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Sylvain Chavanel’s masterclass in how not to remove a cape and other footage from Ghent-Wevelgem
This video features highlights from last weekend's Ghent-Wevelgem, which turned out to be ridiculously windy. The video shows Gert Steegmans (Trek Factory Racing) after having crashed into a ditch, riders getting blown off the road, including Geraint Thomas (Team Sky), and also Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) with the help of a teammate making a mess of taking off his cape.
Balbriggan Cycling Club’s response to Fingal County Council regarding road race cancellations
Balbriggan Cycling Club have been in touch to provide a copy of their response to the recently published press release from Fingal County Council regarding road racing in North County Dublin They have also provided a copy of the race cancellation notice, 2015 Memorial Races Cancellation Notice D S(4) Response to Fingal Co. Co’s. (FCC) Press Release Balbriggan Cycling Club (BCC)...
Fingal County Council’s press release regarding road racing
The situation with road racing in Fingal has still not been resolved and below is the press release from Fingal County Council released prior to the Balbriggan races outlining their position. The Balbriggan Cycling Club has been staging cycle racing events on Fingal roads for many decades. As with other similar event organisers, they have liaised with Fingal County Council in advance...
Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) on what makes the Tour of Flanders so special (VIDEO)
Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) has spoken to cyclingnews.com about what makes the Tour of Flanders so special. Boonen has taken victory in the race three times, in 2005, 2006 and 2013. However, he won't be racing this year as he is still recovering from injuries sustained in a crash at Paris-Nice. "It all takes part in this mythical place, small climbs,...
Onboard footage from Ghent-Wevelgem
The weather at last weekend's Ghent-Wevelgem played an important part in how the race turned out to be. And it turned from bad to worse. Watch MTN-Qhubeka's Kristian Sbaragli onboard footage as he makes his way through the race. The Italian was listed as a DNF in the race.
Eddie Dunbar and his NFTO team check out the Tour de Yorkshire course
Eddie Dunbar and his NFTO team mates have been checking out the course of the Tour de Yorkshire. The new race is a legacy event following on from the Tour de France having taken place in Yorkshire last year. The race will feature many of the same roads as were used in the Tour and it takes place from...
Lotto-Jumbo NL looking forward to the Tour of Flanders (VIDEO)
The Tour of Flanders takes place on Sunday, and this video from Bell Bike Helmets gives an idea of what the biggest race in Belgium is all about. The film features a number of the Lotto-Jumbo NL team including Bram Tankink and directeur sportif Jan Boven. Their top rider Sep Vanmarcke will be one of the favourites on Sunday,...
Oleg Tinkov announces Lance Armstrong as his new General Manager
Oleg Tinkov has tweeted today April 1st, that Lance Armstrong is to become his new General Manager, following on from the departure of Bjarne Riis. He tweeted earlier ' Happy to announce @lancearmstrong as @tinkoff_saxo new General Manager instead of Mr. Riis. Stay tuned...' Nice try Oleg!
Highlights of Lizzie Armitstead’s win in Trofeo Binda
The second round of the Women's World Cup took place in Cittiglio, Italy at the weekend. The 123.7km race started at Lake Maggiore, with an initial 17km stretch to Cittiglio followed by a 37.7km lap before returning to Cittiglio for four laps of a 17.1km loop with a short, sharp climb at Orino followed by an 8km run-in to...
Incredible footage of the crosswinds at Ghent-Wevelgem
We published an article prior to Ghent-Wevelgem about the potential havoc that crosswinds could cause in the race, but we didn't think it would turn out as badly as it did. Sunday's race turned out to be pretty epic. It was great viewing on TV, but incredibly tough for the cyclists. The footage below shows what they had to put...
“I’m really happy with my condition moving towards my objectives at the Ardennes Classics” Dan Martin
Dan Martin (Cannondale Garmin) showed that his form is coming good on the final stage of the Tour of Catalonia, as he put in an aggressive attack in the last five kilometres, only to be caught in the final metres. He also finished in the top ten overall. He explained on the team's website afterwards "I knew the last stage...
Jens Vandenbogaerde nets his first win for An Post-Chain Reaction
Jens Vandenbogaerde had his first win for the An Post-Chain Reaction team after signing for them over the winter, when he was first across the line at Moorslede Slypskappelle over the weekend. Vandenbogaerde explained after the race: "105 riders lined up at the start. There was a huge wind and there was also some rain. On the very first lap,...
Final 40 kilometres of Ghent-Wevelgem (VIDEO)
Yesterday's Ghent-Wevelgem turned out to be a great race. 90kmph winds caused havoc as they blew the race apart. Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) was blown off the road at one stage. Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto-Soudal) went clear after the first ascent of the Kemmelberg, but with 75 kilometres still remaining. A strong group formed behind made up of Thomas, Luca Paolini (Katusha),...
Tinkoff Sport and Bjarne Riis reach mutual agreement on contract termination
Oleg Tinkov and Bjarne Riis have officially parted ways. Tinkov bought the team from Riis in December 2013 for a reported sum of approximately €6 million, with Riis continuing as team manager on a three-year deal worth €1 million per year. The team released the following statement this evening. Tinkoff Sport A/S – Managing company of team Tinkoff Saxo – and...
A look back at Sean Kelly’s win in Gent-Wevelgem in ’88 (VIDEO)
By Graham Healy By 1988, one of the few classics which Sean Kelly hadn't won was Ghent-Wevelgem. The main reason was that the race had always clashed with the Tour of the Basque Country which was a regular race on Kelly's race schedule due to sponsor commitments. However, when the 1988 professional calendar was being drawn up, the organisers of Ghent-Wevelgem...
The crosswinds of Ghent-Wevelgem
One of the characteristics of Ghent-Wevelgem is that the race is often likely to see echelons forming in crosswinds. Although the race doesn't have a long stretch along the North Sea coast that it had in previous years, the lack of shelter for riders in the landscape of West Flanders still provides an opportunity for them to form. Echelons can...