KB Hill chats with Charlie Larkins, one of Wangaratta’s sporting legends, about his life-long passion for cycling.
‘The ten centimetres that changed Baden Cooke’s life……’ by KB Hill
July 15, 2021 by 1 Comment
KB Hill profiles ‘one of Benalla’s finest sporting products’, Baden Cooke who rode in the international peloton for well over a decade.
Falling, flapping, away from the nest
February 18, 2021 by 8 Comments
It’s moving on time for Paddy Grindlay – from home to the city, from teenager to what comes next, all in this still uncertain age of Covid. It’s enough to exercise a young man’s mind.
Almanac Cycling – Tour Down Under: Stage 3
January 24, 2020 by 4 Comments
Peter Baulderstone adds to his long list of expert commentary on sports he knows nothing about. Now adding cycling to his football and cricket portfolios with a week’s visit back to his South Australian roots to see the Tour Down Under.
Kieran Modra: The Almanac pays tribute to an Australian Paralympian icon
November 14, 2019 by 4 Comments
The Footy Almanac remembers and pays tribute to Kieran Modra, Paralympian icon, who died in a road accident yesterday.
New Triathlon Code – Kick, Run and Cycle
October 17, 2018 by 4 Comments
Our Kyoto correspondent Yoshi has been trying out alternatives to the usual triathlon configuration. Like a true Almanacker, his footy, and a copy of The Women’s Footy Almanac, never left his side.
Almanac Book Review: Kieran Modra: the way I see it
May 14, 2018 by 14 Comments
We all know the qualities we most admire in our best sportspeople – skill, determination, resilience, commitment, courage, sportsmanship, humility and so on. That’s what you get and a lot more with Kieran Modra, blind Paraplympic cyclist. Now his story had been told for us to appreciate and value. Almanac editor Ian Hauser reviews this grounded and inspirational addition to our national sporting library and comes with a chaser recommendation by the great Anna Meares!
Almanac Cycling – Self-confessed ratbag Jim Coyle
November 8, 2016 by 2 Comments
Jim Coyle, amateur cyclist, was a prolific winner – racing for 50 years between 1940 and 1990. His jersey and trophies are part of a collection now showing at Scienceworks. Jim’s story is a beauty.
Almanac Weekend Sports Results 12/6/16
June 13, 2016 by 1 Comment
All the weekend sporting results fit to print
Almanac Weekend Sports Results 29/5/16
May 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The latest football results from around Australia and sporting results from around the world.
Heroes and Villains: Part 1 – PEDs
January 9, 2016 by 4 Comments
The first installment in a series, this article from Peter Robertson explores the conundrum surrounding the use and debate on the legalisation of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) in sport.
Almanac Cycling: From Track to Road to Rio and beyond
January 5, 2016 by 2 Comments
David Parker travels to Williamstown for the cycling and emerges with fresh hopes for his children’s sporting ambitions.
Cycling in Kyoto – Part 1: Arashiyama
December 10, 2015 by 2 Comments
Our Japanese Almanacker, Yoshi, provides us with some insights into cycling in Kyoto.
Almanac Cycling: Men’s Team Pursuit respond in NZ
December 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
David Parker is following the Men’s Team Pursuit for Gold in Rio 2016, this weekend was a significant step in their pursuit.
Almanac Cycling: Winning is not always defined by crossing the line first
October 21, 2015 by 5 Comments
Australian Cycling Coach Tim Decker’s effort in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic a personal victory. David Parker gives insight into his battle.
The A to Y of Seldom Watched Sports (Part One: A-E)
March 26, 2015 by 1 Comment
Having survived another football off-season, Jamie Simmons recalls his search for something to replace the joy of football. Today he presents the A-E of his ‘couch-bound expedition to investigate the merits of other televised sports.”
Cycling in Sapporo, Japan
November 2, 2014 by 4 Comments
Yoshi Imagawa reveals a man of many talents and interests, with his experiences of cycling around Sapporo in Japan (summer months only).
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