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Simon Yates handed four-month ban for ‘non-intentional’ doping
Simon Yates (Orica-GreenEdge) has been handed a four-month ban by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) after testing positive for the banned substance terbutaline in an in-competition test during Paris–Nice where he finished seventh overall. In a statement issued by the UCI, they said: "The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces today that Simon Yates has been sanctioned with a period of...
Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin to line up for Ireland at Olympic Men’s Road Race
Cousins Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) and Dan Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) have been named as the two riders to represent Ireland at the Road Race at the forthcoming Rio Olympics. The announcement was made by the Olympic Council of Ireland today with Sharon McCurley's qualification for the women's Keirin also being announced. McCurley became the first ever Irish woman to qualify for...
Muur van Geraardsbergen returning to the Tour of Flanders next year
The Muur van Geraardsbergen is to make its comeback to the Tour of Flanders next year with the climb being included for the first time since 2011. The race organisers have also announced that the race will start in Antwerp for the next five years. The finale of the race over the past five years has consisted of three laps...
Eddie Dunbar gets off to solid start at the Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc
Irish U23 champion Eddie Dunbar (Axeon Hagens Berman) has gotten off to a promising start at the Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc (2.2) which started today as he finished in a small group of riders just 33" behind stage winner Alexis Guerin (GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 31). The opening 145-kilometre stage of the race, based in the French Alps took...
Irish junior CX champion David Conroy training under the watchful eye of Sven Nys
Irish junior cyclocross champion David Conroy (Scott-Eurocycles) is amongst the riders who have been taking part in a training camp at the UCI World Cycling Centre this week. The camp runs from June 14 to 19 at the centre in Aigle, Switzerland and the riders are being coached by the Belgian stars Sven Nys and Sven Vanthourenhout. The camp is headed...
Majority of riders feel that Tuesday’s Tour de Suisse stage finish was too dangerous
The vast majority of professional cyclists who responded to a survey regarding Tuesday's Tour de Suisse stage feel that the finish was too dangerous. The finish to the stage included a right-hand bend situated just 140 metres from the finish line. Fortunately, there were no accidents at the final corner. Danny van Poppel (Team Sky) did come close to coming down...
UCI welcomes decision to provide access to Operation Puerto blood bags
The UCI have said that they welcome the Madrid court decision to provide access to “Operation Puerto” athlete blood bags. It was announced earlier this week that the 211 blood bags at the centre of the 2006 anti-doping investigation would not be destroyed. The investigation centred around the doping network established by Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes which resulted in a scandal...
Maximilian Richeze becomes first Argentinian to win Tour de Suisse stage
33-year-old Maximilian Richeze became the first Argentinian to score a victory in the Tour de Suisse after some great teamwork by his Etixx-Quick Step team on yesterday's stage. Richeze took the win on the 193-kilometre fourth stage from Rheinfelden to Champagne after his team had chased down an earlier breakaway of four riders. They took control at the front of the...
Woman hit by discarded bidon during the Tour de Suisse
Footage has emerged of a woman being hit by a discarded bidon at the Tour de Suisse. The incident happened in Baar during the second stage on Sunday. It's unclear as to whether the woman was seriously hurt after the bidon was thrown over the barriers, but a man is seen attending to her. "Cyclists can drink up to five litres...
Danny van Poppel shows great skill by staying upright at Tour de Suisse (VIDEO)
Team Sky's Danny van Poppel showed some incredible skill by managing to stay upright on the final corner of today's fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse from Rheinfelden to Champagne. The Dutch rider was in fourth position going into the final corner when he went wide and just about managed to avoid crashing. Van Poppel came close to clipping...
Tom Boonen forced to change at a bus shelter after Ronde van Limburg (VIDEO)
Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step) and Kenny Dehaes (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) had to resort to using a bus shelter to change after the Ronde van Limburg (UCI 1.1) which took place at the weekend. The race which took place in rainy conditions was won by Dehaes in a sprint finish ahead of Boonen and Timothy DuPont (Verandas Willems Cycling Team). Prior to...
Peter Sagan takes Tour de Suisse race lead but decries lack of respect in the peloton
UCI World Champion Peter Sagan took the stage win and the race leader’s jersey at the Tour de Suisse yesterday after he launched a late attack to bridge to the remaining riders from an earlier break, taking the sprint in another masterful finish in Rheinfelden. After spending two days in Baar for the opening time trial and the first...
New series of 360º videos look at dangerous driving from a cyclist’s point of view
As part of National Bike Week which is taking place this week, the Road Safety Authority of Ireland (RSA) has unveiled a series of online videos aimed at promoting awareness and safety among cyclists and other road-users. Using technology to give viewers a 360 degree look at dangerous driving from a cyclist’s point of view, the videos allow the...
Stated elevation of Mont Ventoux climb set to be reduced following survey
The epic climb of Mont Ventoux will feature on Stage 12 of the Tour de France this year, but the climb may not be as big as previously claimed. Luke Reynard, the Mayor of Bedoin, one of the towns at the foot of the climb recently commissioned a survey of the highest point of the access road on the mountain...
Peter Sagan takes Tour de Suisse stage win record
UCI World Champion Peter Sagan took the win on the second stage of the Tour de Suisse yesterday and in doing so, has taken the record for the most stage wins at the race. On the Tour de Suisse’s second day, the race remained in Baar for a testing 46.9km circuit ridden four times. The 187.6km route essentially repeated...
“Down Not Out – Mountain Bike Party” Martyn Ashton tackles Fort William Course (VIDEO)
Martyn Ashton is famous for the video Road Bike Party which was released in 2012 which has over 12 million hits on YouTube. However, in 2013 while filming Road Bike Party 2 Martyn had an accident which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Since his paralysis, Ashton has found ways to return to biking and last year, he...