Irish pro cyclists lend support to Sophie’s Journey
A number of Ireland's top professionals took part in a 60-kilometre cycle yesterday in Kilmallock yesterday to show support for Sophie’s Journey, a foundation that supports families with terminally ill children. Sam Bennett, Eddie Dunbar and David McCarthy were amongst those who took part in addition to former Rás winners Phil Cassidy and Ciaran Power, who are all patrons of...
Highlights of Men’s and Women’s Superprestige races at Zonhoven
Watch the highlights of both the Elite Women's and Men's races which took place yesterday at Zonhoven, Belgium. The races were the second round of the eight-round Superprestige series with the next round taking place in Ruddervoorde in two week's time. Elite Women's Race Elite Men's Race
Julian Alaphilippe reveals diagnosis of Mononucleosis
Etixx-Quick Step rider Julian Alaphilippe has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Mononucleosis, and has said that he will be taking some time off before starting to prepare for next season. The French rider who finished on the podium of both Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege said that he hopes to do well again in the Ardennes Classic. He will...
Onboard footage takes a step forward at the Japan Cup
The Japan Cup took place recently at Utsunomiya and the video below was produced from onboard footage. It was filmed by four riders using Sony Action Cam HDR-AS200V cameras. Footage produced to-date by Velon in World Tour races has not included information to really show what's happening in the race. However, the footage from Japan does provide more information to...
The Tour de France stage which inspired Freddie Mercury
By Graham Healy In the summer of 1978, Bernard Hinault was emerging as the next big thing in cycling. That July, the Breton was on his way to winning the first of five Tours de France. Hinault had been one of the pre-race favourites after his Vuelta a Espana win earlier that year. What was also helping to position Hinault...
Nicolas Roche gets married in Monaco
Nicolas Roche married his Spanish fiancée Deborah Robles in Monaco yesterday. The ceremony was attended by numerous other pro cyclists. Amongst those in attendance were his cousin Dan Martin, Sam Bennett, Matteo Tosatto, Daniele Bennati, Roman Kreuziger, Mick Rogers. Philip Deignan and Lizzie Armitstead who also became engaged recently were also in attendance. We wish Nicolas and Deborah all the...
Who turned up at a coffee shop in Cork today only Alejandro Valverde
It's not every day you see the World's No.1 cyclist turning up at your café but that's what happened today as Alejandro Valverde walked into Café Velo in Cork City. The Spaniard, who won both Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège this season, was in Cork this weekend to meet up with two of his sons, who have been staying in the...
John Degenkolb takes the win in the Saitama Criterium
2015 Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix winner John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) has taken the win in the Saitama criterium in Japan today. The German was part of the winning move which escaped with 9 kilometres left to race. Also in the break were local riders Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) and Fumiyuki Beppu (Trek Factory Racing), Romain Bardet (Ag2R), Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) and Chris...
Josh Edmondson is the latest rider to depart An Post – Chain Reaction
NFTO have announced the signing of British rider Josh Edmondson who will depart the An Post - Chain Reaction team after just one season. The 23 year-old had signed for the Irish team after having raced for Team Sky for the previous two seasons. He enjoyed a successful season with An Post. Edmondson claimed the overall win and a...
Stephen Roche and Bernard Hinault line up in Criterium of Champions
Last weekend, a race took place in Brittany, which featured a number of big name cyclists, including a pair who won both the Tour de France and World Championships - Bernard Hinault and Stephen Roche The 8th edition of the Critérium des Champions d'Hier took place last Saturday in the town of Pipriac and this year's edition was to...
30 Years of the Maratona dles Dolomites (VIDEO)
Next year will mark the 30th edition of the Maratona dles Dolomites, one of Italy's biggest Gran Fondos and arguably the most spectacular. The first Maratona was held on July 12, 1987 as part of the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Alta Badia-Raiffeisen Cycling Club. 166 riders raced in this first event covering 175 km and 7 passes in the...
Car free day in Delhi sees a 60% drop in pollution levels
The first car free day in Delhi yesterday saw a massive reduction in air pollution levels when compared to what could be expected on a normal day, according to a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). A report was released following the event which stated: "Today (Thursday), the air particulate matter (PM 2.5) was 265 micrograms...