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Vine misses out in UAE as peerless Pogacar pedals clear

Vine misses out in UAE as peerless Pogacar pedals clear

Australian ace Jay Vine missed out on a fine finale to the UAE Tour, but then no one could have kept up with his amazing team leader Tadej Pogacar anyway.

Algarve fiasco as cyclists exit roundabout wrong way

Algarve fiasco as cyclists exit roundabout wrong way

Algarve fiasco as cyclists exit roundabout wrong way

Algarve fiasco as cyclists exit roundabout wrong way

The result of the Tour of Algarve's opening stage has been declared invalid after confusion at a roundabout saw most of the riders head down the wrong route.

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Lithium-ion battery behind latest killer house fire

Investigators say an overcharged e-bike battery was likely the cause of a house fire that killed a man in the western suburbs of a capital city.

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Loupos recovers from broken back to win BMX nationals

Loupos recovers from broken back to win BMX nationals

Former world champion Brandon Loupos and Olympic medallist Natalya Diehm have won the Australian BMX freestyle championships.

Schmid scores first men's Cadel win for Australian team

Schmid scores first men's Cadel win for Australian team

Swiss Mauro Schmid has ridden brilliantly to score the first win for the Australian Jayco AlUla team at the men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

Wollaston proves quick learner with Cadel cycling win

Wollaston proves quick learner with Cadel cycling win

New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston has timed her sprint perfectly to take out the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road race, her second win this week.

Plapp sidelined for Cadel cycling race as Roy aims big

Plapp sidelined for Cadel cycling race as Roy aims big

Injury has disrupted Luke Plapp's Australian summer for a second-successive year as compatriot Sarah Roy aims to build on her excellent start to the season.

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Tour Down Under scores despite absence of top stars

Tour Down Under scores despite absence of top stars

Tour Down Under scores despite absence of top stars

Tour Down Under scores despite absence of top stars

Tour Down Under race director Stuart O'Grady can point to many successes this year, while not being able to attract road cycling's very best riders.

Welsford wins final Tour stage, Narvaez secures title

Welsford wins final Tour stage, Narvaez secures title

Welsford wins final Tour stage, Narvaez secures title

Welsford wins final Tour stage, Narvaez secures title

Australian Sam Welsford has won the last stage of the Tour Down Under, while Jhonatan Narvaez is the first cyclist from Ecuador to win overall.

Copponi bosses cycling rivals to win women's classic

Copponi bosses cycling rivals to win women's classic

Copponi bosses cycling rivals to win women's classic

Copponi bosses cycling rivals to win women's classic

French sprinter Clara Copponi has won the sprint finish to take out the women's classic, a new race at the Tour Down Under.

Narvaez wins on Willunga to snatch cycling Tour lead

Narvaez wins on Willunga to snatch cycling Tour lead

Narvaez wins on Willunga to snatch cycling Tour lead

Narvaez wins on Willunga to snatch cycling Tour lead

Ecuador's Jhonatan Narvaez has taken the Tour Down Under lead and should win the title after triumphing in an explosive fifth stage at Willunga.

Tour Down Under hall of fame honours Turtur, Gerrans

Tour Down Under hall of fame honours Turtur, Gerrans

Tour Down Under hall of fame honours Turtur, Gerrans

Tour Down Under hall of fame honours Turtur, Gerrans

Inaugural race director Mike Turtur and star cyclists Simon Gerrans and Andre Greipel are among the first five inductees into the Tour Down Under hall of fame.

Coquard wins, Romo looks solid ahead of Willunga

Coquard wins, Romo looks solid ahead of Willunga

Coquard wins, Romo looks solid ahead of Willunga

Coquard wins, Romo looks solid ahead of Willunga

Tour Down Under race leader Javier Romo looks solid ahead of Willunga, after Bryan Coquard won and Jhonatan Narzaez stewed in Victor Harbor.

Cycling sprint ace Caleb Ewan signs for UK team INEOS

Cycling sprint ace Caleb Ewan signs for UK team INEOS

Cycling sprint ace Caleb Ewan signs for UK team INEOS

Cycling sprint ace Caleb Ewan signs for UK team INEOS

Australian cycling sprint ace Caleb Ewan has signed for leading British team INEOS Grenadiers in a bid to reinvigorate his faltering career.

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Olympic cyclist's guilty plea in wife death-crash case

Cyclist Rohan Dennis has formally admitted he created a likelihood of harm before the crash that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.

Romo takes Tour lead with first pro cycling win

Spaniard Javier Romo leads the Tour Down Under after his first pro cycling win, taking out stage three in the Adelaide Hills on a day that featured two crashes.

Two from two, Welsford wins again despite tour crash

Australian cycling star Sam Welsford has won his second-straight stage in the Tour Down Under despite a crash early in the Barossa Valley stage.

Mistakes aside, Welsford sprints to Tour stage win

Australian Olympic cycling gold medallist Sam Welsford has dominated the opening stage of the Tour Down Under in the Adelaide Hills.

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Horror crash gives Vine fresh cycling perspective

Less than a year after the race crash in Spain that threatened his life, Australian cyclist Jay Vine is again among the Tour Down Under favourites.

Cycling star Thomas defends TDU safety after race crash

A spectator remains hospitalised, but is expected to make a full recovery, after she was hurt on Saturday night at the Tour Down Under's classic street race.

Dygert wins last stage as Ruegg claims cycling Tour

American cycling star Chloe Dygert has won the last stage of the Tour Down Under as Switzerland's Noemi Ruegg won the overall title on debut.

Fan remains in hospital after Tour Down Under crash

A four-rider pileup at the end of the Tour Down Under Classic street race in Adelaide's East End on Saturday has left a fan hospitalised with serious injuries.

Welsford moves cycling focus from track glory to road

After finally winning an Olympic gold in the team pursuit, Australian cycling star Sam Welsford will focus on becoming one of the world's top road sprinters.

Cycling classic winner Welsford keeps clear of crash

Sam Welsford continued his cycling hot streak with a street classic race victory at the Tour Down Under.

Australian team out to break Tour drought in Hills heat

Dutch cyclist Silke Smulders will have her work cut out as she tries to end a five-year Tour Down Under drought for top Australian team Liv Jayco AlUla.

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