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Australia

Virgins and vampires - Sir Richard Branson joins Robert Pattinson in falling foul of Aussie helmet law

South Australia police caution business tycoon after he's spotted riding without cycle helmet

Sikh cyclist in Australia wins right not to have to wear a helmet

Avoided $100 fine in court because his faith demands he wear a turban in public

Melbourne to trial free helmets in bid to revive flagging bike-share scheme

Australia's compulsory helmet laws thwart take-up of cycle hire programme

More than half of Queenslanders would like to see licences on bicycles

But most admit motorists are generally more to blame for collisions

World's longest off-road cycling trail, 1,000km, nears completion in Western Australia (+ video)

Munda Biddi Trail runs through 1,000km of unspoilt country and includes camp huts for overnight stops

Australian Crime Commission's damning doping report; meanwhile Rafa Nadal says Puerto trial damaging Spain's image

Givernment commits itself to fighting doping on what is being called "“The blackest day in Australian sport”

Cyclists in Australia who don't wear helmets more likely to take risks, claims study

People disobeying helmet law may be more inclined to flout other laws, says academic

Twilight star Robert Pattinson falls foul of Aussie helmet laws

British actor let off with caution after fan's pics of him riding without helmet make it into papers

Melbourne cyclists plan protest against Australia's compulsory helmet laws

Civil disobedience protest launched by new campaign group Freestyle Cyclists

A Ride Down Under

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Sportive fun, Aussie style

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Australia Sportive

To sunny Australia, where another assignment (your humble author also covers travel) auspiciously coincides with the chance to take part in a local sportive. Except it’s not called a sportive, and it’s not that sunny either. What should be a beautiful late summer morning on the surf-kissed beaches of Victoria is more like an autumn day somewhere near the North Sea.