Francisco Ventoso posts open letter following disc brake injury at Paris-Roubaix
Following on from the incident at Sunday's Paris-Roubaix where Francisco Ventoso was injured after crashing and landing on a disc brake, the Spanish rider has posted an open letter about his opinions on the use of disc brakes and their potential for injury. Just two teams raced at Paris-Roubaix on disc brake-equipped bikes – Direct Energie and Lampre-Merida. Ventoso outlines that Nikolas...
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Busted – Smoking and using an iPad while driving
YouTube avenger and activist CycleDub has eyes sharper than an eagle when it comes to spotting drivers acting dangerously while driving and he isn't afraid to confront them. In a clip from today he spotted this careless driver with an iPad on the steering wheel. If that wasn't bad enough when he arrived up at the drivers window he...
UCI find Luca Paolini guilty of a non-intentional anti-doping rule violation
The UCI have announced the decision following their Anti-Doping Tribunal's investigation into the case involving Luca Paolini. In a statement published today, the UCI have announced that they have "imposed an 18-month period of ineligibility on the rider." During last year’s Tour de France, the Italian rider was informed that he had tested positive for cocaine. An Adverse Analytical Finding...
Irish An Post Duo To Line up At Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost
An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly Racing team will be in action over the coming days as they saddle up for the 57th Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost (2.2) in France. The five stage race will commence tomorrow and conclude on Sunday, the 17th of April. Irish duo David Montgomery and Jack Wilson have been named as part...
Kangaroo takes down a cyclist at 40km/h
The rider involved was taken away in an ambulance and is said to be doing okay but unfortunately the Kangaroo didn't make it.
Ouch! Iljo Keisse posts photo of damage that Paris-Roubaix does to your hand
Etixx-Quick Step rider Iljo Keisse has posted a photo showing the toll that riding over 27 sectors of pavé, totalling 52.8 kilometres takes on your hand. The Belgian rider who finished in 115th position, 18'30" down on race winner Mathew Hayman posted the following photo on Twitter.
Video of the Irish team in action at the U23 Tour of Flanders
An Irish U23 selection took part in the Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften (1.Ncup) at the weekend and this video from An Post CRC shows some of that action. David Montgomery was the best of the Irish taking a fine 18th place with Eddie Dunbar two places behind. Matthew Teggart finished in 31st with Sean McKenna and Angus Fyffe in 100th...
Behind the scenes of Mathew Hayman’s Paris-Roubaix win (VIDEO)
The latest in the Backstage Pass series of videos from Orica-GreenEdge is arguably their best to-date, as it goes behind the scenes of Mathew Hayman's epic win at Paris-Roubaix. The Australian rider had the biggest victory of his career yesterday at the Hell of the North and the film captures how much it meant to Hayman and the rest of...
Yaroslav Popovych Announces Retirement and Takes on Role as Directeur Sportif
After 15 years competing in professional cycling Yaroslav Popovych has officially announced his retirement Monday, one day after competing in his final Paris-Roubaix. Popovych, 36, will not be leaving Trek-Segafredo, but rather changing responsibilities as he jumps into the role of Directeur Sportif for the team. “It will be quite the adaptation for me," said Popovych. "From the bike to the...
Excellent onboard footage from Paris-Roubaix
In one of the most exciting Paris-Roubaix races in recent years, Mathew Hayman (Orica-GreenEdge) sprinted to victory ahead of Tom Boonen (Etixx-QuickStep) with Ian Standard (Team Sky) in third with many of the favourites such as Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) and Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) missing out. Teams which are part of Velon used GoPro Hero4 Session cameras to capture much...
Spectator films motorbike crashing into Elia Viviani at Paris-Roubaix (VIDEO)
A spectator at the Forest of Arenberg has posted a video showing Elia Viviani of Team Sky being hit by a motorbike following a big spill at Paris-Roubaix. Guy W (@r8uge) posted the video on Twitter with the message "I've just filmed this shocking incident of the motorbike rider careering in Viviani at #ParisRoubaix @TeamSky" Viviani was towards the back of...