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Highlights of Stage 2 of the Tour de France
The second stage of the Tour from Utrecht to Zélande was run off in wet and windy conditions, and the race was blown apart along the North Sea Coast. Two of the big favourites for the race, Chris Froome and Alberto Contador, made it into the small front group of just 24 riders who contested the win. André Greipel proved...
“I hate cyclists with a passion” – George Hook
Broadcasters George Hook and Matt Cooper clashed during the week on Ireland AM where they were appearing to discuss the announcement on the fixed charge notice system for cyclists. Hook said that "he hates cyclists with a passion." and he classed cyclists as "criminals." The broadcaster regularly expresses his disgust for cyclists on his radio show. “Well, I hate criminals and...
Sean Kelly’s first Tour de France stage win (VIDEO)
Despite winning the green jersey four times, which was a record at the time, Sean Kelly "only" managed to win five stages of the Tour de France during his career. This was in part due to being marked so closely during the race. His first stage win came in the 1978 race. In just his second season as a professional,...
Who do you think is going to win the Tour – The results
We asked you recently who you thought was going to win the Tour de France, and if the votes that came in are anything to go by, then it's going to be a close-run Tour. We gave you a choice of selecting one of the top four favourites, Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome, Alberto Contador or Nairo Quintana, or alternatively, selecting...
Tour de France Stage 2 Details
Stage 2 of the Tour de France takes the riders from Utrecht to Zélande with Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) being the first yellow jersey wearer of the race. The stage is just 166kms long and flat, which would normally suit the sprinters. However, there could be serious damage caused by crosswinds when the race reaches the coast. The riders will...
Highlights of Stage 1 of the Tour de France
The Tour de France started today in Utrecht with a 13.8km time trial. Rohan Denis of BMC was fastest, beating pre-race favourites, Tony Martin, Fabian Cancellara and Tom Dumoulin. In taking the first yellow jersey of the race, Dennis rode the fastest individual time trial ever at the Tour de France at an average speed of 55.446kmph. The previous...
Dimension Data to provide real-time data at the Tour de France
At this year's Tour de France, Dimension Data will partner with A.S.O. to revolutionise the viewing experience of billions of cycling fans across the globe. Both organisations said their common goal in the coming years is to deliver and share the best race information speedily and in real-time with race commentators and the global viewing public. Dimension Data will be...
The device from Garmin which warns cyclists of approaching vehicles
Garmin have unveiled a new device - the Varia™ Rearview Bike Radar & Lights - which warns cyclists of vehicles approaching from behind up to 140 meters (150 yards) and also warns approaching traffic of a cyclist ahead. Vehicles approaching from the rear is the number one cause of bike/vehicle fatalities in the U.S.* Works independently or wirelessly integrates...
Pre Tour De France Interview With Chris Froome
Dan from GCN catches up with Chris Froome in Monaco ahead of the 2015 Tour de France. Froome was the winner of the 2013 Tour de France and is hopeful of doing the same again this year. After taking two stage wins and the overall in the Critérium du Dauphiné his form is looking good ahead of...
Dutch police withdraw threat to strike at the Tour de France
Dutch police have decided not to protest at Sunday's stage of the Tour de France over a pay dispute. Their original plan for protesting on that stage from Rotterdam to Zeeland, was to stop the publicity caravan that precedes the race, at a traffic checkpoint. This would have resulted in the cyclists also having to stop. Instead, unions representing the...
Paralysed Rider Martyn Ashton is Back On Track
Martyn Ashton is famous for the video Road Bike Party which was released in 2012 which has over 12 million hits on YouTube. In the video Martyn rides an unmodified carbon road bike and performs a series of stunts which would normally be done on a mountain bike or a trails bike. Martyn is a former British...
When prologues go wrong – Pedro Delgado and the 1989 Tour de France
Prologues in the Tour de France generally don't have too much impact on GC. Race favourites may gain or lose a few seconds over each other, but in the bigger scheme of things, it’s not going to make too much difference to the final result. However, in the 1989 Tour de France, one of the race favourites, more or less,...
Watch Dan Martin descend in the Pyrenees (VIDEO)
Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) has been taking part in a training camp in Andorra recently in preparation for the Tour de France. His team have produced this video of Dan on one of the Pyrenean descents, and the video also includes Garmin VIRB XE data overlay featuring speed, watts, rpm, gradient and heart rate. The Irishman is targeting a number of...
Sam Bennett 50-1 to win opening road stage of the Tour de France – Worth a punt?
Paddy Power are offering odds of 50-1 on Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) to win the opening road stage of the Tour de France from Utrecht to Zeeland on July 5th, with Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step) the favourite ahead of Andre Greipel. Bennett will be making his debut at the Tour this year, but has taken notable scalps over the past...
8 people have been killed in London cycling so far this year. 6 have been women and 7 involved a lorry
Cyclists staged a 'Die-In' in London on the 29th of June where cyclist Ying Tao, 26, was killed in a crash involving a tipper truck while cycling near the Bank of England in The City of London on Monday morning, 22 June. She was the second cyclist to be killed on the roads Within 36 hours. On...
BIKE! The amazing world of cyclists in Utrecht
The Dutch city of Utrecht is the starting point for this year's Tour de France, and this film showcases the importance of the bike to the people of the city. Leading up to the Grand Départ in 2015 a group of film makers from the city made a documentary style film about their bike culture. "Step inside the amazing mini-Tour...