Afghan Cycles: Breaking Barriers on Two Wheels
Cycling our bikes is something we all do. it's something that we do without thinking about. It's something we probably take for granted regardless of our gender. But for the women in Afghanistan it is a very different story. For Afghan women it is considered offensive to ride a bicycle. Although it is not a...
How many cars did I pass today? (VIDEO)
This video posted by The Bicycle Channel on Youtube was an interesting test. The film shows the commute of a cyclist from the Melbourne suburb of Essendon to the Central Business District. He added up the number of cars he overtook and subtracted the number that passed him. The total number that he passed out is pretty impressive. It helps...
Driver in road rage incident agrees to go on a bike ride
We posted a story yesterday about a deliberate near miss by a truck driver who was driving a company vehicle at the time of the incident. After the video was posted the businesses Yelp page took a bit of a hammering in the ratings and was receiving a lot of bad press. Since then the original poster of the video...
Kris Boeckmans to remain in induced coma for a week
Lotto-Soudal have provided an update on the condition of Kris Boeckmans following his bad crash in the Vuelta at the weekend. The team had announced yesterday that the Belgian didn’t suffer any brain injuries and that they expected him to wake within 24 to 48 hours. However, they have now stated that he has been placed in an induced coma again. The...
And the winner is……………
Des Humphreys from Ireland. Congratulations Des you are the lucky winner of a case of Cono Sur wine and a Cono Sur cycling jersey. A big thanks to Cono Sur for the prizes.
ORICA GreenEDGE Troll Chris Froome
Without doubt the best team for videos the Orica GreenEDGE guys catch up with Chris Froome during the Vuelta and give him a bit of stick. In their own words this episode talks about "Esteban holding onto the leaders jersey, Colombian fan shirt trades, Jens confessing his love of Katy Perry and the Sheriff having an embarrassing encounter with Chris...
On a wide open road with no traffic coming this truck driver decided to teach this cyclist a lesson
We watched this a few times just to make sure but this driver in a pickup truck decided to skim past this cyclist, blow his horn just for the laughs it would seem. In the video no cars came past in the other direction yet the driver still felt the need to endanger the life of the cyclist. The...
Remembering Laurent Fignon’s 1984 Tour de France win
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of Laurent Fignon. The two-time Tour de France winner died after a year-long battle with cancer. He was only 50. Fignon is often remembered for his epic battle with Greg LeMond in the 1989 Tour de France, where he lost the race by just eight seconds. It's somewhat unfortunate that this race...
Positive news regarding Kris Boeckmans’ condition following his Vuelta crash
There has been some positive news regarding Kris Boeckmans' condition following his crash on Saturday's eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. His team doctor has announced that he has not suffered any brain injuries, other than the concussion he incurred. The Belgian was one of a large number of riders to come down in the massive crash and he...
Results from the Irish Senior Track Championships
The Irish Senior Track Championships took place at Eamon Ceannt Stadium in Dublin over the weekend. The results from the two days are shown below. Senior track National Championships 2015 Saturday 29.08.2015 . (Day 1) Women’s 3km Pursuit – (11 Starters) Name Club Qualifying time Time (Finals) Position Eimear Moran Sundrive Track Team 4.02.779 4.05.426 1st Gold Susie Mitchell Sundrive Track Team 4.07.378 4.19.775 2nd Silver Sarah Connell DN Dames St Julien 4.08.548 4.11.591 3rd Bronze Orla Hendron Orwell Wheelers 4.17.709 4.18.971 4th Roisin Kennedy Arcane Adamstown 4.18.07 N/A 5th Grace...
Lucky escape for Jose Joaquin Rojas (VIDEO)
On a day where the Vuelta was marred by multiple crashes forcing a number of riders out of the race, one cyclist had a very lucky escape. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) skidded out on the same bend as where Alex Howes (Cannondale-Garmin) had also crashed. Rojas went sliding towards the barriers at the side of the road, but luckily enough, went...
Peter Sagan to withdraw from Vuelta a España
Following on from his crash on yesterday's stage of the Vuelta a España, Peter Sagan's team have announced that he is to retire from the race. The Slovakian won stage 3 of the race and was leading the points classification. It had looked like that he might have added another stage win yesterday, before he was taken out by the...