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Austrian Mueller digs deep to hold off Irishman Shaw and claim stage seven An Post Rás Victory
Austrian rider Andreas Mueller (Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam) staved off a lung busting performance by Mullingar man Damien Shaw (Louth Team ASEA) to emerge victorious on stage seven of An Post Rás today in Drogheda. The duo jumped the lead breakaway of eight riders with only one kilometre to go, going head to head up the final ascent to the...
Mark Cavendish Tests the 2015 UCI Road World Championship Circuit (VIDEO)
Former World Champion Mark Cavendish went to Richmond to recon the 2015 UCI Road World Championship road circuit. He rode the course at dawn with a police escort after stopping on his way home from the Tour of California. "It's harder than Denmark," Cavendish told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "There’s a lot of 90 degree corners, which there wasn't so many...
Brazilian rider Murilo Fischer wears helmet in honour of Ayrton Senna
The eleventh stage of the Giro d'Italia finished at the motor racing track at Imola (Autodromo Ferrari), where the San Marino Grand Prix takes place. Twenty one years ago, tragedy struck at the Grand Prix. During qualifying on the Saturday, the Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger crashed head-on into a wall at over 310 km/h at the Villeneuve corner after his...
Watch the highlights of Stage 6 of An Post Rás
A relentless barrage of attacks by Ian Bibby inside the final 25 kilometres on stage six of An Post Rás today was enough to set up a thrilling sprint finish, with the NFTO team rider emerging victorious following a thrilling sprint to the line. Bibby attacked the descent on the final category two climb of the stage and from...
Bibby Secures Stage Six An Post Rás Honours while Irishman Shaw Steals the show
A relentless barrage of attacks by Ian Bibby inside the final 25 kilometres on stage six of An Post Rás today was enough to set up a thrilling sprint finish, with the NFTO team rider emerging victorious following a thrilling sprint to the line. Bibby attacked the descent on the final category two climb of the stage and from...
“I tried to close the gap myself but started to blow” – Mick Leonard’s An Post Rás diary
By Mick Leonard I think a lot of people were a bit nervous starting today. No crosswinds today but a KOH 7k in had the potential to do some serious damage. The bunch didn't go too crazy on it but it was difficult enough all the same for me anyway, and I'm pretty sure for others too. There was a...
Sam Bennett in action this weekend in World Ports Classic
Following on from his great performance in the recent Bayern Rundfahrt, where he won two stages, in addition to wearing the yellow jersey, Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) returns to action this weekend. He will line up in the UCI 2.1 World Ports Classic. The two-stage race consists of an opening stage of 195 kilometres from Rotterdam to Antwerp, with...
FDJ rider has numerous near misses on Giro descent (VIDEO)
French rider Alexandre Geniez of the FDJ team nearly came down numerous times on the descent from Crosara on yesterday's stage of the Giro d'Italia. The riders had to contend with a particularly steep descent in the wet, and it was always going to be nerve-wracking. Geniez was leading the race at the time, so the cameras were there to...
Watch the highlights of Stage 5 of An Post Rás
New Zealander Aaron Gate fought off stiff competition from Marco Tizza and Matteo Malucelli (Team IDEA 2010 ASD) to storm to victory in Stage five of An Post Rás. Gate broke away from the leading pack with just five kilometres to go in an audacious move that set the platform for his stage victory today in Ballina. Jaap de...
“Stage races can be like an eating competition” – Mick Leonard’s An Post Rás diary
By Mick Leonard I suppose I should stop saying "never", "tough", "hard", "insane" etc., as I'm turning into a broken record, but every day is the same again. Another crosswind stage today and it lived up to expectations after just 15k of 143. The bunch blew to pieces and it was time to ride your bike. I had my first...
Aaron Gate of An Post Chain Reaction Secures his Second Stage Victory in Scintillating Dash to the Line
New Zealander Aaron Gate fought off stiff competition from Marco Tizza and Matteo Malucelli (Team IDEA 2010 ASD) to storm to victory in Stage five of An Post Rás. Gate broke away from the leading pack with just five kilometres to go in an audacious move that set the platform for his stage victory today in Ballina. Jaap de...
Sports Minister wants to attract Tour de France to Northern Ireland
The Northern Irish Sports Minister Caral Ni Chuilin has said that efforts should be put into attracting more big sporting events to the North, and that the Tour de France should be the next target. This follows on from the Giro d'Italia starting in Belfast last year. There have been rumours that the Giro will return in future years, and...
Should Alberto Contador have been disqualified from the Giro?
Following on from the incident on Tuesday’s stage of the Giro d’Italia when overall contender Richie Porte (Team Sky) was penalised two minutes for taking a wheel from a rider from another team after puncturing, another incident has come to light which could have resulted in race leader, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), being thrown off the race. Contador was spotted...
Watch the highlights of Stage 4 of An Post Rás
Aidis Kruopis of An Post Chain Reaction emerged victorious from a bunch sprint finish to take the stage four win ahead of Italian Davide Vigano (Team IDEA) and Ian Bibby (NFTO) who finished in third. The leading break of eight riders were tightly bunched coming into the final corner with nothing to separate them. Coming out of the bend...
The radio announced “The bunch is now fragmenting at the front, middle and back.” – Mick Leonard’s Rás diary
By Mick Leonard Today was absolute carnage. The winds blew the race to pieces after 20k as soon as we turned into the crosswind. As was announced on the radio "The bunch is now fragmenting at the front, middle and back." You really had to give it your all to just hold the wheel in front. Lads were dropping wheels...
Kruopis Storms to Victory after Pulsating Eight Man Sprint Finish on Stage 4 of An Post Rás
Aidis Kruopis of An Post Chain Reaction emerged victorious from a bunch sprint finish to take the stage four win ahead of Italian Davide Vigano (Team IDEA) and Ian Bibby (NFTO) who finished in third. The leading break of eight riders were tightly bunched coming into the final corner with nothing to separate them. Coming out of the bend...