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Eddy defies odds to win Australian road race crown

Pat Eddy has won the Australian elite men's road race title, defying the might of Jayco AlUla and sending a strong message to his old team.

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Patrick Eddy beats Luke Plapp to elite men's Australian road race title after Jayco AlUla's strength in numbers fails in dramatic final kilometre

Plapp second and Oscar Chamberlain rounds out the podium in final race of the 2026 Australian Road National Championships

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Riders to watch at Australia's 2026 Road National Championships – Chapman and Plapp face tough time trial challenge, Jayco-AlUla holds trump card laden hand for road races

From Plapp, O'Connor and Vine to Roseman-Gannon, Bradbury and Chapman we look at some key riders in the running for the road and time trial titles

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'By just being angry' - Ben O'Connor hopes mentality shift will offer return to top form in 2026 after 'annoying year'

Australian GC challenger heads into 2026 searching for momentum, but more importantly, a clear mindset

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Launching a new road racing season – A guide to Australia's 2026 sun-drenched opening block

A Perth National Championships entree for the locals before world descends for Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

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Former winners and rising talents headline Tour Down Under start lists for 2026 WorldTour opener

Defending champions Jhonatan Narváez and Noemi Ruëgg among those looking for early success in Australia

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Ben O'Connor and Silke Smulders to lead Jayco AlUla as first Tour Down Under team line-ups revealed

Startlists beginning to take shape for WorldTour openers in January, with big stars among the rosters, and Caleb Ewan as a special guest

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O'Connor first rider confirmed for Tour Down Under

Jayco AlUla's Ben O'Connor is the first confirmed starter for the Tour Down Under, with the announcement coming only weeks after the team nearly folded.

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'I want to be ready and switched on' – Ben O'Connor to start WorldTour season at home in 2026 with Tour Down Under

The Australian winner of four Grand Tour stages opens up the rider announcements for 2026 season opener

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'We're going to strategically look at the races where we can pick up points' - Jayco-AlUla target UCI ranking in 2026 to avoid relegation pressures

'It is complicated, but that's the modern WorldTour' - New Sporting Manager Gene Bates tells Cyclingnews

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'Anything can happen' - Ben O'Connor confirms homecoming for Australian National Road Championships

Jayco-AlUla rider expects numerical advantage to simplify tactics in WA

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'A bit unique' - Australian elite men's squad eyes golden opportunities on demanding World Championships course

Jai Hindley and Jay Vine are likely leaders for the elite men's road team in the absence of Ben O'Connor

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'Hugely disappointing': Australian star leaves Vuelta

World road race silver medallist Ben O'Connor has apologised to his team after having to pull out of the Vuelta a Espana with sore ribs.

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2024 Vuelta a España runner-up Ben O'Connor abandons race on road to Angliru

Australian reportedly suffering from injuries incurred in crash on Larra Belagua stage

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'It sucked actually, the whole Tour de France' - Ben O'Connor gets racing mojo back at Vuelta a España after tough July

Australian remains in GC fight as Vuelta moves towards crunch stages in northern Spain

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Jonas Vingegaard 'happy' to lose red jersey at Vuelta a España to Torstein Træen – this shouldn't be a Ben O'Connor situation like last year

After the first high mountains of this year's race, 30 seconds separates nine favourites for the overall, but there were changes

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Thumbs-up for Vuelta a España GC bid for Ben O'Connor but thumbs-down to 2025 World Championships

2024 World's road race silver medallist and Vuelta runner-up throws hat in ring for 2025 Grand Tour overall bid

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Who will win the Vuelta a España? The contenders for the red jersey, from Jonas Vingegaard to Tom Pidcock

We review the overall favourites and stage win prospects and weigh up their chances of success in Spain

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'Another great time': Aussie ace eyes more Vuelta glory

Australia's world championship silver medallist Ben O'Connor has his eyes set on another spectacular three weeks at La Vuelta a Espana.

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Who will win the 2025 Vuelta a España? Analysing the favourites for the red jersey

Jonas Vingegaard leads list of contenders with UAE's João Almeida and Juan Ayuso his main rivals

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Battle of the brands: Who won with what at the 2025 Tour de France?

A comprehensive tech wrap-up from the men's lap of France

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Five tech trends that dominated the 2025 Tour de France

No surprises here as Tadej Pogačar and aerodynamics took centre stage, here are our hot-takes on the tech deployed and bike hacks that worked

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Tour de France GC battle reignites on stage 20, for 10th place

A fight for the lower placings ends in frustration – and triumph, for Ben O'Connor and Jordan Jegat

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There was a GC battle on stage 20 of the Tour de France, just not the one we expected

'His mentality pushed him to make the top 10' say TotalEnergies, as Jordan Jegat snatches top 10 spot from Ben O'Connor after tension over minor placings

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Tour de France stage 20: Kaden Groves completes his Grand Tour set with solo victory after breathless breakaway battle

Sprinter foils his breakaway companions with solo attack

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