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Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist

"The Accidental Death of a Cyclist explores the startling truth behind one man’s remarkable descent from being among the finest athletes on earth to his tragic end in a sport riven by intrigue" Screening April 8th at La Bicicletta, in Toronto. Tickets sold in advance here:

Ryan Mullen returns to action today in Belgium

The An Post-Chain Reaction-Sean Kelly team will be in action today and Saturday (20-21st March) at the Handzame Classic (1.1) in Belgium and the Ronde Van Zeeland Seaports (1.1) in the Netherlands. Talented rider Ryan Mullen will make a welcome return to competitive action in Flanders on Friday with the Irish based outfit. The twenty year old, who spent the...

Ambitious Swedish and Australian teams announced for An Post Rás

Former professional Thomas Löfkvist will manage 2010 An Post Rás winner, Alex Wetterhall and four other riders in May’s edition of the race, aiming to deliver a second race victory to 28 year old Wetterhall. The Tre Berg – Bianchi squad is one of two teams announced today, taking part in the race, which begins in Dunboyne, Co. Meath...

One from the archives – 1922 Milano San Remo

Ahead of this weekends race we look way back to 1922 and watch some real men racing. From the footage it looks like the riders with cyclocross experience could do well.

What bikes are the Pro Women riding this year?

Global Cycling Network take a look at what bikes and components the top teams are riding this year. Seems to be a lot of SRAM groupsets in the mix.

A crit on a Nascar track

Some nice aerial footage of the Richmond International Raceway Criterium held on a Nascar track. Looks like a good spot for a crit. Just need to get about 100,000 screaming fans in the stands for it to really be good. Richmond International Raceway Criterium from Upward Studio on Vimeo.

Report from Team iTap’s triumph at Rás Maigh Eo

By Jonathan Gibson It has been a couple of funny weeks for the team with riders carrying infections and stomach upsets so the team had been in recovery and focusing on there preparations for Ras Maigheo. This was the team's first main target to win after the opening races of the season. With all riders being through a period of...

Organisers of Ghent-Wevelgem introduce podium boys for the women’s race

The organisers of Ghent-Wevelgem have announced that they will use 'podiummisters' for the women's race on March 29th. "Mister Belgium Personality" Fabio Ronti and "Mister Universe Model Belgium" Philip Moers are the men selected to be involved in the podium ceremony. The use of podium girls at races has come in for increasing criticism over the past number of years, with...

This Go-Pro footage from the Ronde van Zuid Holland is possibly the best we’ve seen yet

This Go-Pro footage really shows what it can be like racing in certain parts of Europe with regard to coping with street furniture. The footage is from the 170 kilometre Ronde van Zuid Holland which took place in Den Haag/The Hague at the weekend. It was uploaded by the Belgian rider Roel Defauwes, and shows how he avoids crashes,...

Lance Armstrong said to have met with Travis Tygart to try and reduce ban

According to an article in The New York Times, Lance Armstrong recently met with Travis Tygart, the head of USADA, in a bid to have his lifetime ban from sports overturned. The article said the source of the information was a person familiar with the meeting. Armstrong and Tygart were said to have met for the first time in more...

2015 Tour of Britain route announced

The 2015 Friends Life Tour of Britain has been officially launched in London this evening, with a route that includes the race's toughest ever summit finish, a revamped final stage in the heart of London and a first ever Grand Depart for Wales. Other firsts for British Cycling's premier road cycling event include a stage start in the Scottish capital...

Skins Chairman Jaimie Fuller speaks out about Team Sky’s zero tolerance policy

Jaimie Fuller, the chairman of the Australian sportswear company SKINS wrote a piece earlier this week about the zero tolerance policy used by Team Sky, and why it's unrealistic stance to take. This is the article below:   In case you didn’t know, Team Sky is the British cycling team that took out the Tour de France titles in 2012 and...

Driver over the double solid lines takes out cyclist

The driver of this car was clearly over the double solid yellow lines in the middle of the road going around a left hand corner when a cyclist coming in the opposite direction gets taken out by the side of his car. The cyclist seemed a bit dazed after the incident but didn't look like anything major got...

Top 10 Mountain Bikers that switched to the Road

Global Cycling Network have put together their top ten list of off road riders that made the switch to the road. In all but one case the riders excelled on the road.

Highlights of the first round of the Women’s Road World Cup, the Ronde van Drenthe

The 138-km race was the first round of the 2015 UCI Women Road World Cup starting and finishing in Hoogeveen. Some 120 riders took to the start of the 2015 edition of the race, in dry but cold and foggy conditions. It was the 9th edition of the race, and the riders would have to cover a number of...

Irish riders Eddie Dunbar and Jack Wilson in attacking form in Belgium

Irish riders Jack Wilson (An Post - Chainreaction) and Eddie Dunbar (NFTO) put in good performances today in the UCI 1.2 Omloop van het Waasland in Belgium, as they both made it into breaks during the day. The 192 km race in the region between Antwerp and Ghent consisted of an initial 62 km loop followed by nine laps of...

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