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Pierre Rolland to lead Cannondale Pro Cycling at the Tour de France
The Cannondale Pro Cycling Team announced its Tour de France team earlier today, placing an emphasis on the general classification with Pierre Rolland. Cannondale sends Rolland, Matti Breschel, Lawson Craddock, Kristijan Koren, Ramunas Navardauskas, Sebastian Langeveld, Alex Howes, Dylan Van Baarle, and Tom-Jelte Slagter to the 103rd edition of the race which begins on July 2 in Mont-Saint-Michel. “We'll be centering...
Highlights of the Irish National Road Race Championships (VIDEO)
The Irish Men's and Women's Elite Road Race Championships which were hosted by Scott Orwell Wheelers in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare took place yesterday with Lydia Boylan (Team WNT) and Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) emerging victorious. Boylan took the win in a sprint finish with Eve McCrystal (ASEA Wheelworx) claiming silver and Fiona Meade (Blarney Stone CC) taking the bronze medal. Roche...
Nacer Bouhanni involved in hotel fight prior to French Championships
Nacer Bouhanni withdrew from the French Road Race Championships early on yesterday due to a hand injury. The Cofidis rider needed four stitches in his hand after an altercation the night before the race with some guests in the hotel he was staying in. His team issued a press release saying: "The night before the race, Nacer Bouhanni and...
Adam Blythe sprints to victory at British National Road Race Championships
Adam Blythe yesterday became the fourth Tinkoff team member to pull on the road champion’s jersey of their respective nation. In Stockton-on-Tees, Blythe beat one of the fastest sprinters in the world, Mark Cavendish, to the line after a tough day ended in a bunch sprint. In spite of spending almost the whole day either chasing or subsequently riding...
Juraj Sagan takes over the Slovakian champion’s jersey from his brother Peter
It was a succesful day for Tinkoff in Slovakia as they took the three podium positions with Juraj Sagan taking the national champion's jersey from his younger brother Peter.. Juraj crossed the finishing line forty-one seconds ahead of his brother with team-mate Michael Kolar came third, making it a Tinkoff 1-2-3 on a hard-fought race. Juraj’s win brought his brother’s...
Mountain biker gets taken out by deer at Wiggle South Downs event (VIDEO)
A mountain biker taking part in the Wiggle South Downs Epic MTB event recently got a bit of a surprise when he was taken down by a deer which ran across his path. A video of the incident was uploaded to Youtube by Jakub Jalowiec earlier this week. A post on a mountain biking forum said that the cyclist...
José Joaquin Rojas wins Spanish Road Race Championships
José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) took his second career Spanish national road race championship yesterday continuing a run of seven titles for the Spanish team. The race consisted of six laps of a 34-kilometre circuit in Alicante and Rojas jumped clear of a leading group in the closing kilometres to go and take the win. He finished four seconds ahead of...
“We don’t have climbs in Denmark but we have car tires” – (VIDEO)
A Danish pro has posted a video of another cyclist training in a rather unorthodox manner. Former Danish road race champion Sebastian Lander who rides for the British team ONE Pro Cycling, spotted another cyclist training with a car tyre tied by rope to his seat post. Lander posted the video on Instagram yesterday with the caption "When you think you...
Dublin Fire Brigade issue warning after electric bike charger causes fire
Dublin Fire Brigade have posted a photo on their Twitter account showing a badly damaged bike which they have said was caused by a bike charger going on fire. Thankfully though, the fire set off a smoke alarm which warned those in the household. Dublin Fire Brigade haven't provided any more details on where the incident took place. Their post reads:...
Tony Martin takes 6th German National Time-Trial Title
Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) has returned to winning ways by taking his 6th German national time-trial title which marks his first victory this season. Martin has dominated the event in a way no other German rider has done it since this discipline made its way to the calendar, in 1995. Held in Struefdorf, on a 41-km long rolling course,...
Great Britain announce cycling squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics
The British Olympic Association has today named 26 cyclists across the road, track and BMX disciplines who will compete for Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Seven-time Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins returns to the track after claiming time trial gold at London 2012 and he will be joined by former world champion and 26-time Tour de France stage...
Carter Jones retires from professional cycling after two crashes
Carter Jones (Team Giant-Alpecin) has chosen to leave professional cycling in order to focus on a different career path. Jones had been considering his future for some time, and some recent crashes influenced his decision to quit professional cycling sooner rather than later. His team have said that they respect this decision and that they offer "its full support...
Full results from the Irish National Time Trial Championships
At the National Time Trial Championships in Kilcullen today Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) and Anna Turvey (Tyneside Vagabonds CC) dominated proceedings in the Elite Men’s and Women’s events, finishing clear of the field in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. Eddie Dunbar(Axeon Cycling Team), silver medallist in the Elite Men’s event, won the U23 National Title ahead of Ryan Mullen (Cannondale Pro...
Nicolas Roche wins Irish Time-Trial Champs ahead of Eddie Dunbar and Ryan Mullen
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) has won the Irish Elite Men's Time-Trial Championships this evening beating Eddie Dunbar (Axeon Hagens Berman) and Ryan Mullen (Cannondale Pro Cycling) into second and third places respectively. Roche posted a time of 47'14" for the 40-kilometre test in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, finsihing 1'03" ahead of Dunbar with Mullen a further 22" back. It's the second time...
Cyclist narrowly avoids being hit by truck on wrong side of the road (VIDEO)
A cyclist in Spain had a lucky escape when he narrowly avoided being hit by a truck which was being driven on the wrong side of the road. Jordi Pereira tweeted a video of the incident yesterday which shows how close he came to being hit as he rounds a bend on a descent. The white Iveco truck was clearly...
Tom Dumoulin races to victory at the Dutch National Time Trial Championships
Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant-Alpecin) has raced to victory at the Dutch National Time Trial Championships, winning by 34″ over second place Jos Van Emden. Being one of the favourites, Dumoulin came to the Dutch Nationals with a lot of confidence after a coming back from the team’s altitude training camp in Sierra Nevada and he was looking to have a...