There’s nothing quite like the Tour de France. Iain Treloar runs you through the route, the riders and the romance of this iconic event. The Tour de France is a daily drama with an entire nation its stage, and a transfixed global audience. Now in its 103rd year, this venerable race has seen it all:
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The affable uber-domestique, Jens Voigt, who suffered nobly in the service of so many team leaders, is coming to centre stage in Australia. Ahead of the upcoming The Tour on Stage, he told Ride On of the highlights and insights of his long career. RO: Do you still ride for fun? Voigt: It’s coming back
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Commentator, writer and Tour de France aficionado Matthew Keenan tells Melissa Heagney how dreams can come true—even if they have to change a little. Name: Matthew Keenan Age: 40 Job: Cycling commentator The excitement was too much. An 8-year-old Matthew Keenan just couldn’t wait to see what Santa had left under the Christmas tree. It was
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With the 2015 professional season now underway, Iain Treloar runs you through the classic cycling races worth losing sleep over. To casual viewers, the men’s professional cycling calendar has been dominated by a select few races. Until recently, this was because broadcast options for Australian viewers were limited, with the season pivoting around the biggest
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Can riders do more for friendlier roads? Associate Professor Craig Fry from Victoria University’s Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing writes in The Conversation that while drivers and the media aren’t always fair towards bike riders, riders who merely
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Bike theft on the rise The past six months has seen a spate of bike thefts in inner Melbourne. Victoria Police urge riders and bike shop owners to secure their bikes with sturdy locks (see Ride On‘s top locks here) and to
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Wednesday. Local news Rule of the road With the number of bike riders on Victoria’s roads booming, the state government is conducting a review of the road rules with the aim to make the roads more accommodating for all users. They are
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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 week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news Edgy first week of le Tour Orica GreenEDGE have ruled the podium in the first week of the Tour de France with Aussie team member Simon Gerrans taking the Stage 3 win before the whole team triumphed in the
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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local news Sydney to Newcastle Challenge announced Bicycle Network yesterday released the first details about it’s exciting new challenge ride, to be held 16 February 2014. Get the full scoop >> Sydney’s Kent Street bike lanes delayed The O’Farrell government has delayed the completion of
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