glaetzer and Thomas Cornish finished one-two in the men’s 1000m time trial despite being forced to use less aerodynamic handlebars.
- by Roy Ward
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Van Vleuten wins Tour de France Femmes with triumph on final stage
Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten won the Tour de France Femmes after her triumph in Sunday’s eighth and final stage.
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Commonwealth Games
Cyclist catapults into crowd after horror velodrome crash
Two riders were hospitalised and multiple spectators required medical treatment after a crash catapulted an Olympic gold medallist into the crowd, while an Australian had his medal stripped for an incident in another race.
Aussie cyclist Matthew Glaetzer in high-speed crash at Commonwealth Games
Matthew Glaetzer’s bid for a fifth Commonwealth Games gold medal has been shattered by a dramatic high-speed crash in the keirin which left Australia’s top sprint cyclist lying battered and bruised on London’s Olympic velodrome track.
- by Ian Chadband
Australia blitz the boards with golden start at the velodrome
Australia’s track cyclists have bulleted to three triumphs in London’s Olympic velodrome in a golden start to their Commonwealth Games campaign.
- by Ian Chadband and Roger Vaughan
Australian in big crash, Dutch great takes stage two of Tour
Nicole Frain was involved in a big crash that ended the race for one of the favourites, Marta Cavalli, before Dutch great Marianne Vos won an incident-packed stage two of the Tour de France Femmes to seize the yellow jersey.
‘We train just as hard as them’: Women’s cycling finally starts its Tour de France
When Lorena Wiebes won stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in Paris on Sunday, it marked a historic turning point for women’s cycling.
- by Sophie Smith
Vingegaard seals maiden Tour de France victory, Ewan the lanterne rouge
Jonas Vingegaard sealed his maiden Tour de France victory on Sunday, riding into Paris to cap a dominant display from his Jumbo-Visma team.
Jonas Vingegaard poised to win Tour de France as Wout van Aert claims time trial
Jonas Vingegaard thundered through the last serious test of the Tour de France to increase his overall lead on Saturday and all but guarantee winning cycling’s biggest race.
Vingegaard lets champion catch up after crash but still takes Tour’s final climb
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar’s all-in strategy backfired on stage 18 as Jonas Vingegaard extended his lead and all but sealed a maiden Tour de France crown.
- by Julien Pretot
Philipsen wins stage 15 sprint finish as Vingegaard survives tough day
Jasper Philipsen claimed his maiden victory on the Tour de France after winning a bunch sprint into Carcassonne.