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Yarra City Council decided to commence roadworks to narrow the protected bike lanes on Elizabeth Street in Richmond.

Bobcat and protesters take to Richmond bike corridor being narrowed for car spaces

Cyclists protested on Monday morning as Yarra City Council began works to shrink Richmond bike lanes for car parking, despite safety warnings from advocates.

  • Rachael Dexter

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A kangaroo causes chaos at the Tour Down Under.

‘I’ve never seen that before’: Kangaroo chaos on final stage of Tour Down Under

The Tour Down Under lived up to its name when a kangaroo barged through the peloton. Australian rider Jay Vine was in the lead at the time and felled by the collision.

  • Roger Vaughan
Mackenzie Coupland has claimed the women’s elite road championship in Perth.

WA’s Coupland claims road championship title in tight finish

Western Australian cyclist Mackenzie Coupland has scored a popular hometown win after taking out the women’s elite road championship in Perth.

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Olympic gold medallist Sam Welsford will return to Perth for the Australian road cycling championships.

‘I look up to Caleb’: Perth cyclist’s new contract advice

Sam Welsford will be one of the riders to watch this week at the Australian road cycling championships in his home city of Perth.

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Aspect Studios designers Scott Badham (left) and Jason Packenham test the ramp for the first time before its Tuesday opening.

‘Much more than a ramp’: Newest addition to Sydney Harbour Bridge opens to cyclists

The opening on Tuesday of the 170-metre-long ramp at the Coathanger’s northern end means cyclists no longer have to lug their bikes up and down 55 stairs.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Paige Greco after winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Tributes follow sudden death of 28-year-old Paralympic gold medallist

As well as setting world records, cyclist Paige Greco won three medals at the Tokyo Games.

  • Frances Howe
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A cyclist on Elizabeth Street on Tuesday morning.

Richmond bike lanes to shrink after controversial parking plan approved

Five years after removing car parks to install protected bike lanes, Yarra council has voted to downgrade the lanes and reintroduce parking.

  • Rachael Dexter
Tadej Pogačar after winning a stage in the 2024 Tour de France.

My wife left me for a bike race. I’m a Tour de France widower

It’s been 21 long days. I wouldn’t know a “maillot jaune” from a “bonk bag”, but my wife devoted the entire Tour de France to the “couch peloton”.

  • Charles Purcell
Tour de France

‘Bigger than Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift’: How SBS takes on the Tour de France

The clash of cycling’s big three - Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel - promises to be a highlight.

  • Garry Maddox
Rohan Dennis outside Adelaide Magistrates Court in March last year.

‘Tragic accident’: Olympic cyclist’s sentence suspended over wife’s death

Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has received a suspended sentence over the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins.

  • Abe Maddison