Sophie Smith
Sophie Smith is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and author of Pain & Privilege: Inside Le Tour. She follows the WorldTour circuit, working for British, Australian and US press, and has covered 10 Tours de France.
Latest articles by Sophie Smith
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Bryan Coquard celebrates first WorldTour win as Jay Vine closes in on ochre jersey
Bryan Coquard won stage four of the Tour Down Under after going long into a headwind on an uphill drag that zapped rivals
By Sophie Smith Published
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Pello Bilbao wins stage three of Tour Down Under as Jay Vine assumes lead
Pello Bilbao settled a score with Simon Yates when he outsprinted the Briton to take line honours
By Sophie Smith Published
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Rohan Dennis wins stage two of Tour Down Under and takes race lead
Michael Matthews remonstrated with Magnus Sheffield at the finish after a mechanical saw his title hopes evaporate
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Ben Swift takes first step in battle for Giro d'Italia selection
The former British national road champion cut a relaxed figure at the Tour Down Under on Wednesday
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Phil Bauhaus outsprints Caleb Ewan to win stage one of Tour Down Under
The German recovered from an earlier crash to beat Caleb Ewan and Michael Matthews in a bunch sprint
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Alberto Bettiol wins Tour Down Under prologue, Brown claims women's race title
The Italian made the best of dry conditions before the weather turned and says the real race starts tomorrow
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Tour Down Under director 'hopes environmental protesters don’t impede the race'
Stuart O'Grady says he respects environmental groups rights to protest but voices safety concerns
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Daria Pikulik stages upset on first day of Tour Down Under
Human Power Health rider had arrived in Australia on a long haul flight just days before
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Caleb Ewan fires Tour Down Under warning in Schwalbe Classic
Australian gets 2023 season off to a winning start while Kiwi Ally Wollaston wins women's race
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Richie Porte claims queen stage at Tour Down Under
Tour Down Under 2014, stage five: Simon Gerrans all but wins third Down Under title
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John Degenkolb still Plan A for Germany at Road World Championships
Paul Voss backs recovering Deutschland team-mate
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Rohan Dennis wary of Bradley Wiggins in run to Hour Record assault
Australian carefully managing form ahead of February 8 attempt in Switzerland
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Adam Yates replaces Geraint Thomas in Britain's World Championships line-up
Clásica de San Sebastián winner Adam Yates has been selected to represent Great Britain in the men's road race at the 2015 UCI World Championships
By Sophie Smith Published
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David Brailsford resigns from British Cycling post
Head of performance replacement not named in internal review
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Ed Clancy relinquishes sprint dream
Olympic champion the toast of Revolution series
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Tour Down Under: Jay McCarthy wins stage two and takes overall lead
Tinkoff rider Jay McCarthy avoids late crash to clinch stage two victory and take race lead from Caleb Ewan
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Taylor Phinney focuses on Olympics as comeback from horrific injury continues
American Taylor Phinney will spend time in the USA rather than Europe as he continues to rehabilitate from a serious leg injury ahead of Rio 2016
By Sophie Smith Published
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Adam Yates ready to go on the offensive in Critérium du Dauphiné final mountain test
The young British rider says he doesn't prosper quite as well on the long climbs of the Alps, but is hoping to make some waves on the slightly shorter climbs of stage seven
By Sophie Smith Published
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Tour Down Under: Simon Gerrans takes control on stage three
Stage victory and overall race lead for Simon Gerrans as the overall contenders fight for position on the Tour Down Under's first climb
By Sophie Smith Published
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Still opportunities for sprinters at Team Sky despite GC focus, says Danny van Poppel
Despite big ambitions in Grand Tours and stage races overall, sprinters can still find good opportunities at Team Sky, says Dutch sprinter van Poppel
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Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan touted as 'next big thing' in WorldTour
Caleb Ewan is already racking up wins in his first season in the senior professional ranks with Orica-GreenEdge
By Sophie Smith Published
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Jens Voigt reduces his prediction for Wiggins Hour Record to 54km
Former Hour Record holder Jens Voigt talks to Cycling Weekly about Bradley Wiggins's chances in his attempt in June
By Sophie Smith Published
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Taylor Phinney: I had that haircut first
Read the full interview in the November edition of Cycle Sport magazine, available now
By Sophie Smith Published
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Ben Swift puts team problems behind him as he focuses on Milan-San Remo
British rider Ben Swift quickly settles into life at the UAE Abu Dhabi team as he builds up to this year's Milan-San Remo
By Sophie Smith Published