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Guest Post: Fabian Dal Santo kindly set the following post in regarding what seems a brutal cycling event. But the Aussies toughed it out and did very well. Follow the links to get an idea of the event. I’m sure not going to be complaining about my 45 minute RPM class tomorrow.
Thanks Fabian.
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Via the very web 1.0 Cyclingnews (third item).
Australian online tourism company, Roamfree.com, backed by former Australian Rules footballer turned businessmen Tony Smith, has announced that it will commit $20 million into setting up an Australian team, with the aim of obtaining a ProTour licence for 2009 in order to compete in the Tour de France. [...]

The first week of the 2007 Tour de France ended with a win for Tom Boonen, neatly bookending this sprinters festival with the first stage win of Robbie McEwen. While there were surprises in how the wins came, the reality was that the crème de la crème of the sport still took them and those [...]

Australia’s host broadcaster SBS has just launched it’s dedicated online portal for all things Tour de France. The site will host live race commentary, updates, video, text and a discussion forum.
Of course no multimedia effort is complete without a blog or two and this one is no different, with Mike Tomalaris giving us his point [...]

By now any casual sporting fan will have heard of the doping problem in cycling, so I’ll just link to this article by Chicago Tribune columnist Philip Hersh for a brief summation.
Yep, it’s big, but other sporting fans need to realise that cycling is the only sport airing it’s dirty laundry in this way. [...]

A post by the Divine Miss Crazybrave Zoe reminded me that I’ve been intending to update Sideliners about my son’s burgeoning soccer career. Particularly as he’s got a shiner to show for yesterday’s efforts (and no, it was not from me whacking him – he copped a ball in the face off a kids’ boot. [...]

I was going to win today or die trying
And of course he won.
Pro Cycling is not a mainstream sport in this country so some context is needed when describing what this win is all about. Think Wimbledon. Think Augusta. Roubaix is regarded as the Queen of the Classics and is the prize for riders [...]

Experience the magic that is Critical Mass – and encourage the State Government (and opposition) to do more to support cycling – and walking and public transport, by riding over that lovely Bridge thingummy in Sydney.
5:30pm Friday 24 November
Meet: Hyde Park Fountain (north end)
Arrive: In your own, human powered, individual way, or with help from [...]

One of the purest climbers in running or cycling in Australia, and though unsung, also one of this countries best all round athletes, Paul Crake, crashed during a stage of the Tour of Southland in New Zealand and was badly injured. Today brings us news that he may be paralysed.
Australian athlete Paul Crake is paralysed [...]

The Australian Cycling Federation has announced the finalists for the cyclist of the year awards. Among the list are these three riders, you may have heard of them.
Cadel Evans
In 2006 Cadel equalled the highest overall placing ever by an Australian at the Tour de France finishing the three week epic in fifth place. During the [...]