After a 3month break between races, Round 2 of the Subaru National Road Series kicked off in Mount Gambier. 511km over 5 days racing in the South Coast of South Australia and Victoria. Bikebug Cocowhip racing led by DS Henk Vogels came into the race with the goal of a stage win and aiming for…
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Sam Crome wins Tour of the Great South Coast – National Road Series
By Cycling Australia Follow the NRS: Website | Facebook | Twitter Photos Credit © Con Chronis An exciting finish to the final stage has seen Sam Crome (Avanti IsoWhey Sport) crowned the overall winner of the Lakes Oil-Fulton Hogan Tour of the Great South Coast, part of Cycling Australia’s 2016 Subaru National Road Series. Crome,…
PATRICK GETS THE WAKE-UP CALL
The seasoned Ballarat professional cyclist Patrick Shaw admits that the Port MacDonnell stage of the past two Lakes Oil-Fulton Hogan Tours of the Great South Coast have been “a day out for relaxing and taking in the pleasant scenery.” Not so in 2016 – courtesy of a progressive initiative by the District Council of Grant…
CHRIS WELL IN THE GREAT SOUTH COAST RACE
It’s not every young cyclist who gets to ride in a trade team sponsored by his parents. Such is the good fortune bestowed upon the emerging South Australian Chris Harper. The engaging Harper, 21, was a talented summer tennis player and winter footballer as a budding sportsman in Adelaide, but a family holiday to Melbourne…
BRETT’S TEAM HUNTS AN ELUSIVE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOUR VICTORY
TOUR OF THE GREAT SOUTH COAST August 10 – 14 Olympic gold medallist Brett Aitken is banking on speed to help steer his South Australian Sports Institute team to a coveted victory in the upcoming Lakes Oil-Fulton Hogan Tour of the Great South Coast road cycling classic. Since the tour’s inception in 2012, overall victory…
Marshall wins Sundowner 2016
Ben Marshall took the 2016 Keegan Downes Memorial Sundowner Classic title on Saturday in a thrilling finish which saw him hold off the main field after a bold attach in the final 2kms into the race finish in Gunnedah The former Scone cyclist who now resides in Canberra, was racing in his first Sundowner on…
Sophie Mackay Wins 2016 Battle on the Border Stage 1
Reigning criterium national champion Sophie Mackay (Specialized) has claimed the honours in the women’s Battle on the Border, the fourth event in Cycling Australia’s 2016 Subaru National Road Series (NRS). Mackay (NSW) took her maiden NRS stage win in a wet finish to Friday’s 105km road race around the Tweed Coast. She finished ahead of Emily…
Lisen Hockings signs for Holden Womens Cycling Team
Holden Women?s Cycling Team are happy to announce the latest signing to the 2016 team roster is Victorian LISEN HOCKINGS. HOCKINGS, 37 has had a stellar start to the 2016 season with a 3rd place in the Oceania Championship Road Race in Bendigo in March followed by her maiden National Road Series victory in Stage…
High5 Dream Team Ready To Battle
Buoyed by their successes at the Mersey Valley Tour, a small but confident High5 Dream Team will take to the start line of the 2016 Battle on the Border ready for combat. The team will be led by two-time Battle on the Border winner and defending champion Tess Fabry. Joining her will be Lucy Kennedy…
Women’s Tour the main event on this weekend’s Battle on the Border card
Cycling Australia For the first time in the event?s history, the women?s tour at the Battle on the Border Cycling Festival has been elevated to be part of Cycling Australia?s 2016 Subaru National Road Series (NRS). The four stage, three day women’s tour is the fourth for women in the 2016 Subaru NRS, and will…