Grace Brown has won Australia’s first medal at the Olympics, taking home gold in the women’s individual time trial. The 32-year-old blitzed the field in wet and rainy conditions to seal the first medal of her career in what will be her last Olympics. Brown finished fourth in Tokyo, but nothing was stopping her from … Read more
NICE, France — Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for the third time and celebrated in style with a victory in Sunday’s final stage — a time trial ending in Nice. The 25-year-old Slovenian rider became the first cyclist to secure the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the same year since the … Read more
SAINT-VULBAS, France — Mark Cavendish wrote a new chapter of Tour de France history in what is expected to be his last appearance at cycling’s biggest race. The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Cavendish … Read more
The Arrow McLaren IndyCar team will replace Alexander Rossi with Danish driver Christian Lundgaard at the end of the 2024 season, ending the 2016 Indy 500 winner’s two-year tenure in Papaya orange colors. The move is an interesting one, as Rossi clearly still has the drive and talent (though maybe not the luck) needed to … Read more
You don’t need a PhD in physics to understand that it’s worse for a driver to hit you with a truck than a sedan. They’re just heavier, meaning they hit you with more force. Still, while reading the Conversation’s recent article on how our current approach to road safety is outdated, one of the statistics … Read more
One of road cycling’s biggest names is the lure for Tour Down Under boss Stuart O’Grady to help celebrate the event’s 25th birthday. The Tour race director, who won the first edition in 1999, said at Monday’s route reveal in Adelaide that he is targeting a top rider to headline the January 18-26 milestone race. … Read more
Photo: Jordan Siemens (Getty Images) There’s an ongoing surge in bicycle theft that struck even before the pandemic arrived in 2020. The resulting uptick in cycling and retail bike sales that year served as an accelerant to thrust bike-related crimes to all-time highs. Wired sought the expertise of a bike hunter to learn what was … Read more
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Image: Valtteri Bottas Factory Toyota Hypercar racer Mike Conway will miss out on his 11th start at the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a cycling incident this week has left him with broken ribs and a fractured collarbone. Another high-profile cycling incident saw IndyCar driver David Malukas nerfed from his freshly inked contract with … Read more
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