Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness is a Sports Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald

I have not won the Tour de France: Andy Schleck feels sad for Alberto Contador

Rupert Guinness in Doha Andy Schleck of Luxembourg and Michele Scarponi of Italy, the two riders poised to gain most from the two year suspension handed to Spaniard Alberto Contador, feel there is no reason to celebrate the...

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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Giro tests the tour mettle of Australian

Spain's Benat Intxausti celebrates after gaining the pink jersey after the 162-km seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia.

Rupert Guinness The Giro will show the kind of events to which Rory Sutherland is best suited.

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Sutherland auditions for right role

The pack of riders

Rupert Guinness PESCARA: When Rory Sutherland signed with Saxo-Tinkoff last year, the Danish team's owner, Bjarne Rijs, admitted he didn't know what role the Australian would play.

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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.

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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.

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Evans' Italian job shows Tour promise

Cadel Evans

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

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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.

Schleck ready to climb back into Tour de France contention

Andy Schleck

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

The winner of the 2009 Tour de France Alberto Contador (centre), second-placed Andy Schleck (left), and third-placed Lance Armstrong.

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

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Rogers' switch the talk of town

Riding high: Andre Greipel wins stage one.

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.

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Rogers move still rankles for Sky

Michael Rogers

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.

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Schleck front and centre on road to recovery

Andy Schleck

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...

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Cadel reach the summit again?

Cadel Evans.

Rupert Guinness After the high point of his 2011 Tour de France win, Cadel Evans struggled in 2012. Rupert Guinness looks at what needs to go right for Evans, at 36, to remain in contention for cycling's greatest...

Evans in a race against time to return to the summit

Cadel Evans in Barwon Heads. 7 December 2012.The Age Sunday. Photo:EDDIE JIM.

Rupert Guinness It has been almost five months since Cadel Evans pedalled his bike in competitive fury.

Tour de France: the Hall of Shame

Ruper GUinness dinkus

Rupert Guinness It has been a confronting week for cycling fans since the fall of Lance Armstrong.

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Leadership, route a boost for Evans

New Tour direction: Bradley Wiggins (left), Cadel Evans and Mark Cavendish.

Rupert Guinness Cadel Evans' hopes of a second victory in Tour de France get a big boost.

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A moment of truth, and not just for Armstrong

Rupert Guinness

Rupert Guinness WHEN the image of Lance Armstrong appeared on a television screen on August 23 I thought little of it. It was deadline day.

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Former Tour teammate supports Armstrong

George Hincapie

Rupert Guinness, Liege George Hincapie comes out in support of his ex-leader who is facing doping charges.

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Porte will ride his own race

Ritchie Porte during the Tour de France prologue at Parc d'Avroy.

Rupert Guinness, Liege Richie Porte will always be indebted to defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans.