Why Cyclists Are Using Helmet Cameras (VIDEO)
Recently cars and trucks have started to use dash cameras for safety reasons but cyclists have been using them for the past few years to record their journeys for both prosperity and also for safety reasons. Modern cameras loop record so you only need to download the content if an incident occurs. YouTube user 4ChordsNoNet has been one of...
Claudio previews the 2015 Fort William Downhill track
Our favorite course commentator follows World Champion Manon Carpenter down the oldest and longest track on the world cup circuit. Claudio has the advantage that he had already walked the course but Manon is riding it blind.
Alan McCormack talks about his career and Schwinn from ’88 (VIDEO)
This is a nice video from The Pro's Closet of Irish ex-professional Alan McCormack talking about his bike from 1988 when he raced for Team Wheaties. His bike is a Schwinn Paramount, which is now on display, along with various other vintage bicycles, at The Pro's Closet's Vintage Bicycle Museum in Boulder, Colorado. Dubliner McCormack had a very interesting career,...
“You’ve come so far but you’re not there yet” – Dublin slips in the Copenhagenize rankings of cycling cities
The 2015 Copenhagenize Index of Bicycle Friendly Cities has been released, and Dublin ranked in 15th place, which was down from 10th place in the previous index published two years ago. The rankings focused on 122 cities in the World, all with a regional population of over 600,000. The index was developed by Copenhagenize Design Co. in 2011, and...
Man V Toaster. Thought provoking video puts our energy use into perspective.(VIDEO)
Robert Förstemann is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010. Standing at 1.74m tall and weighing 90kgs can this world class sprinter produce enough watts to cook a slice of toast?
Matt Brammeier has disastrous start to the Tour of Luxembourg
Matt Brammeier (MTN-Qhubeka) had a nightmare start to the Tour of Luxembourg yesterday evening when he finished in last position in the prologue, 1'22" behind the winner, Adrien Petit (Cofidis, Solutions Crédits). He was a full 39 seconds behind the next two slowest riders. However, the Irish rider later tweeted information explaining what had happened, saying "3'52" with 1 cleat...
Copenhagen overtakes Amsterdam in Cycling City Index
Amsterdam has lost it's top spot as the world’s most bicycle-friendly city to Copenhagen, losing out because of a lack of innovation on improving infrastructure. The Danish capital overtook Amsterdam on the 2015 Copenhagenize Index of the world’s Top 20 bike-friendly cities which was published this week. Copenhagen won points for numerous improvements to cycling in the city. According to...
Adam Hansen finishes Giro d’Italia to claim incredible record
Australian rider Adam Hansen finished the Giro d'Italia in Milan on Sunday, in 77th place, and in doing so has achieved an incredible record. It means that he has become the first rider to start and finish eleven consecutive three-week Grand Tours. The Lotto-Soudal rider's run stretches back to the 2011 Vuelta a Espana which he finished in 129th place....
Café owner who threatened cyclist apologises after backlash
The café chain owner who was revealed as the driver who threatened a cyclist in an incredible foul-mouthed tirade in London has apologised. 50 year-old Jason Wells from Australia made the following statement. "In response to a video of an incident I was involved in on the 14 March 2015, I would like to apologise for any offence caused. My...
“You’re just jealous” – Lotto-Soudal team-mates arguing at the Giro d’Italia
There appears to have been a lot of tension on the Lotto-Soudal team at the Giro d'Italia, as team-mates Jurgen van den Broeck and Maxine Monfort have been arguing in public. At the stage finish in Cervinia last Friday, an altercation took place between the two which was captured on film. It's not known what the reason was for the...
Great montage video from An Post Rás
This is a great montage video from the recent An Post Rás. The video shows off stunning scenery, especially from the west coast of Ireland and includes some great filming from drones. It features a mix of sprint finishes, climbs, crashes and other action. Lukas Postlberger of the Tirol Cycling Team won the race overall, despite a bad crash on...
Cowardly and shocking assault on cyclist couple (video)
This shocking footage shows a man running from behind the couple who were cycling on the road and the man then pushing the male cyclist off his bike and causing his girlfriend to crash. The incident occurred after an altercation outside a bar which the attacker claimed to own. The cyclist claims the man was was harassing...