South African Daryl Impey has finished second on the penultimate and queen stage of the Tour Down Under to take the overall lead on count back with one-day remaining. Crossing the line eight seconds behind Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team), Impey’s third second place of the week paid off as […]

Stifling heat and a tough climb just a few kilometres from the end of the stage meant that most wouldn’t think a sprinter would be in with a chance of taking the win today at the Tour Down Under. The normal rules go out of the window though when the […]

Despite having to come from a long way back, the Italian proved his class and scored a spectacular win in Victor Harbor. 18-Jan-2018: Elia Viviani was the man of the day in the Tour Down Under, capitalizing on his teammates’ excellent work as well as his fantastic speed and cunningness […]

As the Tour Down Under really began to hot up, so did the weather. With temperatures predicted to exceed forty degrees celsius, the race organisers made the decision to shorten stage 3 of the race to a little more than 120km under the UCI’s Extreme Weather Protocol. While the stage […]

Stage two winner Caleb Ewan has finished third on a stifling hot stage three of the Tour Down Under to retain the race lead by 10seconds. It’s the first time in history Ewan has retained the jersey for consecutive days having held it for one-day in the past two editions. […]

Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan has added to his stage tally at the Tour Down Under, with an impressive win on stage two into Stirling today whilst teammate Daryl Impey capped off the perfect day for Mitchelton-SCOTT finishing in second. The full Mitchelton-SCOTT train could be seen near the front of […]

Temperatures were rising and the terrain at the Tour Down Under was getting tougher. Seeing how hard the day’s breakaway was suffering in the heat, the peloton let the sun do the work for them, taking it easier to conserve energy for the uphill finish as the escape fell apart. […]

“DESCENT” – Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker details his descent into his doping in cycling and his climb back out. Fascinating read.  And for those who think doping is only Lance Armstrong, his story should open your eyes.  The book starts out dramatically on page one where he describes his hotel […]

The following teams have been chosen to take part in the 9th edition of the Tour of Oman:

Northwave signs 22-year old Frenchman Cosnefroy in his pro debut season with the Ag2R La Mondiale colors. He  is one of the best prospects in the road cycling, as the silver medal at the European Champs and the World triumph in Norway in a two-month stand to show. Northwave’s load of […]