Sophie Smith

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Australian Caleb Ewan of Lotto DSTNY pictured at the start of stage 7 of the Tour de France cycling race a 1699 km race from MontdeMarsan to Bordeaux France Friday 07 July 2023 This years Tour de France takes place from 01 to 23 July 2023 BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS Photo by JASPER JACOBS BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by JASPER JACOBSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
’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'

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Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) abandoned the Tour de France on stage 13
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

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Michal Kwiatkowski on his way to winning state 13 at the Tour de France
'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

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Australian Jai Hindley of BoraHansgrohe pictured during stage 9 of the Tour de France cycling race a 1824 km race from SaintLeonarddeNoblat to Puy de Dome France Sunday 09 July 2023 This years Tour de France takes place from 01 to 23 July 2023 BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM Photo by DIRK WAEM BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DIRK WAEMBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
'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

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ISSOIRE, FRANCE - JULY 11: Dylan Groenewegen of The Netherlands and Team Jayco-AlUla crosses the finish line during the stage ten of the 110th Tour de France 2023 a 167.2km stage from Vulcania to Issoire / #UCIWT / on July 11, 2023 in Issoire, France. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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

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Mark Cavendish (centre) with his lead-out man Cees Bol (right) at the Tour de France
'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

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Tour de France: Sam Welsford of Team dsm-firmenich before stage 4
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

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ISSOIRE, FRANCE - JULY 11: Ben O'connor of Australia and Ag2R Citroën Team competes in the breakaway during the stage ten of the 110th Tour de France 2023 a 167.2km stage from Vulcania to Issoire / #UCIWT / on July 11, 2023 in Issoire, France. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
‘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

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ISSOIRE FRANCE JULY 11 Pello Bilbao of Spain and Team Bahrain Victorious celebrates at podium as stage winner and dedicates the victory to his teammate Gino Mder of Switzerland during the stage ten of the 110th Tour de France 2023 a 1672km stage from Vulcania to Issoire UCIWT on July 11 2023 in Issoire France Photo by Michael SteeleGetty Images
'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'

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Tadej Pogacar in action on the Puy de Dome
'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

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Jai Hindley on stage 9 of the 2023 Tour de France
Jai Hindley reflects on first week at debut Tour de France

By Sophie Smith Published

The Australian sits comfortably third behind Vingegaard and Pogačar

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Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) on stage 1 of the Tour de France
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

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A dejected Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) after stage 2 of the Tour de France
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

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George Bennett
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

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Lauren Kitchen with team FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope in Australia in 2020
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

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OOSTENDE BELGIUM JANUARY 31 Heinrich Haussler of Australia Sea Sand Beach during the 72nd UCI CycloCross World Championships Oostende 2021 Men Elite UCICX CXWorldCup Ostend2021 CX on January 31 2021 in Oostende Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
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

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Australian time trial champion Luke Durbridge (Mitchelton-Scott) on stage 6 of the 2019 Tour of Britain
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

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Richie Porte
Richie Porte: The door was always open at Ineos Grenadiers

By Sophie Smith Published

Features 'They knew that I needed to go and do my own thing for a couple of years'

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PLOUAY FRANCE AUGUST 25 Arrival Michael Matthews of Australia and Team Sunweb Celebration Soigneur during the 84th Bretagne Classic OuestFrance 2020 a 2478km race from Plouay to Plouay GrandPrixPlouay GPPlouay on August 25 2020 in Plouay France Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Matthews twice tests negative for COVID-19 after Giro d'Italia exit

By Sophie Smith Published

News 'This doesn't mean Monday's test was a proven false positive' say Team Sunweb

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Richie Porte gets some podium time
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

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Trek-Segafredo’s Richie Porte rode to third place on stage 15, which finished on the Grand Colombier, and moved the Australian climber up to sixth overall at the 2020 Tour de France
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

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Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) crashed on stage 4 of the Dauphine
CPA fires back at riders after criticism following Dauphine crash

By Sophie Smith Published

News 'To say that the CPA is useless is unacceptable'

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Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo)
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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Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan wins stage 2 of the 2020 UAE Tour in February
Caleb Ewan to make racing return at Milano-Torino

By Sophie Smith Published

Procycling 'I'm good at getting ready for racing without racing' says Australian sprinter with focus on Saturday's Milan-San Remo

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Race leader Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) attacks on the gravel section of La Planche des Belles Filles on stage 6 of the 2019 Tour de France, prompting a reaction from French compatriot Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ)
Lockdown could lead to faster Tour de France, predicts Sunweb director

By Sophie Smith Published

News 'You could also see guys running out of legs in the last week'

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