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Watch the last few kilometres of an incredible Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
The classics season kicked off in style today in Belgium with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The 200 kilometre race featured many famous Flemish climbs including the Muur van Geraardsbergen, Kruisberg, Taaienberg, Leberg and Molenberg The footage below starts with 5 kilometres remaining, as three Etixx Quick Step riders (Tom Boonen, Niki Terpstra and Stijn Vandenberghe) are away with just one other...
BMC Racing Team release statement regarding Greg Van Avermaet
The following is the statement released by the BMC Racing Team in relation to the investigation into the links between Greg Van Avermaet and Dr. Chris Mertens. The BMC Racing Team was notified Friday by the Belgian Cycling Federation, Koninklijke Belgische Wielrijdersbond, that Greg Van Avermaet has been requested to appear in relation to the investigation of Dr. Chris Mertens. The...
Greg Van Avermaet under investigation for links to ozone doctor
Het Nieuwsblad has reported that Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) has been requested to appear before the Belgian Cycling Federation in relation to the investigation of Dr. Chris Mertens. The federal prosecutor suspects Van Avermaet of having been involved in ozone doping. The practice is an undetectable form of blood doping in which blood is extracted, mixed with ozone...
E3 organisers decide to not use “playful message” banner for fear of being sued
After coming in for much criticism during the week for their controversial promotional poster, the organisers of E3 Harelbeke have decided not to use the particular promotional image for race banners along the route. The posted was a reference to rider Peter Sagan, who last year during the Tour of Flanders pinched one of the podium girls. According to the...
Horgan rides again – Multiple Irish National Champion comes out of retirement
Photo Credit (Karen M. Edwards) by Caroline Martinez Former professional cyclist and multiple Irish National Champion Siobhan Horgan has confirmed that she has come out of retirement and will resume racing with the Munster based Aquablue team in 2015. The 36 year old announced her retirement less than three years ago after finishing second to Mel Spath at the National Road Championships...
Are Astana going to be kicked out of the World Tour?
According to L'Equipe this morning, the UCI have asked it's Licence Commission to review the Astana team's case and revoke its World Tour license. This follows on from an audit conducted by the Institute of Sport and Science University of Lausanne (ISSUL), which shows that the Kazakh team is not sufficiently organised, and not doing enough to prevent various...
Bora Argon 18 and MTN Qhubeka amongst wild cards for Paris Roubaix
Twenty five cycling teams have been selected to take part to the 113th edition of Paris Roubaix which will take place on April 12th. In accordance with Union Cycliste Internationale rules, the following seventeen UCI WorldTeam are automatically invited to the race: AG2R La Mondiale (Fra) Astana Pro Team (Kaz) BMC Racing Team (USA) Etixx Quick Step (Bel) FDJ (Fra) IAM Cycling (Sui) Lampre Merida (Ita) Lotto Soudal...
Archive footage of Shay Elliott winning Het Volk
By Graham Healy Omloop Het Nieuwsblad takes place this weekend, and back in 1959, Shay Elliott became the first ever foreign winner of the race, which was then known as Het Volk. The previous year, the Dubliner had shown his ability in classics, when he came close to victory in both Paris Roubaix and Paris Brussels. However, he didn't manage to...
Chris Froome – Sports Life Stories Documentary
The ITV series Sports Life Stories yesterday featured Team Sky's Chris Froome. Froome recounts the story of how he became only the second British winner of the Tour de France in 2013. ITV describes the documentary with the following: With unique access at his home in South Africa, we gain a new insight into his fierce rivalry with team-mate Sir Bradley...
Dan Martin speaks to Cyclingnews about his move to a leadership role
Dan Martin has spoken to Cyclingnews about his responsibility within the Cannondale Garmin team and his move up to a leadership role within his team. "We've got an openness to new ideas. We work well as a team," he says of his new merged Cannondale Garmin squad. He then goes on to talk about the experience that he can provide...
Four Irish riders set to start Kuurne Brussels Kuurne
The classics seasons kicks off this weekend with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad taking place on Saturday, and the following day will see the riders line up in the UCI 1.1 Kuurne Brussels Kuurne. Four Irish riders are set to line up in Sunday's race. Sam Bennett is listed amongst the starters for Bora Argon 18 team and will hope to build...
Some teams may not be invited back to 2016 Tour of Oman
Following on from the cancellation of the fifth stage of the Tour of Oman, Eddy Merckx spoke of his disappointment with the attitude of the riders. Amongst those behind the protest were Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara, who felt that the temperatures were too high. It was over 40 degrees Celsius that day. The riders were due to face a...
Could we see a record five Irish cyclists at the Tour de France?
This year, five Irish cyclists are in the running to appear at the Tour de France, and if it were to happen, it would be a record number to line up in a particular edition of La Grande Boucle. Three Irish cyclists are on World Tour teams, namely Philip Deignan and Nicolas Roche with Team Sky, and Dan Martin with...
Cult Energy Pro Cycling robbed in France and forced to abandon Haut Var
Cult Energy Pro Cycling have been participating in the French stage race, Tour du Haut Var where Fabian Wegmann took fourth place yesterday and was targeting a podium position. Linus Gerdemann had also finished in ninth place for the team. However, the team won’t be on the start line today. Overnight, thieves broke into the team truck and left nothing...
Contador versus Froome at the Vuelta a Andalucia Part II (VIDEO)
The battle between Chris Froome and Alberto Contador at the Vuelta a Andalucia continued yesterday on Stage 4 to Alto de Allanadas (La Guardia de Jaén). After an early break of 5 were brought back on the final climb, Froome attacked after pace setting by his Team Sky team mates. Only Contador was able to follow, but he could only...
Film from Team 3M training camp with Connor McConvey
Connor McConvey was one of three Irish riders to join Team 3M, a Belgian UCI Continental team over the winter. He joins along with Jack Sadler and David Montgomery, who was the final signing for 2015 and brings the total to 20 riders: 10 riders from Belgium, five from the Netherlands, two from England and three from Ireland The team...