It wasn’t the Tour Down Under but the Festival of Cycling was still a triumph
It could have been a rather dull affair. It turned out to be anything but.
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Durbridge and Gigante take overall honours at the Santos Festival of Cycling
Sam Welsford and Georgia Baker took final stage honours.
Porte and Gigante win on Willunga at the Santos Festival of Cycling
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Bernie Sanders is once again asking you to love bikes as much as he does
The cycling world has had fun with the 'Bernie in a Chair' meme.
Gigante and Plapp win stage 2 of the Santos Festival of Cycling
Two promising Australians took the honours on stage 2 of the Santos Festival of Cycling.
Tokyo Olympics likely to be cancelled: report
The Japanese government has reportedly decided that the Games can't go ahead.
Durbridge and Mullens win on stage 1 of the Santos Festival of Cycling
The former national champs came to the fore on day 1 of the four-day race.
‘I need to improve’: Pogacar will work on time-trialling ahead of his Tour defence
Tadej Pogacar won last year's Tour de France with an incredible uphill ITT. To defend his title, he'll need to improve in flat ITTs.
Your guide to a unique Aussie summer of racing
Here are the races that are still happening, and what they look like.
AusCycling reveals 2021 National Road Series calendar
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Quiz: Who’s racing for which team in 2021?
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Carthy wins at the Vuelta; double Ventoux day for the Tour: Daily News Digest
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Take a bow, Jai Hindley
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Paris-Roubaix: Moments in History
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Tears and grit: Why Ben O’Connor’s Giro stage win meant so much
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Preview: Your guide to the 2020 Vuelta a España
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Preview: Your guide to the 2020 men’s Tour of Flanders
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Mitchelton-Scott, Jumbo-Visma, Matthews withdraw from the Giro with COVID-19
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Charting the Giro d’Italia: How the first ‘week’ unfolded
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Gallery: The Cobbled Classics begin with a wet and muddy Gent-Wevelgem
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Ineos is putting on a hell of a show – let’s enjoy it while we can
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Riders injured as Giro helicopter blows barriers onto the road
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Wait, so who’s the Giro d’Italia favourite now?
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Preview: Your guide to the 2020 Giro d’Italia contenders, sprinters and more
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Gallery: Superstar solos at the last-minute Road Worlds
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Preview: Your guide to the men’s road race at the 2020 Road Worlds
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Quintana’s hotel room searched, Amstel Gold Race in doubt: Daily Tour Digest
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Cycling Australia will join AusCycling after all
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Richie Porte finally has the Tour de France result he deserves
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Tour de France gallery: One final battle on the Champs-Elysees
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Tour de France gallery: A time trial for the ages
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Tour de France gallery: Double delight for Kragh Andersen on stage 19
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Video: Inside Mitchelton-Scott’s horror day at the Giro Rosa
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Tour de France gallery: Dusty gravel and deserving winners on stage 18
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Steven Kruijswijk will lead Jumbo-Visma at the Giro d’Italia
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Tour de France gallery: Carnage on the queen stage
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Tour de France gallery: The KOM battle heats up on stage 16
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Pogacar wins stage 15 as Bernal drops out of GC contention: Daily Tour Digest
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What these charts can tell us about the second week of the Tour de France
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Yates wins Tirreno-Adriatico, Banks takes Giro Rosa stage: Daily News Digest
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Charting the 2020 Giro Rosa
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Tour de France gallery: The GC takes shape on the Grand Colombier
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Tour de France gallery: Sunweb’s aggression pays off again on stage 14
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Giro Rosa gallery: Trek-Segafredo wins the opening TTT
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Tour de France gallery: Slovenia storms the podium on stage 13
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It looks like road and track could join AusCycling after all
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Tour de France gallery: Third time lucky for plucky Hirschi
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Tour de France gallery: The tightest of sprints on stage 11
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Tour de France gallery: A sketchy day on the Atlantic coast
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All Tour riders cleared of COVID, Prudhomme and four team staff test positive
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Rohan Dennis and Amanda Spratt to headline Australian Road Worlds team
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What these charts can tell us about the first week of the Tour de France
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TDF rest-day testing, Ackermann wins at Tirreno-Adriatico: Daily Tour Digest
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Fingers crossed as rest-day COVID testing begins at the Tour
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Gallery: Heartbreak for Hirschi on stage 9 of the Tour de France
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Gallery: Too-close crowds and a Pyrenean rollercoaster on stage 8 of the Tour
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Gallery: Crosswind chaos on stage 7 of the Tour de France
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Gallery: Lutsenko sets sail on stage 6 of the Tour de France
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Gallery: The day the break never went
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The refreshing audacity of Guillaume Martin
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Gallery: Roglic imposes himself on stage 4 of the Tour de France
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Gallery: Heavy rain and KOM drama on stage 3 of the Tour de France
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Gallery: Alaphilippe’s emotional masterpiece on stage 2 of the Tour
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La Course gallery: Three world champions and a thrilling sprint
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Charting the 2020 Tour de France
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Preview: Your guide to the 2020 Tour de France contenders, sprinters and more
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Colombian trio to lead EF Pro Cycling’s GC ambitions at the Tour de France
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The first-ever e-racing world championships will be held this December
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Van der Poel, Van der Breggen among new national champions: Daily News Digest
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2021 Herald Sun Tour cancelled due to coronavirus uncertainty
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Mitchelton-Scott to target stage wins at the Tour de France
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Steven Kruijswijk to miss the Tour de France with shoulder injury
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Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas left off Ineos Tour de France team
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Photo gallery: Chaos and courage at Il Lombardia
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Tour Down Under organisers determined to hold 2021 edition
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Preview: What you need to know about the 2020 Il Lombardia
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Milan-San Remo gallery: 300 km and a frantic finale
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Preview: What you should know about the 2020 Milan-San Remo
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How Trek-Segafredo coped with having its bikes stolen at Strade Bianche
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Strade Bianche photo gallery: Clouds of dust under the Tuscan sun
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