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Can bikes keep getting better or is the track cycling arms race over?
After decades of expensive aerodynamic one-upmanship and pushing regulations to the limits, the gap between well-funded Olympic nations appears to have closed in time for Paris.
- by Emma Kemp
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The war on air: The tactics of team track cycling
The teams that win the air war stand the best chance of winning gold on the steeply sloping track.
- by Tony Blazevich
The Olympic champion who survived a puncture and had time for a victory pose
There wasn’t much joy for the Australians in the men’s road race, but one described it as ‘the coolest race I’ve ever done.’
- by Greg Baum
Cyclist Plapp undergoes surgery after heavy road crash
Plapp in stable condition after slipping in treacherous Paris conditions during men’s time trial.
- by Melissa Woods
She’d already decided to retire. Now Grace Brown has won her first Olympic gold medal
Grace Brown has won Australia’s first gold medal of the Paris Games – winning the women’s individual time trial on road cycling.
- by Chloe Saltau
Tour de France rider fined for kissing wife mid-stage
Julian Bernard has been fined for stopping to kiss his wife during the seventh stage of the Tour de France.
Cavendish breaks Tour de France record
Mark Cavendish broke a Tour de France record by claiming a 35th stage win.
‘It’s Netflix – it’s got to be drama’: Australian star speaks out on rivalry ahead of Tour de France
Jai Hindley headlines the group of six Australians who will start the 111th Tour de France on Saturday – a race defending champion Jonas Vingegaard enters on the back of a death-defying crash.
- by Sophie Smith
‘Stupid mistake’: Bizarre victory for Aussie champion as rival celebrates too early
An embarrassing miscalculation by an opponent just before the finish line in the final stage of the Tour of Britain handed Ruby Roseman-Gannon her first WorldTour triumph.
- by Ian Chadband