At 101 years old, the Tour de France is still an event of immense beauty and suffering. This year’s race promises to be one of the most exciting in recent memory, writes Iain Treloar. Fields filled with sunflowers and jagged peaks scraping the sky rush by, as a technicolour peloton threads a tarmac ribbon through
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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 ‘Get directions’ to ride from Google Maps Australia There’ll be no more longing glances at that little bike icon in Google maps, as the app launched this week in Australia. While great news for lost riders tackling unfamiliar terrain all
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Your links to the week’s top bike news. Local news Fighting on many fronts Following the recent rally on the steps of Victorian parliament, Bicycle Network Victoria broadens its campaign to bring back the bike budget. get the full scoop >> $25 million for Brisbane riders The Brisbane City Council has included $25 million for
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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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