Strava Metro host first Global Bike-to-Work Day
Strava Metro are hosting their first ever Global Bike to Work Day. They're asking their users to upload a ride on May 10th that starts in one place and ends in another and will result in the user completing the commuting challenge. More than five million rides and runs are uploaded to Strava each week, and in cities, the...
Kenny Dehaes dedicates Dunkirk stage win to Antoine Demoitié
The fifth and final stage of the 62nd Four Days of Dunkirk took place yesterday with victory going to Kenny Dehaes (Wanty-Groupe Gobert). The 31-year-old proved fastest at the end of the 159.7-kilometre stage from Hondschote to Dunkirk, coming in ahead of overall winner Bryan Coquard and Maximiliano Richeze. It has been an incredibly difficult year for Dehaes' Wanty-Groupe Gobert team...
Alexandre Geniez fined after altercation with Hubert Dupont at Giro d’Italia (VIDEO)
Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) has been fined 200 Swiss Francs by the race jury at the Giro d'Italia for "unseemly behaviour" after the end of Stage 3. The French rider was filmed pushing Hubert Dupont (Ag2R La Mondiale) and grabbing him by the jersey after the finish line in Arnhem but it is unclear what the dispute was about. Geniez and Dupont...
“They made sure I lost” – Laurent Fignon and the controversial ’84 Giro (VIDEO)
By Graham Healy The 1984 Giro d'Italia is considered to be one of the most controversial ever with allegations that race officials were doing their utmost throughout the race to ensure that victory would go to Francesco Moser rather than the French rider Laurent Fignon. In 1984, Moser was coming towards the end of a glittering career, but had never managed...
Marcel Kittel takes maglia rosa following Giro stage victory
Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quick Step) capped off a fantastic weekend in the Netherlands by taking the victory on today's stage of the Giro d'Italia from Nijmegen to Arnhem and moving into the race leader's pink jersey. It follows on from his top 5 in the Apeldoorn time trial and taking the win in the opening road stage on Saturday. Unlike yesterday’s stage,...
The Belgian Waffle Ride – The “Most Unique Cycling Event in the U.S.” (VIDEO)
The Cervélo Belgian Waffle Ride presented by SPY which took place recently in San Diego, California is dubbed the "Most Unique Cycling Event in the U.S." The ride which takes place in North County San Diego is a mix of single track climbs, sandy trails, and roughly paved roads and the longer route includes over 3,300 metres of climbing...
Tom Dumoulin defends leader’s jersey in Giro d’Italia second stage
Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) remains in the lead of the Giro d'Italia after the second stage but feels that he may not hang on to the pink jersey for much longer. Marcel Kittel (Etixx-QuickStep) easily won the sprint finish with Dumoulin finishing safely in the bunch. The Dutchman continues to lead the race, with Primoz Roglic still second on the same...
Team iTap announce strong line-up for An Post Ras 2016
Team iTap (Irish Talented Athlete Program) have revealed their five-man line-up which will take part in the An Post Rás later this month. The ethos of the program run by the team is to enable development of U23 riders to progress to becoming full-time professional athletes. The team that they have announced for the eight-day race blends youth and experience...
Marcel Kittel wins Giro d’Italia stage 2 and edges closer to pink jersey
Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quick Step) edged closer to taking the pink jersey of leadership at Giro d'Italia today by winning the 190-kilometre stage Arnhem to Nijmegen. The win brought his total for the season to nine. Kittel is now leading the points classification and sits just one second behind Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) and Primoz Roglic (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) on GC ahead of...
Irish champion Damien Shaw escapes serious injury at Fleche du Sud
A massive crash occurred during yesterday's third stage of the Fleche du Sud from Rédange-sur-Attert to Warken, with reports of up to 40 riders being involved. According to RTL.lu, the accident took place while the peloton was on a descent and riding at over 70kmph with a rider coming down near the front. The report said that 14 riders had...
Tom Dumoulin takes pink at the Giro d’Italia
Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) won the time trial which opened the Giro d’Italia in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, and became the first to wear the pink jersey of the race leader, while his teammate Tobias Ludvigsson finished fourth to become best young rider. The Dutch national time trial champion covered the 9.8 m city course in 11:03, taking the win by .022...
Confusion at the Four Days of Dunkirk as motorbike leads riders off course (VIDEO)
There was some confusion on today's stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk when a lead motorbike took a wrong turn at a roundabout resulting in a number of riders going off course. The incident took place with 7.5 kilometres left of the stage from Béthune to Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise as the peloton were chasing down a breakaway. The riders were due to...