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AusCycling explained: Australian cycling’s future or well-meaning pipe-dream?

Australian cycling is in the midst of its biggest change in recent memory. After years of division between the various cycling disciplines, there’s a concerted push to unify Australian cycling in a way it’s never been before. Initially dubbed “One Cycling” and now known as “AusCycling”, the project seeks to dissolve Cycling Australia (responsible for …

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Melbourne’s bike share scheme to be scrapped

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Melbourne’s bike share scheme will be scrapped due to a lack of use, the Victorian state government announced on Friday. Introduced in 2010, the scheme reportedly costs $2 million a year to run but currently averages just one ride per bike per day. The system comprises 600 bikes spread across 50 docking stations throughout inner …

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A gravel proposal: Let’s rethink finish lines

Slumped under the shade of a ponderosa, covered in a mixture of dust and sweat with my left arm hung in a sling, I pulled out my video camera and grumbled, “This is what happens when you gravel race.” It was the final stage of the Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder — a five-day point-to-point riding …

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2019 Tour de France, Culture, Features, Racing -

Nine things I learned from not covering the Tour de France

For the first time in six years, our own Dave Everett missed covering the Tour de France. What did he learn about the race watching on TV from home?

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2019 Tour de France, Culture, Features, mountain biking, Racing -

Top four mountain bike jumps in Tour de France history

On stage 10 of the 2019 Tour de France, in what is becoming something of a tradition, a mountain biker jumped over the peloton. Some people think this stunt is an accident waiting to happen, that it’s highly irresponsible. Others think it’s inspirational. Some simply think it animates the Tour. For many mountain bikers these …

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