Cycling News

Monday, January 13, 2025 20-year-old Lucinda Stewart turned heads on the streets of Perth with a phenomenal performance to take the Elite Women’s Australian Road Race title. The young Australian recently signed with the Liv AlUla Jayco Women’s Continental team for the 2025 season and in her debut road race outing, she took the top honours in style.  With a field full of experienced WorldTour pro’s, including last year’s winner Ruby Roseman-Gannon, Stewart confidently jumped into an early breakaway move of five riders, aboard her team EnviLiv Advanced SL, and raced with maturity beyond her years. The laps ticked down and the time...

Monday, January 13, 2025 Riders from Team Jayco AlUla kicked off the 2025 season with road and time trial victories at the Australian National Championships. Whether it was against the clock or in the bunch, Team Jayco AlUla took top honors at the Aussie national championships, with Luke Plapp playing a starring role in both races. Riding aboard a next-generation Trinity and new CADEX Aero WheelSystem (both soon to be released), Plapp took a third national time-trial title. Three days later, he followed that up in the road race by bridging up to soloing teammate Luke Durbridge, delivering him to victory. The...

Friday, January 10, 2025 Amber Pate destroyed the field in the Australian Women’s Criterium Championships as she soloed to her second national title in the event and secured her second medal in two days in Perth. Liv AlUla Jayco headed into the race as the team to watch, boasting a strong line-up that included two former winners in Amber Pate and defending champion Ruby Roseman-Gannon alongside the debuting Josie Talbot. It was a typically cagey start to the action until Pate shook things up with an early counterattack aboard her team EnviLiv Advanced SL. Only U23 rider Keira Will reacted to the move with the pair...

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Tessa Neefjes powers through "epic" conditions to win the Netherlands Beachrace series and her Dutch National Championship title. Liv Racing Collective athlete, Tessa Neefjes has reclaimed her Dutch National Championship title with a victory in the latest Netherlands Beachrace series. The race, held on December 21st on the windswept shores of Katwijk, spanned 50 kilometers over three grueling laps of a 17-kilometer course. The race ended with a fierce sprint finish against a full headwind, with Neefjes powering to victory on her Devote Advanced Pro. Reflecting on her preparation, Neefjes credited her recent training. “I had a good training camp...

Thursday, January 2, 2025 With some key roster updates and a focus on World Cup XC and DH competition, the team sets its targets on major wins and podiums for 2025. Building on a successful 2024 season, the Giant Factory Off-Road Team has assembled a talented squad of cross-country and downhill athletes with its sights set on wins and podium placings in 2025. Targeting the UCI World Cup and other major international races, the team made some key acquisitions including XC superstar Alan Hatherly from South Africa and downhill racers Jakob and Dane Jewett, a talented brother duo from Canada. “I’m proud of...