Disc Brakes banned from road races by Cycling Ireland
Cycling Ireland have announced that disc brakes are now forbidden in Cycling Ireland sanctioned competitive road events. The news follows on from the banning of the use of disc brakes by the UCI in road races and also in some of high-profile cyclosportives such as L’Etape du Tour, La Marmotte, and L’Ariegeoise. In April, the use of disc brakes in...
Tour of Flanders start may move to Antwerp in 2017
The start of the Tour of Flanders could move from Bruges to Antwerp next year according to Het Laatse Nieuws. Antwerp City Council have been in discussions with Flanders Classics about the possible move. The race has started in Bruges since 1998. Sint Niklaas was the location for the start from 1977 to 1997 with Ghent hosting the start for...
Alex Dowsett undergoes surgery and will miss Giro d’Italia
Alex Dowsett (Movistar Team) will be released from hospital in London today after being admitted earlier this week to have his right-hand shoulder operated on. The Essex-born rider sustained a broken collarbone in a crash in January 2015 forcing him to postpone his World Hour Record attempt. He eventually took on and broke the Hour Record on 2 May. Dowsett...
Conor Dunne to share JLT-Condor leadership at An Post Rás
Days after arguably the biggest win of his career, Irish professional cyclist, Conor Dunne, has been confirmed to compete in this year’s An Post Rás, at the helm of the British JTL Condor squad. Dunne announced himself in style in his first Rás, in 2013, while guesting with the Carrick Iverk squad, winning stage one and taking the yellow jersey...
ORICA-GreenEDGE take full responsibility for Simon Yates’ positive test
The team of Simon Yates have stated that the rider's positive test arose due to an error by the team doctor in failing to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE). News emerged yesterday evening that a British rider had tested positive in an in-competition test in France last month and it was later confirmed that the rider in question...
Colin Furze builds a homemade hoverbike in his shed
He's gone and done it again. In the past he has built a bike with ice wheels and his best project up on till now was probably his homemade rocket bike. This time around he has taken on the challange of building a hoverbike. Of the project Furze said, "What a creation, it's a unhinged flying bike/human blender...
Peter Kennaugh apologises for any offence caused by tweet on women’s cycling
Earlier today, Peter Kennaugh posted a tweet asking why Team Sky would support a team in the Women’s Giro d’Italia as it is a race that “absolutely no one in the UK has absolutely no idea about.” The Team Sky rider came in for a considerable level of criticism for the tweet, prompting him to delete the tweet and close...
Quintana takes Romandie stage win as Ilnur Zakarin relegated from first (VIDEO)
Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) was first across the line at Morgins on today's second stage of the Tour de Romandie but was later determined to have moved off his line by the race jury and victory instead went to Nairo Quintana (Movistar) The pair had battled it out for the stage win on the summit finish with the next group finishing...
Peter Kennaugh questions why would Team Sky support women’s cycling
Team Sky's Peter Kennaugh has posted and subsequently deleted tweets asking why Team Sky would support a team in the Women's Giro d'Italia as it is a race that “absolutely no one in the UK has absolutely no idea about”. The tweets followed on from an article in The Guardian where former Olympic Silver medallist, Emma Pooley, questioned why there...
British Cycling suspend Shane Sutton following allegations of discrimination
British Cycling have announced that they have suspended their technical director Shane Sutton following on from allegations of discrimination towards para-cyclists. The latest allegations come just days after Jess Varnish had claimed that Sutton had made sexist remarks to her whereby she revealed that she was told to 'go and have a baby' after she had been dropped by British...
Cyclist pays tribute to Prince on Strava
A cyclist in San Francisco has paid a tribute to Prince on Strava by riding a route in the shape of the symbol which the musician used to replace his name back in 1993. Mark Slavonia posted the ride which he has called 'Purple Rain' the day after the musician passed away last week. Prince changed his name in 1993 to...
Peter Paul Galligan – The cyclist courier of the Easter Rising
By Graham Healy One hundred years ago this week, the Easter Rising took place and the aim of the uprising was to end British rule in Ireland. The rising lasted just a week but it would lead to increased popular support for Irish independence. Much of the action took place that week in Dublin, but there were also engagements outside...