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Dekker: Dennis a better rider but doing hour at altitude could be key

Left stranded without a contract at just 30 years of age, Thomas Dekker has staked everything on an all or nothing bid to break cycling’s world hour record. Although his recent record against the clock is not as good as that of some of the other riders who will try to surpass Matthias Brandle’s 51.852 […]

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Preview: Elite men’s road race at the Australian National Road Championships

The Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships are well underway in Victoria with the criterium and time trials titles having been decided already. This weekend the riders will take to the roads of Buninyong for the road races, culminating with the elite men’s road race on Sunday. CyclingTips editor Matt de Neef put together this […]

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The wheels are turning on Nine and Fox Sports’ cycling coverage, but improvement is needed

Earlier this week Cycling Australia confirmed details of its new broadcast deal with Channel Nine and Fox Sports for the Australian summer of cycling and beyond. In this article CyclingTips editor Matt de Neef considers Nine and Fox Sports’ coverage so far, speaking to Cycling Australia CEO Nick Green about the partnership and what the […]

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Dan Martin: Embracing the role of team leader with new Cannondale-Garmin squad

The new colours and line-up of the Cannondale-Garmin squad were unveiled at the team launch in New York on Wednesday, with the amalgamated Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale outfits coming together to form a squad which has great potential for 2015. One of the leaders will be Irishman Dan Martin, who finished seventh in the Vuelta a […]

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Australian Road Nationals: A fitting end if Cadel Evans wins?

There’s been a lot of talk of the favourites going into the elite men’s road race at this week’s Australian Road National Championships. With Simon Gerrans recovering from a broken collarbone and no longer a contender, things open up considerably. Could this be the year for Richie Porte? Could Mick Rogers take victory? Or could […]

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Highlights from the 2015 Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic

The 2015 Australian summer of racing is well underway and the first big race on the calendar, the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic (or Bay Crits), came to a close in Williamstown yesterday. Here’s a selection of our favourite images from the four days of racing, showing how each stage unfolded.

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The Week in Bike #50 - Eyeballs

The never-ending hunt for eyeballs creates some interesting contradictions. Generally, things seem to work out best when you give the people what they want. We hope you enjoy Cosmo Catalano’s latest episode of The Week in Bike.

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Kittel calls for more doping controls, backs prison terms

Eight-time Tour de France stage winner Marcel Kittel has called for an increase in anti-doping testing in cycling, saying that while the sport is already the most scrutinised, that he would endorse more examinations in order to build trust and to weed out cheats. The Giant-Alpecin rider was commenting in the wake of the Astana […]

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CyclingTips’ most-read articles of 2014

Each year at this time I take stock of which articles were most read. There used to be when I could never predict what would be well read and what would be a flop, but now I have a pretty good idea. I don’t use the traffic numbers as guidance to what we should and […]

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Marcel Kittel interview: “It is going to be a challenging year for everyone”

He’s been the dominant sprinter in cycling for the past two seasons but, as Marcel Kittel heads towards his first races of the 2015 season, he’s taking nothing for granted. The Giant-Alpecin rider talks green jerseys, rainbow bands, younger rivals and what it will take to defeat Sagan in the Tour’s points competition.

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