Cadel Evans, winner of the 2011 Tour de France, is now indisputably a giant of Australian sport. After he became a World Champion in 2009, Simon Vincett met a self-contained, intently focused man who still loves to ride. A family snapshot shows Cadel aged seven or eight pulling a mono on his BMX out in
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After a bit of psyching up, Quentin Frayne entered the fray of veterans racing. Bike racing? That’s for super-fit, super-fast young guns with thighs like sides of lamb, isn’t it? It’s riding in enormous packs at breakneck speed into those spectacularly dangerous bunch sprints we see on telly at Tour de France time. It’s victory
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We can’t get enough of Danny MacAskill. Here he is exploring Capetown… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHLtVhTaZjA&feature=player_embedded] Connect with Ride On on Facebook. Ride On content is editorially independent, but is supported financially by members of Bicycle Network. If you enjoy our articles and want to support the future publication of high-quality content, please consider helping out
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This awesome video of trials rider Danny MacAskill will make you cringe. Jumping off stone walls, balancing on rails and incredible control of his bike is what makes this Scottish street trials pro rider the best of the best. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&feature=related] And here is behind-the-scenes look at the making of the above video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3547uGVVZw] Connect with
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Just how numb can your bum get? Christy Harris is more qualified to answer than most, finds Emma Clark. “My whole body is aching as I hurtle around a sharp turn. Bleary-eyed, gripping the handlebars tightly, more mud spatters into my face. Legs are burning. My hand cramps as I reach for the water bottle.
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