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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Mat Hayman: More motivated than ever
Mat Hayman is expected to lead Team Sky to a classics win this Spring
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Tejay van Garderen and Cadel Evans at crossroads with BMC
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Andre Greipel wins Tour Down Under finale
Tour Down Under 2014, stage six: Simon Gerrans claims 'home' race on Australia Day
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Caleb Ewan confident of strong European race debut
Australian talent Caleb Ewan scores second consecutive stage win at the Herald Sun Tour
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Rohan Dennis: the case for mid-season rider transfers
Rohan Dennis's move to BMC from Garmin-Sharp in August means he hits the 2015 season familiarised with new bike and team set-up
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Marcel Kittel ready for Tour of Britain assault
Sprint king relaxed ahead of race debut
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Sky DS Servais Knaven confident Bradley Wiggins will fit into classics squad
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins a welcome addition to Sky classics squad
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Matt White expecting Milan-San Remo bunch sprint
Orica-GreenEdge sports director predicts a bunch sprint between "usual suspects"
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Richie Porte gunning for back-to-back Tour Down Under wins
Australian BMC leader Richie Porte is aiming to become first rider to win consecutive editions of the Tour Down Under
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'No panic' for Great Britain as Australia steps up Olympic team pursuit preparations
Team GB's Shane Sutton remains unfazed by key Australian team pursuit riders returning home from Europe to concentrate on Rio 2016
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Rohan Dennis wins stage three of the Tour Down Under
BMC leads one-two on general classification as Rohan Dennis takes narrow lead
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Scott Davies just misses out on Herald Sun Tour white jersey
19-year-old British rider Scott Davies loses out on best young rider classification on final stage of Herald Sun Tour
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Matt Goss motivated to ride for MTN-Qhubeka
MTN-Qhubeka has made a strong first impression on 2011 Milan-San Remo champion Matt Goss, who is motivated to compete for the burgeoning Pro Continental squad next season
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Juan Jose Lobato wins stage two of the Tour Down Under
UniSA-Australia sports director predicts Jack Bobridge's time in ochre leader's jersey is nearing an end
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Richie Porte and Sky primed for Tour Down Under assault
Chris Sutton withdraws before stage one with fractured wrist
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Cadel Evans primed for Giro d'Italia with Tour start an uncertainty
BMC Racing's leader for the Giro d'Italia admits he may never ride the Tour de France again.
By Sophie Smith Published
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Adam Yates: Straight talking Brit who just wants to race his bike and win
Orica-BikeExchange sports director Matt Wilson gives an insight into this year's Tour de France revelation: Adam Yates
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Tour won't knock Cavendish down
World champion Mark Cavendish in shape ahead of July double at the Tour de France and London 2012 Olympic Games
By Sophie Smith Published
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An Post-Sean Kelly welcomes and farewells comeback kids
Jonny Bellis leaves the squad after a season
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'I don’t like sitting in the bunch waiting to get dropped': Roche looking to animate Giro d'Italia with GC ambitions
Nicolas Roche will jointly lead BMC with Rohan Dennis in his return to the Giro d'Italia
By Sophie Smith Published
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Peter Kennaugh wins Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
British national champion Peter Kennaugh takes a solo victory in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Australia
By Sophie Smith Published
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Team Sky's helper takes 10,300-mile trip to Australia
Sky soigneur Marko Dzalo travels from Slovenia to Adelaide via Brussels and Dubai to help team in Tour Down Under
By Sophie Smith Published
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Geraint Thomas: 'Huge' season ahead back on the road
Welshman Geraint Thomas talks to Cycling Weekly about his 2013 hopes and aims - including riding in the Tour de France
By Sophie Smith Published
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Michal Kwiatkowski praises 'incredible' Tony Martin after Tour de France effort
Michal Kwiatkowski thanks Omega Pharma-QuickStep team-mate Tony Martin for towing him through the mountains on stage 10
By Sophie Smith Published