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.

Chris Froome's Tour de France rivals Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador have resolved to attack the race leader in the Alps.

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

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.

New Zealand's contingent at the Tour de France has been halved.

This year the Tour de France reads paradoxically as both hell on Earth and a climber's paradise.

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.

Tauranga-based Kingston settled on rolling back-country Waikato roads around Tirau and Putaruru to host the Okoroire Midwinter Fun Ride.

Disgraced American cycling legend Lance Armstrong has claimed he is the victim of hypocrisy.

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.

Auckland Transport is developing a campaign to promote safe and courteous behaviour on paths shared by cyclists and pedestrian.

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

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.

A Canterbury postgraduate student is cycling through Australia, Asia and Europe on his way to a UN climate congress.

Tyler Hamilton rode for Lance Armstrong during three of the seven Tour de France victories the Texan won while doping.

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton had a "strange" encounter with his old Tour de France teammate Lance Armstrong last week.