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Onboard highlights from Stage 4 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
Yesterday's fourth stage of the Vuelta a España saw a surprise victory for French rider Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) who finished alone, 15" ahead of John Darwin Atapuma (BMC Racing Team) and Ben King (Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team). The three riders had been members of a breakaway which had managed to stay clear of the peloton. The 163.5-kilometre stage took...
OldVelos Announces Vintage Cycle and Expo for Killarney
There are modern bikes…and then there are vintage steel racers. Cycling has probably never been as popular as it is now in Ireland and many cyclists are discovering or rediscovering the romance of yesteryear through an appreciation of the craftsmanship and beauty of vintage racing bikes. Nominated for Cycling Ireland's Best Leisure Ride in 2015, the OldVelos Vintage Classic...
Onboard highlights from Stage 3 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
The Vuelta a España had its first summit finish of the race yesterday as the race hit the incredibly steep climb of Mirador de Ézaro. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) held on to take the stage win as Ruben Fernadez (Movistar Team) took the overall lead from Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky). Amongst the leading contenders, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) again lost ground over...
Rubén Fernandez takes over race lead at Vuelta a España
Rubén Fernandez (Movistar Team) has taken over the GC lead in his first Vuelta a España after finishing second on today's stage at the mountain-top finish at Mirador de Ézaro behind Alexandre Geniez (FDJ). His team-mate Alejandro Valverde finished in 3rd, and now sits in second overall and Nairo Quintana has moved to 5th. The Movistar riders set...
Cyclist confronts motorist who happened to be Chief of Police over close pass (VIDEO)
A cyclist in Minnesota filmed a driver in a black SUV overtaking him too closely and after confronting the motorist, realised that he had told off the city's Chief of Police. Ward Rubrecht posted the video on YouTube of the incident which took place in the city of St. Paul. After the car passed, Rubrecht caught up with the motorist...
Hundreds take part in Inishowen 100 – one of Ireland’s toughest sportives
Foyle Cycling Club's annual Inishowen 100 sportive took place on Sunday 21 August with over 350 riders from all over Ireland participating. Riders from Antrim, Armagh, Ballina, Ballyclare, Belfast, Bray, Dublin, Fermanagh, Lisburn, Naas, Omagh, Swords and Westport were part of an early start from Derry's Sports Complex, before completing the circuit around Inishowen. With the rain holding off until...
Gianni Meersman takes first Grand Tour victory at Vuelta a España
Gianni Meersman has taken his biggest victory to-date by winning stage 2 of the Vuelta a España in the town of Baiona. The Belgian, riding the Spanish Grand Tour for the fifth time in his career, produced a very fast finish in the Galician municipality, capitalising on the excellent work of his Etixx – Quick-Step teammates, who protected him...
Onboard highlights from Stage 2 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
The second stage of the Vuelta a España took the riders from Ourense to Baiona with Etixx - Quick-Step's Gianni Meersman taking the win in a sprint finish ahead of Michael Schwarzmann (Bora-Argon 18) and Magnus Cort Nielsen (ORICA-BikeExchange). Michal Kwiatkowski of Team Sky was 4th across the line and now takes over the leader's red jersey from his...
Nacer Bouhanni disqualified from Cyclassics for irregular sprint (VIDEO)
Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) was first across the line at the EuroEyes Cyclassics WorldTour race in Hamburg today but was disqualified afterwards for what the race jury saw as an irregular sprint. Victory instead went to Caleb Ewan (Orica – BikeExchange) with John Degenkolb (Team Giant-Alpecin) second and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) in third. It was the 22 year-old Australian sprinter's first...
Onboard highlights Stage 1 of the Vuelta a España (VIDEO)
This year's Vuelta a España kicked off yesterday with a 27.8-kilometre team time-trial in Galicia from Balneario Laias to Parque Náutico de Castrelo de Miño. Team Sky just edged out Movistar for victory with ORICA-BikeExchange in third and the winners set an average speed of 54.48 kilometres per hour for the test. Lampre-Merida were slowest on the day, finishing...
Toronto taxi driver pushes delivery cyclist into kerb causing him to crash (VIDEO)
A video has been posted online of an encounter between a taxi driver and a cyclist. In the video, the cyclist can be seen tapping on the window of the taxi before the taxi swerves to the right, pushing the cyclist into the kerb with the man then crashing to the ground. A witness goes to the cyclist's aid and...
Team Sky win Vuelta TTT with Peter Kennaugh taking first leader’s jersey
Team Sky took a narrow win in the opening stage of the Vuelta a España yesterday, when they won the 27.8-kilometre team time-trial from Balneario Laias to Parque Náutico de Castrelo de Miño finishing ahead of Movistar by half a second with ORICA-BikeExchange finishing in third six seconds down. Peter Kennaugh was first across the line for Team Sky meaning...
Record Entry for An Post Rás na mBan – Ireland’s Premier Women’s Bike Race
The organisers of An Post Rás na mBan 2016 have confirmed that a record entry is headed to Kilkenny for the first stage of the five-day race on September 7th. Twenty five teams and 125 riders are on the entry list for the 11th edition of Ireland’s premier stage race, eclipsing last year’s total by 20. The list includes riders...
Katusha riders get lost during Vuelta TTT Recon (VIDEO)
The Katusha team somehow managed to get lost during a reconnaissance ride in preparation for the opening stage of the Vuelta a España in Galicia, after getting separated from their team car. The riders ended up riding off-road for a time in a bid to get back on the correct route and had to ask a man walking his dogs...
Team Liv-Plantur strengthen line-up with signing of Ellen van Dijk
Team Liv-Plantur have announced that former world TT champion Ellen van Dijk (NED) has signed with the team for the next two years. The recent fourth placed finisher in the Olympic time trial in Rio de Janeiro has achieved impressive results to date, with 28 professional wins, the highlights of which are a stage of the Giro Rosa, the...
Marcus Burghardt signs for BORA – Hansgrohe
After seven seasons with BMC Racing Team, German rider Marcus Burghardt is set to leave the team after signing for BORA - Hansgrohe for the 2017 season. The 33 year-old is considered to be a very strong domestique and will be a great addition to help Peter Sagan during his classics campaign. Burghardt started his career with the T-Mobile team...