http://www.sbs.com.au/rss/Blog/109551 For the second year running, he’s the oldest licensed rider in the WorldTour peloton. But as Anthony Tan writes, nothing’s going to slow Jens Voigt down. Not yet, anyway. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127812/V-lo-Files-Catch-Him-If-You-Can http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127812/V-lo-Files-Catch-Him-If-You-Can Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:00 +1000 From Toowoomba to Tuscany via California, Anthony Tan gives his lowdown in the only way he knows how. Straight up. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127798/V-lo-Files-Rough-Edges http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127798/V-lo-Files-Rough-Edges Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 So far, it’s been an interesting first 24 hours for Anthony Tan in ‘the Garden City’, on location for the third race of the men’s Subaru National Road Series. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127780/V-lo-Files-Tales-from-Toowoomba http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127780/V-lo-Files-Tales-from-Toowoomba Thu, 09 May 2013 09:00:00 +1000 Hearing what Matt White had to say last Sunday on Cycling Central TV, Anthony Tan felt compelled to write an open letter to him. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127762/V-lo-Files-Open-letter-to-Whitey http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127762/V-lo-Files-Open-letter-to-Whitey Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 Never one to join the bandwagon or tread on eggshells, Anthony Tan tells it like he sees it in the week just past. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127746/V-lo-Files-On-My-Mind http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127746/V-lo-Files-On-My-Mind Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +1000 With the first four months just about done and dusted, Anthony Tan provides some insight into what he’s seen so far. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127716/V-lo-Files-Early-Season-Observations http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127716/V-lo-Files-Early-Season-Observations Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +1000 The “major changes” to the road race courses for this week’s road nationals in Ballarat were said to create a more even playing field, but as far as Anthony Tan is concerned, little has changed between this year and last. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127280/V-lo-Files-Plus-a-change http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127280/V-lo-Files-Plus-a-change Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +1100 With code-hopping in Australian football becoming increasingly commonplace, Anthony Tan says it should come as no surprise that fidelity is a far-flung thing of the past in professional cycling. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127177/V-lo-Files-How-s-the-Fidelity http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127177/V-lo-Files-How-s-the-Fidelity Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:00:00 +1100 As far as Anthony Tan is concerned, Bjarne Riis, one of the sport’s most polarising figures, still needs to come clean. The only question is, will he? http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127151/V-lo-Files-Riis-Shaman-or-Charlatan http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127151/V-lo-Files-Riis-Shaman-or-Charlatan Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:00:00 +1100 I am angry. You are angry. We are angry. But, wonders Anthony Tan, is the anger being misdirected? http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127117/V-lo-Files-Rage-Against-The-Machine http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127117/V-lo-Files-Rage-Against-The-Machine Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +1100 There are a multitude of reasons to feel disillusioned, but there is also one reason to hope, writes Anthony Tan. Her name is Anna Meares. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127061/V-lo-Files-Give-Me-A-Reason http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127061/V-lo-Files-Give-Me-A-Reason Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +1100 If cycling is to have any chance of redeeming itself in the eyes of the public, the window of opportunity for sinners to come clean, and for authorities to implement measures new and improved, is fast closing, writes Anthony Tan. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127053/V-lo-Files-Coming-Clean http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127053/V-lo-Files-Coming-Clean Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +1100 Bradley McGee’s heartrending tale of a cycling career curtailed by dope cheats, while undeniably gut-wrenching, must now be used to effect positive – and preventative – change, writes Anthony Tan. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127027/V-lo-Files-The-Stolen-Years http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/127027/V-lo-Files-The-Stolen-Years Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:40:00 +1100 With five events remaining the 2012 Subaru National Road Series (NRS) is set to come down to the wire. Though you’d be hard-pressed picking a winner – and not for reasons you might first think, writes Anthony Tan. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126829/NRS-Files-Down-to-the-Wire http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126829/NRS-Files-Down-to-the-Wire Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +1000 Sunday in Holland, the Australian team enters the 261 kilometre elite men’s road race with a bona fide chance of repeating its feat of two years ago, when Cadel Evans emphatically won the worlds in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Anthony Tan believes there to be five firm favourites with a shot at the biggest one-day title in world cycling. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126809/Valkenburg-Files-A-Cow-of-a-Berg http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126809/Valkenburg-Files-A-Cow-of-a-Berg Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +1000 If the sport has indeed cleaned up its act and is no longer “cycling at two speeds”, as Française des Jeux team manager Marc Madiot tellingly put it in 2005, Anthony Tan wonders, does that mean winning two Grand Tours in one season is no longer doable without doping? http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126797/V-lo-Files-Double-Trouble http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126797/V-lo-Files-Double-Trouble Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:00:00 +1000 Decades of doping may not just be a consequence of this being arguably the most arduous of sports but also a result of years of being overworked and underpaid, along with a system in constant flux that heightens insecurity for both riders and teams. No wonder a breakaway league is afoot, writes Anthony Tan. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126727/Velo-Files-Breaking-Away http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126727/Velo-Files-Breaking-Away Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:00:00 +1000 The Australian cycling public’s relentless pursuit to unearth the next Cadel is placing undue pressure on those with potential but no proof of being Grand Tour riders, let alone winners, writes Anthony Tan. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126693/V-lo-Files-Caution-caution http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126693/V-lo-Files-Caution-caution Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +1000 A witch-hunt. Justice. A conspiracy. An easy way out. Guilty as charged. Innocent till proven… The watershed decision made by Lance Armstrong last Friday, when he decided to not contest the charges against him has been called all these things. In short a bunch of mixed messages. And until the truth is laid to bare, cold comfort for the wider public who deserve to see the truth, writes Anthony Tan. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126651/V-lo-Files-Mixed-messages http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126651/V-lo-Files-Mixed-messages Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:00:00 +1000 Make no mistake, ‘El Pistolero’ – a.k.a. Alberto Contador – is back with a bang. And if, as he claims, he’s not at his best now, then may God help those when he is. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126617/Vuelta-Files-Back-with-a-bang http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/blog-article/126617/Vuelta-Files-Back-with-a-bang Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +1000