Shocking incident as cyclist is confronted by knife-wielding motorist (VIDEO)
A cyclist in Perth, Western Australia has uploaded some shocking footage showing the moment when he was confronted by a knife-wielding motorist. The video shows a driver of a 4WD vehicle crossing a double white line before attempting to get through a roundabout ahead of the cyclist. The cyclist narrowly avoids being knocked to the ground before shouting "what the...
Cyclists at Baloise Belgium Tour avoid collision with ducks (VIDEO)
A duck and some ducklings had a lucky escape at the Baloise Belgium Tour in recent days when they decided to cross the road in front of an approaching group of riders. The two leaders had passed on Sunday's stage from Tremelo to Tongeren when the birds started to walk across the road as a small chasing group approached. Fortunately though,...
Etixx-Quick Step mechanic wins World Bike Packing Championships (VIDEO)
The 2016 World Bike Packing Championships were held recently and the title was taken by Etixx – Quick-Step mechanic Nicolas Coosemans. The objective of the contest which was promoted by Scicon was to establish who could pack a bike in their Scicon AeroComfort 2.0 TSA bag in the quickets time possible. Coosemans competed against mechanics from five other World Tour teams...
Lotto-Soudal provide update on Stig Broeckx’s condition
The Lotto-Soudal team of Stig Broeckx have provided an update on the Belgian rider's condition following on from the crash at the weekend at the Baloise Belgium Tour. The statement is as follows: Because of the increased intracranial pressure Stig Broeckx had to undergo two operations today, which stabilised the intracranial pressure again. Stig will need to stay in an...
Special ‘pavé sector’ to mark Fabian Cancellara’s last ever race in Belgium
Fabian Cancellara lines up in his last ever race on Belgian soil today at Gullegem Koerse, a 171-kilometre race in Gullegem in West Flanders. To mark the occasion, Kwaremont Bier have placed a very small sector of 'pavé' on the course. The printed cobbles mark the affinity which the Swiss rider has with cobbled races. Amongst the victories which Cancellara has...
Sergio Henao cleared of any wrongdoing following biological passport investigation
The UCI have today announced that there was no basis to proceed further in relation to the biological passport investigation against the Colombian rider Sergio Henao. The investigation was in relation to his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) values. The independent experts of the Athlete Passport Management Unit* (APMU) had requested more information from the Team Sky rider in relation to...
UCI publish statement in relation to race safety
Following on from the latest incident involving a race vehicle at the Baloise Belgium Tour at the weekend, the UCI have released a statement in relation to new rules introduced regarding "circulation during the race." Amongst the areas which the UCI say that they are going to focus on are limiting the number of vehicles allowed in races and studying...
“The Rás deserves the most suffering you can endure” – Brian McArdle’s Rás Diary
Stage 8 - Kildare to Skerries, 148.4 km 6.30am. I'm awake before my alarm. I creep out of bed, grabbing one large bidon and two bananas. No gels. I take the bike for a recovery spin around the Phoenix Park. It's a bit misty, the deer are asleep somewhere. I only spy one or two prancing about. I meet a...
(VIDEO) Taxi driver charged with careless driving and assault on cyclist
The incident happened last August in Edinburgh but the footage wasn't uploaded due to the impending court case. After a close pass on the cyclist the the pair exchanged words and continued on their travels. It wasn't till a few minutes later that the cyclist rounded a corner to find the taxi man out of his car in the...
16 started, 16 completed – Nicolas Roche’s remarkable Grand Tour run continues
Nicolas Roche finished the Giro d'Italia yesterday and in doing so, continued his run of never having withdrawn from a Grand Tour. The Irish rider has now joined Sean Kelly in having completed sixteen Grand Tours. The Team Sky rider has now completed the Giro d'Italia three times, the Tour de France seven times and the Vuelta a Espana six...
ORICA GreenEDGE pay tribute to Esteban Chaves in latest Backstage Pass (VIDEO)
The Giro d’Italia finished yesterday with Colombian Esteban Chaves finishing in second place overall and the result gives the Australian team ORICA-GreenEDGE its best result and first ever general classification podium in a Grand Tour. 26-year-old Chaves won the mountainous Queen stage to put himself into contention and followed up by taking the race leader's pink jersey on stage 19...
Nicolai Brochner wins final Rás stage as Clemens Fankhauser wins overall
Clemens Fankhauser today became the first rider since Chris Newton in 2003 and 2005 to be crowned a two-time winner of An Post Rás. The Austria Tirol Cycling rider put on a classy display on today’s final stage into a crowd thronged Skerries to finish in the main bunch, maintaining his lead on GC and lifting the coveted trophy...