The 100th Tour de France promises to be a magnificent and epic spectacle, writes Stephen Huntley. Supreme bike-riding athletes, stunning scenery, frenzied spectators, dramatic moments of terrible agony and overwhelming ecstasy, and all played out night after night for three spell-binding weeks; welcome to le Tour de France 2013. And this year’s Tour is
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news RACV Great Vic rolls into Gippsland 4,000 keen bike riders, including 1,400 school students, have descended on Gippsland for the 29th annual RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride. They’ve had a rough couple of days with the weather, but are having a
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news Evans: let’s move on and look to the future With the Tour de France turning 100 in 2013 and the race route revealed, Australian cycling champion Cadel Evans says that while Lancegate has been “difficult to deal with” it’s time
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Your links to the week’s top bike news. Local news Look before opening VicRoads has launched a new sticker campaign to combat car dooring. Dooring is one fo the greatest concerns for commuters and road riders. To see why, check out this footage submitted by a reader who was doored outside Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, on
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With Cadel the firm favourite and an Australian team riding for the first time, this year’s Tour is going to be a thrill ride, writes Stephen Huntley. It’s hard to believe nearly a year has passed since Cadel Evan’s famous Tour de France victory. His popular win was viewed at the time as a triumph for gritty
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