José Joaquin Rojas wins Spanish Road Race Championships
José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) took his second career Spanish national road race championship yesterday continuing a run of seven titles for the Spanish team. The race consisted of six laps of a 34-kilometre circuit in Alicante and Rojas jumped clear of a leading group in the closing kilometres to go and take the win. He finished four seconds ahead of...
“We don’t have climbs in Denmark but we have car tires” – (VIDEO)
A Danish pro has posted a video of another cyclist training in a rather unorthodox manner. Former Danish road race champion Sebastian Lander who rides for the British team ONE Pro Cycling, spotted another cyclist training with a car tyre tied by rope to his seat post. Lander posted the video on Instagram yesterday with the caption "When you think you...
Dublin Fire Brigade issue warning after electric bike charger causes fire
Dublin Fire Brigade have posted a photo on their Twitter account showing a badly damaged bike which they have said was caused by a bike charger going on fire. Thankfully though, the fire set off a smoke alarm which warned those in the household. Dublin Fire Brigade haven't provided any more details on where the incident took place. Their post reads:...
Tony Martin takes 6th German National Time-Trial Title
Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) has returned to winning ways by taking his 6th German national time-trial title which marks his first victory this season. Martin has dominated the event in a way no other German rider has done it since this discipline made its way to the calendar, in 1995. Held in Struefdorf, on a 41-km long rolling course,...
Great Britain announce cycling squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics
The British Olympic Association has today named 26 cyclists across the road, track and BMX disciplines who will compete for Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Seven-time Olympic medallist Bradley Wiggins returns to the track after claiming time trial gold at London 2012 and he will be joined by former world champion and 26-time Tour de France stage...
Carter Jones retires from professional cycling after two crashes
Carter Jones (Team Giant-Alpecin) has chosen to leave professional cycling in order to focus on a different career path. Jones had been considering his future for some time, and some recent crashes influenced his decision to quit professional cycling sooner rather than later. His team have said that they respect this decision and that they offer "its full support...
Full results from the Irish National Time Trial Championships
At the National Time Trial Championships in Kilcullen today Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) and Anna Turvey (Tyneside Vagabonds CC) dominated proceedings in the Elite Men’s and Women’s events, finishing clear of the field in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. Eddie Dunbar(Axeon Cycling Team), silver medallist in the Elite Men’s event, won the U23 National Title ahead of Ryan Mullen (Cannondale Pro...
Nicolas Roche wins Irish Time-Trial Champs ahead of Eddie Dunbar and Ryan Mullen
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) has won the Irish Elite Men's Time-Trial Championships this evening beating Eddie Dunbar (Axeon Hagens Berman) and Ryan Mullen (Cannondale Pro Cycling) into second and third places respectively. Roche posted a time of 47'14" for the 40-kilometre test in Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, finsihing 1'03" ahead of Dunbar with Mullen a further 22" back. It's the second time...
Cyclist narrowly avoids being hit by truck on wrong side of the road (VIDEO)
A cyclist in Spain had a lucky escape when he narrowly avoided being hit by a truck which was being driven on the wrong side of the road. Jordi Pereira tweeted a video of the incident yesterday which shows how close he came to being hit as he rounds a bend on a descent. The white Iveco truck was clearly...
Tom Dumoulin races to victory at the Dutch National Time Trial Championships
Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant-Alpecin) has raced to victory at the Dutch National Time Trial Championships, winning by 34″ over second place Jos Van Emden. Being one of the favourites, Dumoulin came to the Dutch Nationals with a lot of confidence after a coming back from the team’s altitude training camp in Sierra Nevada and he was looking to have a...
Big crash in the Pro Mens race at the 2016 Northstar Grandprix
Unusual place for a crash on a very straight stretch of road in nice dry conditions. Early speculation is that a rider hit a rumble strip in the middle of the road and went down causing the carnage behind. This onboard footage from Mike Friedman riding with the North Memorial / GS CIAO Men's Pro Team captures the tail...
Fabian Cancellara wins his tenth national time trial title
Fabian Cancellara claimed his 10th Swiss national time trial title yesterday on a technical course in Martigny, taking home his final crown in a discipline he has reigned over a span of 15 years. Cancellara completed the two 20.5-kilometer laps in 53 minutes and 12 seconds for an average speed of 46.24km/h to win convincingly over IAM Cycling's Reto...