Bora-Argon 18 unveil new jersey for 2016 season
Bora-Argon 18 have unveiled their new jersey for the 2016 season which now includes the German national flag. Team manager Ralph Denk explained: “We want to underline even more that we are a pro-team with a German licence. Our roots are in Germany and we are proud of that, therefore we decided to add the German national colours to the...
Debunking the curse of the rainbow jersey – British Medical Journal research paper
Every Christmas, the British Medical Journal publish a series of less-serious papers which the peer-reviewed medical journal would not normally be associated with. In the past, these papers have covered such topics as Santa being a terrible role model for children, and the volumes of alcohol being consumed by James Bond. One of the papers which they have published this...
Cyclists escape serious injury after taxi collides with bunch in Costa Rica (VIDEO)
The opening stage of the Vuelta a Costa Rica took place today, but the race was overshadowed by a terrible incident at La Trinidad where a car drove in front of the peloton. The video footage below shows the incident whereby a taxi pulls away from the pavement moments before the peloton approaches. The taxi driver then decides to turn...
Motorist who deliberately crashed into cyclist pleads guilty to murder
A motorist in the UK who deliberately crashed his car into a cyclist in Nottinghamshire has pleaded guilty to murder. 26 year-old Sam Spaven drove his Audi into Richard Pencott as he was cycling along Blyth Road in Harworth on the 24th of June. Spaven admitted murder at Nottingham Crown Court earlier today. Judge Michael Stokes adjourned sentencing until tomorrow when...
Maxime Monfort talks about sober training at the Lotto-Soudal training camp
Lotto-Soudal are currently taking part in a training camp on Mallorca, and one of their days involved sober training. Their Belgian rider, Maxime Monfort explained in his diary on the team's website what it involves. “Today was a special day; special in the way of training," said Monfort. "At 8 am, we started the sober training (training before breakfast, LTS)....
Otto Olsen – The acrobatic Danish six-day racer
By Graham Healy The photo above appeared in recent days on Twitter showing a cyclist riding along the advertising hoardings at a velodrome, but nobody seemed sure of who was in the photo. It's actually a Danish cyclist from the forties and fifties named Otto Olsen. Olsen first started taking part in six-day races in 1948, and was often paired up...
“In Flèche and Liège I have really good chances to win” – Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez has outlined his ambitions for the 2016 season at the launch of the Katusha team. The Spanish rider who finished 2nd in the World Tour rankings was speaking at the team's training camp in Calpe, Spain. “I have a great feeling here at camp," Rodríguez said. "In general, the weather has been good so we’ve enjoyed training. It...
Campaign for the bicycle to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Caterpillar, a Rai Radio 2 show in Italy, has nominated the bicycle as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize 2016. The show, hosted by Massimo Cirri and Sara Zambotti, and on air from Monday to Friday at 5.30 p.m., have decided to support the two-wheeler’s candidacy for the next Peace Prize. Caterpillar has invited its audience to support the...
Team Katusha unveil new jersey and outline 2016 ambitions
In front of a crowd of some 200 sponsors, journalists, friends and family, the 2016 Team KATUSHA and new soon-to-launch cycling clothing company KATUSHA Sports were presented in Calpe, Spain on Saturday evening where they outlined their ambitions and goals for the forthcoming season. 28 riders from twelve countries were presented for the newly branded WorldTour team, and before discussing...
When Joop Zoetemelk took on Tony Ward – Remembering the TV show Superstars
By Graham Healy In 1973, a TV programme debuted on ABC in the US which featured top athletes competing in various different sports, other than their own. The show was called Superstars and would soon have World, International, European and British versions. Over the years, a number of cyclists appeared on the show including Jean-Pierre Danguillaume, Walter Godefroot, Freddy Maertens, Hennie...
“I won that race hungover. Who needs EPO?!” – Ryan Mullen
Earlier this week, a junior cyclist from the UK posted a statement on a forum explaining the circumstances in which he had used EPO and was subsequently caught. 18 year-old Gabriel Evans, then went on to win the National Junior 10m TT in the UK, a title which he has now forfeited. Amongst those who responded to the news was Cannondale-Garmin's...
Have your say on the future of cycling in Dublin
Dublin Cycling Campaign have developed an Uplift campaign to provide for a means for ensuring cyclists in the city have their say in Dublin's 2016-2022 Development Plan. You can access the Uplift Campaign here and make your submission here: https://uplift.ie/dublin-cycling/ Dublin City Council are accepting submissions until this Friday on the City Development Plan. The plan will shape the future of...