Mark Dowling is the latest Irish rider to sign for Dynamo Cover Pro Cycling
Following on from the news that both Sean Downey and Philip Lavery were set to join Mark Downey at the new British Continental team Dynamo Cover Pro Cycling, it has now been announced that Mark Dowling is latest Irish rider to join the team. The news was announced this morning and follows on from Dowling's very impressive third place in...
Philip Lavery’s comeback changes direction as he signs for Dynamo Cover
We reported recently that Irish rider Philip Lavery was set to make a comeback in 2016 with AC Bisontine, the French club that he raced with in 2013. However, according to a report on Be Celt today, the 25 year-old will race with the British Continental team Dynamo Cover Pro Cycling instead. The team will be based in Brittany. He will...
Sean Downey to return to the pro ranks with Dynamo Cover
Sean Downey is set to return to professional cycling by joining up with his 19 year-old brother Mark at the new British Continental team Dynamo Cover Pro Cycling. The former VC La Pomme Marseille and Côtes d'Armor rider announced earlier this year that he was leaving the An Post Chain Reaction team that he had raced with since 2012 to...
Cadel Evans talks about car dooring
TAC Victoria have produced a video with Tour de France winner, Cadel Evans, who talks about car dooring and road safety. Various reports produced in the past number of years have highlighted the dangers associated with car dooring. In New York City, 3% of bicyclist fatalities in the ten-year period between 1996 and 2005 were from striking an open door...
Profits from new Dave Rayner book to go towards the fund
A new book has been published about Dave Rayner and profits from the sale of the book go directly to the Dave Rayner Fund. By buying this book, you are helping to support the fund. The fund was set up to support up-and-coming riders in 1996, and was named in honour of British cyclist Dave Rayner. Since its inception, amongst...
An Post Rás na mBan Moving Location in 2016
The 11th edition of Ireland's premier women's bike race, An Post Rás na mBan, will be headquartered in the medieval city of Kilkenny with the five days of action taking place around the Leinster County. 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the first women's international stage race in Ireland, from which today's event can draw its lineage. An Post Rás na...
Voting open for the 2015 Cycling Ireland Awards
Voting is open for the Cycling Ireland Awards 2015. Details on the various categories and nominees can be found below. To vote for who you deem to be the most suitable recipient in the each category please click here. VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Dany Blondeel – Ards Cycling Club For his continued work to develop young riders by giving them the opportunity to...
The frustration of commuting by car
Here's an entertaining short video which shows how commuting by car every day can be very frustrating. It would be great to see localised TV adverts with a similar theme being shown on mainstream television. To find out more about this video checkout this website https://www.eshoradecambiarlahistoria.es
Marianne Vos given the green light to resume training
Following on from a very difficult season whereby she suffered from hamstring and back injuries and wrote off any ambitions for the road half-way through the year, Dutch rider Marianne Vos has been given the green light to restart training. The news was announced on the website of her Rabobank-Liv team. The team's statement was as follows: Marianne Vos seems to...
Midweek Movie – The Flying Scotsman (2006)
"The true story of Graeme Obree, the Champion cyclist who built his bicycle from old bits of washing machines who won his championship only to have his title stripped from him and his mental health problems which he has suffered since."
Irate cyclist gets physical with truck driver
(Warning contains strong language) This incident between a truck driver (Phil Foster) and an unknown cyclist occurred on the 23rd of October in the morning rush hour. According to the truck driver he was "sat at the lights, a van was in the right hand lane with his left indicator on to come into my lane. As the...
Aidis Kruopis linked with move to Verandas-Willems
An Post-Chain Reaction rider Aidis Kruopis is set to leave the Irish team and join Belgian squad Verandas-Willems for next season according to Wielerflits.nl. The Lithuanian champion had a successful season with the Irish team. In addition to winning the national championships, he also won the Mountains Classification and two stages of An Post Rás (UCI 2.2) and Antwerpse Havenpijl...