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Peloton reacts to Sagan’s Stage 8 Vuelta A España crash
Check the new slowmo footage caught on Velon's GoPro cameras which captures the riders reacting to Sagan going down. The big question is if Sagan had finished the Vuelta would he have had the legs to win the worlds?
Chris Froome aiming to win the Tour de France and Olympic Road Race and Time Trial
Following on from his enforced lay-off after he crashed out of the Vuelta a Espana, Chris Froome has outlined on Team Sky's website how much he has missed the bike and his ambitions for the 2016 season. The Tour de France winner fractured a bone in his foot when he crashed on Stage 12 of the Vuelta, and although he...
Greg van Avermaet withdraws from the Tour of Lombardy due to jetlag
Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) has decided not to take part in this Sunday's Tour of Lombardy. The Belgian rider has cited jetlag as the reason for not racing. In last weekend's World Championships Road Race, van Avermaet made a great effort in trying to stay with Peter Sagan in the closing kilometres, but just came up short. He eventually...
41 year-old Matteo Tosatto to continue racing in 2016
Tinkoff-Saxo have announced the renewal of Matteo Tosatto's contract for 2016. It will be the Italian rider's sixth season with the team. He made his professional debut with the MG Maglificio-Technogym in 1997, and since then has also raced with the Ballan team, Fassa Bortolo andvQuick Step-Innergetic. The Italian has completed 25 Grand Tours and amongst his biggest wins...
Italian website finds out Giro d’Italia route five days before the official launch
An Italian cycling website found out the route of the 2016 Giro d'Italia five days ahead of the official launch. Cicloweb determined that the route for next year's race could be viewed by the public by changing the year in the official race URL to 2016. It had been previously been announced that the opening stages of the race would...
Dan Martin amongst star-studded line-up in the Tour of Lombardy
The final classic of the season, the Tour of Lombardy takes place this Sunday, and this year's route will take the riders from Bergamo to Como over a distance of 245 kilometres. Organisers RCS Sport announced the route earlier this month, and the race will feature the Colma di Sormano for the first time since 2012. Prior to that, the...
Marcel Kittel linked with Etixx-Quick Step as Lidl set to sponsor Belgian team
Marcel Kittel has been linked with a move to the Etixx-Quick Step team according to Het Nieuwsblad. The German sprinter has struggled this season and missed out on the Tour de France having not been selected by his Giant-Alpecin team. Kittel is expected to be announced later today as the team's latest signing, and will replace Mark Cavendish as the...
Team Sky confirm their squad for 2016
Team Sky's Team Principal Dave Brailsford has confirmed the full Team Sky squad for the 2016 season. In addition to the seven new arrivals recently announced, 10 riders have also seen their contracts renewed while six riders will be leaving the team. Brailsford is confident the roster will see Team Sky go from strength to strength during their seventh season...
Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw and Bernhard Eisel sign for Team Dimension Data
Ryder Cycling, the owner of MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung, the team soon to be known as Team Dimension Data, today announced it has signed Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw and Bernhard Eisel. Cavendish has raced for teams including HTC Highroad, Sky, and Etixx-QuickStep and has built a stunning palmarès. Some of his major achievements include becoming World Champion in 2011, and...
Peter Sagan pulling his foot out of his pedal during his winning move (VIDEO)
Peter Sagan's winning move on governor street climb. Pulling out his cleat and clipping back in. #AlsTripToWorlds #finishlinelube A video posted by Alexander Barouh (@albertobarouh) on Sep 27, 2015 at 12:29pm PDT
Bennett and Dunne to the Fore in Men’s Elite World Road Race Championship
Sam Bennett finished 40th in the Men’s Elite Road Race Championships in Richmond, Virginia on a day when both Irish team riders performed very strongly and were a credit to the Team Ireland jersey. Bennett was right in the mix in the lead group all the way to the final four kilometres while Conor Dunne starred in the early...
Watch the Men’s Elite Road Race from the World Championships LIVE
The Elite Men’s race at the World Championships is currently taking place. The men face a total distance of 261.4 kilometres and you can watch the race live here:
Team Sky confirm the signing of Michal Kwiatkowski
Team Sky has confirmed the signing of Michał Kwiatkowski. The 25 year old from Poland joins Team Sky after four successful seasons with Etixx - Quick-Step. Kwiatkowski has achieved 13 victories in his professional career to date, including wins at Paris-Nice, the Tour de Romandie, Amstel Gold Race and Tour of Britain. His most celebrated triumph however, came at the...
Michael O’Loughlin on the Attack at Junior World Championships
Michael O’Loughlin finished best of the Irish in 38th position at the Junior Men’s Road Race at the world championships in Richmond, Virginia today after an audacious late bid for medal glory. The day’s action began with the men’s Junior Road Race Championships held over eight laps of the demanding 16.2km Richmond Downtown circuit where O’Loughlin lined up with...
Watch the Women’s Elite Road Race from the Road World Championships LIVE
The Elite Women's race at the World Championships is currently taking place. The women face a total distance of 129.8 kilometres and you can watch the race live here:
Gutsy ride from Eddie Dunbar at U23 Worlds
Racing in his first Under-23 World Championship road race, Eddie Dunbar of Cork was one of the principal animators of yesterday’s 162.2km event in Richmond, Virginia. Dunbar eventually finished 108th, 10m 44s down on the race winner Kevin Ledanois of France but further enhanced his burgeoning reputation with another trademark display of fearless attacking riding. On the third of ten...