The official Le Tour Utrecht aftermovie

The Tour de France Grand Départ took place in the Dutch city of Utrecht last year with the first stage consisting of a 13.8 kilometre prologue won by Rohan Dennis ahead of Tony Martin and Fabian Cancellara at a record average speed of 55.45 kilometres per hour. The second stage was a 166 kilometre stage from Utrecht to Zeeland along...

Jacques Anquetil’s remarkable Dauphiné – Bordeaux-Paris double

By Graham Healy In 1965, Jacques Anquetil achieved a remarkable double when he won the eight-day Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré in the Alps and the 557-km Bordeaux-Paris directly afterwards. The Dauphiné finished on May 31st at 3.00pm with Bordeaux-Paris starting on the other side of the country at 1.30am the following morning. It was a remarkable idea to aim to win...

The 3D-Printed smart bike which texts your friends if you crash (VIDEO)

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been taking place this week in Las Vegas and a particularly interesting bike was unveiled during the week. The Orbitrec is a connected 3D printed bicycle by Cerevo which features 3D printed titanium joints, carbon fibre tubes and a built-in sensor module that sends a variety of information to a smartphone. Cerevo measure...

The amazing BMX super kids of Kobe, Japan

Check out these amazing kids who effortlessly show us how to do flatland BMX. Some of the kids look as young as five and pull off some amazing moves despite their young age. Fast forward ten years and imagine what the kids coming up through Japans development network will be like on a bike. The future is bright.

The human side of Danny MacAskill – BTS Cascadia Video

Go-Pro captures the human side of Danny MacAskill as Danny and his crew film the yellow school backflip scene from his latest video Cascadia in Gran Canaria. These days we take for granted the tricks that Danny undertakes and it's thanks to videos like this that we get to see just how much work goes into the filming of scenes...

Mark Scanlon features on GCN’s ‘Where Are They Now?’ Series (VIDEO)

The latest video from GCN looks set to be part of a series which focuses on a number of high-profile cyclists and what they got up to after their cycling careers finished. The cyclists featured in the first video are Evgeni Berzin, Michele Bartoli, Andy Hampsten, Kevin Livingston and former junior World Champion Mark Scanlon. The Irish rider won the Junior...

Mega Deal – Verenti Cross Bike was €764.18 NOW €382.09

The 2015 Verenti Isolation CX1.2 offers unrivalled performance at an incredible price. Engineered with a Reynolds frame and modern cross geometry, it is designed to train, race, commute, get out on to the trails or do what you need it to do. Single speed drivetrain The Isolation is a single speed CX bike hooked up with a 42x15t gear ratio,...

Nairo Quintana to start 2016 season at Tour de San Luis

Colombian rider Nairo Quintana will lead the Movistar Team in the 10th edition of Argentinian stage race, the Tour de San Luis, which this year includes a team time trial and two gruelling uphill finishes As he has done for the last two years, Quintana will once again open his season at the Argentinean race. The 2015 Tour de France...

Rohan Dennis takes the win in the Australian National TT Champs

On his fourth attempt at winning an Australian National title, Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) can finally call himself a national champion after taking the victory at the Australian National ITT Championships. With the fastest time at the mid-way point, he increased his advantage over his teammate Riche Porte, who made his debut for the BMC Racing Team on...

Connor McConvey and Jack Wilson look set to start season off at Etoile de Bessèges

Irish riders Connor McConvey and Jack Wilson have been listed on the provisional startlist for the forthcoming Etoile de Bessèges (UCI 2.1). Also down to start for the An Post - Chain Reaction team are former Trek Factory Racing rider Calvin Watson, Jasper Bovenhuis, Nicolas Vereecken, Emiel Wastyn, Oliver Kent-Spark and Sean Bennett. The opening stage of the five-day stage race...

Incredible photo highlights popularity of bike racing in Eritrea

Former professional Robbie Hunter posted a photo on Twitter yesterday of a bike race in Eritrea which really highlights how popular the sport has become in the East African country. South African Hunter, who won a stage of the Tour de France back in 2007 posted the message "This is what cycling means to people in Eritrea. And it was...

Michael Boogerd banned for two years for doping

The UCI have today announced that former professional cyclist Michael Boogerd has been banned from the sport for two years for doping during his career. Boogerd admitted in a television interview on 6 March 2013 to having used EPO, blood transfusions and cortisone from 1997 to 2007 during his time with Rabobank. Allegations had previously been made by former sports agent...