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'We have to make sure we get the job done' – Jayco AlUla work through National Championships travails to focus on tackling Tour Down Under
News 'Hopefully we can have almost the three of us playing around fighting for stages or fighting, obviously, for the overall as well' says team leader Ben O'Connor ahead of Australian WorldTour opener
Only half a team but a whole lot of hope as Nina Buijsman pushes Human Powered Health up the ranks at the Women's Tour Down Under
News 'We're hoping for a lot, but to get a top 10 in a World Tour race for us … it’s a real victory at this point' says DS Clark Sheehan at the start of the day
'We played the game and it was not good, we lost' – Strong UAE Team ADQ trio takes to front at Women's Tour Down Under but loses final battle with Rüegg
News 'Not nice, but we can also keep our head up – we did everything for it' said DS Michel Cornelisse after team took second, third and fourth on the final stage and GC
'It was the perfect scenario' – Noemi Rüegg overcomes three-pronged attack from UAE Team ADQ to successfully defend Women’s Tour Down Under title
News Defending champion covered every attack to win the stage and title with a powerful sprint against the three teammates
'It could be a miracle if I make it over' - Turning of the screws set to ignite GC jumble on the climbs of Women's Tour Down Under stage 3
Analysis Top 27 riders all sitting within 24 seconds of leader Ally Wollaston, and with two tough late climbs, Monday's final GC battle is wide open
'We'll just hope that the climbing I've been doing over winter is is enough' – Josie Nelson heads into final day of Women's Tour Down Under in second overall after claiming another stage podium spot
News The British rider will soon find out if the pay-off from the hard work can keep rolling into a tough stage 3
'I suffered a lot today' – Ally Wollaston flicks the switch to take control in ultra-tense stage 2 finale of Women's Tour Down Under
News 'I struggled through 99% of that race and when I got to the last 10km my teammate basically just told me to pull myself together' says Wollaston after winning her second stage in a row
From 'a bit of a sideshow' to 'proper start to the season' - The changing shape of the Women's Tour Down Under
Feature "Any result here is meaning more and more, but it also makes it a lot harder to get those results" says three-time winner Amanda Spratt
'Nervous and chaotic' - Josie Nelson powers through hectic sprint finale for podium finish in opening Tour Down Under stage
News First race for several riders with Picnic-PostNL no obstacle for strong collective performance and second place for Nelson
'If the race was a kilometre shorter that would have been better' - After nearly 100km solo Alessia Vigilia caught in sight of line at Women's Tour Down Under
News "I was really over my limits. I really tried it but it was not enough for today," says Uno-X Mobility rider after narrowly missing first WorldTour win.
‘As a sprinter, it's kind of out of your hands’ - Women’s Tour Down Under stage 1 winner Ally Wollaston avoids being trumped by solo break this time
News New Zealander takes first leader’s jersey of Women’s WorldTour race after Alessia Vigilia reeled back in
'I'm sick of losing' – Hunger remains for Chloé Dygert as she starts new season at Tour Down Under
News 'I'll never be the same rider as I was before' says two-time elite women's time trial World Champion but chase for top step continues
The evolution of the Tour Down Under: From training race to charged WorldTour battles
Feature Celebrating one era and carving out the next at Australia’s men's and women's WorldTour opener
'Here to win' as SD Worx-Protime take on first Tour Down Under with Femke Gerritse leading the way
News 'Who will stay the most cool? That rider might very well come out on top' says Gerritse
First-year pro Mackenzie Coupland wins Australia's elite women's road race title with late solo move
Results Ruby Roseman-Gannon second, Neve Bradbury third as Coupland also claims U23 title in combined race at Westbridge Funds Road National Championships in Perth
'It's going to be one hell of a ride' – Brendan Johnston sets off in 4,000km pursuit of fastest known time from Perth to Sydney
Interview Australian gravel professional will have to ride more than 600km a day to top current fastest known time of six days, 10 hours and 58 minutes
Jackson Medway takes solo victory in men's U23 road race at Australian Road National Championships
Results Noah Blannin steps up to second the day after sweeping up third in the criterium
'There could be a massive drop-off' - Jay Vine warns of dramatically narrowing pathways to professionalism for Australian and New Zealanders
Analysis Australian paints gloomy picture for mid-to-long term future for riders from Down Under – with soaring costs providing another layer to the obstacles – but says there may be solutions
Jensen Plowright beats Sam Welsford to Australian elite men's criterium title
Results Kurt Eather sweeps up final podium place
Ruby Roseman-Gannon launches from break to claim elite women's criterium at Australia's Road National Championships
Results Lucinda Stewart claims another national title in Perth, sweeping up U23 jersey with sixth overall
Jack Dohler sweeps up Australia's U23 men's criterium title after winning sprint from five-man break
Results Bradyn Bloch takes second on Northbridge circuit in Perth
Jay Vine reclaims elite men's time trial title at the Australian Road National Championships
Results Oliver Bleddyn takes second as defending champion Luke Plapp slips down results list to eighth
Sophia Sammons dominates women's U23 time trial at Australian Road National Championships
Results Western Australian rider carves out 55 second gap to nearest rival, Sophie Marr
Sarah Gigante back training in the mountains and setting sights on March season start following 2025 broken femur injury
News 'I would have loved to race Nationals, Tour Down Under and Cadel’s, but coming back from injury means you have to respect the process' says the Australian winner of two Giro d'Italia stages
