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Australia’s governing body for bicycles, AusCycling, was forced to remove the handlebars from its track bike used in the 1,000m time test at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games because it was unsafe to use. Key points: AusCycling released a statement at the same time that the competition started at the Commonwealth Games Matt Glaetzer won gold, Thomas Cornish silver and Matthew Richardson was fourth despite theoretically driving a slower set up AusCycling came under fire at the Tokyo Olympics when the handlebar set failed during the race That didn’t stop the trio of Australians as Matt Glaetzer took a stunning gold medal, beating fellow Aussie Tom Cornish by more than half a second to silver. It was Glaezer’s fifth Commonwealth Games gold. Matt Richardson was fourth behind bronze medalist Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago. The Aussies’ performance is even more remarkable considering the fact that all three ride a theoretically slower setup than their competitors. In a statement r

Australian cyclist champion Amanda Spratt bursts into tears after crossing the line on the Champs-Élysées during the first stage of the historic women’s Tour de France. Key points: Spratt isn’t sure she’ll have the chance to ride in the women’s Tour de France event Australians Tiffany Cromwell and Nicole Frain are top-ranked Australians at 11th and 12th respectively Dutchman Lorena Wiebes wins the first stage after sprinting with former Olympic champion Marianne Vos Since 1903, men’s racing has been the pinnacle of international cycling and regularly attracts more than 1 billion spectators worldwide. Now, for the first time since 1989, the Tour de France Femmes is back, finally allowing veterans like the 34-year-old Spratt to compete. “When I got to the podium there I started to tear up a little; I think I got a little sentimental in my old age,” the 34-year-old told SBS on Sunday. “I think it just made me realize how big this moment was.” Pratt went on to acknowledge the “pioneers” of

Australian cyclist Tiffany Cromwell is about to make a dream that once seemed impossible. The 34-year-old Olympic athlete will join the Canyon-SRAM Racing Team for the inaugural women’s Tour de France Femmes, which kicks off on July 24. “This will be a historic moment for women’s cycling,” said Cromwell. “We have been pushing the women’s Tour de France for several years and have finally been given a very exciting global platform for the sport.” It was the first time since the 1980s that the women’s equivalent of the Tour de France was held. The Tour de France Femmes is expected to be one of the most watched races on the women’s calendar and will kick off in Paris the same day the men’s race finishes. It will cover 1,029 kilometers and eight stages that will include flat sprints, mountain top finishes, rock and gravel sector, country trails and city walks. Cromwell is experienced in competing in the cobblestone sector. ( Getty Images: Tim de Waele ) A road and gravel cyclist, Cromwell

Caleb Ewan’s misfortune at the 2022 Grand Tours continues with the Australian sprint star crashing badly in the unlucky 13th stage of the Tour de France. Key points: Ewan fell for the second time on the Tour, breaking the rear wheel of his teammate’s bike during a fast descent and injuring his knee and shoulder. Mads Pedersen of Denmark completes the first 192km stage to claim his first Tour win Countryman Jonas Vingegaard took the conservative stage and maintained his lead with 2 minutes and 22 seconds Lotto driver Soudal now faces an anxious night to see if he is fit to continue the three-week race as he treats shoulder and knee injuries from Friday’s spill. Ewan had fought his way through the previous 48 hours of mountain work to prepare himself for victory on a sprinter’s day between Le Bourg d’Oisans to Saint Etienne. But with 70km remaining of Friday’s 193km stage, the Sydney rider caught the rear wheel of his teammate’s bike during a sweeping left turn and fell heavily on his le

Tom Pidcock, 22, further cemented himself as the future of British cycling after picking up his first Tour de France stage win at the end of a long solo climb at L’Alpe d’Huez. Key points: British youth Tom Pidcock adds debut Tour stage win to a cycling CV that includes cyclo-cross world champion and Olympic gold in cross-country mountain biking Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark defends the yellow jersey and leads defending champion Tadej Pogacar by two minutes and 22 seconds Pidcock team leader, Geraint Thomas, sits in third place overall The cyclo-cross world champion and Olympic gold medalist in cross-country mountain biking attacked from the breakaway that day with more than 10 kilometers remaining on the final climb — a 3.8km effort at 8.1 percent — and never looked back. “Riding the Alpe d’Huez, the most iconic finish in cycling, at the top of the race, it was one of the best experiences of my life,” said the Pidcock Tour debutant after stage 12, a 165.1km journey from Briancon. Fendin