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Riders facing the ‘hardest Vuelta stage ever’ today
Today's stage of the Vuelta a Espana from Andorra la Vella to Cortals d´Encamp has been billed by many as the hardest Vuelta stage ever. Manager of the Movistar team, Eusebio Unzue told Cyclingnews earlier in the year that it was "the hardest stage I have ever seen in a Grand Tour." The stage, which Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) helped...
Afghan Cycles: Breaking Barriers on Two Wheels
Cycling our bikes is something we all do. it's something that we do without thinking about. It's something we probably take for granted regardless of our gender. But for the women in Afghanistan it is a very different story. For Afghan women it is considered offensive to ride a bicycle. Although it is not a...
Driver in road rage incident agrees to go on a bike ride
We posted a story yesterday about a deliberate near miss by a truck driver who was driving a company vehicle at the time of the incident. After the video was posted the businesses Yelp page took a bit of a hammering in the ratings and was receiving a lot of bad press. Since then the original poster of the video...
Kris Boeckmans to remain in induced coma for a week
Lotto-Soudal have provided an update on the condition of Kris Boeckmans following his bad crash in the Vuelta at the weekend. The team had announced yesterday that the Belgian didn’t suffer any brain injuries and that they expected him to wake within 24 to 48 hours. However, they have now stated that he has been placed in an induced coma again. The...
And the winner is……………
Des Humphreys from Ireland. Congratulations Des you are the lucky winner of a case of Cono Sur wine and a Cono Sur cycling jersey. A big thanks to Cono Sur for the prizes.
On a wide open road with no traffic coming this truck driver decided to teach this cyclist a lesson
We watched this a few times just to make sure but this driver in a pickup truck decided to skim past this cyclist, blow his horn just for the laughs it would seem. In the video no cars came past in the other direction yet the driver still felt the need to endanger the life of the cyclist. The...
Remembering Laurent Fignon’s 1984 Tour de France win
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Laurent Fignon. The two-time Tour de France winner died after a year-long battle with cancer. He was only 50. Fignon is often remembered for his epic battle with Greg LeMond in the 1989 Tour de France, where he lost the race by just eight seconds. It's somewhat unfortunate that this race...
Positive news regarding Kris Boeckmans’ condition following his Vuelta crash
There has been some positive news regarding Kris Boeckmans' condition following his crash on Saturday's eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. His team doctor has announced that he has not suffered any brain injuries, other than the concussion he incurred. The Belgian was one of a large number of riders to come down in the massive crash and he...
Results from the Irish Senior Track Championships
The Irish Senior Track Championships took place at Eamon Ceannt Stadium in Dublin over the weekend. The results from the two days are shown below. Senior track National Championships 2015 Saturday 29.08.2015 . (Day 1) Women’s 3km Pursuit – (11 Starters) Name Club Qualifying time Time (Finals) Position Eimear Moran Sundrive Track Team 4.02.779 4.05.426 1st Gold Susie Mitchell Sundrive Track Team 4.07.378 4.19.775 2nd Silver Sarah Connell DN Dames St Julien 4.08.548 4.11.591 3rd Bronze Orla Hendron Orwell Wheelers 4.17.709 4.18.971 4th Roisin Kennedy Arcane Adamstown 4.18.07 N/A 5th Grace...
Lucky escape for Jose Joaquin Rojas (VIDEO)
On a day where the Vuelta was marred by multiple crashes forcing a number of riders out of the race, one cyclist had a very lucky escape. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) skidded out on the same bend as where Alex Howes (Cannondale-Garmin) had also crashed. Rojas went sliding towards the barriers at the side of the road, but luckily enough, went...
Peter Sagan to withdraw from Vuelta a España
Following on from his crash on yesterday's stage of the Vuelta a España, Peter Sagan's team have announced that he is to retire from the race. The Slovakian won stage 3 of the race and was leading the points classification. It had looked like that he might have added another stage win yesterday, before he was taken out by the...
Motorbike takes Peter Sagan out of stage contention in Vuelta a Espana (VIDEO)
Directeur Sportif of the Tinkoff-Saxo team, Patxi Vila, has confirmed that it was a motorbike which caused Peter Sagan to crash in the closing kilometres of today's stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Television viewers saw the Slovakian champion lash out at a motorbike and also kick his bicycle in a fit of anger after the incident, where it could...
Dan Martin and Tejay van Garderen crash out of the Vuelta
Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) were amongst a number of riders forced to retire from the Vuelta following a massive crash with 50 kilometres left of the stage. The two riders have been taken to hospital. Martin had shown he was in great form in the race, having moved up to 3rd on GC, and coming...
Dan Martin in attacking form in Vuelta as Chris Froome loses time
Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) put in a solid performance on today's first big mountainous stage of the Vuelta, as he attacked the main group of favourites on the final climb, but was unable to gain any time on the other GC contenders. His cousin, Nicolas Roche, also rode very well to finish in the small group of big name favourites. The...
Google Self-Driving Car gives cyclists special consideration (VIDEO)
The ever evolving software behind Google's self driving car treats cyclists as a special category of moving objects. The software can detect if a cyclist raises their arm to change lane or to take a turn and corresponds accordingly by yielding to the cyclist until they have either taken the turn or moved back into their lane. This...
Dan Martin puts in great ride to finish second in Vuelta (VIDEO)
Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) put in a great ride on today's stage of the Vuelta a Espana from Córdoba to Sierra de Cazorla. The Irish rider claimed second place 5" behind Johan Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge). The result now means that he moves into third place overall, leapfrogging his cousin Nicolas Roche (Team Sky), who also put in a storming ride. Martin...