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Explainer: The UCI and the teams are locked in a power struggle. Why?
The 2020 season is ticking along, but behind the scenes, all is not well in the sport of professional cycling, with an ongoing dispute between the sport’s governing body and the teams continuing to escalate. If you’ve got a passing interest in the sport’s governance, you’ll have seen signs of a widening divide and intensifying …
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Breakaway deception and a leg-lock cramp
MT BULLER, Australia (CT) – The frustration is clear on Ben Hill’s face as he rolls to a stop. He doesn’t want to chat — he’s keen for the day to be done, to be back with his BridgeLane teammates, but, graciously, he stops anyway. “I wasted a lot of energy out there and didn’t …
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The agonising joy of a first pro win
FALLS CREEK, Australia (CT) – Emotion is pouring from Ella Harris. She’s sitting on the tarmac atop Falls Creek, legs splayed out in front of her and head bowed, sobbing loudly and gulping in big breaths of air. The remnants of her breakfast are still visible on her left shoulder. That’s how deep she’s gone. …
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Mads Pedersen, the reluctant world champion
Mads Pedersen strides purposefully through a scrum of tightly packed team vehicles, riders, VIPs, and members of the media. His team press officer walks protectively by his side, shielding the Dane from any unwanted attention. It’s stage 3 of the Tour Down Under, in the Adelaide suburb of Unley, and the world champion is keen …
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Bjarne Riis is back. How are we supposed to feel about that?
ADELAIDE, Australia (CT) — Bjarne Riis is back, wandering the halls of the Hilton Adelaide, slipping between cars at Tour Down Under start lines, smiling for cameras and shaking hands and running a WorldTour team. He’s different, he says. So is cycling. And he’s sorry. And we can trust him. “If I fail again, throw …
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