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Bespoke hand-painted bike created for Lap the Lough sportive
The 11th edition of Lap the Lough takes place this Sunday, the 28th of August and to mark the occasion, Donard Bikes have created a special edition, bespoke, handmade, hand-painted carbon bike for the sportive. What started off as a casual conversation on twitter between @donardcc @getupbeat @victorychimp and @lovelybicycle quickly spawned the #Lap11bike - a bespoke bicycle project. The...
Rein Taaramäe hit by team car at Vuelta but escapes with minor injuries
Estonian rider Rein Taaramäe (Team Katusha) was forced to withdraw from the Vuelta a España yesterday after he was hit by one of the Cofidis team cars. Thankfully though, according to the team he was left with just minor injuries. "I can’t be sure exactly what happened," Taaramäe recounted. "I was suffering today. I was dropped in the group and...
Trek-Segafredo sign former World Hour Record holder Matthias Brändle
Matthias Brändle will join Trek-Segafredo for the 2017-2018 seasons, the team have announced. The reigning Austrian champion and former World Hour Record holder currently races for IAM Cycling. Amongst his wins include stages in the Tour of Britain, Tour of Oman and Tour of Belgium and one-day wins such as Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem and the Tour de Berne. It...
Onboard highlights from Stage 7 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
Jonas Van Genechten took a victory in yesterday's stage of the Vuelta a España for the IAM Cycling team in what is the Swiss team's last ever Grand Tour when he outpowered a bunch depleted by a crash shortly before the line to win the 7th stage of the Vuelta in Puebla de Sanabria. The peloton had just reeled in...
The tallest man in the peloton – A film about Conor Dunne (VIDEO)
At 6'7" Conor Dunne is known as 'Lange', which in Flemish more or less means 'the tall one.' He towers above the peloton and is the only rider we have met with size fifty-one feet. One of his nearest challengers for the title of tallest man in the peloton was the recently-retired 2011 Paris-Roubaix winner Johan van Summeren who...
Nicolas Roche still awaiting Legionnaire’s test results but hopeful of racing soon
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) has confirmed that he is still awaiting results for tests he undertook recently to determine whether he contracted Legionnaire's disease. The Irish Road Race champion provided an update on his Facebook page where he said that he has undergone a number of extra tests to find out whether it is the severe form of pneumonia which...
Onboard highlights from Stage 6 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
Simon Yates (ORICA-BikeExchange) took his first Grand Tour stage win with a well-timed attack on the sixth stage of the Vuelta España yesterday from Monforte de Lemos to Luintra. Ribera Sacra. The British rider followed an attack by Dani Moreno (Movistar) inside the closing kilometres before going clear alone to take the stage win. Yates finished 20 seconds ahead...
Ireland awarded three places for Elite Men’s World RR Championships
The UCI have announced the quotas for the various races in the UCI Road World Championships which will take place in Doha, Qatar in October and Ireland have been awarded three places for the Elite Men's Road Race. Australia, Belgium, Colombia, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and Spain have been awarded the maximum number of 9 starters. Reigning...
Gianni Meersman takes second stage win at Vuelta a España
Gianni Meersman took his second stage win of this year's Vuelta a España yesterday when he won the sprint finish in Lugo, and in doing so, he became the first Belgian since 2012 to win two stage of the race. The early break of the day was made up of just two riders - Tiago Machado (Katusha) and Julien Morice...
Vuelta organisers express regret over Steven Kruijswijk crash
The Vuelta a España organisers have apologised over the accident yesterday which saw Steven Kruijswijk (Team Lotto-NL Jumbo) and Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) crash into a metal pole in the closing kilometres of the race. Unipublic issued a statement which said: “In response to the accident involving riders Steven Kruijswijk (Team Lotto-NL Jumbo) and Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale)...
Onboard highlights from Stage 5 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
Yesterday's fifth stage of the Vuelta a España was marred by a number of crashes including one towards the end which forced Dutch rider Steven Kruijswijk out of the race. The LottoNL-Jumbo rider hit a metal pole in the closing kilometres of the race breaking his collarbone. Gianni Meersman (Etixx - Quick Step) at the end of the stage in...
Cycling Ireland Road Commission to focus on calendar and development squads
Cycling Ireland has announced the re-establishment of a Road Commission which will take up the responsibility of all road racing activities for Cycling Ireland. The Road Commission will act as a sub-committee to the Board of Cycling Ireland, and their responsibilities will include a review of the racing calendar with a view of increasing the overall standard of domestic...
Steven Kruijswijk forced out of Vuelta after crashing into unprotected bollard
Dutch rider Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) was forced out of the Vuelta a España today after crashing into a bollard inside the final three kilometres which had been left unprotected by the race organisers in Lugo. He was later diagnosed with a broken collarbone. “My ribs and collarbone hurt a lot,” Kruijswijk said afterwards. “I crashed heavily into that pole. It’s...
Bouhanni crashes and team-mate Laporte fights at Tour du Poitou-Charentes (VIDEOS)
Following on from his win on yesterday's opening stage of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes, there was bad luck for French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits) as he was caught up in a massive crash inside the closing hundred metres of today's second stage. Tom Van Asbroeck (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) proved fastest on the Avenue de la Venise Verte at the...
Win a limited edition TBCF long sleeve jersey
To celebrate reaching 30,000 likes on Facebook we are giving away a limited edition long sleeve jersey. Thanks to our friends over at Galibier for creating these stylish KAS replica jerseys. To enter simply use the button below in the competition box to visit the Galibier website and then come back here and enter your details. It's that simple! Long Sleeve...
Alberto Contador’s confidence grows after second summit finish of Vuelta
After losing some time to his GC rivals on the first summit finish of the race, Alberto Contador showed better form yesterday with a solid final ascent on the fourth stage of the Vuelta a España. On the second uphill finish of the race, Tinkoff’s leader remained with the other GC contenders as the road climbed to the finish...