“I didn’t think he was the kind of guy who should be World Champion” – Greg LeMond and the ’82 Worlds
By Graham Healy Down through the years, the World Championship Road Race has often ended in controversy. One such occasion was the 1982 race in Goodwood, England. Amongst those considered favourites to win were Bernard Hinault, Giuseppe Saronni and Sean Kelly. Nobody really fancied the chances of the previous year’s winner, Freddy Maertens. The Belgian had not been able to regain...
Alleged drunk driver rams van into crowd of cyclists taking part in an organised event (VIDEO)
The incident took place in Oradea in Romania outside Oradea city hall. City Hall officials had granted permission for a Critical Mass event to take place in conjunction with European Mobility Week that would pass by the front of city hall. According to the cities website there were traffic restrictions in place and the riders would be...
UK petition to add cycle awareness to the driving theory test
A petition has been developed in the UK looking to add cycle awareness and safety to the current driving theory test. The petition was started by Darren Glover and his message is as follows: "Far too many cyclists are being injured or killed on our roads. The need for clearer education regarding the safety of cyclists, safe passing distance, junction...
Midweek Motivation
Watch Julie Moss hit the wall just before the finish line while leading the 1982 Ironman in Hawaii. Julie competed in the event as part of her research for her exercise physiology thesis. She has claimed that she did not initially take the race seriously and did not have any special training beforehand. "I tell people that their first Ironman...
Four years on let us never forget Joey
With cross season upon us let us take a look back at the biggest and baddest cyclocross dismount fail of all time. Luckily Joey was okay after this.
No more treatment needed for Ivan Basso
Following on from his cancer diagnosis back in July, the Tinkoff-Saxo team of Ivan Basso have confirmed that the Italian rider will not require any further treatment. They confirmed the news in a tweet posted yesterday which read: 'Fabulous news on @ivanbasso! Results from final controls show no need for extra treatment. The dark period that started at @letour is...
Latvian cyclists highlight the amount of space taken up by cars
To mark International Car Free Day (September 22), a number of members of the Latvian cycling organisation 'Let's Bike' decided to dress their bicycles up as cars in Riga. The purpose of the exercise was to show the amount of space taken up by cars rather than bikes. It's a point that can be overlooked by some motorists, that...
DUI suspect rams his car through a barrier at World Championship in Richmond (VIDEO)
On the first day of racing at the World Championships a suspected drunk driver drove his black Camero erratically onto the race course just minutes before riders came through. The suspect who was named as Michael Salenio, was pursed by three police vehicles with sirens blazing with most onlookers thinking that this was part of the race cavalcade....
Mechanics help customer free of charge, customer then steals from them (VIDEO)
The mechanics in Let's Roast Cycles in Chicago Illinois helped this customer by making some small adjustments to his bike free of charge. When the staff went back behind the counter the 'customer' decided he would help him self to a $100 set of lights from the display stand and quite blatantly put them into a black sack...
Mark Cavendish undergoes surgery and will not race again this season
Etixx – Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish underwent surgery yesterday on his left shoulder, to fix a partial tear of his left AC ligament suffered as consequence of the crash during the 6th stage of Aviva Tour of Britain. This was the opposite shoulder to the one damaged at the Tour de France in 2014. However, due to the time of...
Ryan Mullen’s World Championships challenge falls short as rain affects last riders
There was bad luck for Ryan Mullen today in his attempt to become World Under-23 Time Trial champion. Just before he was due to start, the rain clouds opened in Richmond and it severely affected the chances of the last wave of riders to set off. Prior to the race, he had been tipped by many to take gold. The...
Michael Valgren posts photo of his road rash injuries following high-speed TTT crash
Following on from his heavy crash in the World Team Time Trial Championships yesterday, Tinkoff-Saxo rider Michael Valgren has posted a photo showing the extent of his road rash injuries. The team had been lying in seventh place at the first time check but a touch of wheels took down two of their riders- Valgren and Michael Rogers. They went...