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Geraint Thomas takes a selfie during Longest Lap race in Glasgow (VIDEO)
In the previous round of the Revolution series at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) was kicked out of the Longest Lap race after being spotted holding onto the barrier. At last night's Longest Lap at the Glasgow round of the series, Thomas left the race early again. As the riders waited for the start...
No Cyclocross Worlds for Zdenek Stybar
Zdenek Stybar (Etixx - Quickstep) has said that although he will take part in some cyclocross races this season, he will not be lining up in the World Championships. The former World Champion was speaking at the "Boonen and Friends" event yesterday in Belgium yesterday. He told Sporza: "I will decide this week which crosses I'm racing. I won't be...
Martyn Irvine takes podium place at Revolution Series in Glasgow
Former World Scratch Race champion Martyn Irvine was in action yesterday at the fourth round of the Revolution Series in Glasgow, and the Irish rider showed that he's in good form by taking second place overall on the night. Irvine was representing One Pro Cycling, and was partnered with Marc Hester. The pair finished fourth in the 1km Madison Time...
Motorist ignores Queensland’s overtaking law
This video clip is from East Brisbane in Queensland. A law was introduced in the Australian state last year which says that "motorists must stay wider of cyclists by giving a minimum of 1m when passing a cyclist in a 60km/h or less speed zone or 1.5m where the speed limit is over 60km/h." It also goes on to say...
Team LottoNL-Jumbo train with the Dutch Army
Team LottoNL-Jumbo cycling have attended a team building exercise this week organised by the Dutch Royal Army’s ‘Red Berets’. It is the start of a new venture which will see the cycling team and the Airmobile Brigade sharing knowledge with each other in the fields of training, nutrition and coaching. Both parties recognise that athletes and soldiers need to...
Sean De Bie wins star-studded Boonen and Friends cyclocross
Sean De Bie (Lotto-Soudal) took the win in the Boonen and Friends charity cyclo-cross today at Zilvermeer in Tom Boonen's home town of Mol in Belgium. The event consisted of two races - Boonen & Friends and Kampioencross. The startlist for the Kampioencross included ex professionals such as Bart Wellens, Fons de Wolf, Niels Albert and Tom Steels. The Boonen and...
The Six-Day race Stephen Roche and Tony Doyle lost to a home-town decision
By Graham Healy In November 1985, Stephen Roche crashed in the Paris Six-Day damaging his right knee and he would suffer from the injury for the rest of his career. However, he did return to the track and came very close to a victory in one of the prestigious six-days when he finished second with Tony Doyle in the 1991...
Robert Power delays start with ORICA-GreenEdge after Bone Marrow Oedema Syndrome diagnosis
The young Australian climber Robert Power will delay his debut for the ORICA-GreenEDGE team after the return of a knee injury that kept him sidelined for the second half of his 2015 season in the U23 ranks. The 20-year-old West Australian returned to training in recent weeks only for his knee soreness to return and worsen. Power subsequently went under...
32,000 tickets already sold for Cyclocross World Championships
32,000 tickets for the Cyclocross World Championships in in Heusden-Zolder have already been sold, two months before the event takes place. The championships will take place on the 30th and 31st of January and will be the first Worlds to take place in Belgium since 2012 when they took place in Koksijde. 60,000 visitors attended that year, but the organisers...
British Government supports bid for UCI Road World Championships
The British government has said that it is supporting a bid to bring the UCI Road World Championships back to the UK for the first time since 1982 in Goodwood. The proposed venue would mostly likely be in the North of England. In the Comprehensive Spending Review, announced yesterday by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, the government said it...
US cyclist criticised for filing lawsuit against motorist for unsafe overtaking (VIDEO)
A cyclist in the US has filed a $35,000 lawsuit against a motorist following an incident which took place at the weekend. Walter Heindl has alleged that Gary McCorkel, an employee of Corolla, North Carolina company Wild Horse Adventure Tours, overtook him at an unsafe distance. Heindl was cycling along Highway 12 in the Outer Banks region when McCorkel overtook...
The European Bike Stealing Championships 2015 (VIDEO)
The team at We Love Cycling decided to take a bait bike along with a camera crew to Amsterdam, Rome and Prague to find out which city is the worst for bike thieves. They timed how long it took for a bait bike, which has been left unlocked, to be stolen in each of the cities, with a surprise...
AG2R rider climbs the Galibier with a facemask to highlight the effects of COPD
AG2R rider Guillaume Bonnafond has plenty of experience riding in the high mountains. He has finished the Giro d'Italia three times and the Vuelta a Espana twice. However, his climb of the Col du Galibier last month may have been the most difficult climb he has faced. COPD is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by chronically poor airflow...
Matt Brammeier steps up to World Tour level with Dimension Data
The UCI announced earlier today that the Afircan team MTN-Qhubeka, which will race as Team Dimension Data in 2016, has received a World Tour license for the 2016 season. It's recognition for the very successful 2015 season for the team. Amongst the victories they took were stages of the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, and overall in the...
“Now everything is heading in the right direction” – Tom Boonen speaks about his return
In advance of the Boonen and Friends Charity Cyclocross which takes place on November 28th, Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step) has spoken at the event's press conference about his return to training following his crash in the Abu Dhabi Tour. The former World Champion crashed on the second stage of the inaugural edition of the race, fracturing his left temporal bone....
The Godfather of Irish Mountain Biking
We've a huge international following on thebikecomefirst.com so some of you may not know the person this post is about. His name is Richie Byrne... He is the Tyler Durden of Irish mountain biking. The self proclaimed and undisputed Godfather of Irish mountain biking. He's been around since we only rode steel bikes and has been a huge part of...