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A Look Back at Philip Deignan’s 2009 Vuelta Stage Win (VIDEO)
The 19th stage of this year's Vuelta a Espana takes the riders from Medina del Campo to the walled city of Ávila, and the last time that the race visited the city, the stage was won by Philip Deignan. Not only did the rider from Donegal win the 165.0 km stage Talavera de la Reina that day, but it also...
“Vuelta ttt! Are you joking?” Nicolas Roche’s concerns about Vuelta TTT Course
Nicolas Roche is amongst a number of cyclists who have expressed concern about the course to be used during the opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana which starts on Saturday. The stage is a team time-trial from Puerto Banus to Marbella over a distance of 7.4 kilometres. The organisers have described the stage as "a short, very technical, TTT...
Ryan Mullen Signs for Cannondale-Garmin
Cannondale-Garmin have announced the signing of Irish rider Ryan Mullen. The 21 year-old has put pen to paper for a two year contract with the American World Tour team, which will commence as of January 2016. CEO of Slipstream Sports, Jonathan Vaughters described him to Cyclingnews as “one of the best, if not the best, up and coming TT...
Adam Hansen aiming for a Grand Tour record in the Vuelta
Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal) will achieve a record-breaking 13 consecutive Grand Tours completed if he can finish the Vuelta a Espana, which starts this weekend. The Australian equalled the record of Spaniard Bernardo Ruiz with number 12 when he finished the Tour de France last month. However, the Spaniard achieved his feat in the 1950s, when the Vuelta was two weeks...
Patrick Lefevre confirms Dan Martin’s move to Etixx-Quick Step
Team manager of Etixx-Quick Step, Patrick Lefevre, has confirmed that the signing of Dan Martin will happen shortly. The Irish rider is set to race for a team other than the Garmin squad for the first time in his career, and a number of teams had been linked with him. Lefevere spoke to Het Nieuwsblad about the imminent signing, and...
Japanese riders caught getting a tow from their team car in Rio (VIDEO)
Two members of the Japanese team were caught on film getting a tow from their team car during the weekend's test event in Rio for the 2016 Olympics. On the climb of Subida de Grumari, a fan filmed the duo (Numbers 41 and 42) hanging out of their team car. CyclingTB filmed the below video, which shows the pair blatantly...
Irish An Post Trio Seeking Belgian Success
Irish riders Conor Dunne, Jack Wilson and Ryan Mullen have all been named as part of a strong An Post contingent that will be in action tomorrow in Belgium at GP Stad Zottegem (UCI 1.1), located in the East Flanders region. The Irish based outfit look to be in a strong position heading in tomorrow’s 189 kilometre race, having no...
No Place for Philip Deignan in Team Sky Vuelta Line-Up
Team Sky has announced its team for the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España, and unfortunately, there is no place for Philip Deignan. However, Nicolas Roche has been included in the line-up. Tour de France winner Chris Froome leads the team and will be supported by Sergio Henao, Mikel Nieve, Vasil Kiryienka, Christian Knees, Ian Boswell, Salvatore Puccio, Nicolas...
The Stunning Course for the 2016 Olympics Road Race in Rio (VIDEO)
The test event for the 2016 Olympics Road Race takes place in Rio today, and the organisers have produced this video which shows how the stunning the course is for both today's race and next year's Olympics Road Race. Today's race starts in Copacabana and finishes about four hours later alongside São Conrado beach. It will pass through Ipanema, Leblon,...
Jean-René Bernaudeau Looking to Britain to Save Europcar Team
Jean-René Bernaudeau, owner of the Europcar team, is looking to Britain for a possible sponsor to try and save his Pro Continental team, according to le.jdd.fr. Bernaudeau will travel there on Monday in a last-ditch effort to save his team. The car rental company’s sponsorship of the French team runs out at the end of this season and they announced...
Incredibly Lucky Escape for Two Russian Cyclists
These two cyclists had an incredibly lucky escape following an accident in Russia, which has recently been uploaded to YouTube. The incident took place in Kirov, a city 950 kilometres to the east of Moscow. In footage captured on a dashcam of a vehicle travelling behind the cyclists, it can be seen that a van overtaking the cyclists loses control...
“I’m looking forward to return hungry in 2016” – Matt Brammeier returns home following horrific crash
Matt Brammeier has returned to Britain following his high-speed accident at the Tour of Utah. The Irishman sustained severe injuries in a collision with a race vehicle when descending from Guardsman Pass in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Amongst the injuries he suffered were fractures of the sacral and pelvic bones, as well as rib fractures on both sides, a bruised...
The Col Collective on Superbagnères-Bagnères-de-Luchon
The Col Collective series continues with Superbagnères-Bagnères-de-Luchon. The climb in the Midi-Pyrénées region has featured in the Tour de France six times with the first back in 1961 when Imerio Massignan was the stage winner. Since then, the stages finishing at Superbagnères have been won by great climbers such as Federico Bahamontes, José-Manuel Fuente, Bernard Hinault and Greg LeMond. It...
Sam Bennett Sprints to Victory on Stage 2 of Arctic Race of Norway
Following on from his third place on the opening stage of the Arctic Race of Norway, Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) has taken the win on today's stage of the race, from Evenskjer to Setermoen. A breakaway of 6 riders escaped in the first hour of racing, but they were never given much leeway by the peloton. The last of the...
“It’s not the ugliest cycling jersey I’ve ever seen” – The Arctic Race of Norway’s KOM Jersey
Many stage races around the world award a polka dot jersey to the leader of the King of the Mountains competition, but the best climber in the Arctic Race of Norway gets to wear a salmon jersey. LAKS, the organisation representing the Norwegian salmon industry is one of the main sponsors of the race, and much of the country's salmon...
The remarkable story of the 77 year-old who attempted to descend the Stelvio at night with no bars or brakes
48 Tornanti di Notte (48 Hairpin Bends by Night) is a film which is set to be released later this year which tells the remarkable story of Giuliano Calore and his attempt to enter the history of cycling. Giuliano Calore was born in Padova (Italy) in 1938. During his life he has contributed to writing the history of extreme cycling....