How to do a manual
Phil Kmetz has been riding bikes for 19 years and couldn't manual and gave up even trying to. Recently he decided to give it a go again and he shares the techniques he uses to get the perfect balanced required. He has an awesome mustache too.
Should Alberto Contador have been disqualified from the Giro?
Following on from the incident on Tuesday’s stage of the Giro d’Italia when overall contender Richie Porte (Team Sky) was penalised two minutes for taking a wheel from a rider from another team after puncturing, another incident has come to light which could have resulted in race leader, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), being thrown off the race. Contador was spotted...
Watch the highlights of Stage 4 of An Post Rás
Aidis Kruopis of An Post Chain Reaction emerged victorious from a bunch sprint finish to take the stage four win ahead of Italian Davide Vigano (Team IDEA) and Ian Bibby (NFTO) who finished in third. The leading break of eight riders were tightly bunched coming into the final corner with nothing to separate them. Coming out of the bend...
The radio announced “The bunch is now fragmenting at the front, middle and back.” – Mick Leonard’s Rás diary
By Mick Leonard Today was absolute carnage. The winds blew the race to pieces after 20k as soon as we turned into the crosswind. As was announced on the radio "The bunch is now fragmenting at the front, middle and back." You really had to give it your all to just hold the wheel in front. Lads were dropping wheels...
Kruopis Storms to Victory after Pulsating Eight Man Sprint Finish on Stage 4 of An Post Rás
Aidis Kruopis of An Post Chain Reaction emerged victorious from a bunch sprint finish to take the stage four win ahead of Italian Davide Vigano (Team IDEA) and Ian Bibby (NFTO) who finished in third. The leading break of eight riders were tightly bunched coming into the final corner with nothing to separate them. Coming out of the bend...
Alpe d’Huez stage of the Tour de France might not include the Galibier
According to a report on www.cyclingpro.net, the twentieth stage of the Tour de France may need to be altered due to roadworks. The stage is due to start in Modane and finish on Alpe d'Huez, taking in the Col du Télégraphe and the Col du Galibier along the way. However, emergency roadworks are taking place along the route in a...
Highlights of Stage 3 of An Post Rás
Matteo Malucelli (Team IDEA) displayed his superior sprinting skills in an explosive dash to the line to secure the stage three victory today of An Post Rás. In what was an electrifying bunch sprint finish in to Bearna, Co. Galway, Malucelli pipped Alex Frame of the New Zealand National team to the line, with Andreas Hofer (Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam)...
“Pain is temporary, regret is forever” – Mick Leonard’s Rás diary
By Mick Leonard Today was a hard hard day. I rode the whole of today with the legs feeling heavy and just had to keep pushing through it. The whole stage was a fight. It was strange to ride a complete stage with the legs hurting. The speed from the start was the fastest yet. For the first 55k or...
Should Richie Porte have been penalised two minutes?
Richie Porte (Sky) has been penalised two minutes in the Giro d'Italia today by the race jury after he received an illegal wheel change from Orica-GreenEdge’s Simon Clarke following a puncture. The Tasmanian punctured with seven kilometres remaining of stage 10 from Civitanova Marche to Forlì. Despite a hard chase, he lost 47 seconds to his rivals in the bunch....
Italian Malucelli Wins Thrilling Bunch Sprint To Take Stage Three Victory of An Post Rás
Matteo Malucelli (Team IDEA) displayed his superior sprinting skills in an explosive dash to the line to secure the stage three victory today of An Post Rás. In what was an electrifying bunch sprint finish in to Bearna, Co. Galway, Malucelli pipped Alex Frame of the New Zealand National team to the line, with Andreas Hofer (Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam)...
Denmark and Netherlands score well on ECF Cycling Barometer, while Ireland are well down the rankings
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has published its second Cycling Barometer this May. The groundbreaking new benchmark report was launched for the first time in 2013 and it provided a multi-dimensional view on cycling in all 27 EU countries. Comparing European countries and the state of their cycling across numerous fields is a tricky task, even within the European Union....
Peter Sagan celebrates his Tour of California win
Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was the surprising winner of the Tour of California at the weekend, and in addition to winning overall, he was also fastest on the uphill finish to win Stage 4. What earned Sagan his victory was his consistency and in particular, the 32 bonus seconds he gained over the week, compared to Julian Alaphilippe (Etixx) who earned...