Onboard action from Stage 1 of the Abu Dhabi Tour
Velon have posted onboard footage from the opening stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour which started yesterday. Cameras were placed on the bikes of Peter Sagan, Marcel Kittel, Michael Matthews and Tom Boonen amongst others. The race took place in searing desert heat which resulted in the stage being shortened by 14 kilometres to 159.9 kilometres. Temperatures were said to...
Martyn Irvine to partner Lasse-Norman Hansen at London Six-Day
Former World Scratch Race champion, Martyn Irvine, is set to partner Lasse-Norman Hansen at the forthcoming London Six-Day race. It will be the first Six-Day race to take place in London for 35 years, and the event will take place between October 18-23. The Dane Hansen races for the Cannondale-Garmin team and has achieved some great results on the track...
Sam Bennett nets win in Paris-Bourges
Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) added to his tally of wins this season when he sprinted to victory today in Paris-Bourges (UCI 1.1) He beat Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) into second with the Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Factory Racing) taking third. The sprinter joins the likes of John Degenkolb who won the race the last two years and Andre Greipel on...
2015-16 Veldrijden Cyclocross – Superprestige Round 1
35 minutes of glorious HD cyclocross racing from Round 1 of the Superprestige including on-board footage.
“I will do my best to honour the rainbow jersey” – Peter Sagan in action in Abu Dhabi
Peter Sagan will be in action for the first time since winning the World Championships two weeks ago, as he lines up for the first stage of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Tour today. Lining up alongside Sagan will be Daniele Bennati, Matteo Tosatto, Juraj Sagan, Manuele Boaro and Bruno Pires. Three out of the four stages are expected to come...
Canadian cycling campaign group looking for mandatory lights in daytime
A Canadian cycling campaign group - Cycling PEI (Prince Edward Island) - is looking for the use of lights in daytime to be made mandatory for cyclists in Prince Edward Island. Executive director of Cycling PEI, Mike Connolly, says that the daytime use of lights would make cyclists more visible during the day. "The number-one priority for cyclists is to be...
Remembering the Six-Day Race of Dublin
By Graham Healy When the road season comes to a close, it means it's the time of the year for other branches of the sport to become the focus of attention. In addition to cyclo-cross, six-day racing is another popular type of racing over the winter, and it's continental European cities such as Ghent and Munich which have the biggest...
The Col Collective on the Col d’Izoard (VIDEO)
The Col d'Izoard is the latest climb to be taken on by Mike Cotty of The Col Collective. Here’s his take on it. As one of the rare climbs that has featured in both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, the Col d’Izoard was always destined for greatness long before the modern era of cycling became a fashion statement....
Tailgating driver feels the long arm of the law
The bike rider in the video was approaching roadworks with the road closed down to a single lane when this impatient driver merged in behind him. With no room to overtake the cyclist took the lane for his own safety which seemed to anger the driver of the car who decided to tailgate a few feet behind the...
Cyclist confronts a motorist watching a film while driving (VIDEO)
A cyclist in Warrington, Cheshire has confronted a motorist watching a film while driving. The cyclist spotted the woman with her phone mounted on her windscreen and asked her "Are you watching TV on your phone?" The woman tells him that she's watching a film. The cyclist then asks her: “You're watching a film while you are driving your car?"...
Colin Lynch to attempt to break Paracycling Hour Record for C2 class
Colin Lynch, of the Irish Paralympic Cycling Team and Para-T Team in the UK, is set to attempt to break the UCI Paracycling Hour Record for the C2 class. The record currently sits at 41km 31m and has been held by Laurent Thirionet of France since 1999. It was Thirionet that beat Lynch by 1/10th of second to snatch the...
This is a contender for the worst cycle path ever
We've seen some really bad cycle paths, but this might be the worst we've seen yet. This photo of a cycle path in Budapest was recently posted on Reddit. The path is on a bridge crossing the River Danube, and according to one of the posters on Reddit, the bridge is well used by cyclists as it's near to the...