Sophie Smith
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’Insensitive, dangerous’: Ewan’s management slams criticism from Lotto-Dstny boss
By Sophie Smith published
News Caleb Ewan’s agent Jason Bakker has leapt to the defence of the Australian sprinter at time of 'low ebb'

Lotto-Dstny manager strongly criticises Caleb Ewan after Tour de France abandon
By Alasdair Fotheringham, Sophie Smith published
News 'I don't know how to handle this sort of character' says Stéphane Heulot

'It's all upside down' - Kwiatkowski ditches bidons for breakaway win at Tour de France
By Sophie Smith published
News Ineos rider bounces back from worst day at this year’s Tour to win atop the Grand Colombier

'Expect the unexpected' - Jai Hindley tips Tour de France GC battle to play out until Paris
By Sophie Smith published
News Bora-Hansgrohe rider 'pretty keen' to take on the Alps but won't divulge the team plan for defining mountain stages ahead

Groenewegen sees Tour de France duel with Philipsen as 'fight until Paris'
By Sophie Smith published
News Jayco AlUla sprinter thought victory was within his grasp on stage 11 in Moulins

'We really miss him' – Astana reset after Mark Cavendish's Tour de France exit
By Sophie Smith published
News Team consultant Mark Renshaw says Cees Bol will be one of the best-prepared sprinters in the race with his help

Sam Welsford sets sights on Tour de France sprint stage in Moulins
By Sophie Smith published
News Australian hopes to take road form to Track Worlds as he works toward once again making Olympic team

‘Hand on heart racing’ as O’Connor bounces back at Tour de France
By Sophie Smith published
News Australian rider disappointed to finish third on stage 10, but gutsy ride signalled a return to form

'For Gino': Bilbao dedicates Tour de France stage win to Mäder
By Sophie Smith, Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Basque rider reveals his family helped him deal with unimaginable grief in the lead-up to Tour de France, team says win 'is a huge relief'

'We drop the bombs': Game on for Pogacar at Tour de France
By Sophie Smith published
News Tadej Pogačar ready for whatever Jonas Vingegaard's Jumbo-Visma team throws at him

Jai Hindley reflects on first week at debut Tour de France
By Sophie Smith published
The Australian sits comfortably third behind Vingegaard and Pogačar

Ben O’Connor - ‘The simple matter is I’m not good enough at the moment, weirdly’
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian Tour de France GC hopeful loses time again on stage 2, still strives toward top ten target

Matthews: My legs just totally exploded on the Mûr-de-Bretagne
By Sophie Smith published
News Team BikeExchange rider rues missing second chance at Tour de France victory on testing stage 2 finish

George Bennett picks Giro d'Italia over Tour de France
By Sophie Smith published
News New Zealand champion says he's not going to be an authoritarian leader in Italian Grand Tour

Kitchen races nationals before returning to uncertainty of European racing
By Sophie Smith published
News 'It’s a bit extreme over there now so I don’t know what to expect' says rider

Heinrich Haussler finding form after COVID-19
By Sophie Smith published
News Bahrain Victorious rider ready to take on the Classics after intensity of cyclo-cross delivers boost

Durbridge determined to challenge Dennis for Olympic Games time trial spot
By Sophie Smith published
News Team BikeExchange rider on Matthews and racing the Santos Festival of Cycling

Richie Porte: The door was always open at Ineos Grenadiers
By Sophie Smith published
Feature 'They knew that I needed to go and do my own thing for a couple of years'

Matthews twice tests negative for COVID-19 after Giro d'Italia exit
By Sophie Smith last updated
News 'This doesn't mean Monday's test was a proven false positive' say Team Sunweb

Tour Down Under assessing plans to proceed with January races
By Sophie Smith published
News Current travel to and from Australia still restricted due to coronavirus controls

Porte and Matthews to lead Australia at World Championships road race
By Sophie Smith published
News Hayman set to take over from the team car on Sunday

CPA fires back at riders after criticism following Dauphine crash
By Sophie Smith published
News 'To say that the CPA is useless is unacceptable'

Richie Porte: Chris Froome still has the engine to win fifth Tour de France
By Sophie Smith published
News Australian heads to the Tour after 'shock to the system' at the Dauphiné
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