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Behind the scenes of Caleb Ewan’s Vuelta win
21 year-old Caleb Ewan (Orica-GreenEdge) took his first Grand Tour stage win at the Vuelta a Espana yesterday on the stage from Rota to Alcalá de Guadáira. The Australian had a great lead-out from his Orica-GreenEdge teammates before getting past John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) in the closing metres. This edition of Backstage Pass from Orica-GreenEdge shows how well the team...
Nicolas Roche comes close to stage win and red jersey in Vuelta (VIDEO)
Following on from his impressive 3rd place on Stage 2, Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) came close to another stage win on today's 210 kilometre stage from Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera. On the narrow final climb to the finish, Samuel Sanchez (BMC Racing) attacked with Roche bridging across to him with less than 1.5 kms to go. However, the...
Police looking for man who pushed cyclist into traffic (VIDEO)
Police in London are looking to speak to a male pedestrian who pushed a female cyclist into the path of traffic in the city. The cyclist was wearing a helmet cam and the footage shows her asking the man not to knock her off her bike as he crossed the street. He responds with "shut up" before chasing her down...
Onboard at Stage 3 of the Vuelta
Yesterday's third stage of the Vuelta took the riders from Mijas to Malaga, and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) took his first stage win in a Grand Tour in over 2 years with an impressive sprint victory, while Johan Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) kept hold of the leader's red jersey. This onboard footage produced by Velon includes a pretty nasty crash where it...
Wicklow included as part of the 2016 Enduro World Series
There was great news today for Irish off-road fans as it was announced that Wicklow would be included as one of the venues for the 2016 Enduro World Series. It follows on from a very successful first running of the event this year. The 2016 calendar will feature eight rounds across three continents, including four completely new venues in Chile,...
“I’m not giving up” – Paolo Tiralongo posts graphic photo of injuries
Warning: Graphic images below Vincenzo Nibali wasn't the only Astana rider caught up in yesterday's big crash in the Vuelta which happened with 30 kilometres remaining. His team-mate, Paolo Tiralongo, came down heavily in the bunch spill and photos later emerged showing the extent of his injuries. The Italian rider suffered deep cuts both above and below his left eye and...
Vincenzo Nibali thrown off the Vuelta for this tow (VIDEO)
On today's stage of the Vuelta a Espana, one of the pre-race favourites, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), was caught behind a big crash and had to chase back to the peloton. He eventually made it back but lost a big chunk of time on the final climb. However, his chase back was not as it seemed, as he was caught on...
Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin in very impressive form in Spain
Both Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) and Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) put in very impressive performances on today's opening road stage of the Vuelta. On a very difficult stage, the lead group splintered on the final climb to Caminito del Rey and both Irishmen were to the fore. It was a stage marred by crashes with a number of riders forced out...
Big name sprinters to battle in Hamburg
Today's Vattenfall Cyclassics will see many of the World's best sprinters line up in a race that often comes down to a sprint finish. Amongst those who have won in the past include Oscar Freire, Robbie McEwen, Tyler Farrar and John Degenkolb. The race, which was first run in 1998 was part of the World Cup is still part of...
Onboard footage from Stage 1 of the Vuelta
The Vuelta a Espana started yesterday in Andalucia with a 7.4 kilometre team time trial from Puerto Banus to Marbella. In a really tight finish, BMC Racing Team won by just one second from Tinkoff-Saxo and Orica GreenEdge. This enabled Peter Velits to take the first leader's jersey of the race. However, due to rider's complaints about the narrowness of...
The 2015 Vuelta a Espana Stage Details
The third and final Grand Tour of the season starts today in the South of Spain. The Vuelta a Espana runs until Sunday September 13th 2015 where it will finish in Madrid. The Vuelta will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,357.1 kilometres. The stages will include the following: 6 flat stages. 13 hill and mountain stages 1...
The Emerald Fund – Dan Martin Launches New Fund to Help Young Irish Riders
A new fund was launched today which intends to help the next generation of Irish riders become professionals. The Emerald Fund was officially launched by Dan Martin of Cannondale Garmin. Speaking about the fund Dan said: "The idea came about as a result of talks with key people in Irish Cycling. The time is right to step up and support...
UCI Announce Quotas for Road World Championships
The UCI have announced the quotas for the World Road Race Championships in Richmond, USA next month. For the Elite Men's race, countries qualified according to the classification by nations drawn up on 15 August 2015 of the UCI World Classification and UCI Continental Circuits, and according to the individual classifications of the World Classification and UCI Continental Circuits In...
Vuelta organisers announce that first stage won’t count towards General Classification
After numerous from complaints from riders about the state of the course to be used for the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana, the organisers have now announced that the times from the stage won't count towards the general classification. The stage consists of a 7.4 kilometre team time trial along the seafront between Puerto Banus and Marbella. Photos...
Win a case of Cono Sur wine & a Cono Sur cycling jersey
Cono Sur are once again supporting this year’s RaboDirect Tour de Picnic, and to celebrate they’re giving away a case of their Bicicleta wine along with a Cono Sur cycling jersey! Partaking in the Tour de Picnic this year will be "Team Cono Sur”, consisting of 10 people whose entries have all been sponsored by Cono Sur, with proceeds going...
Katusha remove two riders from Vuelta line-up due to misbehaviour
The Russian pair of Egor Silin and Yuri Trofimov have been removed from Katusha's Vuelta line-up following an incident in Rio after the recent Olympics test event. According to Sporza, the duo turned up very drunk at Rio airport for their flight back to Europe. The duo are to be replaced on the team by Gatis Smukulis and Tiago Machado. This...