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Contador versus Froome at the Vuelta a Andalucia Part II (VIDEO)
The battle between Chris Froome and Alberto Contador at the Vuelta a Andalucia continued yesterday on Stage 4 to Alto de Allanadas (La Guardia de Jaén). After an early break of 5 were brought back on the final climb, Froome attacked after pace setting by his Team Sky team mates. Only Contador was able to follow, but he could only...
Why you shouldn’t drink and cycle
A 40 year old cyclist in New York has told the police that he agreed to hand over his bike to a robber because he was intoxicated. The unnamed cyclist was riding his bike close to Clinton Avenue and Park Avenue in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene district when he was approached by the unarmed suspect, according to DNAInfo. The suspect asked...
Film from Team 3M training camp with Connor McConvey
Connor McConvey was one of three Irish riders to join Team 3M, a Belgian UCI Continental team over the winter. He joins along with Jack Sadler and David Montgomery, who was the final signing for 2015 and brings the total to 20 riders: 10 riders from Belgium, five from the Netherlands, two from England and three from Ireland The team...
Contador versus Froome at the Vuelta a Andalucia (VIDEO)
It's only the middle of February but the Tour de France contenders are already doing battle. On yesterday's third stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff Saxo) attacked on the last climb to Hazallanas in the Sierra Nevada. He easily distanced his rivals, but Chris Froome (Team Sky) fought back to limit his losses to 19 seconds. He...
Got a puncture? There’s an app for that
A new app is set to be launched soon which will enable people who suffer a bike puncture to hail someone to come to their rescue. With Kerbi, the stranded cyclist ‘hails’ a repair provider via the app, allowing bike messengers and repair providers in the area to respond directly to the call. He/she then chooses their repair provider. Once...
Making breakfast while riding on rollers.
Now, this is impressive! This video has been posted on YouTube recently of a woman making breakfast while riding rollers. And it's not a simple breakfast like pouring milk into a bowl of cereal. She fries a couple of eggs, adds a bit of seasoning, drinks an espresso and even manages to flip the eggs. Can anybody out there do something more...
Remembering Claude Criquielion’s 1984 Worlds win
The great Belgian cyclist, Claude Criquielion sadly died yesterday, after suffering a stroke at the age of 58. Criq was one of those old-school cyclists who could handle any type of race, from cobbled classics to Grand Tours. He built up a fairly impressive palmares during his career, with victories such as Flèche Wallonne in 1985 and 1989, the Tour...
Wallpaper for the person who just can’t get enough of bikes
Check out this recently designed wallpaper from Richard Mitchelson. Mitchelson is a keen cyclist who has worked alongside brands such as Rouleur Magazine and Team Sky as well as professional cyclists Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish. In partnership with the print company Drops, he has illustrated a special edition wallpaper. The wallpaper was officially unveiled at the recent London...
Marianne Vos and Sanne Cant discuss their careers
Belgian TV channel, Vier, recently brought two of professional cyclocross' top women, Sanne Cant of Belgium and Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, together to discus their careers in a caravan. Amongst the topics they discuss are their particular disappointments from the recent World Championhips in the Czech Republic. Cant was beaten into second place by Pauline Ferrand Prevot, with Vos...
Dan Martin amongst the favourites for today’s Trofeo Laigueglia
Dan Martin (Cannondale Garmin) is amongst the favourites lining up in the UCI 1.HC Trofeo Laigueglia today. It follows on from a training camp in Mallorca, where he also made his season debut in Challenge Ciclista Mallorca. Amongst others who may be in contention are Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale), Thomas Voeckler (Team Europcar), Damiano Cunego (Nippo Vini Fantini) and...
More onboard footage from Jeremy Roy of bunch crashes
The first stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia today was marred by some big crashes, including a massive bunch spill towards the end of the stage. Jeremy Roy (FDJ.fr) has posted onboard footage of a couple of crashes from the stage. The Frenchman recently posted footage he filmed at the Tour Down Under of some near misses, and once again,...
Brussels Bike Jungle
Brussels has said it will double it's current investment of 6 million euros per year in the upgrade of its cycling infrastructure. This video highlights some of the dangers currently facing cyclists with trees, signs, barriers and many other obstacles found to be blocking the lanes. The video itself slightly exaggerates the impact of the obstacles to...
The world leader in hand brazed steel frames
Here is an interesting video showing the production of steel frames from the worlds leading manufactur of hand brazed frames. Based in Taiwan, Maxway Cycles build frames for some of the leading suppliers of steel bikes in the world including Jamis, DMR, Ritchey, Surly, Salsa, Dawes, Greenspeed, Rans and VooDoo. Founded in 1987 and originally skateboard manufacturers they...
Inventor of World’s loudest bike horn set for incredible sales after Dragon’s Den rejection
A cyclist who invented the World's loudest bike horn is set to reach incredible sales figures this year, despite having been rejected on Britain's version of Dragon's Den. The episode was screened earlier this week. Tom de Pelet thought of the idea after being involved in a series of near misses on his cycle to law school and his job...
Nicolas Roche set to make Team Sky debut in the Vuelta a Andalucia today
Following on from his from Tinkoff Saxo over the winter, Nicolas Roche will line up in his first race for Team Sky at the Vuelta a Andalucia (February 18-22) today. Roche will be working for team leader Chris Froome who is also making his 2015 debut, and it could make for a very interesting race with the Briton taking on...
Hopes for Dundalk velodrome receive a significant boost
Talkofthetown.ie have reported that Louth County Council have approved the use of land at Muirhevnamor Park for a planned velodrome in Dundalk at their monthly meeting The local club, Cuchulainn Cycling Club came up with the original idea back in 2010, where the plans included a 250m velodrome and a BMX track at Muirhevnamor Park. It was expected to cost...