Tim Merlier pipped Jonathan Milan on stage three of the Tour de France with Saturday's stage winner Jasper Philipsen forced out of the race after a brutal fall.
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Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel sped to his first Tour de France stage win for four years to take the yellow jersey from teammate Jasper Philipsen.
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Jasper Philipsen won a chaotic opening stage of the Tour de France to take the first yellow jersey of the race with the help of Australian Kaden Groves.
Perth's Ben O'Connor will make cycling history as the first overall contender from this country racing for the Australian team at the Tour de France.
Roger Vaughan
Ben O'Connor will make Australian cycling history at the Tour de France, as the first general classification contender to race for a team from his own country.
As a two-time winner of the Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard is one of cycling’s biggest names with a mountain of fans. But not many of those have stayed at his parent’s house in Denmark.
Rourke Walsh
Bunbury mountain bike rider Connor Wright has the world - or the mountain tops - at his feet as he prepares to mount an Olympic challenge.
Glen Quartermain
Tadej Pogacar has produced a dominant display ahead of his Tour de France defence by winning the Criterium du Dauphine for the first time.
Australian cycling star Michael Matthews has stopped all physical activity because of a pulmonary embolism, ruling him out of the Tour de France.
A new RAC survey — to be released today — reveals the biggest reasons for and against getting on a bike, according to cyclists.
Dylan Caporn
The two greatest stage racers in world cycling have battled out the first chapter of the Criterium du Dauphine with Tadej Pogacar outsprinting Jonas Vingegaard.
British rider Simon Yates has cruised to overall victory in the Giro d'Italia, finally winning the race that had eluded him so often.
Chris Harper has earned the biggest win of his career at the Giro d'Italia - but the Australian was even happier for sensational champion-elect Simon Yates.
Ian Chadband
Nicolas Prodhomme celebrated the biggest victory of his career but it is all going to plan for Giro leader Isaac Del Toro who stayed on course in the Alps.
Isaac Del Toro was content to take a back seat to Nico Denz in the Giro's 18th stage ahead of two tough mountain stages.
Leader Isaac del Toro has reclaimed the initiative with a stage win in the Giro d'Italia but two Australian riders, Jay Vine and Luke Plapp, abandoned the race.
Glenn Moore
The Dolomites have thinned the contenders for the maglia rosa with Primoz Roglic quitting and Isaac del Toro struggling but Aussie Michael Storer remains.
Mexican Isaac Del Toro closed down repeated attacks on the two climbs of the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia to maintain his lead going into the final week.
Australian sprinter Kaden Groves won a sprint finish at the Giro d'Italia - but the frustration was that it was only for second place.
Denmark's former world champ Mads Pedersen has won his fourth stage of the Giro d'Italia, too powerful for his pursuers in an uphill sprint in Vicenza.
Flying Dutchman Olav Kooij has won the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Australian sprint ace Kaden Groves had to settle for fifth in the mass finish.
Former Giro d'Italia champion Richard Carapaz has shown he's a 2025 contender too with a brilliant stage win as Luke Plapp's effort in the breakaway fell short.
A trio of Australians made the top ten in the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia, but none were as quick in the 28.6km time-trial as Dutch winner Daan Hoole.
Giro d'Italia favourite Primoz Roglic has crashed on stage nine while Australia's top hope Michael Storer has also had his chances damaged after a spill.
