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Andrey Amador moves into the lead at the Giro d’Italia
Andrey Amador (Movistar) made history yesterday by becoming the first Costa Rican to lead the Giro d'Italia, replacing previous pink jersey wearer Bob Jungels. Mikel Nieve of Team Sky took a solo win on the mountainous 13th stage after being part of a large breakaway group which had broken clear early on the stage. Nieve went clear on the penultimate climb...
Organisers hopeful that Irish National Champs will go ahead but seeking sponsors
Following on from the disappointing news that emerged yesterday that the Irish National Road Race Championships could no longer be held in the Phoenix Park close to Dublin city centre, the host club Orwell Wheelers have revealed that they are confident that despite the short notice, they can host the road races at an alternative location, possibly Wicklow. The Garda...
GoPro: Behind the scenes with Peter Sagan on his MTB return (VIDEO)
World Road Race champion Peter Sagan recently took a break from competing on the road and returned to his mountain bike roots. The Tinkoff rider took part in two races in Austria and Czech Republic, before crossing the Atlantic to line up in the Amgen Tour of California. Episode 2 of Beyond The Race follows Sagan on the second of...
Ambitious An Post Chain Reaction Team Announced for Rás
The An Post Chain Reaction team which will chase success in this year’s An Post Rás has been revealed, with general manager Kurt Bogaerts confirming that two Irishmen, two Belgians and a Kiwi will represent the team’s hopes in the race. National champion Damien Shaw and Jack Wilson are the home riders, while the Belgians Nicolas Vereecken and Emiel Wastyn...
Colle dell’Agnello covered in snow just a week before the Giro arrives
The riders in the Giro d'Italia are due to tackle the Colle dell'Agnello on the nineteenth stage of this year's race. At 2,744 metres, the climb is the Cima Coppi of this year's race, the title given to the highest climb that the riders will go over. However, a photo posted on Twitter today shows that the climb is still...
André Greipel withdraws from Giro d’Italia after taking third stage win (VIDEO)
Lotto Soudal took its fourth win in this year's Giro d’Italia after André Greipel finished off another great team performance to win the sprint finish. The Belgian team controlled the bunch today and with 22 kilometres remaining, they reeled in the two early escapees. A crash took place in the final kilometres with a split occurred in the peloton. Greipel stayed...
Irish National Championships will not take place in the Phoenix Park as planned
The Irish National Road Race and Time Trial Championships may take place in Wicklow, following an announcement from the Garda Síochana, that they cannot take place in the Phoenix Park as previously planned. On the weekend of the 23-26 June there will be restricted access to the Phoenix Park due to a major security operation that will be in...
Peter Sagan takes second stage win at Amgen Tour of California
Having announced that he was targeting stage wins at this year’s race, Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) added a second win of the week to his tally on the Laguna Seca race circuit with another superb performance. The victory marks Sagan’s 15th career stage win at the Amgen Tour of California, and the win also cemented his lead in the green...
“The pain was too severe and I couldn’t carry on anymore” Tom Dumoulin
Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) has been forced to abandon the Giro d’Italia on today’s eleventh stage, as he has been suffering from complications from saddle sores. “Tom has been suffering from saddle sores and is being treated with antibiotic creams to counter the inflammation,” explained team physician Anko Boelens. “The injury started as a small pressure sore and gradually it...
Tom Dumoulin pulls out of the Giro d’Italia due to saddle sore
Previous race leader Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia on today's 227-kilometre 11th stage from Modena to Asolo. The Dutchman had been sitting in 29th position, 11'42" behind race leader Bob Jungels (Etixx-Quick Step) going into the stage. Dumoulin's team have since confirmed that he was struggling because of saddle sores as they tweeted: "Unfortunately @tom_dumoulin has...
Bob Jungels takes over the race lead at the Giro d’Italia
Bob Jungels (Etixx-Quick Step) moved into maglia rosa on yesterday's stage at the Giro d’Italia and in doing so, he became the first Luxembourg rider in 57 years to lead the race. An early breakaway of thirteen riders went away on the stage which saw many riders getting dropped early on. Amongst those to suffer was one of the race...
Michael Rogers lands role with Bjarne Riis’ new project
Former professional and multiple World Champion, Michael Rogers, has been appointed CEO of The Riis Seier Project, the new cycling team which aims to launch in 2017. Rogers will join up with the project which was co-founded by Bjarne Riis as Chief Executive Officer following last month’s retirement from a sixteen-year professional cycling career. The former three time World Champion in...
Team Sky’s Mikel Landa abandons the Giro d’Italia after suffering from illness
Team Sky’s Mikel Landa has pulled out of the Giro d’Italia on today's tenth stage after suffering from illness. Landa, who started the day in 8th place overall, fell ill overnight but was able to start today’s 219km stage from Campi Bisenzio to Sestola. However, despite the support of the team, he was quickly distanced by the peloton and the...
Rik van Looy mistakenly reported as having passed away
There has been some confusion over the past couple of days on social media with posts reporting the passing of classics legend Rik van Looy. There was even a minute's silence held in his honour prior to a race in Belgium. However, the 82 year-old Belgian is very much alive and it appears that the confusion arose after an article...
Ben King wins Amgen Tour of California stage two and moves into race lead
American Ben King won a two-up sprint in Santa Clarita on Monday to secure his first victory of the season on stage two of the Amgen Tour of California. The 27-year-old was one of two survivors of a four-man breakaway that escaped the peloton’s stronghold with around 120-kilometres remaining in the 148-kilometer day. Finishing eight seconds ahead of the...
Katusha kick Alexey Tsatevich out of the Giro for drafting
Team Katusha has decided to take it's own rider Alexey Tsatevich out of the Giro d’Italia after yesterday’s incident at the individual time trial around Chianti. On yesterday's stage, Tsatevich seriously violated the rules of riding an individual time trial by drafting on the wheel of another rider for a considerable length of time. The UCI race commissaires decided to...