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Michael O’Reilly from On Your Bike states his views on this question: Australia’s Orica-GreenEDGE on their way to winning the team time trial in this year’s Tour de France. Photo: Getty Images If you ride a bicycle regularly, do you have to care about the Tour de France? I’ve been thinking about this after a recent exchange with a fellow cyclist, who said everyone in his office … [Read more...] about How does the Tour de France really affect you?

On Sunday Tsgabu Grmay was crowned Ethiopian National Road Champion, making it two from two. The result comes after he won the individual time trial title on Thursday. Grmay lined up in the 120 kilometre event that started and finished in Bahir Dar City and crossed the line solo to top off a successful championships. “I was very worried today because all the local riders were … [Read more...] about Victory for Grmay in national championships

Fred Zeilinga scores for the Sharks. Photo: Getty Images The final Super Rugby game for the Southern Kings, which was against The Sharks in Durban, ended on a disappointing note. Director of Rugby, Alan Solomons said the team, which lacked a number of key players, had not played well, which showed in the final score of 58 to 13. “We played very poorly. We made a lot of errors … [Read more...] about Southern Kings debut ends in disappointment

Mont Ventoux. Photo: Will Today the Tour de France Stage 15 features a mountain top finish atop one of the toughest and most unique climbs in all cycling: the legendary Mont Ventoux. The summit of Ventoux is one of the windiest places on earth. In 1967 speeds of 313 km/h were measured there. Ventoux was originally covered in trees, but major deforestation began as far back as … [Read more...] about Riders tackle the legendary Mont Ventoux

Felipe Massa: Has crashed five times so far this season. Photo: Sporting Life A year ago Felipe Massa seemed to be on his way out of Ferrari due to an unfortunate start to the season, scoring only 25 points from the opening 11 races before mounting a comeback in the second half of the campaign. Twelve months on and the 32-year-old Brazilian is again in the firing line, crashing … [Read more...] about Massa has Ferrari’s full support