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“Dan Martin’s a complete rider that any team would like to have” Patrick Lefevere
Belgian team Etixx-Quick Step has had big changes since the end of the 2015 season with the likes of Mark Cavendish departing for Dimension Data, former World Champion Michal Kwiatkowski joining Team Sky and Rigoberto Uran signing for Cannondale Pro Cycling. The big names joining the team this year are German sprinter Marcel Kittel, Luxembourg champion Bob Jungels and Dan...
Giuseppe Enrici – The First US-Born Giro d’Italia Winner
By Graham Healy In 1924, Giuseppe Enrici won the Giro d'Italia to become the first rider born outside of Italy to win the race, or any Grand Tour for that matter. Although Enrici raced as an Italian, he had actually been born in Pittsburgh on 2 January 1896. Waves of Italian immigrants had moved to Pennsylvania in the final decade of...
Comedian Dara O’Briain uses false name and eBay to track down bike thief
Irish comedian Dara O Briain has thanked London Metropolitan Police after helping to recover his bike which was stolen over Christmas. O'Briain revealed that he had used eBay and a false name to help track down the thief. “Well, a pleasant end to 2015. Hounslow branch of @MetPoloceUK recoveded my stolen bicycle. Thank you very much officers, much appreciated,” he tweeted. The...
Cyclist attempts to break women’s record for furthest distance cycled in a year
Kajsa Tylen, a Swedish-born cyclist living in the U.K. has started her attempt to set a new record for the furthest distance cycled in a year by a woman. 38 year-old Kajsa who lives in Nottingham, is intending to ride about 58,000km (36,000 miles). The women’s record for the furthest distance cycled in a year was set 77 years ago. On...
First photo of Dan Martin in his new Etixx-Quick Step colours
With Dan Martin's new contract with Etixx-Quick Step officially starting today, it means that he can now wear his new team's colours. The former Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Tour of Lombardy has spent his career with the same team, but has now decided that the time is right to move from the Cannondale-Garmin team. As with previous seasons, he will be targeting the...
Peter Sagan plays Danny role in Grease tribute (VIDEO)
Claudio Chiappucci recently said of Peter Sagan that "He is a great rider, but he also has character and charisma," and this video is further evidence of that. Sagan's latest commercial sees the World Road Race Champion and his wife Katarina dance and lip sync to the song 'You're the One That I Want' from the 1978 film Grease. Sagan takes...
The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – When Ian Stannard won against the odds (VIDEO)
This year's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was one of the most remarkable races of the season. With 40 kilometres remaining a break of four went clear consisting of Ian Stannard of Team Sky and three Etixx-Quick Step riders, Tom Boonen, Stijn Vandenberghe and Niki Terpstra. Despite a valiant chase from Sep Vanmarcke, the four stayed clear. It should have been a...
Additional cycling questions to be added to Idaho driving test
More questions on laws related to cycling are to be included on the Idaho driving test. The Idaho Department of Transportation are adding the additional questions after five-year-old Max Wyatt was struck by a car and dragged last September in Boise. Max was dragged about 40 feet after being hit by the car and hospitalised in Utah for multiple serious...
“Use your head snotnose” – Sven Nys furious with Gianni Vermeersch (VIDEO)
Yesterday's victory by Dieter Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) at Ereprijs Paul Herygers in Bredene was overshadowed by an incident on the last lap whereby Gianni Vermeersch (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) pushed Sven Nys (Crelan - AA Drink) into the barriers. Nys confronted Vermeersch immediately after the race. "Use your head snotnose (brat)," the 39 year-old told his younger compatriot. Tim Merlier (Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace Cycling...
Aussie cycling legend Phil Anderson saves prize possessions from approaching bush fire
Australian cycling legend Phil Anderson has posted photos on his Facebook page showing him loading up his car with some of his prized possessions as he evacuates his property due to the threat of an approaching bush fire. The Great Ocean Road bushfire in Victoria started on December 19 and has so far destroyed over 100 homes. At least 445...
Matt Brammeier and CI President Ciaran McKenna sign Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 petition
Amongst the latest names to show their support for the Stayin' Alive at 1.5 campaign are the recently elected Cycling Ireland president Ciaran McKenna and MTN-Qhubeka rider Matt Brammeier. The aim of the campaign is to persuade the Irish Government to introduce a law which would require motorists to provide 1.5 metres of clearance to cyclists when overtaking. McKenna was elected...
Wouter Roosenboom goes behind the scenes with Team Giant Alpecin
Wouter Roosenboom is a freelance sports photographer from Maastricht in the Netherlands who has provided images for the likes of Shimano, Isaac and Agu in the past. This year Roosenboom went behind the scenes with Team Giant Alpecin and the video below showcases some of his work from the year. Amongst the races he focused on was the Tour of...
Movistar mechanic builds a bike blindfolded
We're not really sure what the purpose of this video is other than to showcase the skills of one of the mechanics from the Movistar team. In the video, the mechanic builds one of the team bikes from scratch, including fitting the bottom bracket and chainset, forks, headset and handlebars, routing the cables and seemingly setting the saddle to...
‘Reverse congestion charge’ could benefit cyclists in Stockholm
A 'reverse congestion charge' for cyclists has been proposed by a group of researchers at Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology as a means of promoting cycling in Stockholm. Motorists in the city currently pay a congestion charge for driving in the city and the proposal would see cyclists receive a 'reverse congestion charge' in the form of points for...
Tom Boonen to concentrate on motor racing after retirement
Earlier this year, former World Champion Tom Boonen told the press that he is looking at retiring sometime in the "near future" but it looks like he will keep his competitive streak as he turns his attention to motorsport. "It is one hundred percent sure that after my cycling career finishes, I will be involved in motorsport," he told Het...
Team Sky to target cyclosportives and other news on Spain’s version of ‘April Fool’s Day’
It's Holy Innocents’ Day today and in Spain, Hispanic America, and the Philippines, it’s a day for pranks, similar to April Fool’s Day. Pranks (bromas) are also known as inocentadas and their victims are called inocentes. Newspapers, radio, and TV often give fake content or distort news as well. The cycling media and race organisers in Spain have also...