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‘GB are putting money up’: Teammates defend Richardson’s switch
Matthew Richardson’s decision to change allegiance from Australia to Great Britain has received support from some of those who know him best.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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He won cycling medals for Australia in Paris. Now, he’s switched countries
Matthew Richardson has decided to change his riding colours from the green and gold to the place of his birth.
- by Dave Fleming
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Phil Liggett: I was so right about Cadel Evans, so wrong about Lance Armstrong
The ‘voice of cycling’ Phil Liggett has called his last Olympic cycling event, but even as he turns 81, there’s another stage to come for the affable Englishman.
- by Peter FitzSimons
The velodrome’s untouchable king, and the Australian who dared to dethrone him
Sprint gold medallist Harrie Lavreysen has for so long been the velodrome’s untouchable. For the first time in years, he has a genuine threat in the Australian.
- by Emma Kemp
World records are being obliterated at the Olympic velodrome. Here’s why
Paris may have offered up a slow pool, but there is no shortage of speed at the track cycling, with a combination of factors contributing to insanely fast times.
- by Emma Kemp
‘A lot of relief’: Australia’s unluckiest Olympian finally wins a medal
Matthew Glaetzer has finally broken his run of fourth-place finishes, on a night when Australia also broke the men’s team pursuit world record.
- by Emma Kemp
Can bikes keep getting better or is the track cycling arms race over?
After decades of expensive aerodynamic one-upmanship and pushing regulations to the limits, the gap between well-funded Olympic nations appears to have closed in time for Paris.
- by Emma Kemp
The war on air: The tactics of team track cycling
The teams that win the air war stand the best chance of winning gold on the steeply sloping track.
- by Tony Blazevich
The Olympic champion who survived a puncture and had time for a victory pose
There wasn’t much joy for the Australians in the men’s road race, but one described it as ‘the coolest race I’ve ever done.’
- by Greg Baum
Cyclist Plapp undergoes surgery after heavy road crash
Plapp in stable condition after slipping in treacherous Paris conditions during men’s time trial.
- by Melissa Woods
She’d already decided to retire. Now Grace Brown has won her first Olympic gold medal
Grace Brown has won Australia’s first gold medal of the Paris Games – winning the women’s individual time trial on road cycling.
- by Chloe Saltau