Rupert Guinness

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

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

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

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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Evans throws down gauntlet with return to form in Oman

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.

Cycling

Cycling chief accused of mishandling Armstrong tests

Rupert Guinness WORLD cycling boss Pat McQuaid has been accused of deceit and being derelict in his handling of the blood test results from Lance Armstrong during his comeback years by leading Australian blood...

Cycling

Gilbert looks forward to clean era

Rupert Guinness World champion hopes to lead the sport into an era where riders compete and win drug-free.

Follow a rainbow to golden new age

Rupert Guinness AS CYCLING wrestles with doping revelations and confessions and the political fallout on so many fronts, Belgian star Philippe Gilbert has declared that, as world champion, he hopes to lead the sport...

Cycling

Classics case of try again for Orica

Rupert Guinness THE Australian Orica-GreenEDGE team have raised the bar of expectation for their European spring classics campaign this year, despite the disappointment of failing to win back-to-back titles in the...

Bold bid earns Renshaw flying German's respect

Rupert Guinness MARK RENSHAW did not get the stage win he wanted on the final day of racing in the Tour Down Under, but by throwing caution to the wind with a brazen bid to outsprint German flyer Andre Greipel, he...

Cycling

Gerrans breaks drought with win

Rupert Guinness Simon Gerrans ensures Tour Down Under won't finish in without an Australian victory.

Gerrans breaks drought in style

Rupert Guinness Simon Gerrans chose the best day – and way – to ensure the Tour Down Under will not finish in Adelaide without an Australian victory by winning the fifth stage on Saturday.

Cycling

Schleck front and centre on road to recovery

Rupert Guinness The sight of Andy Schleck riding at the front of the peloton in stage two of the Tour Down Under this week after a long spell through injury last year impressed no one more than his Australian former...

Cycling

Thomas leads amid crashes

Rupert Guinness Geraint Thomas survived the 'argy bargy' of a crash-marred high-speed finale.

Cycling

Leader ready for attacks to rain down on Sky

Rupert Guinness HAVING survived the ''argy bargy'' of another crash-marred, high-speed finale in the Tour Down Under on Friday, British race leader Geraint Thomas and his teammates were bracing themselves last night...

French icon dismisses Armstrong furore

Rupert Guinness Five-time Tour de France champion Bernard Hinault believes the cycling world should "forget" Lance Armstrong and move into the future.

Thomas leads as high-speed crash mars Tour Down Under

Rupert Guinness Olympic cycling champion Geraint Thomas leads the Tour Down Under after winning stage two.

Cycling

Rogers' switch the talk of town

Rupert Guinness Michael Rogers' switch from the British Sky team to Saxo-Tinkoff was one of the surprise off-season moves in world cycling, and it continues to raise eyebrows at the Tour Down Under in Adelaide.