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The logistics of getting the Etixx Quick Step team to the Tour of Dubai
Etixx - Quick-Step mechanic Kenny Latomme has given a breakdown of logistics of getting his team to the Tour of Dubai in his blog entry below. There is a lot that goes into logistics of Etixx – Quick-Step traveling to a race. Take Dubai Tour, which we are racing this week. The team met up in Paris. Everyone is coming...
Behind the scenes at the GP Marseillaise with the An Post Chain Reaction team
This video is a behind the scenes look at the opening race of the French season, the Grand Prix Marseillaise, from the An Post Chain Reaction team. Niko Eeckhout and Kurt Bogaerts are amongst those interviewed. The team made an impact on the race, with both Conor Dunne and Eoin McCarthy getting up the road in attacks. Dunne was in...
Looking back at the clash between Sean Kelly and Juan Fernandez at the ’87 Tour of Catalonia
By Graham Healy During his career, Sean Kelly established a reputation as somebody not to be messed with during a sprint, and a brilliantly timed photograph from the 1987 Tour of Catalonia demonstrates how he was well able to handle himself at the finish. Kelly had started the race that year hoping for a hat trick of wins having taken overall...
“Super Bowl is small fries compared to the World Cycling Championships”
The Washington Post published an article comparing this weekend's much hyped Super Bowl to the forthcoming World Cycling Championships in Richmond, and included some interesting statistics. In the article entitled, "Super Bowl is small fries compared to this: World cycling race is coming to Richmond", they have compared the projected TV figures the two events, outlining that "The organizers figure...
An Post Rás launch video featuring former winner David McCann
The 2015 edition of the An Post Rás was launched this week, and the race will begin in Dunboyne, travelling clockwise around Ireland with stage finishes in Carlow, Tipperary, Bearna, Newport, Ballina, Ballinamore and Drogheda, before the customary finale in Skerries. Former winner David McCann, and a number of other cyclists, Brian Geraghty, Damien Shaw, Sean McKenna and Eoin Morton,...
How to watch a bike race
The guys over at Cycling Tips give a run down on what to watch out for in a bike race.
Paris Roubaix route announced
With a total distance of 253 kilometres between Compiègne and the Roubaix velodrome, the 113th edition of the Queen of the Classics, which will take place on 12th April, holds 52.7 km of cobbles in store for the riders (1.6 km more than in 2014). The cobbles will be spread over 27 sections, three of which will also be...
Dan Martin to start his season today in Mallorca
Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) is set to make his season debut today in the Trofeo Santanyí–Ses Salines–Campos on Mallorca. The opening race of the Challenge Mallorca is 175km and despite having a short climb to the finish, is one of the flatter of the four races. The Challenge Mallorca consists of four one-day races with teams able to change their line-ups...
Team Sky: The First Five Years
It is hard to believe it is only five years since the creation of Team Sky. In this video they look back over those years and the many achievements of the team.
Kraftwerk set to play at Tour de France start
German band Kraftwerk are set to play in Utrecht as part of the Grand Départ of this year's Tour de France. Band members Ralf Hütter and Fritz Hilpert are big fans of cycling, and one of their best known songs is 'Tour de France' which featured on their 1983 album 'Tour de France Soundtracks'. The song was released in June...
“I want to win more this year” Sam Bennett speaks ahead of season start
A year after making his debut at Pro Continental level, Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) is confident that he can go even better than last season. We spoke to him during his recent team training camp in Mallorca, and asked how he has gotten on over the winter. “The winter has gone well. I’ve lost some weight since last year,...
Mark Cavendish rules out using an onboard camera
The use of onboard cameras have provided some great footage from races in recent times, but former World Champion, Mark Cavendish, has ruled out using one on his bike during races. The Manxman won his first race of the season, when he took the honours on the final stage of the Tour de San Luis on Sunday. He said about...
2015 An Post Rás route announced
Unveiling a fast and tactical route which totals almost 1,200 kilometres, the organisers of An Post Rás today launched what could be one of the most suspenseful editions of the race in recent history. Deliberately omitting some of the tough first category climbs that have featured in recent years, the emphasis this time around is on opening up the...
Incredibly emotional week for Olivier Kaisen and Ludivine Henrion
Belgian ex-professional Olivier Kaisen (31) and his wife, the Belgian international Ludivine Henrion (31) suffered a terrible tragedy last Friday when their 15 month old son Jussi died after having been admitted to hospital with an infection of the respiratory tract. The following day, Ludivine gave birth to their daughter Lizzy. A former team mate of Ludivine's, Maaike Polspoel,...
Philip Deignan is set to line up in two Mallorcan races
Team Sky have announced their starters for each of the races that form the Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca. The races will see a number of new signings start their first race for the British team, namely Leopold König, Elia Viviani and Andy Fenn. Philip Deignan is set to start in the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana this Friday and the Trofeo...