Lizzie Armitstead wins Tour of Flanders in close photo finish (VIDEO)
Lizzie Armitstead's incredible season continued today as she took victory in the Tour of Flanders (UCI 1.WWT) after narrowly outsprinting Swedish champion Emma Johansson (Wiggle High5) with a photo finish determining the winner. “I knew in my gut that I had won because I knew my momentum took me over the top of her,” said Armitstead. “Generally you know in...
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) won the Tour of Flanders in style today, taking the win after breaking away on his own on the Paterberg 15km from the finish. The World Champion took his first Monument victory, finishing an exceptionally tough race twenty-five seconds ahead of his rivals. The World Champion dedicated his win to Antoine Demoitié and Daan Myngheer, the Belgian...
Mechanic gets knocked over by team car at Tour of Flanders (VIDEO)
Yet another incident has taken place today involving a race vehicle at a bike race whereby a mechanic was knocked over by a team car at the Tour of Flanders. The incident took place following a crash in the peloton whereby numerous mechanics had been attending fallen riders. An Etixx-Quick Step car then collided with one of the mechanics, pushing...
IAM Cycling – It’s Cobble Season (VIDEO)
Team IAM Cycling have produced a video showing their final preparations for the cobbled classics with the Tour of Flanders taking place today and Paris-Roubaix next Sunday. “The Spring Classics mean everything to me,” said Heinrich Haussler “They are more important to me than anything else. More important than the world championships, more important than the Tour de France.” Haussler finished...
Tragedy as 56 year-old Irishman dies riding Tour of Flanders cyclosportive
A 56 year-old Irishman has died while taking part in the Tour of Flanders cyclosportive today according to Belgian media. Metrotime.be reported that the cyclist became unwell on the climb of the Oude Kwaremont, the longest climb of the event. First-aid was administered by Red Cross workers who were quickly on the scene. Unfortunately, they were unable to resuscitate...
Eddy Merckx and his experiences of The Tour of Flanders (VIDEO)
By 1969, Eddy Merckx had taken victories in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Milan-San Remo, Fleche Wallonne, Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix amongst other races. However, one race which had eluded him was the Tour of Flanders. That was to change in 1969 though. He had gone into the race as the clear favourite having won both the Vuelta a Levante...
The secrets of the Tour of Flanders with Team Lotto NL Jumbo (VIDEO)
The Tour of Flanders takes place tomorrow and this week, all of the teams have been taking part in recce rides of the route. This video features Team Lotto NL Jumbo on one of their training rides on the course, and Directeur Sportif Nico Verhoeven and their Belgian team leader Sep Vanmarcke explain what's needed to win the race. Vanmarcke...
Chris Hoy to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy is set to compete at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race this June. The endurance race which was first run in 1923 will take place on the 18th and 19th of June. The Scot along with two team-mates will drive a Nissan-powered Ligier JS P2 chassis at the famous circuit. He will...
Jack Wilson and David Montgomery to line up at Volta Limburg Classic
The season rolls on for An Post Chain Reaction squad as they prepare for the Dutch one day race, Volta Limburg Classic (UCI 1.1) this Saturday, 2nd of April. Irish duo Jack Wilson and David Montgomery are both named as part of a strong An Post contingent with Jacob Scott (GB), Calvin Watson (AUS), Jasper Bovenhuis (NED) and Belgian...
Google introduce the self-driving bicycle in the Netherlands
This spring, Google is introducing the self-driving bicycle in Amsterdam, the world’s premier cycling city. The Dutch cycle more than any other nation in the world, almost 900 kilometres per year per person, amounting to over 15 billion kilometres annually. The self-driving bicycle enables safe navigation through the city for Amsterdam residents, and furthers Google’s ambition to improve urban...
Australian National Team and Danish Riwal Platform Squads to Send Strong Selections to An Post Rás
Following on from last week’s announcement of the first two teams to be announced for this year’s An Post Rás, the Australian Continental squad Cisco RT and the American CCB International squad, two more international outfits have confirmed their participation. The UCI world-ranked race will include the Australian national team and the UCI Continental-level Riwal Platform squad from Denmark....
Wanty-Groupe Gobert to line up at Tour of Flanders in honour of Antoine Demoitié
This Sunday Wanty-Groupe Gobert lines up for the Tour of Flanders. What was supposed to be the pinnacle of the Flemish Spring Classics for the team has become a day with a dark cloud following Antoine Demoitié's death. “It was a very hard week. The preparations for the Ronde didn't go as planned, unfortunately. This Wednesday we did a...