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François Pervis races against an Alfa Romeo (VIDEO)
French track sprinter François Pervis is a multiple World champion. In 2013, he won the 1km time-trial at the Worlds, and the following year, he retained his 1km title in addition to winning the Sprint and Keirin. Pervis also holds world records for the 200m and the kilometre. Pervis features in this new advertisement for Alfa Romeo where the...
Big climbs key feature as route unveiled for the 2016 An Post Rás
This year’s edition of the race will travel anti-clockwise around Ireland with stage finishes in Multyfarnham, Charleville, Dingle, Sneem, Clonakilty, Dungarvan and Baltinglass before the customary finale in Skerries. The opening stage from Dublin Castle ensures an historic setting for Ireland’s toughest annual sporting event. As ever, the race will see some of Ireland’s top amateur riders compete against professional...
2016 An Post Rás Detailed Route Analysis
Stage 1, Sunday May 22: Dublin Castle to Multyfarnham (144.6 kilometres): Day one of the 2016 An Post Rás begins at Dublin Castle, the historic surroundings tie in with the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. After signing on takes place, the riders will roll out and begin a 15 kilometre neutralised section, passing by Christchurch Cathedral, the Guinness...
Edvald Boassen Hagen wins second stage in Oman as Dan Martin loses time
Edvald Boassen Hagen (Dimension Data for Qhuebeka) has won the second stage of the Tour of Oman today outsprinting Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) at the summit finish. It was a small group up front which also included veteran Davide Rebellin (CCC Sprandli) who contested the stage win as Dan Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) and Richie...
Bob Jungels hits 101kmph on Tour of Oman descent (VIDEO)
Bob Jungels (Etixx-Quick Step) attacked in the last three kilometres of the opening stage of the Tour of Oman yesterday to solo to the stage victory. On the descent towards the finish, the Luxembourg champion managed to reach a top speed of 101.2 kilometres per hour as could be seen on his Strava statistics afterwards. Jungels had apparently been planning the...
French team totally dominate race as they fill all top 10 places
Top French team Vendée U put in an incredible performance at the weekend as they filled all top 10 places at the Circuit des Plages Vendéennes in Notre-Dame-de-Mont. The ten riders were part of a 23-rider breakaway which went clear at the 45-kilometre mark. At the same point on the following lap, the team put the pressure on, reducing the...
Solid start for Dan Martin at the Tour of Oman as Bob Jungels takes the win
Dan Martin had a promising start to the Tour of Oman today as he finished in a select group of riders, just eight seconds behind his team-mate Bob Jungels who took the victory. The 145.5 kilometre stage from Oman Exhibition Center to Al Bustan included two categorised climbs - Al Hamriyah after 122 kilometres and the climb at Al Jissah...
Adriano Malori returns to Europe to continue his recovery
Italian rider Adriano Malori of the Movistar Team is being transferred by air to Pamplona to continue his convalescence with Mutua Navarra at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra. Malori travels today from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Pamplona, Spain in a medically-equipped flight. Working closely with the clinical team responsible for Malori's treatment in Buenos Aires, the medical staff at the...
Tour of Flanders Cyclosportive sells out all 16,000 places
The organisers of the Tour of Flanders cyclosportive have announced that all 16,000 places in the event have now been sold. The event takes place on April 2nd, one day ahead of the Men's and Women's professional races. The cyclosportive also sold out last year, but three weeks later than this year. Riders from sixty countries are set to take...
Sam Bennett moves into top 20 of UCI World Ranking
Following on from his seventh place finish in the Tour of Qatar (UCI 2.HC) last week, Sam Bennett has now moved into the World's Top 20. The Irish rider picked up 60 points for his high GC finish in Qatar and when added to the points he collected at the Mallorca Challenge last month, means he now sits in 17th position...
Clasica de Almeria battered by strong winds and reduced to just 21 kms (VIDEO)
The Clasica de Almeria in Spain was shortened yesterday to just 21 kilometres due to high winds affecting the race. The race organisers and teams held a meeting to discuss the strong winds and the UCI's Extreme Weather Protocol was referred to in an effort to decide on the correct approach. The race should have been 184 kilometres in length...
Philippe Gilbert outsprints Alejandro Valverde to win Vuelta a Murcia (VIDEO)
Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) won a small bunch sprint to take the victory in the Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia on Saturday. The Belgian outsprinted Movistar's Alejandro Valverde and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) after getting a leadout from his teammate Ben Hermans. The riders faced a 199.3km course, with the category 1 Alto Collado Bermejo being the main difficulty of...
Alberto Contador to lead Tinkoff at Volta ao Algarve
Tinkoff head to the five-stage Volta ao Algarve with a strong and motivated squad, built around team leader, Alberto Contador and Directeur Sportif Steven de Jongh feels that the Volta ao Algarve will be a valuable season-opener and a good preparation for the upcoming races. Contador outlined earlier this week that he feels more motivated than ever and eager to...
“Made it to the finish. Where is everybody?” – Kris Boeckmans completes Vuelta stage
On Friday, almost six months after his life-threatening crash, Kris Boeckmans completed the Vuelta a Espana stage in which he fell on August 29th, tweeting afterwards "Made it to the finish ... Where is everybody? @lavuelta #nevergiveup" The 29 year-old crashed on the eighth stage of the race last year and was subsequently placed in an induced coma. He required...
UCI check for hidden motors in 90 bikes at La Mediterraneenne (VIDEO)
The UCI carried out unannounced spot checks on around 90 bikes at the La Mediterraneenne stage race yesterday, but found no evidence of mechanical doping. The checks followed on from the recent find of a concealed motor in a bike ridden by Belgian rider Femke Van den Driessche at the recent UCI U23 Women's Cyclo-cross world championships. "These bike checks used...
Francesco Reda who was kicked out of An Post Rás receives 8 year ban for EPO use
In July last year at the Italian National Championships, Francesco Reda (Team Idea 2010 ASD) tested positive for EPO. It followed on from his surprising second place finish behind Vincenzo Nibali at the race. Italiy's Anti-Doping tribunal have confirmed today that the 33 year-old from Cosenza will be banned for eight years. He was also stripped of his silver medal...