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Fear plays no part in pupil's BMX quest
You might think BMX racing is all about technique in getting over those tricky humps in the tracks.

Chris Froome spat on by fan
Chris Froome continues to have his detractors after being spat on during stage 19 of the Tour de France.

Tribe to gather in Rotorua
When avid mountain bikers Tim and Belinda Farmer were offered an opportunity to take over the NDuro Winter Mountain Bike Series they jumped at the chance.

Cycling: Rivals set on Alps assault on Froome
Chris Froome's Tour de France rivals Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador have resolved to attack the race leader in the Alps.

Urine hurled at Tour de France leader
Tour de France leader Froome had urine thrown at him on the latest stage of the race.

Cycling: Madness says Henderson
With two broken ribs, stitches and painful bruising on his back, Greg Henderson finally succumbed yesterday to his injuries and withdrew from this year's Tour de France.

Cycling: Tour shapes as rip-roarer
Chris Froome enters the room and apologises for not shaking anyone's hand. "You can't be too careful at this time of year," he says, smiling.

Ready to roll — for winter fun
Tauranga-based Kingston settled on rolling back-country Waikato roads around Tirau and Putaruru to host the Okoroire Midwinter Fun Ride.

SkyPath gets go ahead
Auckland's Harbour Bridge set for radical change as cycling and walking attachment gets resource consent.

Armstrong: I have suffered enough
Disgraced American cycling legend Lance Armstrong has claimed he is the victim of hypocrisy.

College Sport: Travel big part of life for cyclist
Bryony Botha is in Australia this week. Earlier this year, she was in Colombia. In August she'll be in Kazakhstan. Her trusty track bike will be with her.

Bells on bikes to promote better path sharing
Auckland Transport is developing a campaign to promote safe and courteous behaviour on paths shared by cyclists and pedestrian.

NZ cyclist faces legal action
New Zealand cyclist Greg Henderson is facing legal action after accusing Fabio Aru of feigning illness to cover up issues with his biological passport.

Sport: Great win, here's your bananas
When Mark Cavendish crossed the finish line during the Tour of Turkey he picked up one of the oddest, yet nutritional, prizes in sport - a few kilograms of bananas.