Cyclist posts photo of injury sustained from barbed wire strung across trail

A mountain biker in England has posted a photo on Facebook of the injury he sustained when he rode into barbed wire in Guisborough Forest in the North-East of the country. The wire had been placed at head height across a cycling trail in the forest. Trevor Young from Newcastle-upon-Tyne posted the photo of his cut eyelid, and also the...

Interview with Cycling Ireland Presidential hopeful Ciaran McKenna

With the Cycling Ireland AGM this Saturday, We caught up with one of the members running for the Presidential Election. Ciaran Mc Kenna has been biking from age 12, Past Ras stage winner and has plenty of experience, so we were keen to see how he would lead cycling Ireland if voted in, in what can be a difficult...

Rapha and Team Sky will not renew partnership next year

In an open letter to Team Sky dated 2nd of November and posted on the Rapha website, Rapha Founder Simon Mottram says that the team partnership will not continue beyond the end of the 2016 season after just four years working together.  The reason for the split is not apparent in the letter but it says that it was...

“I’ve got a better bike” … Instant Karma

This rider was waiting at a set of lights when a (possibly drunkishhh) guy cycled by declaring that he had a better bike than the chap waiting at the lights. The result is one of the reasons you shouldn't cycle a) on the path and b) under the affluance of incahol.

Incredible last second save stops rider having a serious crash (VERY LOUD)

A very close call for this rider at the Medellin Comuna 13 urban Downhill with the rider just managing to put a foot out at the very last second to stop himself from having a serious crash. He must be part cat! Warning VERY LOUD and potatoe vertical video but still worth a watch.

Blatant handsling at the Tour of Taihu Lake

Chinese rider Zhao Jingbiao from Hengxiang was first across the line at the end of stage 4 of the 2015 Tour of Taihu Lake today, but was disqualified afterwards. Instead, the victory went to Tunisian champion Rafaâ Chtioui (Skydive Dubai). This was after the Chinese rider was seen getting a handsling from his team-mate Wang Meiyin which helped him to...

Philip Lavery to kick start season in South Africa

Irish rider Philip Lavery is set to take part in both the Cape Town Cycle Tour and Tour of Good Hope in South Africa in preparation for his return to French team AC Bisontine next season. The Tour of Good Hope takes place from the 29th February to the 4th of March. The Cape Town Cycle Tour takes place...

Rolf Aldag to join Dimension Data as Performance Manager

After announcing a number of new prominent rider additions to the Dimension Data team (formerly MTN-Qhubeka) for 2016, the African squad have now announced that Rolf Aldag will join the management team for the upcoming season. Aldag joins Team Dimension Data with immediate effect, taking on the role as the team's Performance Manager. In the past couple of years, he...

Chris Froome to speak at Web Summit in Dublin

The 2013 and 2015 Tour de France winner, Chris Froome, is amongst the speakers lined up to speak at Web Summit which takes place in Dublin this week. The Briton will speak at the Sport Summit, which is a standalone conference within Web Summit. Speakers at Sport Summit will discuss various subjects including data analytics, sporting governance, elite performance and...

Absolute carnage at the PanAm CX Champs

The Pan-American Continental Championships took place in Cincinnati at the weekend, and one particular section of the course appeared to not only be incredibly difficult to ride, but also even to walk. The video was uploaded by Geoff Kabush to Facebook with the message "PanAm Champs course is no joke. U23 women first lap carnage!" Carnage is the right word to describe...

Jasper Bovenhuis said to be in talks with An Post-Chain Reaction

Dutch rider Jasper Bovenhuis is said to be in talks with the An Post-Chain Reaction team about a move there for the 2016 season, according to Wielerflits. The 24 year-old raced for SEG Racing this season, and rode as a stagiaire for Cannondale-Garmin in the latter half of the year. Despite some good performances for the World Tour team in...

Big news for Dan Martin!

Some good news coming from Twitter today, whereby top Irish rider Dan Martin has gotten engaged to his girlfriend, Jess Andrews. The news was posted by Lily Partrdige on Twitter with the message: "So hard to keep this quiet but unbelievably happy for @JessAndrews__ & @DanMartin86 ! #HappiestCouple #Iloveyouboth" The news follows on from the recent weddings of other top...