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Irish Women’s Team Pursuit squad post best result at World Championships

The Irish Women's Team Pursuit squad have posted their best result at a World Championship finishing 8th in Berlin on Thursday. Mia Griffin, Kelly Murphy, Alice Sharpe and Lara Gillespie lowered the national record by over four seconds with a time of 4:21.368 in qualification on Wednesday. The effort saw them progress to the first round where they faced 2019...

Trinity Racing Announces Road Team for 2020 Season

Following on from a very successful Cyclo-cross season, TRINITY Racing have confirmed that they will also compete on the road over the coming season. The new TRINITY Racing road team, registered as a British club team, will be led by World Cyclo-cross silver medallist and U23 Paris-Roubaix winner, Tom Pidcock. After an impressive winter racing against the Elites, Tom...

Final UAE Tour stages cancelled due to coronavirus cases at the race

The organisers of the UAE Tour have announced the cancellation of the final two stages of the race after two staff on an Italian team had tested positive for coronavirus. The decision means that Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) takes the overall win, as he had finished the fifth stage in the race lead and was 1'01" ahead of Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Team...

Eight riders set to represent Ireland at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships

A team of 8 riders has been selected to represent Ireland at the UCI Track World Championships in Berlin from February 26th to March 1st. The Irish team will compete across 9 events including the Men’s and Women’s Madison in which they will hope to qualify a slot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Ireland’s track cycling squad has undertaken a...

Sam Bennett to lead Deceuninck – Quick-Step at the UAE Tour

Following on from a successful start to the season in Australia, Sam Bennett (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) will be looking for more victories at the third World Tour stop of the season, the UAE Tour, which takes place between 23-29 February. Wins at the Tour Down Under and Race Torquay served as confirmation of the Irish Champion’s solid form in the...

Luke Rowe extends contract with Team INEOS

Team INEOS have confirmed that Luke Rowe has extended his contract with the team for the next four seasons. Rowe joins Tour de France winner Egan Bernal in signing until the end of 2023. He said: “Obviously this new contract extension shows a lot of commitment from myself and the Team. I turned pro here; I’ve been here from day...

Nicolas Roche to return to action at the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var

Nicolas Roche (Team Sunweb) is set to make his 2020 debut at the Tour Cycliste International du Var et des Alpes Maritimes (2.1) this week which will mark his first race since crashing out of the Vuelta a España last year. The Irishman, who held the Maillot Rojo leader’s jersey for three days, crashed on the sixth stage of...

Shane Archbold wins New Zealand Road Race title

Shane Archbold (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) sprinted to an emphatic win today at the New Zealand National Championships, held in Cambridge, over a 173-kilometre long course. Sunday’s race was divided into two halves: a hilly first half featuring two ascents of the Muangakawa Road (2.9km, 8.3%) and a pan-flat second half consisting of five laps. It was there, with 60...

Vincenzo Nibali to make Trek-Segafredo debut at the Volta ao Algarve

Vincenzo Nibali will make his debut in Trek-Segafredo colours at the Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (2.Pro) starting 19 February, where he will lead the team alongside Bauke Mollema. It follows on from a two-week training camp at altitude at Teide. "Although I have many season debuts behind me, doing it with a new team brings a touch of serene...

Xandro Meurisse wins opening stage of the Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia

Xandro Meurisse (Circus-Wanty Gobert-Tormans) won today's opening stage of the Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (2.1) at the summit finish of Caravaca de la Cruz. The Belgian was part of the early breakaway of eleven riders and with many of the top teams represented, the advantage gradually grew past 10 minutes. The other riders in the break were...

Phil Bauhaus wins the inaugural Saudi Tour

Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain - McLaren) has won the inaugural Saudi Tour (2.1) after taking victory on the final stage of the five-day race, overtaking previous race leader Nacer Bouhanni (Team Arkéa Samsic). The last stage of the race started from Princess Nourah University, consisting of a flat 144 kilometres passing through the centre of Riyadh and finishing by Al...

Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships to take place today (VIDEO)

The Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships are set to take place today at the Oosterscheldekering (in English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier) in the southern province of Zeeland with the organisers are taking advantage of the strong winds from Storm Ciara. This year will be the sixth running of the championships and the winner of the inaugural race back in 2013...

Jai Hindley wins the Jayco Herald Sun Tour

Jai Hindley (Team Sunweb) secured the general classification at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour today after finishing safely in the lead group on the final stage in Melbourne. The foundations for Hindley’s win were set on stage two and the summit finish of Falls Creek. After some great work throughout the day Team Sunweb set a strong tempo on the...

Jack Haig takes over race lead at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Yesterday's fifth place finisher Jack Haig (Mitchelton-SCOTT) moved into the race lead at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana today, after finishing in 12th position in the bunch sprint and as the highest placed rider from the general classification, on a day that came down to countback. With no time bonuses awarded on the finish line, stage placings have become...

Mads Pedersen signs contract extension with Trek-Segafredo

Mads Pedersen, the reigning road World Champion, has signed a two-year contract extension with Trek-Segafredo and will continue to represent the US-registered ProTeam through the end of the 2022 season. The new agreement sees the 24-year-old Dane commit to a six-year tenure at Trek-Segafredo, where he has raced since 2017. The support and belief showed to him by Trek-Segafredo...

Alberto Dainese wins opening stage of the Herald Sun Tour

The Jayco Herald Sun Tour got underway today with an almost pancake-flat 121 kilometre long stage from Nagambie to Shepparton. A fierce pace was set at the head of the peloton after the flag dropped as teams looked to form the day’s breakaway, before a group of five riders escaped after 20 kilometres of action. The race then settled into...

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