The first Grand Tour of the season holds great significance for every rider who competes but perhaps more so for Fernando Gaviria now…
Sophie Smith
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If I were I betting woman I would put money on Tadej Pogacar to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday, not because he is the defending …
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Interview
From Finland, with love: How Tiffany Cromwell got her groove back
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithWhen Tiffany Cromwell answers the phone days before the second edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes she’s in Finland…
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Racing
‘Conflicts are a bike ride away’: Morton cycles 1063km to Ukraine border
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithThe same day Matej Mohoric put his body on the line to win professional cycling’s longest one-day race on a dropper seat post…
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Racing
‘It’s unpredictable’: UAE Tour to help filter sprinting’s pecking order
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithThe UAE Tour will surely pack a punch this week having attracted an All-Star field, but some notable absences and extenuating circumstances…
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Hours after covering stage 19, which Matej Mohoric won, this way my ears are still ringing. It’s difficult to focus…
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I was torn on what to lead with today. Initially I started to write about Fabio Jakobsen’s truly remarkable comeback…
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Racing
Coming through: Aussie climbers impress on long road to the top
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithNo Australian before or since Cadel Evans triumphed at the Tour de France 10 years ago has won one of cycling’s three Grand Tours…
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It’s something I’ve done most years I’ve reported from the race but each time it really reminds me of what makes the Tour a …
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Tour de France
Mark Cavendish and the long road to level with Merckx
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithYou have to shake your head in disbelief at how Mark Cavendish’s journey to Friday’s stage into Carcassonne…
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Tour de France
It’s time to stop calling for blood at the Tour de France
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithOur great sport really doesn’t help itself sometimes…
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Cherie Pridham had to establish a website and task a friend to manage the interview requests that came through it such was the interest …
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Cherie Pridham had to establish a website and task a friend to manage the interview requests that came through it such was the interest …
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ClassicsInterview
Waiting for Roubaix: Hayman’s heavenly day in Hell
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithOut of all the Monuments, there is a case to be made that Paris-Roubaix is the grandest…
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Classics
Michael Matthews riding to different beat ahead of Flanders
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithWhen you think of the Tour of Flanders, Australian contenders don’t really spring to mind…
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Sam Bennett initially felt intimidated when he joined Deceuninck-Quick-Step last season but a year on has cemented not only his place…
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The sun had long set over the Abu Dhabi desert when media at the 2020 UAE Tour received an email that sparked fear and …
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There was a time not so longer ago when patrons – older, experienced riders, some natural leaders, some prominent racers, some tormenters…
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Interview
‘I’m addicted’: Heinrich Haussler turns to cyclo-cross before classics
by Sophie Smithby Sophie SmithHeinrich Haussler is proof that you can in fact teach an old(er) dog new tricks…
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Luke Durbridge has swapped rigid routine for a “glass half full” approach amid the COVID-19 pandemic…