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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The week’s top bike news from around the world, brought to you every Friday. Local Evans’ Tour disappointment could mean Olympic gold BMC doctor Max Testa claims that while a stomach bug has all but ruined the Aussie champ’s chances to wear the yellow jersey in Paris, Cadel Evans will be in peak form to
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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 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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Links to the week’s top bike news. Local news Rally to bring back the Vic bike budget Calling all Victorians: join the ‘Bike Budget – Bring it Back!’ rally, Victorian Parliament steps, 7.30-8.30am, Thursday 21 June. Bike riders from across the age, ability and political spectrums will rally on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House next week
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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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