Biker goes full ostrich and buries his head in the sand
Riding on sand can be tricky as this rider found out when getting a little air. Thanks to the soft sand his wheel dug in causing him to go straight over the bars while still attached to the bike. Luckily the same soft sand that caused the crash also took most of the impact out of the...
“Cyclist educates a driver” (NOT PARODY)
Back in April we posted the video Van driver attacks innocent cyclist (PARODY) (video is at the bottom of this post) which went to extremes to show how some cyclists with cameras overreact and go looking for problems when out on their bikes. In the video below which was posted to youtube by a user called nomadsec, it starts off...
32,000 tickets already sold for Cyclocross World Championships
32,000 tickets for the Cyclocross World Championships in in Heusden-Zolder have already been sold, two months before the event takes place. The championships will take place on the 30th and 31st of January and will be the first Worlds to take place in Belgium since 2012 when they took place in Koksijde. 60,000 visitors attended that year, but the organisers...
Latest Danny MacAskill video – This is Drop and Roll
Hot off the press take a look at Danny in his new Rock n' Roll theme video to promote the drop and roll tour. There is also a cameo from Rob Halford of Judas Priest and as usual a couple of outtakes at the end.
British Government supports bid for UCI Road World Championships
The British government has said that it is supporting a bid to bring the UCI Road World Championships back to the UK for the first time since 1982 in Goodwood. The proposed venue would mostly likely be in the North of England. In the Comprehensive Spending Review, announced yesterday by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, the government said it...
US cyclist criticised for filing lawsuit against motorist for unsafe overtaking (VIDEO)
A cyclist in the US has filed a $35,000 lawsuit against a motorist following an incident which took place at the weekend. Walter Heindl has alleged that Gary McCorkel, an employee of Corolla, North Carolina company Wild Horse Adventure Tours, overtook him at an unsafe distance. Heindl was cycling along Highway 12 in the Outer Banks region when McCorkel overtook...
The European Bike Stealing Championships 2015 (VIDEO)
The team at We Love Cycling decided to take a bait bike along with a camera crew to Amsterdam, Rome and Prague to find out which city is the worst for bike thieves. They timed how long it took for a bait bike, which has been left unlocked, to be stolen in each of the cities, with a surprise...
AG2R rider climbs the Galibier with a facemask to highlight the effects of COPD
AG2R rider Guillaume Bonnafond has plenty of experience riding in the high mountains. He has finished the Giro d'Italia three times and the Vuelta a Espana twice. However, his climb of the Col du Galibier last month may have been the most difficult climb he has faced. COPD is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by chronically poor airflow...
Matt Brammeier steps up to World Tour level with Dimension Data
The UCI announced earlier today that the Afircan team MTN-Qhubeka, which will race as Team Dimension Data in 2016, has received a World Tour license for the 2016 season. It's recognition for the very successful 2015 season for the team. Amongst the victories they took were stages of the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, and overall in the...
“Now everything is heading in the right direction” – Tom Boonen speaks about his return
In advance of the Boonen and Friends Charity Cyclocross which takes place on November 28th, Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quick Step) has spoken at the event's press conference about his return to training following his crash in the Abu Dhabi Tour. The former World Champion crashed on the second stage of the inaugural edition of the race, fracturing his left temporal bone....
The Godfather of Irish Mountain Biking
We've a huge international following on thebikecomefirst.com so some of you may not know the person this post is about. His name is Richie Byrne... He is the Tyler Durden of Irish mountain biking. The self proclaimed and undisputed Godfather of Irish mountain biking. He's been around since we only rode steel bikes and has been a huge part of...
Nicolas Roche returns to training after nasty spider bite
Team Sky rider Nicolas Roche has returned to training today after being bitten by a spider last week in Australia. The Vuelta stage winner has been training on the Gold Coast in Queensland in recent weeks following on from his honeymoon and was forced off the bike for four days due to the bite. He posted a photo of the bite...