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Use No.348 for a velodrome...
01/06/2026

Use No.348 for a velodrome...

Jai now has the full set of podium spots at the Giro. Time for the Le Tour de France and La Vuelta 👊
31/05/2026

Jai now has the full set of podium spots at the Giro. Time for the Le Tour de France and La Vuelta 👊

Australian Jai Hindley finishes third at the Giro d'Italia, while Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard adds a title in Rome to his victories in France and Spain.

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Sonny Clissold this morning. I met Sonny up in Moree just over a decade ago when wr...
23/05/2026

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Sonny Clissold this morning. I met Sonny up in Moree just over a decade ago when writing a story for Bicycling Australia (link attached). We’d never met before, but he welcomed me warmly into his home, gave me a cuppa, showed me some of his many cycling mementos (and statues in his back yard!) and we talked for a quite a few hours. Some of the stories he shared with me! What a character. RIP Sonny.

It may have been home to the Sutton Brothers, not to mention one of the nation’s largest annual track carnivals. But with just seven Cycling Australia registered members, today the NSW town of Moree has one of the smallest cycling clubs in the land. Peter Maniaty visited recently to find out if si...

Righty then Aussies, this is getting interesting 👀
20/05/2026

Righty then Aussies, this is getting interesting 👀

Three Aussies are now in the GC top 10 after Blockhaus... and while Vingegaard looked good, he didn't look THAT much bet...
15/05/2026

Three Aussies are now in the GC top 10 after Blockhaus... and while Vingegaard looked good, he didn't look THAT much better than everyone else, suggesting this Giro could get very interesting in the coming fortnight 👀 🙌

An incredible Top🔟 today: check out the full rankings on our website!

Una Top🔟 incredibile quella di oggi: scopri le classifiche complete sul sito!

👉 https://www.giroditalia.it/classifiche/

"I cannot believe what we have just witnessed." Even by Giro standards that stage was nuts 🥜 Crashes, wrong turns, comeb...
13/05/2026

"I cannot believe what we have just witnessed." Even by Giro standards that stage was nuts 🥜 Crashes, wrong turns, comebacks. Bonkers.

Aussies have performed well here in recent Giro d'Italia's. Here’s hoping they can do again on Friday's Stage 7. Article...
11/05/2026

Aussies have performed well here in recent Giro d'Italia's. Here’s hoping they can do again on Friday's Stage 7. Article link in the comments 👇

Aussies have performed well here in Giros past. Here’s hoping they can do again on Friday's Stage 7.

Another crash for Jay Vine, hopefully he’ll be okay, they’re coming thick and fast in 2026 after getting whacked by a ka...
09/05/2026

Another crash for Jay Vine, hopefully he’ll be okay, they’re coming thick and fast in 2026 after getting whacked by a kangaroo at the TDU 😞

More heartbreak for Jay Vine as the Australian climber has been forced out of the Giro d'Italia after a heavy crash during the rain-soaked second stage in Bulgaria, continuing a brutal run of bad luck for the UAE Team Emirates rider.

Vine was taken away on a stretcher before being transported to hospital, while teammate Marc Soler also required medical assessment.

Team leader Adam Yates also crashed but managed to finish the stage bloodied and covered in mud, but it leaves his general classification hopes effectively over after losing more than 12 minutes.

All the best for a quick recovery, Jay. 😢

Thanks to Gradient Blue for their support of our Giro coverage.

Get the pasta, pizza and chianti ready and prepare for your annual dose of May sleep deprivation. Giro d'Italia
04/05/2026

Get the pasta, pizza and chianti ready and prepare for your annual dose of May sleep deprivation. Giro d'Italia

With Tadej enjoying some R&R before the Tour, this year’s Giro d’Italia is Jonas Vingegaard’s to lose.

Very sad to hear the news of Alex Zanardi's passing. I was fortunate enough to interview him 10 years ago for Bicycling ...
02/05/2026

Very sad to hear the news of Alex Zanardi's passing. I was fortunate enough to interview him 10 years ago for Bicycling Australia in the lead up to the Rio Paralympic Games. He was very generous with his time and very candid. RIP to an extraordinary human who achieved extraordinary things despite several horrific crashes on four wheels, and then two 😢

Find a Paralympian and chances are you’ll find an inspirational story. But few can match the tale of champion racing-driver-turned-hand-cyclist, Alex Zanardi.

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