One Shot: Brandon Semenuk’s unReal Segment (VIDEO)

Brandon Semenuk's older brother got him into mountain biking when he was just six years old and, by the age of nine, he started entering cross country mountain bike races on the Cycling British Columbia circuit. At the age of 14, Semenuk was burnt out by racing and discovered the world of freestyle mountain biking – jumps, tricks, and less...

Convert clipless pedals to flats

There is no doubt that cycling on clipless pedals isn't great when you're wearing your everyday shoes, or even worse if you're in a pair of flip-flops! These handy little gadgets convert your pedals into platforms and only take a second to add and remove. We've tried variations of these in the past but it was a bit of a...

Peter Sagan messes up his trademark wheelie at post-Tour crit (VIDEO)

Peter Sagan is known for amongst other things, his great bike handling skills. However, even the green jersey winner doesn't always get it right. Sagan was taking part in a post-Tour criterium in Aalst in Belgium when he got a little over-enthusiastic when popping a wheelie. He had just crossed the line to claim the win when he did his...

The Oldest Racer – A Documentary

This is a great short film entitled The Oldest Racer. It's part of The Over Achieving Pensioners series of short films and focuses on the 75 year-old British cyclist Mick Ives. Below is how the producers of the documentary describe their film. 60% of older people in the UK feel that age discrimination exists in their daily lives. Only 7%...

Video posted online of cyclist being deliberately pushed off bike in Ireland

A video has appeared on Facebook in recent days which shows a cyclist being deliberately pushed off their bike. The cyclist wearing a hi-vis vest riding on a mountain bike was pushed into a ditch by one of the passengers in a car. It is unclear from the video who pushed the cyclist or where the incident took place. The...

A look back at Djamolodine Abdoujaparov’s spectacular crash on the Champs Elysées (VIDEO)

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Tour de France finishing on the Champs Elysées for the first time. Apart from the 1989 finish when Greg LeMond overcame his deficit to Laurent Fignon in the final stage time-trial to win the race, arguably the most memorable finish on the famous boulevard was in the 1991 race. That year, the...

Tour de France police open fire on motorist as he tries to run them over

News is emerging from Paris this morning that police have fired shots at a motorist who tried to break through onto the Tour de France route. The man drove toward officers at speed on the Place de la Concorde, as they prepared for the arrival of the Tour. Luc Poignant, of the SGP police union, told the BFM television network...

Orica-GreenEdge visit Irish Corner (VIDEO)

In the latest edition of Orica-Green Edge's Backstage Pass series of videos, they visited Alpe d'Huez on the penultimate stage of the Tour de France. The climb is really a place that every cycling fan should try and visit at some stage. On their ascent two of the backroom staff, Matt White and Julian Dean, stop off to meet the...

Tour de France Final Stage Details

Today's final stage of the Tour de France is a celebration of the efforts of the past three weeks, and at this stage there's nothing really left to be decided. All of the jersey competitions are sewn up as well as the team competition. It's only the stage itself that will be contested. The stage is just 109.5 kilometres long...

Alpe d’Huez – The Rider’s Perspective (VIDEO)

This video from onboard cameras provides an idea of what it must feel like as a rider climbing Alpe d'Huez in the Tour de France. The footage shows the huge number of fans which descend on the mountain for the race. Footage of the ascent and descent of the Col de la Croix de Fer is also included. Alpe d'Huez comes...

Highlights of Stage 20 of the Tour de France

Today was the last opportunity for Nairo Quintana (Movistar) to try and drop Chris Froome (Team Sky) and take over the yellow jersey. 160 riders kined up at the start of the short stage in Modane, with Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) attacking from the gun. He was soon joined by Ramunas Navardauskas (Cannondale-Garmin) Lars Bak (Lotto-Soudal) and Nicolas Edet (Cofidis). Their...

When Fausto Coppi Won on Alpe d’Huez (VIDEO)

Today's stage of the Tour de France will finish on the iconic climb of Alpe d'Huez. It is one of the most used climbs in the race, but it wasn't until 1952 that the Tour first included it. A consortium of businesses who had opened hotels at the ski resort at the summit invited the Tour organisers to visit...