Recently, the Cycling Tour Down Under (TDU) event hosted in Adelaide again raised issues regarding the level of broadcasting attention the women’s cycling races received compared to the men’s cycling races. Gender equality is often lacking in sporting coverage and cycling is no exception. When it comes to cycling, the level of women’s coverage is…
Category: Australian Cycling
Bicycle Lanes Cycleway, Shared Paths & Bicycle Routes: Navigating the Differences
Last week a number of riders were fined for “Not using Bicycle Lane” at the corner of Liverpool and Pitt Streets in Sydney. While there is a cycleway it is NOT a designated Bicycle Lane according to Rule 153 of the NSW Road Rules. Here is the intersection below: To be precise, the actual…
Testing amateur riders to the limit – L’Etape Australia.
It was an exciting weekend for amateur riders last weekend as they had the chance to compete in the first Tour de France event to be held in Australia. Last Saturday, thousands of amateur cyclists lined up in the Snowy Mountains to take on the L’Etape Australia. The L’Etape Australia allowed riders to participate under…
Scott Law signs for Cylance-Incycle P/B Cannondale
CYLANCE-INCYCLE P/B CANNONDALE ANNOUNCES THREE NEW RIDERS TO 2017 TEAM Showing continued support and commitment to cycling nationwide, Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale is proud to announce the signing Eric Marcotte, Karl Menzies and Scott Law to the 2017 roster. Through their guidance and as mentors to younger riders, Cylance-Incycle p/b Cannondale, will continue to focus on…
Dennis Wins Time Trial to Move into Eneco Tour Lead
Rohan Dennis proved that he was the fastest man against the clock on stage 2 of the Eneco Tour when he smashed the 9.6km individual time trial to win the stage and take the leader’s jersey. Dennis was one of the early starters and was the first rider to go under 11 minutes, clocking 10’48”…
ORICA-BikeExchange finish Vuelta with four stage wins and third overall
The Vuelta a Espana concluded this evening with ORICA-BikeExchange walking away with an impressive four stage wins and third overall with Esteban Chaves. Dane Magnus Cort put the icing on the cake for the Australian outfit by claiming the final stage sprint in Madrid, giving the 23-year-old his second stage victory in what was his…
Ewan sprints to victory in central London on final stage of the Tour of Britain
Multiple Tour Down Under stage winner Caleb Ewan sprinted brilliantly to victory on the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Britain today, blowing away the bunch to win by at least two clear bike lengths. A breakaway of four was away for 90kilometres of the race before being caught with ten kilometres to…
Dennis Second on Tour of Britain Queen Stage
Today’s Tour of Britain queen stage featured the race’s only summit finish and saw the General Classification contenders go head to head with Rohan Dennis taking second place on the line and moving into third overall. A four-rider breakaway formed early into Stage 6 in Britain but, with a battle of the General Classification contenders…
Cort sprints to ORICA-BikeExchange’s third victory at La Vuelta a Espana
ORICA-BikeExchange sealed their third stage victory at this year’s Vuelta a Espana today with 23-year-old Magnus Cort sprinting to a magnificent win on stage 18 in the Dane’s first appearance at a GrandTour. A windy, yet mainly uneventful, stage saw an early breakaway of five riders develop a maximum lead of seven minutes before the…
Brilliant late attack seals victory for Simon Yates on stage six of La Vuelta a Espana
Ordiziako Klasika winner Simon Yates unleashed a blistering late attack to win stage six of the Vuelta a Espana today after some strong teamwork from ORICA-BikeExchange instigated the intense chase of the breakaway. The first Grand Tour stage win for the 24-year-old Briton was beautifully executed. After following an attack by Dani Moreno (Movistar) in…