2015 Bay Crits

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

January 9, 2015

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 […]

Highlights from the 2015 Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic

January 6, 2015

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.

Rocacorba Daily

January 6, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the Rocacorba Daily news digest: Caleb Ewan and Chloe Hosking take overall honours at the Bay Crits; Wiggins renews with Team Sky, but only until 2015 Paris-Roubaix; AIGCP managing director Eisenga says 2017 UCI WorldTour reform deadline ‘a challenge’; Cadel Evans playing down chances of Nationals win; Laurens Ten Dam’s […]

Henderson wins final stage of Bay Crits, Ewan takes overall

January 5, 2015

Greg Henderson has won stage 4, the final day of the 2015 Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic series. Henderson and four other riders gained and held a 37 second gap over the splintered main field which included Caleb Ewan and Steele von Hoff who couldn’t make any ground. Henderson won the bunch kick from the breakaway […]

Bronzini wins stage 4 of Bay Crits, Chloe Hosking takes overall

January 5, 2015

Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Down Under) won the final stage of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic in Williamstown. The fourth day of racing came down to a bunch sprint contested by less than half the starters. An aggressive, animated race thinned out the field ahead of the finale. Chloe Hosking (Wiggle Down Under) brought home the […]

Rocacorba Daily

January 5, 2015

In today’s Rocacorba Daily news digest, the first edition of 2015: Caleb Ewan and Chloe Hosking lead the Bay Crits ahead of final stage; Riis likely to learn fate soon in relation to Anti Doping Denmark’s investigation; Marcel Kittel interview - “It is going to be a challenging year for everyone”; Report - German mainstream […]

Caleb Ewan wins stage 3 of Bay Crits

January 4, 2015

Twenty year old Caleb Ewan scored his third victory at the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic today in Portarlington after winning the bunch sprint from a decimated field where only Steele von Hoff could challenge him. Ewan was again thankful for the work of his teammates, which he acknowledged makes his job a lot easier. “I […]

Peta Mullens wins stage 3 of Bay Crits

January 4, 2015

Peta Mullens (Seight) soloed to victory in Port Arlington, slipping away from the fragmented bunch with a mid-race attack. The Australian made her move as the pace in the peloton lulled following the fastest lap of the race. While the attack wasn’t the first of the stage, it was the only move with staying power. […]

Caleb Ewan takes stage 2 of Bay Crits

January 3, 2015

Caleb Ewan has had the perfect start to his first professional season taking out the second stage at the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic this afternoon. Unlike yesterday’s victory, which came from a two-man breakaway, Ewan sat back until the final moments to take the sprint victory courtesy of his team’s lead-out. Sheltered from the hot […]

Gracie Elvin wins stage 2 of the Bay Crits in solo move

January 3, 2015

On the eve of her national title defense, Australian road race champion Gracie Elvin has put on a dominant display to take out the second stage of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic in Geelong’s Eastern Park this afternoon. Hot and extremely windy conditions made it a challenging day of racing but Elvin made it look […]