“This is what the Ras is all about, a glimpse of how the pros manage a race” – Mick Leonard’s Rás Diary
By Mick Leonard Another day down. As I write this on my android phone running kitkat, if I had to use a word to describe my ride today it'd be "weasel". I made sure to get as good a position as possible at all times to try and keep myself out of trouble although I did have a close call...
Heroic McCrystal Falls Agonisingly Short as Kiwi Gate Secures Stage Two Rás Victory
A heroic ride today by Dundalk’s Bryan McCrystal fell agonisingly short as he was caught with only five kilometres to go to securing a famous Rás stage victory. The Team Asea rider was at the front of the break for almost 100 kilometres before being swallowed up by the chasing pack, with An Post’s Aaron Gate winning a bunch...
Lance Armstrong film was expected to attract a lot of attention at Cannes Film Festival
According to Variety magazine, “The Program,” the much-anticipated Lance Armstrong film starring Ben Foster as the discredited cyclist, was expected to be one of the high-profile titles to sell to a U.S. distributor at the Cannes Film Festival. A clip of the film screened for the first time to buyers during the festival. According to Ramin Setoodeh of Variety, "In...
New device helps police enforce state 3-foot Law
Chattanooga police have a new device to help drivers and cyclists share the road. The device uses radar to measure the distance of overtaking cars to make sure they are not breaking the 3 foot law. They currently have the device fitted to one of their patrol bikes but plan to have it fitted to all the...
“I’ve never pushed the pedals so hard” – Mick Leonard’s An Post Rás adventure begins
By Mick Leonard Wow, that was a tough day. I was very nervous starting but that immediately turned to excitement after the first pedal stroke: "I'm riding my first Rás!" The procession lap was great and then the real racing started in earnest and boy did it. The lineouts were fierce and the hills started doing the damage but once the...
An Post Rás – Stage 1 Highlights Video and Report
Francesco Reda rode to a superb opening stage victory on today’s An Post Rás, narrowly edging out Lukas Postlberger (Austria Tirol Cycling Team) in a sprint to the line to claim the first yellow jersey of the UCI ranked eight day race. The Italian Team IDEA rider and Postleberger attacked the lead break of 15 riders with 30 kilometres to...
Flemish press describe Sam Bennett as ‘Half Belgian’
It's probably a reflection of how well Sam Bennett is doing at the moment that Belgium are staking a claim on the young Irish rider. The headline 'Halve Belg Sam Bennett mag tweede keer juichen in Beieren' appeared in various Flemish newspapers this week which roughly translates as 'Half-Belgian Sam Bennett cheers a second time in Bavaria." This week, Bennett...
Photo Gallery from the start of An Post Rás
The first stage of An Post Rás started in Dunboyne earlier today, and below are some photos from the start.
Introducing Mick Leonard – A Rás debutant
One of the unique aspects of the An Post Rás, which starts tomorrow, is that the field is made up of a combination of full-timers from UCI Continental and National teams, and also domestic teams from Ireland. This year sees national teams from Canada and New Zealand and Continental teams from Austria, Australia, Belgium and the UK amongst other countries...
Evelyn Stevens donates Tour of California TT prize money to World Bicycle Relief charity
The American rider Evelyn Stevens of Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team took the victory yesterday at the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Invitational Time Trial, and before the race, she had said she would donate any prize money she won to World Bicycle Relief, a non-profit group founded by SRAM that helps people through the power of bicycles. World Bicycle Relief...
The Col Collective – Col de la Croix de Fer
Here's another great video from The Col Collective team. This is their take on the Col de la Croix de Fer. Nestled in the heart of the Rhône-Alpes and surrounded by a veritable who’s who of mountain peaks like the Galibier and Alpe d’Huez, the Col de la Croix de Fer may not be quite as well known as its...
Highlights of Sam Bennett’s win in Stage 3 of Bayern Rundfahrt (VIDEO)
Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) claimed another stage win in Bayern Rundfahrt yesterday on the stage from Salb to Ebern, and in doing so, he regained the yellow jersey. The stage was decided by a sprint finish and the Irishman put in a late surge to cross the line ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Ramunas Navardauskas (Team Cannondale -...