Conor Dunne signs for JLT-Condor
JLT-Condor have announced that Conor Dunne is set to join the team for next year. Dunne has ridden for the An Post-Chain Reaction team for the past two seasons and he has had some very strong performance in the past few months, including long-range attacks in the Tour of Britain and the World Championships. Dunne says of signing for JLT...
The Tragic Downfall of Frank Vandenbroucke
By Graham Healy The Belgian rider Frank Vandenbroucke was just a teenager when he won his first professional race - a stage of the Tour of the Mediterranean where he beat the likes of Davide Cassani and Evgeni Berzin. Vandenbroucke who was racing for the Lotto team would later claim that Cassani and Berzin had "been prepared by doctor Michele...
Tom Boonen may be off the bike for six months
Doctors have said that Tom Boonen could be out of action for six months following his crash at the Abu Dhabi Tour last week. The Etixx-Quick Step rider crashed on Stage 2 and hit his head hard on the tarmac. He was subsequently diagnosed with a fractured temporal bone. “The doctors speak of six months of doing nothing, for safety....
Speak Out! – Help ensure cycling is clean
The UCI have issued a press release whereby they are looking for any instances of doping to be reported to them. Their statement is as follows: For everybody to have a fair chance of succeeding in their chosen sport, that sport must be clean at all levels: from athletes, through to their supporting staff and administration. As part of the...
“I remember nothing of the days before the crash” – Kris Boeckmans speaks about his recovery
A press conference was held yesterday by the Lotto-Soudal team regarding Kris Boeckmans' crash in the Vuelta a Espana last month and his recovery since. The crash happened on the eighth stage of the race, with Boeckmans' crashing very heavily and needing to be placed in an induced coma afterwards. Following on from the crash, the Belgian had been...
The cholitas bike race – a race for indigenous women in Bolivia
Every year, around 100 indigenous Bolivian women take to the streets of the Andean city of El Alto for a bike race. Only 'cholitas' (Andean women of indigenous origin) are allowed to take part, with city officials saying that the aim of the race is to invigorate their culture and provide them with opportunities in the sport. The women...
“Between Eddy Merckx and myself we won all the major one day races, I won Paris-Tours and he won everything else!”
During his incredible career, Eddy Merckx won all of the big one-day races bar one - Paris-Tours. Amongst his wins were seven victories in Milan-San Remo, both the Tour of Flanders and Tour of Lombardy twice, three wins in Paris-Roubaix and Liège–Bastogne–Liège five times. However, he never managed to win the "Sprinters' Classic" with his best performance being sixth in...
Paul Voss disqualified from Abu Dhabi Tour after being pushed into kerb (VIDEO)
Paul Voss (Bora-Argon 18) was disqualified from the Abu Dhabi Tour after a scuffle with Federico Zurlo of United-Healthcare during Friday’s second stage. At the first intermediate sprint at Yas Marina Circuit, 91.3km into the race, Zurlo had pushed Voss into the kerb. Voss was then said to have lost his temper and reacted to the incident. Directeur Sportif of...
Tom Boonen crashes out of Abu Dhabi Tour (VIDEO)
Etixx - Quick-Step rider Tom Boonen suffered bad luck in the 130km Abu Dhabi Tour Stage 2 on Friday. The Belgian rider crashed after the first intermediate sprint at the Yas Marina Circuit, about 55km into the stage. He withdrew from the race as consequence of the crash. An immediate hospital examination of Tom Boonen underlined a left temporal bone...
Man sentenced to 44 days for killing a cyclist and still allowed to drive
33-year-old Derik Kesler of Rossville, Kansas was sentenced earlier this week after causing the death of a cyclist who he hit in his pick-up truck. The Manhattan Mercury reported that Kesler was typing a location into his phone's GPS when he hit 49-year-old cyclist Mark Jilka in June 2014. Kesler had pleaded no contest earlier this year to one count of...
Kalas Classic Series 2015
After running two very successful cyclocross races last year the Dublin City CX crew have gone one step further and are running a 3 race series this season the "Kalas Classic Series 2015". The snappy title comes courtesy of the title sponsor Kalas Sportswear who are a leading manufacturer and distributor of cycling apparel in Central and Northern Europe. Round...
“The legs are good. So hopefully we can do something on Sunday” – Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett won the 65th edition of the French classic Paris-Bourges yesterday and in doing so, the 24-year-old Irishman secured his fifth sprint win of the year. After 190 kilometers, Bennett won ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek). “Coming into the finale it was pretty dangerous but the guys kept me in a good position on...