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Alberto Contador to use customised Project One Trek Émonda at Vuelta a Andalucía
Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) will race a customised Project One Trek Émonda at the Vuelta a Andalucía which starts today (Wednesday) in what is the first race start this season for the Spaniard. Contador is among the select few to have conquered the Triple Crown of Grand Tours – Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España – and to...
Tom Boonen set to start Stage 2 of the Tour of Oman despite opening day crash
Tom Boonen (Quick Step Floors) crashed in today's opening stage of the Tour of Oman inside the final kilometre but escaped with relatively minor injuries and will line up at the start of tomorrow's stage. Stage 1 of the race from Al Sawadi Beach to Naseem Park included just one short categorized climb and was predicted to finish in a...
Challenging route announced for 2017 An Post Rás
The 2017 An Post Rás route was announced this morning at the GPO. Returning to Donegal for the first time in five years, the organisers of An Post Rás have unveiled a challenging route. It features several stages of tough climbing, including two of the most difficult ascents in the country - Mamore Gap and Glengesh Pass. The 65th...
Irish road season gets underway this weekend at Travers Engineering Annaclone GP
Opening the Irish road racing season, the Banbridge CC promoted Travers Engineering Annaclone GP will take place this Saturday, 18th February. Two races will be hosted, both of which will start and finish outside the Hawthorne Inn. The main attraction of the day will be the ‘A’ race catering for A1, A2 & A3 category riders which starts at...
André Greipel in the hunt for stage wins at the Volta ao Algarve
André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) will have a couple of opportunities for stage wins this week at the Volta ao Algarve. However, the German rider will face stiff competition from the likes of Fernando Gaviria (Quick Step Floors), Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) and John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo). Greipel has already tasted success this season, winning the Trofeo Porreres, Felanitx, Ses Salines, Campos (1.1)...
“We want people to see that these boys are here to race hard” – Tim Barry
It may be just a few weeks into the season, but the new Pro Continental team Aqua Blue Sport are already making their presence felt in the peloton, with aggressive performances in their first few races in Australia, Dubai and Italy. In addition to getting into breaks in most races they have been in, the new Irish team have...
Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix post photo of pavé repair work
Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix are a volunteer organisation who work on preserving and maintaining the cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix and they have posted a photo on Twitter showing the work that is taking place on one of the sectors of pavé used in the famous race. The group are focused on two sectors this year and the works in Auchy-lez-Orchies are...
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg wins South African Road Race Championships
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka) was crowned the national elite champion at the South African National Road Race Championships which took place in Wellington yesterday. Van Rensburg crossed the line alongside his team mate Stefan de Bod who took the U23 title. Team Dimension Data started the 180km championship race as the marked favourites and...
Fabio Felline solos to victory at Trofeo Laigueglia
Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) racing with the Italian National team, soloed to the win in the 54th edition of Trofeo Laigueglia today. Felline launched the winning attack on the final climb and held off the chase for the last 10 kilometres, to take the win in his first race of the season. "I am very happy," Felline said. "This is an...
Mark Downey shows good form ahead of Track World Cup, taking a 4th place in Majorca
Mark Downey looks to be great form heading into the next round of the UCI Track World Cup, as he just missed out on a podium spot today in the 97-kilometre Un Invierno en Mallorca-Manacor in Majorca, finishing in fourth place. Downey who is supported by the Emerald Cycling Fund, managed to get into the winning group of six riders...
Dan Martin to lead Quick Step Floors at Volta ao Algarve
Dan Martin has been listed amongst the eight-man Quick-Step Floors line-up for the 43rd edition of the Volta ao Algarve (2.HC) which takes place next week (15-19 February). The Belgian team have won the race overall on three occasions previously (2008, 2013, 2014), in addition to racking up 11 stage victories in the process with 8 different riders. This year’s edition...
Alejandro Valverde solos to victory at Vuelta a Murcia
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team) took a record fifth win in the Vuelta a Murcia today, finishing over two minutes clear of his nearest challengers. Valverde, who turns 37 in April, attacked alone half-way through the race at the foot of the Collado Bermejo and soloed to the finish in Murcia. Despite the best efforts of the chasers and some strong headwinds,...
Former World Champion Rui Costa to lead Team UAE at Tour of Oman
Team UAE Abu Dhabi will return to the Arabian Peninsula to line up in the Tour of Oman which runs from 14-19 February and they will be led by 2013 World Champion Rui Costa. Costa will be supported by Moroccan champion Anass Ait el Abdia, Roberto Ferrari, Marko Kump, Sacha Modolo, UAE champion Yousef Mohamed Mirza, Marco Marcato and Federico...
Quick-Step Floors name strong team for Tour of Oman
Quick Step Floors have announced a strong team for next week's eighth edition of the Tour of Oman. The route for the six-day race includes thirteen classified climbs and a mountain top finish. The challenging course will provide plenty of opportunities to sprinters, attackers and climbers alike and the Belgian team have selected a line-up that can compete on...
Aqua Blue Sport announce line-ups for Trofeo Laigueglia and Tour of Oman
Aqua Blue Sport has announced teams for two upcoming races - Trofeo Laigueglia which takes place this weekend and next week’s Tour of Oman. The six man team for Trofeo Laigueglia will include Irish rider Conor Dunne, fresh from his King of the Mountains triumph at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race and his stage podium placing at the Jayco Herald...
Lucan GP rescheduled to September to help rebalance Irish road race calendar
There has been a considerable amount of discussion recently about rebalancing the Irish road racing calendar and scheduling more events in the later part of the season. In consultation and with approval from Cycling Ireland and Cycling Leinster Lucan Cycling Road Club have decided to schedule one of the early-season events - The Lucan Grand Prix. The race will now...