FEATURE STORY
 
Features
 Is this Cadel's biggest year?
By Rupert Guinness
 It could be said Evans' best chances to win the Tour have passed after he failed to win the Tour at his two best opportunities - in 2007 when he was beaten by 23 seconds by Spaniard Alberto Contador and 2008 when Spain's Carlos Sastre won by 58 seconds.
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FEATURE STORIES
Features
Over the volcano
Gavin Wright
 In the spring of 2009, a team of Australians- three cyclists, one support driver and a dog- tackled a ride in chile from sea level to an altitude of 5,400 metres (17,717 feet).
Starting at the Chilean Pacific coast, the riders (Hugh from Melbourne, Nic from Darwin and Gavin from the Gold Coast) first crossed the Atacama Desert, then cycled steadily up Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world (it rises to 6,893m above sea level).
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Features
Bicycle - Recycle!
Sally Dillon
 The bicycle - it's the ultimate green machine, and can be even more so if you pass it on to someone else once it's no longer useful to you.
With imported bicycles so cheap these days, few bike shops are going to sell your rusty second-hand steed for you, and so footpaths are often adorned with old frames that councils have to remove.
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Ride Guide
Great Western Tiers Cycle Trail-Great Caves ride review
Malcolm Cowan
 We live in Launceston but had not visited the Mole Creek area since the kids were little so my wife and I thought we would "lose ourselves in the Great Western Tiers" and complete the two-day Great Caves Ride over a leisurely three days in mid February. We cycle regularly and the ride to Mole Creek was an ideal part of our preparation for an extended cycle tour in Europe later in 2010.
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OTHER STORIES
News
In the frame - WA Public Transport Authority's Cycling Integration Manager - Jim Krynen
Australian Cyclist
You are described as a Perth cycling icon - how does that description sit with you?
Interesting; 23 years in the business of delivering cycling for all West Australians, 38 years of being active as an everyday and competitive cyclist. I'd like to think being passionate, dedicated, realistic, persuasive and finally never relying on hope as a strategy are the ingredients for leaving a "cycling legacy" for all Western Australians.
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Features
Hope Rides - The dollar power of the pedal
Chris Hill
While companies and corporations sag under the weight of the global financial crisis and its crippling impact on the economy, one business model - the charity bike ride - is bucking the trend, increasing participation rates and revenue.
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Ride Guide
Swan View to Lake Leschenaultia trail
Debra Mayrhofer
This route has it all: a dark, scary tunnel that may or may not be haunted, spectacular waterfalls (in a good season) and a scenic freshwater lake, all framed by towering jarrah, an abundance of orchids, kangaroo paws and grass trees interspersed with granite outcrops. The only difficult thing about the ride is arranging transport at the beginning and the end; the easiest is dealing with the gradient, as most of the ride follows the old rail line.
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