http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog/109847/Matthew-Price-s-Broom-Wagon The Crocodile Trophy which ended today is a race that had it all, but oddly enough without a single mention of the scaly beasts, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/114002/In-the-outback-no-one-can-hear-you-tweet http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/114002/In-the-outback-no-one-can-hear-you-tweet Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 A Presidential pleasure dome or Vino Forever? That's the big question Kazakhs have been wrestling with lately, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113871/Not-for-all-the-cash-in-Kazakhstan http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113871/Not-for-all-the-cash-in-Kazakhstan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 It's been a very good year for Tour de France supremo Christian Prudhomme until another French acronym stepped in to spoil the celebrations, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113711/Hold-on-to-your-handkerchiefs http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113711/Hold-on-to-your-handkerchiefs Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Dressing like a grown-up never lost you any respect from the sort of people who matter and neither does racing a Brompton, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113556/The-sort-of-people-who-matter http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113556/The-sort-of-people-who-matter Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Since Diver Dan left for the Galapagos Islands, things have been rather sleepy in Barwon Heads, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113442/One-in-the-eye-for-Ocean-Grove http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113442/One-in-the-eye-for-Ocean-Grove Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Pity the Vuelta, dumped by riders looking forward to the greener, finely manicured pastures of Switzerland. But there's good reason, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113222/Canter-a-Espana http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113222/Canter-a-Espana Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 This past week served up a chefs surprise for tree-hugging cyclists and mechanical faux pax for Cadel Evans, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113067/Herbal-tea-drinkers-united http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113067/Herbal-tea-drinkers-united Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 This past week saw Russell 'Gladiator' Crowe and Sydney's Daily Telegraph columnist Annette Sharp in a two-wheeled death match, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112852/Tabloid-terror http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112852/Tabloid-terror Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Except when they are better than we are at rugby, cricket, comedy or building hobbits, we rejoice with our bros across the ditch, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112752/Antipodeans-united http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112752/Antipodeans-united Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Blame Jacques Goddet for the popular trend of starting a Tour of Somewhere, somewhere else entirely, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112542/Welcome-to-Scunthorpe http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112542/Welcome-to-Scunthorpe Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 It probably does not speak well for the Broom Wagon's character that, with the year's third grand tour barely a week away, we are drawn to transfer gossip like a Lindsay Lohan-loving moth to a bonfire of New Weeklies, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112187/Sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112187/Sound-and-fury-signifying-nothing Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 RadioShack's re-branding for the youth market via those hipster's Lance Armstrong and Johan Bruyneel is a stroke of genius, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112011/The-youth-vote http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112011/The-youth-vote Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Surprisingly, the world continued to turn while most of us were glued to SBS ONE or SBS TWO in July, depending on where Gabriel Gaté was and Greg Matthews wasn't. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111822/While-you-weren-t-sleeping http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111822/While-you-weren-t-sleeping Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Danish chickens and bloodless Kazakhs are not the future, the sport needs to look ahead to a time when it won't have Lance to kick around anymore, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111602/Out-with-the-old-Lance http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111602/Out-with-the-old-Lance Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Disappointingly hump-free for two weeks, unless you count Astana's Punch and Judy show, the Tour sprang into life in week three, writes Matthew Price. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111456/A-man-is-not-a-camel http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111456/A-man-is-not-a-camel Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 The Alps are days away and the racing is flat and slow. Thank god the Tour has Bradley Wiggins. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111177/Second-week-blues http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111177/Second-week-blues Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 In 2005, the last time Lance Armstrong wore yellow, the world was a very different place. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110892/Reeling-in-the-years http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110892/Reeling-in-the-years Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 After inking in Charly Wegelius for Silence-Lotto's Tour roster, you would think the Broom Wagon would have learned a lesson or two about making predictions. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110627/Predo-time http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110627/Predo-time Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Depending on who you listen to, Cadel Evans' support squad is one of his strongest in years, or may as well be replaced by a bunch of undergrads testing out the sponsor's anti-snoring medication. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110446/Radio-daze http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110446/Radio-daze Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 As the Tour rider who most eerily resembled Skeletor, Michael Rasmussen will forever hold a special place in the Broom Wagon's heart. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110077/As-seen-on-TV http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110077/As-seen-on-TV Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000