Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness is a Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald

Cycling

Evans holds his place in the mountains

Australian Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans holds on to his second place overall in the Giro d'Italia.

Santambrogio leaves mateship behind - and Evans chasing

Australia's Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness He is a former teammate and the first rider in whom a teary Cadel Evans confided about a fractured elbow that might have cost him Tour de France victory in 2010.

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Nibali prospers in the elements as Evans slips behind

Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness BARDONECCHIA: Cadel Evans was met with his first significant blow in the Giro d'Italia, losing precious time to the race leader, Vincenzo Nibali, in Saturday's 14th stage in the Alps, despite a...

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Not such a know-it-all: Haas joins the nerdy class for ’bonkers’ Giro lesson

Nathan Haas.

Rupert Guinness Nathan Haas says he thought he "knew everything" in cycling before his Giro d'Italia grand tour debut, and admits the three-week race has become a 'masterclass' for him in the sport.

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Early days, warns Evans

Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans has learnt in his years as a professional road cyclist just how quickly the scales of fate can tip.

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Evans' best hopes of Giro d'Italia success lie with following the leader

Australia's Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness The hope Cadel Evans has of winning the Giro d'Italia may be best served by Italian Vincenzo Nibali leading the race overall into its second week.

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Cadel can sit in Giro slipstream

Cadel Evans during the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia.

Rupert Guinness Australian's hopes of winning may be better served by Italian Vincenzo Nibali leading.

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Evans in best form since Tour win: Wiggins

Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans' form at the Giro d'Italia is his best since winning the Tour de France two years ago, says British Tour champion Bradley Wiggins.

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Wiggins predicts first test in the mountains could tip Giro 'upside down'

Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans has shown enough in the first eight days of the Giro d'Italia to raise belief that he is not only fit and strong, but also could be a serious contender for overall victory in the...

White in demand for coaching jobs

Rupert Guinness Matt White says he has had offers to resume his coaching career from rival teams to the Australian Orica-GreenEDGE outfit that sacked him as head sports director after he admitted to using drugs...

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Rival teams try to lure White

Back? Matt White (in car) when he was Orica-GreenEDGE sports director.

Rupert Guinness Australian says a return to the Orica-GreenEDGE team is his preferred option.

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GreenEDGE confident of Giro stage win

Stage set: Dutch climber Pieter Weening shapes as a stage winner for GreenEDGE.

Rupert Guinness Orica-GreenEDGE will grant Dutch climber Pieter Weening freedom to try to finish as high overall as he can.

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Hello, yellow: Tour boss predicts Evans will be in the mix

Prudhomme

Rupert Guinness As the boss of the world's biggest bike race, the Tour de France, you could be excused for suspecting Christian Prudhomme would have little time to think about who might win the Giro d'Italia that...

Evans content, but remains off the pace

Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans said he was happy with how he fared in the first of two summit finishes in the Giro del Trentino.

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Evans faces yet another mountain

Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans will get one last chance to test himself on a mountain finish against his rivals for next month's Giro d'Italia when he lines up for the fourth and final stage of the Giro del Trentino on...

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Mass pile up hurts Renshaw's Tour hopes

Mark Renshaw

Rupert Guinness Mark Renshaw has never been a certainty to be picked by his team for this year's Centenary Tour de France because of its priorities behind helping Dutchman Robert Gesink finish as high as possible...

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Evans to gamble on the Giro

Cadel Evans

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans knows he has taken a major risk by deciding to race the three-week Giro d'Italia.

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Evans sees Giro as best road for Tour chances

Evans

Rupert Guinness CADEL EVANS knows he has taken a large risk by deciding only one month ago - and to the surprise of many - to race the three-week Giro d'Italia, which starts in Naples next Saturday.

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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...