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Richard Virenque describes motorised doping as “grotesque” (VIDEO)
Following on from the discovery of a concealed motor in a bike allegedly belonging to Belgian cyclist Femke van den Driessche at the World Cyclocross Championships at the weekend, many commentators have outlined their disappointment at this form of cheating. Amongst those to express their opinion is former French professional and seven-time winner of the King of the Mountains title...
Adriano Malori’s condition improves following high-speed crash
Following on from his high-speed crash at the recent Tour de San Luis in Argentina, the Movistar team of Adriano Malori have provided a positive update on the rider's condition. The Italian rider had been placed in an induced coma following the crash which happened when he crashed due to a crack in the road. He landed heavily on his...
Dan Martin to make Etixx-Quick Step debut on Wednesday at Tour of Valencia
Dan Martin will line up in the five-day Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana this Wednesday, marking his debut with the Etixx - Quick Step team. The race which returns to the calendar following a 8-year absence starts with a 16.3 km-long individual time trial which is on a hilly course. The race then heads to the mountains the following day,...
2018 UCI Road World Championships to be held in Innsbruck
Following its first meeting of 2016 held in conjunction with the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, the UCI Management Committee has decided to award the 2018 UCI Road World Championships to the city of Innsbruck, Austria. 2018 will be the third time the UCI Road World Championships have been held in Austria after 1987 in Villach and...
Driver not prosecuted after brutal hit and run was captured on camera
In a scene similar to something from Grand Theft Auto this Volvo driver rammed the cyclist and then kept driving and left the scene of the incident. Despite having both front and rear mounted cameras the driver was not prosecuted and is presumably still driving on the roads in the UK today. Below is the cyclist account of his...
Motorist caught on camera reversing towards group of cyclists (VIDEO)
Footage emerged over the weekend of a motorist in Perth, Western Australia reversing towards a group of cyclists. Paul Evans posted the on-bike footage which was shot in Glen Forrest to his Facebook page yesterday. Evans provided the caption “My #Fly6 captured this road rage incident today in Glen Forrest,” on the video entitled "Land Rover Vs Bike" In the video, a Land Rover can...
Peter Kennaugh wins Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (VIDEO)
Pete Kennaugh (Team Sky) took a great solo victory at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race yesterday after attacking with 10 kilometres to go. The Manxman jumped clear and quickly built up a 20-second lead before keeping a reduced peloton at bay to earn one of the finest wins of his career. As a break which had gone clear with...
“That’s not my bike, there’s been a mistake. I would never cheat” – Femke van den Driessche
Belgian rider Femke van den Driessche has spoken to VTM News in response to the allegations that arose yesterday that a motor had been discovered in her bike at the World Cyclocross Championships. The 19 year-old said that the bike that was had not belonged to her. "That's not my bike," she explained. "There's been a mistake. I would never...
Fans throw beer and spit at Lars van der Haar (VIDEO)
Lars van der Haar (Giant-Alpecin) put in a great ride today at the UCI Elite Men's Cyclocross World Championships, finishing in second place behind Wout van Aert. However, his great performance was somewhat marred by the antics of some of the spectators. On one section of the course as he was leading the race from van Aert, fans could be...
Adam Toupalik celebrates ‘winning’ the U23 CX Worlds a lap early (VIDEO)
In today's Men's U23 Cyclocross World Championships, Adam Toupalik was well clear coming into the finishing straight and celebrated in the closing metres what he thought was the win. Unfortunately for the Czech rider, there was still a lap to go. Instead, it was Belgium's Eli Iserbyt who went on to win. Toupalik did manage to hang on for silver...
Fabian Cancellara solos to win in Challenge Mallorca (VIDEO)
Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) confirmed his incredible early-season form by riding to a superb solo win in the third and hardest race of the Mallorca Challenge series, the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, Saturday. The team later confirmed that it hadn't been the plan for Cancellara to join the 23-man breakaway. However, when the opportunity arose, Cancellara took advantage and then...
UCI issue statement in relation to possible ‘technological fraud’
Following on from the Women's U23 Cyclocross World Championships today, the UCI have issued a statement confirming that a bike has been detained for further investigation in relation to technological fraud after a check following the race. The UCI also confirmed that the case did not involve any of the riders placed in the top three. According to Sporza and...
2016 Paris-Roubaix to include an uphill cobbled sector
A.S.O. have announced the route of the 2016 Paris-Roubaix, which will be held on Sunday April 10, and this year will include 52.8kms of cobblestones. This will be just one hundred metres more than in 2015, but the riders will have to cope with the return of the uphill Hameau du Buat sector. The race distance will be 257.5kms....
David Montgomery speaks in advance of World Cyclocross Champs
This year’s World Cyclocross Championships in Heusden-Zolder will see two Irish cyclists line up over the weekend with David Conroy racing in the Junior Men’s Race on Saturday and David Montgomery starting in the U23 Men’s race on Sunday. Montgomery has spent some of the 2015-2016 cross season racing in Belgium where he has competed in the World Cup rounds...
World Cyclocross Course Preview with Clément Venturini (VIDEO)
This footage captured by Cofidis rider Clément Venturini shows a lap of the course to be used for the World Cyclocross Championships which take place in Heusden-Zolder this weekend. From the footage it appears that much of the lap seems relatively dry at the moment, but rain is expected in Heusden-Zolder over the weekend. However, the course at the motor-racing...
Mark Cavendish to start his first race for Dimension Data for Qhubeka on Sunday
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race takes place on Sunday 31 January in Geelong, Australia. The UCI 1.HC event will also be the debut race for Mark Cavendish in Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka colours. The course will remain unchanged in 2016 after a successful inaugural event in 2015. Riders will be faced with a 174km parcours, of which...