Things took a turn for the worse when a text message started flashing up on the phones of excited participants.
The Australian professional cyclist is a day from Sydney – and is on track to smash the record for riding around Australia.
After 140 years,NSW Cycling is pedalling towards an inglorious ending,mired in a Supreme Court dispute between two entities that both claim to be its board.
It was a glittering result for Team Australia in an un-glittering setting,with organisers abandoning the Olympics’ picturesque cycling course for one in a satellite town.
Matthew Richardson’s decision to change allegiance from Australia to Great Britain has received support from some of those who know him best.
There wasn’t much joy for the Australians in the men’s road race,but one described it as ‘the coolest race I’ve ever done.’
Jai Hindley headlines the group of six Australians who will start the 111th Tour de France on Saturday – a race defending champion Jonas Vingegaard enters on the back of a death-defying crash.
The SBS commentator is looking forward to this year’s epic race,which for the first time in 100 years isn’t finishing on the fabled Champs-Elysees.
There are some gripping shows to catch before the world’s two biggest cycling races for male and female cyclists.
An embarrassing miscalculation by an opponent just before the finish line in the final stage of the Tour of Britain handed Ruby Roseman-Gannon her first WorldTour triumph.
Experts say training in this high-tech space - the only sport centre for aerodynamics in the southern hemisphere - could shave seconds off race times for athletes at the Paralympics.