Cycling

Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer in critical condition after serious head injury in women’s junior road race at the world championship

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Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer in critical condition after serious head injury in women’s junior road race at the world championship

Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer has sustained a serious head injury after she fell heavily during the women’s junior road race at the world championships in Zurich. The sport’s governing UCI said the 18-year-old was airlifted immediately to hospital by an emergency helicopter on Thursday, but the reason behind her fall has not yet been determined. … Read more

Biker Hit With 86 Tickets After Posting Reckless Riding Videos Online

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Biker Hit With 86 Tickets After Posting Reckless Riding Videos Online

Police in Denmark charged a motorcyclist with 86 separate moving violations over the weekend, adding excessive speed, endangering others, even “riding on the rear wheel,” to his rap sheet. Danish authorities, however, were absolutely dumbfounded by one unique factor of the case: Most of the evidence came from the motorcyclist himself, thanks to his helmet-mounted GoPro. … Read more

Here’s How Toyota Gazoo Racing Built A One-Off Zero-Emission Racer

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Here’s How Toyota Gazoo Racing Built A One-Off Zero-Emission Racer

Toyota has built some pretty incredible racers in its time. Cars like the Toyota Celica ST185 triumphed in World Rally in the 1990s and the TS050 Hybrid has become a formidable Le Mans racer for the Toyota Gazoo Racing team. Now, the Japanese team has a new racer that’s ready to conquer the streets of … Read more

Australia rocked by Olympic silver medallist Matthew Richardson’s ‘surprise’ nationality switch to UK

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Australia rocked by Olympic silver medallist Matthew Richardson’s ‘surprise’ nationality switch to UK

Australian track sprinter Matthew Richardson has announced he will switch nationalities and compete for Great Britain at future international events. Richardson won silver for Australia in the individual sprint and the keirin, as well as bronze in the team sprint, in a brilliant performance at the Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old was born in Maidstone, England, … Read more

Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer win silver and bronze in chaotic keirin final

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Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer win silver and bronze in chaotic keirin final

Australian duo Matthew Richardson and Matthew Glaetzer have won silver and bronze respectively in a chaotic keirin final on Sunday night (AEST). Richardson looked a sneaky chance of taking gold, but Dutch great Harrie Lavreysen had too much power during the blistering sprint. Richardson, who had already won a silver and bronze in Paris, finished … Read more

Australia surpasses greatest ever Olympics with historic day of gold medals

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Australia surpasses greatest ever Olympics with historic day of gold medals

Australia is celebrating after surpassing the country’s greatest ever Olympics result with a historic day of gold medals in Paris. Super sailor Matt Wearn went back-to-back when he held on to win a dramatic men’s dinghy final that was restarted after it was initially abandoned close to the finish, and skateboard star Keegan Palmer also … Read more

American cyclist Chloe Dygert is finally an Olympic champion after a career-threatening injury

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American cyclist Chloe Dygert is finally an Olympic champion after a career-threatening injury

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France — The scars from the career-threatening injury to her thigh were covered by the blue warmup she wore onto the medal stand inside the Olympic velodrome, though the bandage covering the three stitches on Chloe Dygert’s chin — courtesy of her crash during the road race at the Paris Games — were very … Read more

Aussie BMX superstar Saya Sakakibara overcomes health issue in return from Tokyo Games nightmare

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Aussie BMX superstar Saya Sakakibara overcomes health issue in return from Tokyo Games nightmare

Australia’s BMX gun Saya Sakakibara has stunned Paris 2024 with an amazing return to the Olympic stage. Not only that, she did it with the ghosts of the past still haunting her and a fresh health issue that interrupted her preparation. Following the Tokyo Games where she crashed and was carried away in a stretcher, … Read more

US BMX star Alise Willoughby aims for first gold at her fourth Olympics after triumph and tragedy

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US BMX star Alise Willoughby aims for first gold at her fourth Olympics after triumph and tragedy

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France — Alise Willoughby is back at the Summer Olympics for the fourth time, trying to win the gold medal that not only has escaped her own grasp but that of her husband, Sam, a standout BMX racer in his own right until a fluke crash left him paralyzed. They’ve experienced everything together — … Read more

Gold medallist Grace Brown pays ‘special visit’ to Olympic teammate Luke Plapp in hospital after shocking crash

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Gold medallist Grace Brown pays ‘special visit’ to Olympic teammate Luke Plapp in hospital after shocking crash

Australian gold medallist Grace Brown has paid a visit to Olympic cycling teammate Luke Plapp in hospital after he crashed out of the men’s time trial on Sunday morning (AEST). Plapp was rushed into surgery after coming off his bike and suffering an abdominal injury after the 13.1km checkmark in the race. Disturbing video footage … Read more