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First on-bike camera footage of the road season at the Tour Down Under
Jeremy Roy of the FDJ.fr team had a camera mounted on his bike for Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under from Tanunda to Campbelltown. Roy was in the bunch which was in pursuit of the four man breakaway. They were unsuccessful in their attempt as one of the breakaway group, Jack Bobridge hung on to win.
Team Sky versus Orica Green Edge at FIFA 15 on the Xbox
After a series of challenges last season between Team Sky and Orica Green Edge, the teams have restarted their rivalry at the Tour Down Under. Luke Rowe, Salvatore Puccio and CJ Sutton of Team Sky take on Luke Durbridge and Mathew Hayman at a game of FIFA 15 on the Xbox One. Sky decided that they would be Wales while Orica...
Watch the final kilometres of Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under
Stage 2 of the Tour Down Under took the riders from Unley to Stirling over 150 kilometres. Jack Bobridge (UniSA) went into the stage as race leader. It was expected that the stage would finish in a smallish bunch sprint as the riders tackled up and down terrain to the east of Adelaide.
IAM Cycling forced by UCI to change personalised jerseys
The UCI have blocked the use of personalised jerseys by Swiss team IAM Cycling. The team had produced jerseys with each rider's name below the team name on the back of the jersey, and it would undoubtedly have made it easier to identify riders. However, the UCI said in a statement: “It’s clear in the UCI Regulations that the upper...
Where in the world do professional cyclists come from?
L'Equipe have produced some nice graphics which show where in the world professional cyclists come from. The statistics are for cyclists at World Tour level. Despite globalisation, it can be seen that the sport is still very Eurocentric. France accounts for 55 riders in the World Tour peloton, just ahead of Italy with 54 and Belgium with 53. A country...
Lance Armstrong tweets a dig at Floyd Landis
It seems that Lance Armstrong is still bitter with his former team mate Floyd Landis. On Sunday, Armstrong responded to a tweet from NYVelocity, by suggesting that Landis is responsible for the lack of TV coverage of cycling in the US. NYVelocity tweeted the following in reference to an NFL player from the Seattle Seahawks appearing on the sidelines on...
MTN Qhubeka and Bora Argon 18 amongst wildcards for Milan San Remo
The organisers of the Giro d'Italia, RCS Sport, have named their wildcard invitations for the 2015 Giro d'Italia as well as for the 2015 Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-San Remo and Giro di Lombardia. Amongst the teams selected for Tirreno and Milan San Remo are Matt Brammeier's MTN Qhubeka team and Sam Bennett's Bora Argon 18 team. Brian Smith of MTN Qhubeka said,...
Watch the last kilometres of Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under
The opening stage of the Tour Down Under saw the riders cycle 132 kilometres from the Barossa town of Tanunda and travel through well-known South Australian vineyards. They would tackle Checker Hill before a speedy descent towards the finish line in Campbelltown where it was expected to finish in a bunch sprint. Here is footage of the last five kilometres...
Santos Tour Down Under 2015 – People’s Choice Classic race highlights
Here are the higlights from the Tour Down Under's opener, the People's Choice Classic. The criterium took place around Rymill Park in Adelaide and the riders faced 51 kilometres. Marcel Kittel took the honours at the end of the 30 lap race. The Giant-Alpecin team rider, who won last year’s Classic but on a different course, set himself perfectly for the...
Book de Tour: Art of the 101st Tour de France
Book de Tour is an unusual approach to telling the story of a Tour de France. Artist Greig Leich explains how the race unfolded through oilstick created art for every stage of the 2014 race. Leich has been creating images from professional races over the past number of years including the Tour, Giro and Spring Classics, but this is the...
Nick Nuyens speaks out about Garmin Sharp
Recently retired Belgian rider, Nick Nuyens, has spoken out about his treatment by former Garmin team. He told De Standaard "I don't like to throw mud at anyone, but what I experienced during my last two seasons was enough.” "Last year, when I had heart problems, I found out that they had already seen in the US that my heartbeat...
Michael Rasmussen to help young drug addicts on cycling project
Former professional cyclist, Michael Rasmussen, has found a new job, working as as a coach and mentor for young addicts and criminals who this summer will be cycling from Denmark to Alpe d'Huez. After the collapse of the Christina Watches team, Rasmussen was without work. Now, the 40 year old has been employed on a consultancy basis to help the...
Rio 2016 Road Race route adapted to start and finish at Copacabana
The UCI have announced that the Men’s and Women’s Rio 2016 Olympic Road Race course have been altered and will now start and finish at the iconic Copacabana beach. With a combination of steep climbs and descents and long flat coastal sections, the Road Race will pass through some of the most picturesque parts of the city including the...
Tour de France animation team nominated for Oscar
The team behind the Tour de France animation 'Bon Voyage' have been nominated for an Oscar for their film 'A Single Life'. Utrecht filmmakers Marieke Blaauw, Joris Oprins and Job Roggeveen have been nominated for an Oscar in the category “Short Animation Film” with their flick, “A Single Life”. The nominations were announced in Los Angeles today. This is...
Boonen, Cavendish and Kwiatkowski speak at Etixx Quick Step team launch
Tom Boonen, Mark Cavendish and Michal Kwiatkowski talk at the launch of the Etixx - Quick Step team at the Ghent Velodrome. We're expecting big things of the team this season.
Matt Brammeier to kick off season Down Under
Matt Brammeier, who was announced yesterday as a new signing for MTN Qhubeka is set to start his season in Australia. He has been named as one of the team's starters in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. The UCI 1.1 race takes place in Geelong, along part of the course of the 2010 UCI World Road Championships where...