Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness is a Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald

Cycling

Slow building BMC does Evans proud

Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness On paper the midfield result of Cadel Evans and his BMC teammates in the team time trial of the Giro del Trentino on Tuesday could have raised concerns with a view to his return in next month's...

Cycling

Gerrans gears up for brutal Amstel Gold

Simon Gerrans

Rupert Guinness Simon Gerrans is in a better position than ever to try to win the Amstel Gold Race.

Cycling

Haussler eyes hell of a ride

On track: Heinrich Haussler is in his best form since winning a stage of the Tour de France in 2009.

Rupert Guinness Bonus could await Australian should he get right result in Paris-Roubaix classic.

Haussler pushes Tour claims

Haussler

Rupert Guinness It won't be the main source of motivation for Heinrich Haussler, but a bonus could await the Australian should he match his obvious good form with the right result in the Paris-Roubaix classic on...

Cycling

Durbridge in Hell ride

Luke Durbridge.

Rupert Guinness Rising Australian star will graduate to a new level of racing on Sunday.

Cycling

Durbridge powers to Sarthe lead

Luke Durbridge.

Rupert Guinness When Luke Durbridge won the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe-Pays de la Loire as a rookie professional last year, he stunned many observers - especially as he did so with only two teammates.

Cycling

Porte looks a logical choice to lift GreenEDGE fortunes

Richie Porte

Rupert Guinness As the Australian Orica-GreenEDGE team claimed back-to-back stage wins in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco in Spain with South African Daryl Impey's victory on Tuesday, one rider who might have taken note...

Cycling

Haussler: all or nothing

Heinrich Haussler

Rupert Guinness Heinrich Haussler is bracing himself for an audacious move with up to 50 kilometres to go in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday.

Cycling

Evans faces an uphill battle to stay No.1

Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans must produce a top performance soon - if not a win - to convince his teammates that he should lead them in this year's Tour de France, says Australian legend Phil Anderson.

Cycling

Evans' No.1 spot in jeopardy

Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans must produce a top performance soon to convince his teammates that he should lead them in this year's Tour de France.

Cycling

Porte puts grand plans on hold despite Paris-Nice stage win

Richie Porte

Rupert Guinness After Richie Porte secured the most significant victory of his career in France on Sunday, the question on many observers' lips was when would the Australian get to lead a team in a grand tour?

Cycling

Another stage in Porte's climb right to the top

Richie Porte is happy in yellow.

Rupert Guinness Sky has now put the pressure on Richie Porte to deliver in the time trial.

Hooker aiming to raise bar again after setbacks

hooker

Rupert Guinness Pole vaulter Steve Hooker may no longer be at the height of his career - literally - to win gold medals in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships.

Cycling

Goss' win thrusts him into frame for classic

Goss

Rupert Guinness Matt Goss will wear one of the ''favourite'' tags in the Milan-San Remo one-day classic in Italy next weekend after claiming his first victory of the year on Thursday.

Cycling

Goss hot shot for San Remo

Australia's Matthew Goss.

Rupert Guinness Matt Goss will now be one of the major favourites in the Milan-San Remo one-day classic in Italy next weekend.

Cycling

Evans' Italian job shows Tour promise

Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans doesn't have a win to celebrate just yet.

Cycling

Why confessed doper White deserves a chance to move on

Rupert Guinness Five months have passed since Matt White confessed to doping as a rider on the US Postal Service team then led by Lance Armstrong.

Rowing

World Cup first stage of Chapman's Rio revenge

James Chapman

Rupert Guinness Olympic silver medallist James Chapman dismissed those who doubt he is ready to race again.

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The show does go on but there is a grisly scene backstage that only one man can sort out

Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness It was a day when the sun was meant to shine back on cycling in Australia. After the arrival of a new team to the national road series came the news of a gold medal win by Australia in the men's team...

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Cycling

Evans throws down gauntlet with return to form in Oman

Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness IT WAS, of all places, in the mountains of Oman on Thursday that cycling witnessed its first major battle between some of the main contenders for victory in this year's Tour de France.