Stay in touch with the ProTour road cycling season with SBS's cycling blog, featuring race reports, video highlights and blog coverage of every race of 2010, as well as details of SBS's racing coverage http://www.sbs.com.au/rss/Blog/107834 Still on a high from the success of the national road titles and phenomenal Tour Down Under Mike Tomalaris wonders where the buzz is for the Cycling Australia Track National Championships. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125597/Where-is-the-buzz http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125597/Where-is-the-buzz Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +1100 A lightning three-day visit by Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme to South Australia this week has further guaranteed the future of the Tour Down Under. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125543/Prudhomme-impressed http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125543/Prudhomme-impressed Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +1100 If it's OK for a Leopard to change its spots, then perhaps it's fine for this hard-headed TV guy to change his mind. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125487/Don-t-bounce-Buninyong http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125487/Don-t-bounce-Buninyong Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +1100 Those in the know shouldn’t be surprised that Cadel Evans commandingly leads every media poll I’ve checked for “Australia’s sports performance of the year.” http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125461/Welcome-to-2012 http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/125461/Welcome-to-2012 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +1100 There’s no doubt interest has never been as high for the announcement of the elite men’s squad that will tackle the course in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday, September 25. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124728/My-worlds-short-team http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124728/My-worlds-short-team Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1000 I've never seen anything quite like it before and never thought I ever would in 20 years of covering cycling as a journalist and presenter for SBS. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124634/Will-Cadel-s-glow-linger http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124634/Will-Cadel-s-glow-linger Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +1000 Judging by the amount of traffic to our new Cycling Central website it seems the Tour de ranceanticipation from SBS viewers is greater than ever before. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124383/The-wait-is-over http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124383/The-wait-is-over Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000 It didn't come as a huge surprise, yet I must confess the news was still tinged with slight disappointment when RadioShack announced its Tour de France roster. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124316/In-praise-of-Robbie http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124316/In-praise-of-Robbie Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124225/Welcome-to-the-new-site http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124225/Welcome-to-the-new-site Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000 The 2011 Giro d'Italia that was at times a snooze-fest has come to a welcome end writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124006/Giro-done-and-dusted http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/124006/Giro-done-and-dusted Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000 The message to Cadel Evans from fans ahead of the 2011 Tour de France is clear: don't lose faith in us, because we haven't lost faith in you, writes Michael Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/123541/Don-t-lose-faith-Cadel http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/123541/Don-t-lose-faith-Cadel Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 +1000 Mike Tomalaris writes about a gentle Good Friday training ride that was spoiled by a toothless Commodore driving stereotype, and asks, why? http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/123346/Not-a-Good-Friday http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/123346/Not-a-Good-Friday Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +1000 I'll be honest - writing about doping in cycling is never easy, but I've been compelled by the recent controversies particularly those surrounding Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/122442/Reading-the-rule-book http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/122442/Reading-the-rule-book Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100 Right or wrong - good or bad, I have no choice but to accept the Spanish referee's decision clearing Alberto Contador of intentionally doping, writes Michael Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/122311/Spanish-inquisition-clears-Contador http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/122311/Spanish-inquisition-clears-Contador Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100 Germany's national television broadcasters have decided to abandon live coverage of the Tour de France after 2012, and they are wrong to do so, writes Michael Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/122086/German-TV-cops-out http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/122086/German-TV-cops-out Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +1100 What to do with a rider who is in top-top form but may not be selected to compete at the Tour de France? http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121912/Goss-in-Greipel-s-shoes http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121912/Goss-in-Greipel-s-shoes Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100 After his performance at the Australian Road Championships, Matt Goss is shaping up as one of the contenders for the overall title at the Tour Down Under argues Michael Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121847/Goss-a-TDU-threat http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121847/Goss-a-TDU-threat Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100 Is Buninyong too tough for sprinters? Some, like HTC-Highroad's Mark Renshaw think so and are prepared to boycott the national road race until balance is brought back to the course. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121782/Sprinters-to-bounce-Buninyong http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121782/Sprinters-to-bounce-Buninyong Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100 With the race calendar packed and big changes to the National Championships schedule, Mike Tomalaris wonders if the event is being relegated to second class status. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121721/Lost-in-the-shuffle http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121721/Lost-in-the-shuffle Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100 Michael Tomalaris has seen Sydney's cycling future in Melbourne but feels there is still a long way to go before Australia's global city reaches parity. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121501/Sydney-s-easy-riders http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/121501/Sydney-s-easy-riders Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +1100