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Enlarge textHe may deny it but Team Sky's Chris Froome is the almost unbackable favourite heading into the Tour de France.
Chris Froome (C) heads into the Tour de France the clear favourite after a dominant victory in the Criterium du Dauphine (AAP)
topSo here we are again, another Giro d'Italia positive, another Italian, and another from the same Pro Continental team, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia.
The Vini Fantini-Selle Italia team at the 2013 Giro d'Italia (Sirotti)
There is no question the Giro d'Italia has gone from strength to strength under the directon of Michele Aquarone, making it a hot global sporting property.
The Astana team of race Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali leads the peloton through the snow of Stage 20 (Sirotti)
It may seem like an odd thing to say right now but there is only good news and good news coming out of the doping positive of Danilo "The Killer" Di Luca.
Danilo Di Luca has contributed nothing to the future of cycling (Sirotti)
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Thirteen years is a long time between drinks for fans of Australian
cross country (XCO) mountain biking but on Monday the community awoke to
a pair of victories and blossoming hope for the future, writes Phil Gomes.
Daniel McConnell on his way to victory at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Albstadt, Germany (UCI Media Services)
The last time I saw Miguel Martinez in person he looked like the above image. On his way to winning the men's cross-country (XCO) at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Miguel Martinez on his way to winning the men's mountain bike race at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games (Getty)
There is questioning, then there is questioning, but if you are going to ask, make sure you have a form guide sitting next to you.
Vuelta al Pais Vasco winner Nairo Quintana (AAP)
There’s been a lot of jibber-jabber on Twitter about the performance of Team Sky since last July’s Tour de France, won by Bradley Wiggins, some of it legitimate and lots of it simply misinformed tosh.
Team Sky's David Brailsford at the 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico (Sirotti)
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