Samantha Lane
Samantha Lane is a sports writer with The Age's sports section. She joined The Sunday Age's sports team in 2005, where she specialised in the coverage of Australian Rules football, before joining the daily Age in 2007. She has a wealth of multi-media broadcasting experience since starting her journalism career in 2002 at www.afl.com.au. She is also a panellist on Network Ten's Before the Game. Samantha covered the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and will be reporting extensively on the 2012 London Olympics.
Cycling
White recommended to return as team boss
Samantha Lane Review of Australian Orica-GreenEDGE team recommends reinstating Matt White.
Cycling
White seeks redemption after six months in sin bin
Samantha Lane After telling authorities everything he knows about doping, and serving a backdated six-month ban for his sins, cyclist Matt White hopes to be reinstated as a director of Australia's professional...
Cycling
White keen for return
Samantha Lane After telling authorities everything he knows about doping, and serving a backdated six-month ban for his sins, former cyclist Matt White hopes to be re-installed as a director of Australia's...
Cycling
Industry left on tenterhooks as inquiry drags on
Samantha Lane Five months have elapsed since ASADA inquiry into cycling was announced.
Cycling
Cycling's funding at risk, warns minister
Samantha Lane EXCLUSIVE Cycling Australia risks having its federal government funding cut if it fails to meet 17 recommendations of anti-doping review.
Brown denies dope claims
Samantha Lane Fresh allegations of rife doping at professional team Rabobank have been denied.
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Australian cycling waits on further drugs fall-out
Samantha Lane Twenty-eight Australian cyclists are working their way through the Tour Down Under this week.
Call to clear bike 'suspects'
Samantha Lane Cycling Australia boss Klaus Mueller says reputations are being unfairly damaged.
Durbridge rides through the pain barrier for sweetest win
Samantha Lane LUKE DURBRIDGE might have felt he died a thousand deaths to land a historic double but twice in five days the most untapped talent in Australian cycling made winning look easy.
Cycling
Review gives officials confidence
Samantha Lane Australian cycling bosses privately relieved over findings of federal government review.
Cycling
Cycling body to act on drugs review
Samantha Lane The federal government-ordered investigation into Cycling Australia's anti-doping policies has made 16 recommendations to the organisation hit hard by the sport's latest drugs crisis.
Cycling
Swear you are drug free or on your bike
Samantha Lane CYCLING AUSTRALIA will establish an ethics and integrity panel and insist that top cyclists, coaches and administrators sign declarations as a condition of carrying out national duties after a...
Cycling
Gerrans to lead team
Samantha Lane Orica-GreenEDGE apparently less concerned about winning Tour Down Under this year.
Cycling body to act on drugs review
Samantha Lane Cycling Australia will establish an ethics and integrity panel and insist that top cyclists, coaches and administrators sign declarations as a condition of carrying out national duties, after a...
Bid for overhaul at top of cycling
Samantha Lane Change Cycling Now will be addressed by US Anti-Doping Agency boss behind the downfall of Lance Armstrong.
Cycling
Vinnicombe claim probe
Samantha Lane Official who allegedly helped Martin Vinnicombe self-inject fresh target of Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.
Believe me, I’m clean: Gerrans
Samantha Lane These are questions Simon Gerrans' parents haven't asked him.
Cycling
Team's drug audit holds no fears for riders
Samantha Lane GreenEDGE's Matt Goss and Simon Clarke declare themselves clean.
Cycling
Review begins journey back to redemption
Samantha Lane Australians' loss of faith in cycling can be restored by government-led review.
Cycling
The doping wheels are turning, says Mueller
Samantha Lane Cycling Australia's president says doping being tackled with ''vigour that few other sports can match''.


























