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AusCycling, Features, Opinion and analysis, politics - November 26, 2019

What happens if road and track vote no to AusCycling?

As things currently stand, it looks unlikely that road and track cycling will be part of the AusCycling initiative to join Australias cycling disciplines. Cycling NSW and WestCycle indicated earlier this month that theyll vote against the proposal in its current form and just last week Cycling Tasmania announced that it too would vote no. …

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The bike race that never happened

A territory torn in two. A bike race through the centre of a stricken city. This is the story of the cancelled Hong Kong Hammer Series finale.

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The latest on AusCycling: An open letter from Cycling Australia

AusCycling is an ambitious initiative that seeks to unify cycling disciplines in Australia. The goal is to increase the sport’s commercial opportunities, reduce inefficiencies that exist in the current system, and to grow the sport at all levels. The project has been more than 18 months in the making and is now entering a crucial …

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Culture, Features, Iran, politics - September 4, 2019

The big lie: What it’s like to ride illegally as a woman in Iran

The freedom to ride a bicycle is a simple pleasure most of us take for granted. For some women, though, it isn’t quite so simple. Iran may have fielded a national women’s cycling team for many years now, but take to the streets on two wheels and life can quickly get complicated. Especially since leader …

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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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