Dani Moreno signs for Movistar
The Movistar Team have announced that Dani Moreno has signed with Eusebio Unzué's squad for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Moreno has been a pro for eleven seasons having started his career with Relax (2005-07), later moving on to Unzué's Caisse d'Epargne team (2008-09) and he spent one season with the Omega Pharma-Lotto squad. He has spent the last five...
The bike rack which shows that 10 bikes can fit in a parking space
U.K design firm Cyclehoop have developed a bike rack which demonstrates to anybody who sees it that one car space can be used as parking for up to ten bikes. The Car Bike Port was originally commissioned by the London Festival of Architecture, and has since been installed around the UK and in several cities across the World. The car shape...
Lydia Boylan sets new Irish record for 500m TT at European Track Championships
Lydia Boylan broke her own National 500m Time Trial Record in the Omnium as five Irish riders completed a successful week of racing at the European Track Championships in Grenchen. Boylan began day two of the Women’s Omnium in 16th place with three of the six races remaining and she moved up a place with a new national record...
Ryan Sherlock moves up overall in Crocodile Trophy
After two stages of the Crocodile Trophy in Queensland, Irish rider Ryan Sherlock is sitting just outside the top ten. Urs Huber of Switzerland leads Sören Nissen of Denmark by 1'23" with Sherlock 20'48" down in 12th position. The opening stage on Saturday which took place in hot conditions consisted of 5 laps around Smithfield MTB Park was won by...
Could the 2017 Giro d’Italia start in Japan?
In the past decade, the Giro d'Italia has started abroad a number of times. The Grande Partenza has taken place in Seraing in Belgium in 2006, Amsterdam in 2010, Herning in Denmark in 2012 and Belfast last year. Apeldoorn in the Netherlands will host the start next year. The most ambitious start yet though might take place in 2017. According...
“Track cycling is a fair sport! Yeah right!” – De Buyst unhappy at Euro Track Champs
Belgian rider Jasper de Buyst has taken to Twitter to express his disappointment with a decision by the race jury at the European Track Championships which have been taking place this week in Grenchen, Switzerland. De Buyst was taking part in final race of Day 1 of the Omnium, the Elimination race, and he was the fifth rider to be...
Martyn Irvine withdraws from London Six Day due to injury and replaced by Pim Ligthart
Dutch all-rounder Pim Ligthart will take to the boards in the inaugural Six Day London next week as a late replacement for former World Scratch Champion Martyn Irvine. According a statement from the organisers this evening, Irvine was injured whilst competing at the European Track Championships this week but it is unclear what the injury is. Ligthart, who won the Six...
Afghan Cycles – A film about women’s cycling in Afghanistan
Afghan Cycles is a feature documentary about a new generation of Afghan women pushing gender and cultural barriers by riding bicycles. The film follows a diverse and growing group of women who are risking their honor and their lives for the joy and liberation of riding a bicycle. From rural cycling clubs to a National Cycling Team, these women are...
Irish Show Well at European Track Championships
Ireland's quartet of riders produced another series of strong performances on the third day of action at the European Track Championships at Grenchen. Eoin Mullen, Fintan Ryan, Shannon McCurley and Mark Downey all performed with distinction through a busy programme at the Swiss velodrome. The racing got under way early in the day with the Men’s Sprint where Eoin Mullen...
Irish Cyclo-Cross champion David Montgomery gets Belgian campaign underway
The Irish National Cyclo-Cross champion David Montgomery has taken part in the first of a series of races in Belgium. The rider from Banbridge lined up in the Kermiscross Ardooie in West Flanders yesterday. Despite crashing a couple of times on a muddy course, and having to stop to sort out his bars, he managed to finish 36th out...
Is this the route of the 2016 Tour de France?
The route of the 2016 Tour de France will be officially announced next Tuesday, but the media in France have been trying to determine the route in advance of the official announcement. Some stage details had already been announced. It was already known that the Tour will start in Normandy, but it's predicted that it will head into the mountains...
“Angriest Cyclist Ever!” – Road rage incident in London
This incident of road rage between cyclists took place recently near Bank Junction in the City of London. It happened after one of the cyclists jumped a red light and pulled out in front of the other. The cyclist who filmed the incident then had to brake hard to avoid colliding with the other cyclist. He then rode next to...