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Edvald Boasson Hagen takes victory on tough final stage of Eneco Tour
Edvald Boasson Hagen won an epic final stage of the Eneco Tour yesterday after beating his two final breakaway companions to the line in Geraardsbergen. The Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka rider was able to hold off the challenge of Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quickstep) and Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) on the challenging finish with Terpstra securing the overall title after...
Niki Terpstra puts on impressive display to win Eneco Tour overall
Dutchman Niki Terpstra took the overall victory in the Eneco Tour today after going clear with a small group, also containing his team-mate Bob Jungels, on the finishing circuit around Geraardsbergen, Terpstra managed to keep upright on the wet cobbles, on a day of heavy rain, to stay clear of the chasing group for the victory, as Edvald Boassen Hagen...
“This was about putting myself back on a level playing field” – Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins has appeared on The Andrew Marr Show on BBC today in a pre-recorded interview to answer questions in relation to his use of TUEs (Therapeutic Use Exemptions) in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The TUEs were for injections of the corticosteroid triamcinolone prior to the 2011 and 2012 Tours de France and the 2013 Giro d'Italia. Wiggins was one of...
Cycle protest to take place in Dublin to demand more funding for cycling
A protest is to take place to demand additional funding for cycling in Dublin. The protest will take place on Monday 3rd October, meeting at 5.30pm at the Dublin Bikes stand on Merrion Square West (just across the road from the Natural History Museum (‘The Dead Zoo’ as it is sometimes called) and the back of Dáil Éireann). The protest...
Tom Dumoulin speaks out about the use of TUEs by Bradley Wiggins
Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin has given an outspoken interview with De Limburger newspaper where he has criticised the decision of the UCI to award the forthcoming World Championships to Qatar. He has also given his opinion of the Bradley Wiggins situation whereby it was revealed earlier this week that the British rider had been given TUEs (Therapeutic Use Exemptions)...
Watch highlights of Sam Bennett’s win in Giro della Toscana (VIDEO)
Irish rider Sam Bennett took victory earlier this week in the second and final stage of the Giro della Toscana when he outsprinted Mark Cavendish and Daniele Bennati in Pontedera. The “Lanterne Rouge” of the Tour de France proved fastest at the end of the hilly stage and below are highlights from the race. As can be seen...
Former General Manager of Le Groupement looking to set up new team
The former General Manager of the ill-fated Le Groupement team from the 90s - Guy Mollet - is looking at establishing a new UCI Continental team, according to a report on Direct Velo. The new team will be based in Nord Pas de Calais and will include eighteen cyclists, of which thirteen will be neo-pros. The team doesn't have a...
Fabian Cancellara’s TUEs were for bee sting treatment according to Trek-Segafredo
Trek-Segafredo and Fabian Cancellara have released a statement in relation to the publishing earlier today of a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for the Swiss rider from 2011 by the Fancy Bears group. According to the statement, the prescription for Cancellara was for treatment for bee stings suffered by the rider. The first TUE was from 2011 and was for methylprednisolone...
Highlights of this year’s An Post Rás na mBan to be broadcast on Eurosport
Top TV sports broadcaster Eurosport will broadcast highlights of this year's An Post Rás na mBan on Sunday at 12pm. Eurosport, the 'Home of Cycling' for bike racing fans in Ireland and across the United Kingdom, will feature the 11th edition of Ireland's top international stage race for women in a half-hour highlights programme to be broadcast on September 25th...
The UCI to review rider safety by meeting with key stakeholders
The UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) have announced that it will organise a Security and Technical Regulations working group meeting to review and improve rider safety and security for the next season. Riders, teams, race organisers and Commissaires have been invited by the UCI Road Commission to meet on September 30, 2016, in Milan (Italy), at the last UCI WorldTour...
Tom Boonen crashes out of Eneco Tour but can resume training later this week
Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step) suffered misfortune on today's fourth stage of the Eneco Tour when he crashed heavily and landed on his head after hitting a pothole. The former World Champion was reaching for food in his pocket and hit the pothole, losing control of his bike. The 35 year-old was attended to by the team's doctor who recommended that...
Peter Sagan edges out Andre Greipel on fourth stage of Eneco Tour
With a powerful sprint finish after a hectic finale to the fourth stage of the Eneco Tour, Peter Sagan took another win, his second in two days, with a bike throw to the line deciding the victor. Peter held off the charge from behind on the headwind finish, timing his lunge to perfection to take the win and the...
Thomas Voeckler to retire at the end of the 2017 Tour de France
In an interview with L'Equipe, Thomas Voeckler said that he will finish his career at the end of next year's Tour de France on July 23. The 37 year-old Direct Energie rider announced his decision on Thursday. "The Tour has given me everything, so I will stop where it all started," said Voeckler who wore the yellow jersey in the...
Overhead shot shows how Peter Sagan skilfully sprinted to Eneco victory (VIDEO)
“I think God opened the street for me in the finishing sprint like Moses parted the seas,” Peter Sagan said after his stage win at the Eneco Tour today and overhead footage of the World Champion's victory shows the skill he demonstrated in spotting the gaps to enable him to take victory. In the final few hundred metres, Sagan appeared...
Peter Sagan wins Stage 3 of Eneco Tour with a stunning sprint finish
Peter Sagan's great week continued today as he took a superb stage win on day 3 of the Eneco Tour in Ardooie, Belgium. Managing to find the smallest of gaps through the middle of the peloton, Sagan proved the fastest of the bunch on the second sprint showdown of the race. The stage saw a nail-biting finish with the day’s...
Sam Bennett outsprints Mark Cavendish to take final stage of Giro della Toscana.
Sam Bennett showed that he's back to his best today by outsprinting Mark Cavendish and Daniele Bennati to win the second and final stage of the Giro della Toscana. The “Lanterne Rouge” of the Tour de France proved fastest at the end of the stage between Montecatini Terme and Pontedera showed a hilly parcours, which included one of the famous...