Rupert Guinness

Organisers must speak up to save Tour Down Under

Rupert Guinness Organisers of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide will face a storm of scrutiny if they remain quiet about how they really feel about Lance Armstrong and the doping scandal.

Drapac in pursuit of top tier and Euro vision

Rupert Guinness Australia could soon have two teams rubbing shoulders in the major league of world cycling with Drapac Racing confirming it will seek to upgrade from third- to second-division status from next year.

Cycling

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

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

Confession mustn't pay - Hosking

Rupert Guinness AUSTRALIAN rider Chloe Hosking praised British star Nicole Cooke for condemning dopers such as Lance Armstrong and Tyler Hamilton in her retirement speech on Monday.

Sprinters' uphill test

Rupert Guinness Winning opportunities will be rare for sprinters in this year's Tour Down Under.

Schleck ready to climb back into Tour de France contention

Rupert Guinness BEFORE Sunday night, the last time Andy Schleck raced a bike hardly reflected his status as a former Tour de France champion.

Schleck is back, with eyes fixed on Tour de France

Rupert Guinness Before Sunday night, Andy Schleck's most recent race did nothing to reflect his status.

Clarke answers the call again

Rupert Guinness Melbourne professional says he is not one of the ''most naturally talented athletic specimens".

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.

Cycling

Rogers move still rankles for Sky

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

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.

Another stage for Armstrong, but no cheering

Rupert Guinness It was the day of the hangover: the day after Lance Armstrong's highly anticipated confession.

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...

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.