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No World Championships for Mark Cavendish
It has been confirmed this morning that Mark Cavendish will not take part in the World Championships Road Race next Sunday (September 27th) due to injury. The Manxman crashed into a parked car during Stage 6 of the Tour of Britain and had suffered a shoulder injury, and there had been doubts about his participation since then. X-rays showed that he...
Conor Dunne and Jack Wilson to line up in Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
The An Post Chain Reaction team will be in action today in Belgium for the one-day race Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (1.1). The race itself will take place in Koolscamp in West Flanders and span a gruelling 192km, part of which will be tough terrain where the riders will have to navigate some tricky cobbled climbs. Conor Dunne will feature in...
Marco Polo Cycling Team to relaunch as a team for refugees
The Marco Polo Cycling Team issued a press release today stating their intention to start racing again next year, with a team comprised of refugees, mainly from Eritrea. The Marco Polo Cycling Club was founded in December 2000 by Nathan Dahlberg, Anno Pedersen, Gudo Kramer and Remko Kramer. The collective mission of all Marco Polo Cycling projects is to...
“It would be stupid to stop after the season I’ve just had” – Jack Wilson
Following on from a very difficult season, the Irish rider Jack Wilson has spoken about the difficulties he encountered and the decision to revise his plans from the start of the year. The season started badly for the An Post-Chain Reaction rider when he crashed in the UCI 1.1 Ronde van Zeeland Seaports in March, badly hurting his left shoulder....
Sep Vanmarcke practices his time trialling with a bidon balanced on his back
Belgian cyclist Sep Vanmarcke has posted a video on Twitter which shows his rock steady position on the bike. In the video, he's using his time-trial bike and balancing a bidon on his back. Vanmarcke posted the video with the message 'Testing my Aerodynamics' and he's looking pretty aerodynamic to us. The Lotto-JumboNL rider is due to take part in the...
“One of my hardest rides ever but I made it!” – Kris Boeckmans thanks his supporters
The Belgian rider Kris Boeckmans has tweeted a message this morning thanking the support and messages that he has received during his fight back from the injuries sustained during a high-speed crash on the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Amongst his injuries were facial trauma with several fractures, a concussion, three broken ribs, pneumothorax, laceration of the lung,...
Push Your Limits with Adam Hansen (VIDEO)
The Australian rider Adam Hansen (Lotto-Soudal) finished the Vuelta a Espana in Madrid on Sunday in 55th position. In doing so, he achieved a record-breaking 13 consecutive Grand Tours completed. This video produced by Tacx follows Hansen over the past four months as he set about competing in and finishing the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta. "Basically, I think...
How not to ride in a group on the road
This club were out for a group ride and everything was going smoothly until they approached this junction. The problems started when the first rider in the group decided to go through the amber light closely followed by the rest of the riders. The last rider in the group was obviously getting anxious as he approached the junction as...
When cavalcades go wrong – Confusion at the Tour of Britain
There was a bit of mix-up on Saturday's stage at the Tour of Britain. The team car from Tinkoff-Saxo missed the turn at a roundabout and went straight on instead. The other team cars in the cavalcade behind the Tinkoff car also went straight on, as well as some cyclists. They all soon realised their mistake though, but it was...
Ouch.. The dreaded touching of wheels
We've all done it. Took our eyes off the road ahead for a second to check your GPS or just put the head down for a second. That moment when you touch the rider in front's back wheel and you face the 50/50 chance of staying upright or falling down. When you manage to stay upright, the rush of...
Sam Bennett and Conor Dunne selected for Ireland for World RR Champs team
Cycling Ireland have named the 13 riders that will represent Ireland at the UCI World Road Championships in Virginia, USA later this month. The squad, supported by the Armor-Lux clothing brand, includes six Juniors, two Under-23 riders and five Elite riders for the flagship end of season road racing event on the UCI calendar. Fresh from some very impressive international performances...
Nicolas Roche inches closer to Sean Kelly’s Grand Tour Record
By finishing the Vuelta a Espana today, Nicolas Roche has taken a step closer to becoming the Irish rider with the most Grand Tour finishes. Roche has now finished 15 Grand Tours and remarkably enough, he has never pulled out of the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France or Vuelta a Espana. The current record for Grand Tour finishes for an...
Andre Greipel relegated from Tour of Britain victory (VIDEO)
Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) has been relegated from first place on the final stage of the Tour of Britain, after being deemed to have pushed Elia Viviani (Team Sky) into the barriers. The race jury viewed the footage and made the decision to relegate Greipel as they felt that he had deviated from his line. The German explained afterwards that he had...
“I kept on fighting for the podium but there was nothing left in the tank” Tom Dumoulin
Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) has described his disappointment at losing the red jersey of the Vuelta on the penultimate stage of the race. The Dutchman was devastated to have lost the lead after putting in an incredible performance during the race. After the stage, he explained on the team's website: “It was too much today. I fought for all I was...
Ben Foster doped to research playing Lance Armstrong
Ben Foster has admitted that he took performance-enhancing drugs to play disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong for the upcoming film The Program. The 34-year-old has admitted to doping in order to 'infect' himself with the athlete. In an interview with The Guardian, Foster explained why he went to such extremes. He said: 'The word I'm leaning toward is "infected". I tried...
Vuelta jury to decide if Fabio Aru got an unfair helping hand
The jury of the Vuelta are set to review television footage this morning from yesterday's stage to determine if second-placed rider Fabio Aru (Astana) received an unfair helping hand from his team mate Luis León Sánchez. Aru was struggling to keep up with race leader Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) on the cobbled climb to the finish in Avila, and Dumoulin's team...