THE Colombian kangaroo has returned from a nightmare year with his trademark smile intact – and he tells RON REED he is ready to show his many Australian fans that he is back in business. More »
AFTER 185 kilometres of furious racing there was just one second to spare for the winner of the Australian Road Cycling Championship Alex Edmondson. JOHN TREVORROW reports. More »
HE WAS ONE of Australia’s great cycling coaches as the man behind Anna Meares: vale Gary West, writes RON REED. More »
Part of Melbourne’s famous Beach Road is about to be narrowed and it could become a death trap. STEVE PERKIN reports: More »
A LOT GOES ON behind the scenes of any professional cycling team but it is rarely put out there for public consumption. Australia’s only elite team Orica-Scott has changed that. Chief writer RON REED finds out how and why from the man responsible: More »
IT IS all about wheels within wheels when it comes to organising, promoting, overseeing and completing a successful cycling event. Last week ROD NICHOLSON joined promotor John Craven on the five-day, 500 km Tour of the Great South Coast to discover the behind-... More »
BIGGER AND BETTER things are being tipped for Michael Matthews, the Australian star of the Tour de France. From Paris, JOHN TREVORROW reports: THERE AREN’T many better judges of a cyclist’s potential — especially a sprinter – than retired champion Stuart O’Gra... More »
JOHN CRAVEN proudly recalls the day he dipped into his wallet and found $50 to help a baby-faced bikerider who couldn’t afford breakfast: AS A DOWNTRODDEN cycling promoter for the past 28 years, quite often something happens that either provokes a barrage of r... More »
NO MATTER how far he fell behind in pursuit of the prize he wanted at the Tour de France, Michael Matthews vowed he would never concede defeat. Finally, the power of persistence has paid off. JOHN TREVORROW and RON REED report: AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST Michael Matth... More »
AUSTRALIAN RIDER Michael Matthews has done it again at the Tour de France. Our man on the spot, JOHN TREVORROW, reports: MICHAEL MATTHEWS is enjoying the ride of his life at the Tour de France, winning his second stage in three days and putting himself within ... More »
NOTHING HAS BEEN able to stop our man at the Tour de France clocking up a mighty milestone, with chief writer RON REED reporting on what it was like going along for the ride. SOME PEOPLE now call it the Tour de Iffy, and for good reason. John Trevorrow, known ... More »
ON A DAY HE was honoured himself at the Tour de France, JOHN TREVORROW applauds the first stage win by an Australian. MICHAEL MATTHEWS showed his true class by winning stage 14 at the Tour de France after a series of near-misses earlier in the three-week marat... More »
