White Van Man Passes Too Close And Gets His Just Desserts
YouTube user 'The Pompey Cyclist' recorded this video of a white van man doing a very close pass on a busy road. According to the cyclist the van was less than twelve inches away from him. The van driver must have been quite distracted to firstly not notice how close he was to the cyclist but then not to see...
Thousands of Endangered Royal Mail Bicycles Saved From Extinction by An Elephant
Tens of thousands of Royal Mail Bikes, destined for landfill, have been saved by an innovative idea from a Staffordshire-based charity. The Royal Mail was forced to phase out the much-loved, hand-made, British bicycles and a mountain of the iconic red bikes were due to be scrapped, until the UK charity, Krizevac Project came to the rescue. ...
Cyclist shows his gratitude to taxi driver following near-miss
We posted a story earlier in the week about a cyclist getting doored by a motorist, and narrowly avoiding serious injury. Since then, the driver of the car who filmed the near-miss has provided some updates on the incident. The video was filmed from a dashboard camera by London taxi driver Aliraj Miah on the Mile End road. Another motorist...
Ryan Mullen Sets Sights on European U23 Time Trial Title
Irish Rider, Ryan Mullen, will face fellow An Post Chain Reaction team mate Paulius Siskevicius (Lithuania) as they take centre stage this week to compete in the UEC European Road Championships (CC) Individual Time Trials and Road Race in Tartu, Estonia. The An Post riders are making their last preparations for the Individual Time Trial event which will take place...
Big names lining up for the Vuelta
The third Grand Tour of the season, the Vuelta a Espana, is set to see many of the biggest names in the sport lining up at the start in Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol. Both Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde of Movistar are set to start. Quintana will be looking to go one better than he did in...
Ben King suffers bad road rash in high-speed crash in Utah but continues on
Ben King (Cannondale-Garmin) has posted a photo showing the road rash sustained in a crash in the Tour of Utah. The crash happened on a straight, fast descent off the Trappers Loop climb with 70 kilometres remaining of the 176-kilometre third stage, causing numerous riders to go down. According to the Trek Factory Racing website, the crash happened due to...
2016 Tour de France rumoured to include Mont Ventoux
According to French media, there's a very good chance that Mont Ventoux will be used in the Tour de France next year. It has been suggested that it would it would be included on the 180-kilometre fourteenth stage of the race starting in Draguignan. The climb was last used in the 2013 race when Chris Froome demolished the opposition on...
And this is why cyclists don’t ride on the very edge of the road (VIDEO)
One common complaint that cyclists hear from motorists is that they always ride "in the middle of the road." Well, this video shows the dangers of sticking to the side of the road and not giving yourself some space, and the ever-present danger of getting doored. As the cyclist travels along a bus lane, the driver of a parked car opens...
Cyclists Goes Over The Bars In A Flood On Live TV
This unlucky biker didn't realise he was on live television as he crossed a flooded road. He appears to hit a storm drain and ends up head first in the water. He then does what any cyclist would do and jump up and high tail it out of there to try and maintain some dignity. Video will load...
Taylor Phinney takes third place in comeback race after serious injury
After being out of racing for 434 days following a career threatening injury, Taylor Phinney has taken 3rd place in his first race back. On the opening stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, Phinney was just beaten by Kiel Reijnen (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team) and runner-up Alex Howes (Cannondale-Garmin). He had bridged to the leaders in...
Chris Juul-Jensen signs for ORICA-GreenEDGE
ORICA-GreenEDGE have announced the signing of Danish rider, Chris Juul-Jensen, who will leave Tinkoff-Saxo at the end of the season. The current Danish time-trial champion said: “I’m very happy and excited to be joining ORICA-GreenEDGE for the coming two years. ORICA-GreenEDGE has some of the most well respected, experienced and winning riders of the peloton as well as the biggest...
Tom Danielson tests positive for Testosterone
In a series of tweets sent this morning, Tom Danielson (Cannondale-Garmin) has revealed that he has tested positive for Testosterone in an out-of-competition test. The American rider was due to start in the Tour of Utah, which starts later today. In the series of tweets, Danielson said: Tonight has been one of the worst nights of my life. While I was...