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'Timing is crucial': Andresen pounces for Cadel win

'Timing is crucial': Andresen pounces for Cadel win

Tobias Lund Andresen reaped the rewards of faultless team tactics in Geelong, while sprint rival Matthew Brennan lamented he needs to get his eyes tested.

Sworn to success: the motto behind Cadel race winner

Sworn to success: the motto behind Cadel race winner

Sworn to success: the motto behind Cadel race winner

Sworn to success: the motto behind Cadel race winner

New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston overcame illness to become the first men's or women's two-time winner at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road race.

'Some good ones': Clarke ending complete cycling career

'Some good ones': Clarke ending complete cycling career

'Some good ones': Clarke ending complete cycling career

'Some good ones': Clarke ending complete cycling career

Respected Australian cyclist Simon Clarke will race for the last time on Sunday at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

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Tour Down Under champ sidelined by fractured wrist

Tour Down Under champ sidelined by fractured wrist

Tour Down Under champion Jay Vine won the event with a fractured wrist suffered in a crash with kangaroos, his team has revealed.

Heat, bushfire risks force cycle races to be cancelled

Heat, bushfire risks force cycle races to be cancelled

Cycling hierarchy have cancelled the Surf Coast Classic races in Victoria because of extreme heat and bushfire risks.

Vine might bypass nationals because of rival tactics

Vine might bypass nationals because of rival tactics

Two-time Tour Down Under winner Jay Vine remains non-plussed at the tactics of the Jayco AlUla team at the Australian road cycling championships.

Pogacar's manager talks up Tour Down Under return

Pogacar's manager talks up Tour Down Under return

Cycling super agent Alex Carera is confident that Tour de France great Tadej Pogacar will one day race at the Tour Down Under again.

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Vine survives kangaroos crash to win Tour Down Under

Vine survives kangaroos crash to win Tour Down Under

Vine survives kangaroos crash to win Tour Down Under

Vine survives kangaroos crash to win Tour Down Under

Jay Vine has won the Tour Down Under for the second time, despite being caught in a crash on the last stage when two kangaroos bounded onto the course.

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

High alert as cyclone, heatwaves, fires loom large

Extreme weather is threatening to derail the long weekend, already disrupting holiday plans and major sports events.

'50-50': Willunga stage nearly called off at Tour

'50-50': Willunga stage nearly called off at Tour

'50-50': Willunga stage nearly called off at Tour

'50-50': Willunga stage nearly called off at Tour

Tour Down Under race director Stuart O'Grady said before he met with emergency services he was unsure if the Willunga stage would go ahead.

'Moneyball, game theory': crash chaos dents Vine's Tour

'Moneyball, game theory': crash chaos dents Vine's Tour

'Moneyball, game theory': crash chaos dents Vine's Tour

'Moneyball, game theory': crash chaos dents Vine's Tour

Tour Down Under race leader Jay Vine lost two teammates, including defending champion Jhonatan Narvaez, to crashes in the shortened fourth stage.

Fire threat means Tour Queen stage loses Willunga crown

Fire threat means Tour Queen stage loses Willunga crown

Fire threat means Tour Queen stage loses Willunga crown

Fire threat means Tour Queen stage loses Willunga crown

Tour Down Under organisers have taken the iconic Willunga Hill climb out of Saturday's stage because of the fire danger and extreme heat.

Welsford overcomes migraine for special stage win

Welsford overcomes migraine for special stage win

Welsford overcomes migraine for special stage win

Welsford overcomes migraine for special stage win

Sam Welsford, unsure whether he would start the Tour Down Under because of a migraine, dominated the sprint finish to stage three.

Vine is fine with dominating ride on Corkscrew

Vine is fine with dominating ride on Corkscrew

Vine is fine with dominating ride on Corkscrew

Vine is fine with dominating ride on Corkscrew

Australian cyclist Jay Vine and fellow UAE Team Emirates rider Jhonatan Narvaez have a stranglehold on the Tour Down Under.

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'A big moment': Pogacar's manager to visit Adelaide

The Tour Down Under's ongoing campaign to lure Tadej Pogacar has received a massive boost, with his manager to visit the race.

Andresen upstages Welsford, Brennan at Tour Down Under

Danish sprinter Tobias Lund Andresen has won stage one of the Tour Down Under and is the new overall race leader.

Elementary: Watson wins prologue at Tour Down Under

British rider Sam Watson had to wait well over an hour before he was confirmed as winner of the prologue at the Tour Down Under.

'Ups and Down': Australian team racing for redemption

Ben O'Connor and his Jayco AlUla teammates are determined to put their road nationals blunder behind them and return to winning form at the Tour Down Under.

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'A long meeting': Ruegg outsmarts three rivals at Tour

UAE Team ADQ were left with plenty to process after three of their cyclists could not beat Noemi Ruegg at the Tour Down Under.

Ruegg turns screw to defend Tour Down Under title

Swiss cyclist Noemi Ruegg has ridden superbly to win stage three of the Tour Down Under and successfully defend her title.

Spratt eyes Corkscrew as last cycling season unfolds

Australian Amanda Spratt, who will retire later this year, will be a rider to watch on the last stage of the Tour Down Under.

'Could be a miracle': Wollaston faces a hill too far

While Ally Wollaston rode superbly to win stage two of the Tour Down Under and retain the overall lead, she knows the final stage might be beyond her.

Wollaston wins first Tour stage, crash hits Australians

New Zealand sprinter Ally Wollaston has won the first stage of the Tour Down Under, after a late crash ruined the hopes of the Australian Liv AlUla Jayco team.

Domestic queen Dygert could clean up in Tour Down Under

As much as Chloe Dygert has built an impressive cycling career, she also has a solid social media following for her home cleaning and laundry tips.

'Seismic shift': women boast stronger Down Under field

The women's Tour Down Under field is stronger than the men's start list, with the reigning road world champion competing in the women's race for the first time.

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