Ben O'Connor

Hot off the back of the Tour de France 2023 route reveal, we pick through who's in the mix for the yellow jersey.

Australian mulls over missed opportunity on stage 18 of race.

AG2R-Citroën loses two riders after Jaakko Hanninen and Andrea Vendrame test positive for COVID-19.

Australian relishing chance to test form on final climb.

O'Connor takes long view on Vuelta GC battle: 'You don't want to burn your matches early.'

Recovered from his Tour injuries and COVID-19, Australian wants to go on the attack and complete grand tour stage win trilogy in Spain.

The Spanish grand tour is often the proving ground for future grand tour champions. Here's a look at who will be in the running for the red jersey.

As Ben O'Connor withdraws from the Tour de France, we ask: is he a victim of cycling's glorification of pain and suffering?

Crash injuries prove too much for Australian to continue

'There are still lots of opportunities for a stage win' – Ag2r captain reconfigures after early losses as Aussie podium hopes evaporate.

The Tour's 'Roubaix stage' didn't unfold the way the West Australian hoped it would.

Tadej Pogačar puts the hammer down and takes a huge step towards Tour de France victory.

Australian sensation trying to avoid 'nothing crashes' that can torpedo a GC contender in the first week.

Tadej Pogačar escapes the main crash but hits the barriers and suffers a double puncture.

Ben O'Connor loses almost a minute to defending champion Tadej Pogačar.

Ineos Grenadiers and the other podium contenders know they need to race aggressively to try to create openings.

Team boss confirms American rider Larry Warbasse would not be selected as a replacement following recent COVID bout.

Former Tour de France stage winner and top-10 finisher Dan Martin picks out his favorites for the yellow jersey this July.

Jumbo-Visma blows away the opposition as Roglič and Vingegaard make two-up time trial to Dauphiné dominance.

Aussie climbing ace reconfirms Tour de France credentials with resilient ride behind red-hot Jumbo-Visma on stage 7 of the Dauphiné.

Jumbo-Visma in pole position to carry the GC into the Alps, but Ben O'Connor promises to be aggressive.

Australian targets Tour de Romandie podium as he continues to build an impressive body of work.

The AG2R Citroën rider takes the stage 3 win and overall lead.

Ag2r-Citroën climber jumps early in decisive mountain stage to fend off hard-chasing GC rivals in first win of 2022.

Wout van Aert and Australians Jack Haig and Ben O’Connor emerged from the windy mayhem on the road to Orléans relatively unscathed, but GC favorites Matteo Jorgenson and Guillaume Martin weren’t as lucky.

GC field wide open against a very challenging route at the Vuelta a Andalucía.

The 2021 season saw a handful of pros take big steps forward.

The Australian now sits fourth overall with three stages remaining.

Here's what Julian Alaphilippe, David Gaudu, Wilco Kelderman, and others said after stage 18 of the 2021 Tour de France.

What would a prestigious Tour de France top-three mean to the diverse bunch of GC hopefuls chasing behind a peerless Tadej Pogačar?

With Tadej Pogačar and UAE-Team Emirates taking a hands-off approach to the race and others concerned with cracking the yellow jersey, could there be a surprise podium finisher?

Jonas Vingegaard exposes tiniest of cracks in Pogačar's armor as Tour de France GC battle takes on a new twist.

The young Australian will go all in to defend second overall at the Tour de France – a position he never thought he'd find himself in.

Australian rider, Ben O'Connor, climbed up to second on GC with a heart-stopping victory on stage 9 of the Tour de France.

Here's what Tadej Pogačar, Ben O'Connor, and Geraint Thomas said after a rain-soaked stage 9 of the Tour de France.

Tightly coiled battle for the podium develops as rookies with nothing to lose tussle with established GC riders harboring high expectations.

O'Connor storms into GC contention with long-range solo move, Pogačar attacks GC group in final kilometers with assertion of authority.

Ben O'Connor signed a new contract with AG2R Citroën, tying him to the French team for the next three seasons.

Young Aussies stepped up to shine at last year's Giro to give fans Down Under the hope that their next GC star isn't far away.

Hindley, Ben O'Connor and Lucas Hamilton all shared a similar pathway to becoming leading Australian hopefuls in the WorldTour, but the nation's development system has hit a sticking point.

Young Australian battled back from a fallow 2019 burdened by pressure and expectation after a breakout sophomore season to score a vital stage win and secure a new contract.

With just weeks until the start of 2021, team manager Bjarne Riis is not optimistic about the team's future.

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Young Australian to move to French team on one-year deal to provide team with strong climbing option after loss of Romain Bardet.

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Australian climber scored a breakout stage victory on Wednesday that could help the future of his struggling team.

Watch the video highlights of a thrilling stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia.

The best climbers in the world tell VeloNews their mind games and methods for getting through the toughest mountain stages at the Giro d'Italia.

João Almeida stays calmly in lead, while attacks were thrown on the final climb.