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Regaining Fitness after 10 to 14 days rest – Advice from The Athlete Clinic
The mid season break is finished, the bike is back from the shop all shiny and mechanically sound, the motivation is high and you’ve some time on your hands with the bright mornings and late evenings. What to do!?. Most riders will generally revert to what they were doing before the break or even start doing some long endurance miles...
Six times more expensive to travel by car than by bicycle
It is six times more expensive for society – and for you individually - if you travel by car instead of cycling. This has been shown in a Lund University study of Copenhagen, a city of cyclists. It is the first time a price has been put on car use as compared to cycling. In the comparative study, Stefan Gössling...
Former world track racing champion Martyn Irvine joins strong international line up for An Post Rás
Having dominated the Shay Elliott Memorial last Sunday confirming that his form is in a very good place, Martyn Irvine is a late addition to the Britain Madison-Genesis team for the An Post Rás and will return for the first time since 2012. Irvine is the 2013 World Scratch Race Champion on the track and while he has focused...
Video footage of Daniele Colli in the Giro today which resulted in a broken arm
Two videos below showing the finish line incident where Daniele Colli crashed really hard breaking an arm. It looks as if there was a spectator near the finish line who had their camera over the barrier taking photos which struck the rider causing him to crash. Do we need a crowd buffer zone after recent incidents near...
The JLT Condor team’s An Post Rás Guide
The JLT Condor team from the UK return to the An Post Rás this year, and this is their guide to the race, which starts on Sunday. The 63rd An Post Rás is one for the punchy climbers. The route encounters the Darty Mountains and slices through the Breifne mountains close to the border with Northern Ireland on its eight...
Watch highlights and interview from Sam Bennett’s stage win in Bayern Rundfahrt
Sam Bennett took the opening stage of the UCI 2.HC Bayern Rundfahrt yesterday ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and John Degenkolb (Giant Alpecin) from Regensburg to Waldsassen. The rider from Carrick-on-Suir had been out of action for the past five weeks due to injuries from a crash in Scheldeprijs and it was some way to mark his return to racing. In...
Fifty years ago this week, Eddy Merckx took his first pro win
By Graham Healy On May 11th 1965, 20 year-old Eddy Merckx took the win in a race in Northern Brussels, the GP Stad Vilvoorde, and it was the first win of many in a remarkable career. Merckx had a very successful amateur career and in his final season before turning pro, he finished in twelfth position at the 1964 Summer Olympics....
What is in store for the future of MTB?
Bikeradars Jon Woodhouse and Tom Marvin discuss what they think is in the pipeline for mountain bikes in the coming years. They speculate about wireless shifting and intuitive suspension that adjusts automatically to the trails you are riding.
Sam Bennett in the hunt for stage wins at Bayern Rundfahrt
Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) will line up in Bayern Rundfahrt which starts today, and will hope for similar success that he achieved in last year's edition. The UCI 2.HC race is the home race for Bennett's team, so they will be hopeful of a good performance during the week. The race starts off with a 221-kilometre stage from Regensburg...
Highlights from today’s remarkable stage of the Giro d’Italia
Today's 4th stage of the Giro d'Italia was 150km from Chiavari to La Spezia, and although it was a challenging route, it wasn't expected to make too much difference to the GC. Along the way, the riders would tackle three Category 3 climbs, but there was a lot of uncategorised climbing also on narrow roads with some technical descents. They...
UCI continue to inspect bikes for motors
The UCI are continuing to check bikes for motors. After Sunday's stage of the Giro d'Italia to Genoa, a team of inspectors took the bikes of the first three finishers, Elia Viviani (Team Sky), Moreno Hofland (LottoNL-Jumbo), and André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) in addition to those of Bartlomiej Matysiak (CCC Sprandi-Polkowice), and Paolo Tiralongo (Astana). All five bikes were inspected, and...
Interesting infographic about bike theft in Dublin
Dublin Cycling Campaign have produced an interesting infographic about bike theft in the city. The information is based on results from a survey conducted last December. Over 1500 people completed the survey and of these over 1000 had had a bicycle stolen in Dublin in the last 5 years. Amongst the interesting points are: - Only 1 in 4 bike thefts are...
So what did Bradley Wiggins choose as his desert island discs?
Bradley Wiggins recently appeared on the long-running BBC radio programme, Desert Island Discs where the premise of the programme is that the guest is asked to choose eight pieces of music that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island. During the programme, the guests are also asked about the reasons why they chose...
The Nepalese National Mountain Bike team are helping earthquake victims
A group of Nepal National Team Mountain Bikers have grouped together to help raise funds for victims of the recent devastating Earthquake. They are working together with the Himalayan Single Track, an extreme mountain biking company that operates tours in Nepal. Their immediate aim is to collect funds and supply needy areas with what they need to get back on...
IRISH DUO PART OF AMBITIOUS AN POST CHAIN REACTION SEAN KELLY TEAM FOR AN POST RÁS
With the start of the 2015 An Post Rás just days away, An Post-Chain Reaction Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaerts has named a strong five-man line-up. They will tackle the gruelling eight day, stage race, which begins this Sunday May 17th in Dunboyne, Co. Meath. With the team hampered by injuries in recent weeks, Bogaerts includes Conor Dunne and...
Richard Virenque features in Festina’s new ad
A new TV ad for watchmakers Festina features former French professional, Richard Virenque. Their description of the campaign is "A true passion for sport", the new campaign shows a more stylish and human touch together with the watches." The company sponsored a cycling team from 1989 through to 2001, under the names Festina and Lotus, and Virenque rode for the...