Sophie Smith
Cycling Weekly
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Simon Yates conquers Mount Lofty as Jay Vine wins Tour Down Under title
Simon Yates couldn’t wrestle the ochre jersey off Tour Down Under winner Jay Vine but did beat him in an uphill sprint at Mount Lofty to win the fifth and final stage on Sunday. Yates was → Read More
Bryan Coquard celebrates first WorldTour win as Jay Vine closes in on ochre jersey
Ten years in the making, French sprinter Bryan Coquard celebrated his first WorldTour win, claiming stage four of the Tour Down Under as Jay Vine retained the overall lead. Coquard (Cofidis) took → Read More
Pello Bilbao wins stage three of Tour Down Under as Jay Vine assumes lead
Pello Bilbao settled a score with Simon Yates when he outsprinted the Briton to take line honours → Read More
Rohan Dennis wins stage two of Tour Down Under and takes race lead
Michael Matthews remonstrated with Magnus Sheffield at the finish after a mechanical saw his title hopes evaporate → Read More
Ben Swift takes first step in battle for Giro d'Italia selection
The former British national road champion cut a relaxed figure at the Tour Down Under on Wednesday → Read More
Phil Bauhaus outsprints Caleb Ewan to win stage one of Tour Down Under
The German recovered from an earlier crash to beat Ewan and Michael Matthews in a bunch sprint → Read More
Bettiol wins Tour Down Under prologue, Brown claims women's race title
Alberto Bettiol made the best of dry conditions before the weather turned and says the real race starts tomorrow → Read More
Tour Down Under director 'hopes environmental protesters don’t impede the race'
Stuart O'Grady says he respects environmental groups rights to protest but voices safety concerns → Read More
Daria Pikulik stages upset on first day of Tour Down Under
Human Power Health rider had arrived in Australia on a long haul flight just days before → Read More
Caleb Ewan fires Tour Down Under warning in Schwalbe Classic
Australian gets 2023 season off to a winning start while Kiwi Ally Wollaston wins women's race → Read More
‘We train just as hard as them’: Women’s cycling finally starts its Tour de France
When Lorena Wiebes won stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in Paris on Sunday, it marked a historic turning point for women’s cycling. → Read More
The small, shy boy who became a Tour de France champion
At 23, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is already a once-in-a-generation cyclist, with ties to Australia, and has taken the Tour de France by storm the past couple years. But he now faces a serious fight for a third consecutive title. → Read More
‘Be cold as you can’: Tearful Simon Clarke wins stage five of Tour de France
Cycling veteran Simon Clarke has landed the biggest victory of his career in a day of cobbles, chaos and carnage that left several other Australians bleeding. → Read More
Evans warns Hindley Le Tour will be tougher
New Australian cycling sensation Jai Hindley is eyeing a duel with Tadej Pogacar at next year’s Tour de France, and Australia’s only winner Cadel Evans has some advice for him. → Read More
‘Hot property’: how an Australian kid who dreamed of the grand tours became a superstar
Australia’s first Giro d’Italia winner Jai Hindley always wanted to be a pro cyclist even when coaches who trained him as a junior weren’t sure if the kid who was born to climb, talented as he was, had superstar qualities. → Read More
‘A beautiful feeling’: Hindley becomes the first Australian to win the Giro
Jai Hindley has etched his name into cycling history, becoming the first Australian to win Italy’s grand tour – 20 years after Cadel Evans first wore the pink jersey on a stage. → Read More
Melbourne to replace Russia as host of swimming world championships
Melbourne will replace Russia in hosting the 25-metre short course FINA World Swimming Championships from December 13-18. → Read More
‘I want them to feel the wrath of the viewers’: SBS out of touch, says axed commentator McEwen
The network’s call to drop popular pundit Robbie McEwen from its cycling broadcast team has sparked global outcry, with the retired Tour de France star saying it has nothing to do with budget. → Read More
Tight Tour-to-Tokyo turnaround makes Games road race ‘a lottery’: Porte
Richie Porte believes his chances of winning a medal at the Olympics hinge on how he recovers from the gruelling, three-week event that finished last Sunday. → Read More
Strength in depth Team Ineos’s saving grace after loss of Chris Froome for Tour de France
The British team's ability to attract talented riders from different generations means not everything is lost for the Tour after Chris Froome's injury → Read More