Aussie Groves makes podium but misses out at Giro
Australian sprinter Kaden Groves won a sprint finish at the Giro d'Italia - but the frustration was that it was only for second place.
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Happy Plappy! Aussie star solos to glory at the Giro
Luke Plapp has earned a supreme victory at the Giro d'Italia, soloing with 46km to go on stage eight to earn the second Australian win in the 108th edition.
See Naples and fly! Gympie’s Groves gusts to Giro glory
It was a day of joy and calamity for Australian stars at the Giro d'Italia as Kaden Groves won the sixth stage after a mass crash forced Jai Hindley to abandon.
Olympic cyclist’s anguished parents ‘focused on kids’
The family of an Olympic cyclist who died in a road incident want to play a key role in her children's lives after her husband received a suspended jail term.
Sprint ace Ewan stuns cycling with retirement
Australian cycling star Caleb Ewan has retired from the sport, effective immediately, only a few months after joining INEOS Grenadiers.
Vine continues Aussie cycling victory spree in Europe
Queenslander Jay Vine is the latest Australian cycling winner in Europe, prevailing with a last-kilometre attack on the Tour de Romandie's third stage.
Olympian’s ‘lack of empathy’ angers his widow’s sister
Olympian Rohan Dennis has not apologised to the family of his wife Melissa Hoskins over the "tragic accident" that led to her death, a court has been told.
‘Wow, just wow!’: Teen cycle wonder stuns Aussie Groves
Aussie ace Kaden Groves has been edged in an amazing win for British teen Matthew Brennan at the start of one of cycling's oldest tours, the Volta a Catalunya.
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.
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.
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.
Coquards 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tour Down Under tried to lure cycling star Pogacar
Tour Down Under race director Stuart O'Grady tried for 18 months to lure cycling great Tadej Pogacar to the event's 25-year anniversary.
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.
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.
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.
Dygert praises rival Brown’s ‘mic drop’ cycling season
American cycling star Chloe Dygert, the biggest name at the women's Tour Down Under, has heaped praised on retired Australian rider Grace Brown.
Mystery surrounds star Ewan’s pro cycling future
Australian cycling star Caleb Ewan is a notable omission from the team roster on the Jayco AlUla website amid speculation about his future.
Turbo Durbo wins hometown national cycling title
Perth local Luke Durbridge has won his second Australian road cycling championship, with teammate Luke Plapp sacrificing his shot at a fourth-straight win.
Perfect timing helps Plapp turn Games gloom into gold
Luke Plapp has successfully defended his Australian time trial championship, while Brodie Chapman has won the women's event for the first time.
‘Open’ races predicted as road nationals head to Perth
The Australian road cycling championships have moved for the first time in two decades, meaning a radically different January for the sport.
Perth nationals have Hindley pumped after tough 2024
Cycling star Jai Hindley, who is coming off a tough 2024 season, will be one of the headline acts as the road nationals come to his home city of Perth.
Logan Martin soars to third BMX freestyle world crown
Logan Martin came away from his Olympic title defence disappointed. He made amends at the world championships.
Husband pleads guilty over crash that killed Olympian
Champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has pleaded guilty to a new charge over the crash the led to death of his wife, Melissa Hoskins.