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Mike Tomalaris
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Enlarge textTalk to any rider who has raced in the Giro or any spectator who has simply watched the race in the flesh from the sidelines, and they will tell you the Italian spectacle is the best cycle tour in the world.
The Giro can be as spectacular as the Tour de France (AAP)
topIt’s almost a year to the day when Australian track champion Ben Kersten and a group of elite cyclists he was training with generated nationals headlines.
Kate Nichols (right) and Ben Kersten (AAP)
I can remember interviewing Jobie Dajka in a small room underneath the Dunc Gray Velodrome for Cycling Central.
Jobie Dajka at the 2002 world championships (Getty)
The crash at the Castilla y Leon which ended Lance Armstrong's race aspirations may turn out to be an indicator of things to come.
Armstrong showing a few cracks in the armour (Getty)
High expectations for Contador
So Alberto Contador is human after all - that's my take from the wash-up of the Paris-Nice.
Contador's high standards lead to high expectations (Getty)
I'm going to stick my neck out and make a bold
prediction on the hopes and fortunes of Australia's own Michael Rogers.
Rogers progression points to a podium in the TdF (Getty)
The ToC is currently an eight-day race, but there's no reason why it can't meet the criteria and expand to a three week event as is the requirement for a Grand Tour.
(L-R) Armstrong, Leipheimer, Vande Velde, Basso and Hincapie (Getty)
Changing times for track
The future of track cycling as a spectator sport may be at the crossroads given the light turnout at the Australian Championships at Adelaide's Superdrome.
Track cycling may be a victim of too much cycling choice (John Veage/Cycling Australia)
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