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Give the same room when overtaking a cyclist as a tractor
Cycling Safety Wexford as part of the 'Stayin' Alive at 1.5' campaign have produced another great video to help promote the safety of cyclists. The message of the video is for motorists to give the same space and respect when overtaking a cyclist as they would when overtaking a large vehicle. The aim of the 'Stayin' Alive at 1.5' campaign is...
One second a day video of Irishman cycling around the World
On the 22nd of February 2014, Irishman Breifne Earley set out from Co. Leitrim to cycle 18,000 miles/29,000 kilometres across 25 countries to help raise awareness of depression, mental health and suicide prevention. He has now produced this film, which is a whistle stop trip through all 12,000 miles and twenty three countries so far on Breifne's Pedal The Planet...
Irish Talented Athlete Program (iTap) link up with Kalas Sportswear
The Irish Talented Athlete Program (iTap) has announced a partnership with Kalas Sportswear for 2015 and beyond. iTap is a vehicle used to run and promote a cycling scholarship program in Ireland for young cyclists who wish to become full-time professional athletes. iTap will run and manage a cycling team for these athletes through 2015, 2016 & 2017. Their...
Animation of the 2015 Men’s CX Worlds
This short animation tells the story of the Men's race at the 2015 Cyclo Cross Worlds. Watch as Van der Haar and Van Aert chase Van der Poel in vain, who goes on to become the youngest World Champion ever. Worth a look.
Cyclists are “the sort of ISIS of London” according to head of taxi association
Steve McNamara, the general secretary of the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA), the largest taxi driver organisation in London has called cyclists the ‘ISIS’ of the capital. His comments came in response to the new ‘crossrail’ super cycle highways that Boris Johnson recently gave the go ahead to throughout London. Speaking to London's LBC radio, Mr McNamara said: ‘The loonies out...
Daniel Holloway gets the party started at the Copenhagen Six Day
The American rider, Daniel Holloway, has a reputation for being a bit of an extrovert. Amongst other things, he's sometimes prone to turning up at races in a batman or a chicken costume. This is Holloway in action at the recent Six Days of Copenhagen, where he gets a Mexican wave started, both in the bunch and amongst the...
Irish Cyclocross Champion signs for Belgian team
The newly-crowned irish cyclo-cross champion David Montgomery has signed a one-year deal with the UCI Continental team, Team 3M. Montgomery will join fellow Irishmen, Connor McConvey and Jack Sadler on the Belgian team. It will be a great opportunity for the young Ulsterman, who was previously sponsored by Chain Reaction Cycles. The team follows a predominantly continental European based...
2016 Giro d’Italia to start in Apeldoorn
The 2016 Giro d'Italia is set to start in the Dutch province of Gelderland. The Giro organisers are said to have reached an agreement with the province of Gelderland for the Grande Partenza to take place in the region. The team presentation will take place in Apeldoorn, which is also where the first stage will start. The second stage has...
A new film that celebrates A Sunday in Hell
A Sunday in Hell was arguably the best ever cycling film made. It was made by Danish filmmaker Jorgen Leth, about the 1976 Paris-Roubaix, and helped explain what the race was about in the days before widespread TV coverage of the race. A new film is set to come out to celebrate Leth and his film, and this is...
Mark Cavendish takes opening stage of the Dubai Tour (VIDEO)
Yesterday's opening stage of the Dubai Tour took the riders from the Dubai International Marine Club to Union House Flag for a distance of 145 kilometres. The stage was completely flat, so was expected to be contested by the sprinters. Apart from Mark Cavendish, amongst the other sprinters taking part are the Team Sky duo of Ben Swift and Elia...
Lance Armstrong crashed into two cars and girlfriend takes the blame
The Aspen Daily News has reported that Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen in December. However, he agreed with his longtime girlfriend, Anna Hansen, for her to take the blame so as to avoid national attention, according to police reports. Hansen initially told police she had been driving home from an Aspen Art...
“The day I can no longer ride a bike better be the day I’m f*****g dead.” RIP Bill Meier
A couple of months ago, we posted a short film featuring Bill Meier, a pizza delivery guy from Brooklyn, who made the deliveries on his fixie. Sadly, Bill has passed away in recent days having been hospitalised last month. The following message was posted on a Facebook page set up to help pay for his medical bills. As you all know...
A Belgian experience for young US cyclocross riders (VIDEO)
The USA Cycling Cyclocross Development Program focuses on international training and racing with the aim to make an impact in World Cup and World Championship competitions. This short excerpt was filmed during the busy holiday race period (December 2014) and shows young American cyclocross racers (Junior Men; U23 Men; Women’s Youth) training near Vorselaar, Belgium and racing in Loenhout,...
Don’t try outrun the law
Here is a Police dash cam video from 01/25/15 in Eureka, CA. Bicylcist, Anthony Burgess flees from EPD officers and is ultimately hit by a vehicle after failing to follow traffic laws. Burgess suffered minor injuries and was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun and stungun. He was arrested on numerous charges.
The logistics of getting the Etixx Quick Step team to the Tour of Dubai
Etixx - Quick-Step mechanic Kenny Latomme has given a breakdown of logistics of getting his team to the Tour of Dubai in his blog entry below. There is a lot that goes into logistics of Etixx – Quick-Step traveling to a race. Take Dubai Tour, which we are racing this week. The team met up in Paris. Everyone is coming...
Behind the scenes at the GP Marseillaise with the An Post Chain Reaction team
This video is a behind the scenes look at the opening race of the French season, the Grand Prix Marseillaise, from the An Post Chain Reaction team. Niko Eeckhout and Kurt Bogaerts are amongst those interviewed. The team made an impact on the race, with both Conor Dunne and Eoin McCarthy getting up the road in attacks. Dunne was in...