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 2008, as well as details of SBS's racing coverage http://www.sbs.com.au/rss/Blog/107834 As the cycling year comes to a grinding halt, it's fittingto reflect on the highs and lows of the 2009 season and deliver the bricks and bouquets to the appropriate recipients. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/114312/Best-and-worst-of-2009 http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/114312/Best-and-worst-of-2009 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100 It's great news that Cadel Evans has decided to leave Silence-Lotto - not that the announcement has come as a real surprise, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/114087/The-time-is-now-for-Evans http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/114087/The-time-is-now-for-Evans Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +1100 The news of Cadel Evans seriously considering appearing at the 2010 Tour Down Under is fantastic in every way, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113927/Cadel-down-under http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113927/Cadel-down-under Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 Bradley Wiggins is on the money when he says the International Olympic Committee is "trying to kill off track endurance events" come the 2012 London Games., writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113781/Wiggins-on-the-money-about-track http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113781/Wiggins-on-the-money-about-track Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 While the Jayco Herald-Sun Tour is a fantastic event in it's own right, the global popularity of the Tour Down speaks for itself, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113606/Apples-and-oranges http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113606/Apples-and-oranges Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1100 The 2010 season cannot come quickly enough now that Cadel Evans has secured the world title, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113472/Honouring-the-rainbow-stripes http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113472/Honouring-the-rainbow-stripes Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Congratulations to Australia's Cadel Evans, the new men's world road race champion and this country's greatest ever cyclist, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113347/Cadel-Evans-world-champion http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/113347/Cadel-Evans-world-champion Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 The passing of Dr Stan Siejka will leave a huge hole in northern Tasmania's development for cycling, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112992/Vale-Dr-Stan-Siejka http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112992/Vale-Dr-Stan-Siejka Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 It might be six weeks later than expected, but Cadel Evans is showing form at the Vuelta a Espana many had hoped he would deliver at the Tour de France, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112797/Cadel-s-golden-moment http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112797/Cadel-s-golden-moment Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +1000 It makes complete sense to me why Heinrich Haussler decided to change his mind and turn his back on Australian cycling - financial sense, that is, writes Michael Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112487/Dollars-and-sense http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/112487/Dollars-and-sense Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Australian success at this year's Tour de France has been one of quiet personal achievement, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111522/Quiet-success-for-Australia http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111522/Quiet-success-for-Australia Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Unable to attack his opponents nor satisfy his fans, Cadel Evans finds himself in a difficult situation, writes Mike Tomalaris. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111052/Damned-if-he-does-damned-if-he-doesn-t http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/111052/Damned-if-he-does-damned-if-he-doesn-t Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Cadel Evans has no choice but to change his style of racing and attack, writes Mile Tomalaris in Montpellier. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110852/Hope-dies-last http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110852/Hope-dies-last Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 It's the Mark Cavendish show over here in the Tour de France and I must say the folk who have crossed the Channel are becoming quite unbearable at the success of their British superstar. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110767/It-s-the-Cav-show http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110767/It-s-the-Cav-show Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 It's easy to get angry when an Australian cyclist who has done so much to promote himself and his sport, is shown the door just before the Tour de France gets underway. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110682/Davis-will-bounce-back http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110682/Davis-will-bounce-back Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Yesterday we were shocked when news broke of Simon Gerrans' omission from the Cervelo team at the Tour de France. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110471/Gerro-on-the-bench http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110471/Gerro-on-the-bench Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 What are the chances of an Astana podium clean sweep at the Tour de France this year? http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110366/Short-odds-for-Astana http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/110366/Short-odds-for-Astana Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 Congratulations to Russia's Denis Menchov, a worthy winner of the Giro d'Italia. Can he go one better and take out the Tour De France? I don't think so! http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109611/Menchov-at-the-double-I-highly-doubt-it http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109611/Menchov-at-the-double-I-highly-doubt-it Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +1000 After watching the Giro's stage sixteen, I have new-found admiration for a man who refuses to beat his chest and talk-the-talk. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109594/Sastre-s-legs-do-the-talking http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109594/Sastre-s-legs-do-the-talking Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000 They say every rider has at least one bad day over an three week Grand Tour. Unfortunately, in the stage 12 time trial it was the turn of Michael Rogers. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109571/Rogers-bad-day http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/109571/Rogers-bad-day Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000