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Tour de France organisers ask spectators to exercise caution (VIDEO)
The organisers of the Tour de France have produced a short video requesting spectators at this year's race to exercise caution while waiting at the roadside for the race to pass. In the video, they highlight various incidents that have taken place over the past number of years which could have resulted in serious injury. Amongst the types of incidents highlighted...
French and German squads add to sterling line-up for An Post Rás
As the countdown continues towards the May 22nd start of An Post Rás, a further two international teams have been confirmed for the UCI world-ranked event. The France Amical Vélo Club Aix-en-Provence and Germany Stradalli - Bike Aid have announced their provisional line-up. They join previously confirmed teams from Australia, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and the USA. The...
UCI confirm suspension of disc brake testing
Following on from last weekend's Paris-Roubaix where Francisco Ventoso of Movistar suffered an injury to his leg which he later attributed to being cut by a rotor of a disc brake, the The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced yesterday that the trialling of disc brakes is to be suspended. The brakes have been tested for less than a year. The...
Tom Boonen’s Paris-Roubaix (VIDEO)
On Sunday last, Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step) came incredibly close to winning a record fifth Paris-Roubaix. Unfortunately for the Belgian, he was beaten in the sprint at the velodrome in Roubaix by Mathew Hayman (Orica-GreenEDGE). Boonen's team-mate Tony Martin had blown the race apart earlier on leaving him in a great position to challenge for the victory. Coming into the...
Adriano Malori making quick recovery according to medical team
The medical team working with Adriano Malori on his recovery from serious injuries have reported that the Italian rider is making good progress. Malori sustained serious injuries as a result of his crash on 22 January, during stage five of the Tour de San Luis in Argentina. Since his return to Europe, he has been working towards a full recovery...
UCI find Luca Paolini guilty of a non-intentional anti-doping rule violation
The UCI have announced the decision following their Anti-Doping Tribunal's investigation into the case involving Luca Paolini. In a statement published today, the UCI have announced that they have "imposed an 18-month period of ineligibility on the rider." During last year’s Tour de France, the Italian rider was informed that he had tested positive for cocaine. An Adverse Analytical Finding...
Irish An Post Duo To Line up At Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost
An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly Racing team will be in action over the coming days as they saddle up for the 57th Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost (2.2) in France. The five stage race will commence tomorrow and conclude on Sunday, the 17th of April. Irish duo David Montgomery and Jack Wilson have been named as part...
Ouch! Iljo Keisse posts photo of damage that Paris-Roubaix does to your hand
Etixx-Quick Step rider Iljo Keisse has posted a photo showing the toll that riding over 27 sectors of pavé, totalling 52.8 kilometres takes on your hand. The Belgian rider who finished in 115th position, 18'30" down on race winner Mathew Hayman posted the following photo on Twitter.
Video of the Irish team in action at the U23 Tour of Flanders
An Irish U23 selection took part in the Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften (1.Ncup) at the weekend and this video from An Post CRC shows some of that action. David Montgomery was the best of the Irish taking a fine 18th place with Eddie Dunbar two places behind. Matthew Teggart finished in 31st with Sean McKenna and Angus Fyffe in 100th...
Behind the scenes of Mathew Hayman’s Paris-Roubaix win (VIDEO)
The latest in the Backstage Pass series of videos from Orica-GreenEdge is arguably their best to-date, as it goes behind the scenes of Mathew Hayman's epic win at Paris-Roubaix. The Australian rider had the biggest victory of his career yesterday at the Hell of the North and the film captures how much it meant to Hayman and the rest of...
Yaroslav Popovych Announces Retirement and Takes on Role as Directeur Sportif
After 15 years competing in professional cycling Yaroslav Popovych has officially announced his retirement Monday, one day after competing in his final Paris-Roubaix. Popovych, 36, will not be leaving Trek-Segafredo, but rather changing responsibilities as he jumps into the role of Directeur Sportif for the team. “It will be quite the adaptation for me," said Popovych. "From the bike to the...
Excellent onboard footage from Paris-Roubaix
In one of the most exciting Paris-Roubaix races in recent years, Mathew Hayman (Orica-GreenEdge) sprinted to victory ahead of Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) with Ian Standard (Team Sky) in third with many of the favourites such as Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) and Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) missing out. Teams which are part of Velon used GoPro Hero4 Session cameras to capture much...
Spectator films motorbike crashing into Elia Viviani at Paris-Roubaix (VIDEO)
A spectator at the Forest of Arenberg has posted a video showing Elia Viviani of Team Sky being hit by a motorbike following a big spill at Paris-Roubaix. Guy W (@r8uge) posted the video on Twitter with the message "I've just filmed this shocking incident of the motorbike rider careering in Viviani at #ParisRoubaix @TeamSky" Viviani was towards the back of...
Mathew Hayman wins Paris Roubaix on his 15th attempt
Veteran classics specialist Mathew Hayman (ORICA-GreenEDGE) has produced a masterful performance today, sprinting to victory on the iconic velodrome of Paris-Roubaix. The 37-year old returned for his 15th attempt at the ‘Hell of the North’, a race he has always declared unfinished business with, just five weeks after fracturing his right radius. Spending the majority of the race in the front...
“Eddy” – Peter Sagan shouts out at Merckx lookalike at Flanders (VIDEO)
Despite being in the closing kilometres of his first ever monument victory at the Tour of Flanders last weekend and with Fabian Cancellara and Sep Vanmarcke chasing hard behind, Peter Sagan still found time to give an Eddy Merckx lookalike a shout-out. With just over three kilometres remaining of the race, Sagan spotted the cyclist in the retro Molteni jersey...
“My whole body ached” – Sean Kelly’s first victory in Paris-Roubaix (VIDEO)
In the opening months of the 1984 season, Sean Kelly had an incredible run of results which would prompt him to later describe the first half of the season as the best period of his career. Amongst the wins he took that spring were a third consecutive Paris-Nice, the Tour of the Basque Country, Criterium International and the first of...