“I miss him so much” Wouter Weylandt’s sister speaks about her brother four years after his death
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the tragic death of cyclist Wouter Weylandt. The Belgian crashed on a descent Passo del Bocco on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia after clipping a pedal on a wall and he died from his head injuries. Wouter's sister Elke has spoken to Het Nieuwsblad about his death and how her family was...
Novo Nordisk Renews Commitment to World’s First All-Diabetes Professional Cycling Team to 2017
Global healthcare company Novo Nordisk, renewed its partnership with Team Novo Nordisk for an additional two years, extending the company’s commitment to the first-ever all-diabetes professional cycling team to a total of five years. The team, made up of 18 athletes from 11 countries, all living with type 1 diabetes, will compete in its first major U.S. stage race...
Joshua Edmondson picked up his first win for the An Post Chain Reaction team today after storming to victory on stage three of the Tour d’Azerbaidjan. Edmondson, who rode for Team Sky in 2013 and 2014 before signing to the Irish outfit in January, made a late charge in the race in Gabala, after an original seven man breakaway was...
Stars and Watercarriers – The 1973 Giro d’Italia
On the eve of the Giro d'Italia, here's a great film about an edition of the race from over forty years ago. Stars and Watercarriers is a film from Jorgen Leth who also directed the classic documentary about Paris-Roubaix, A Sunday in Hell. In Stars and Watercarriers, Leth turns his attention to the 1973 Giro d'Italia. It was the 57th...
Determined Irish County Teams take on might of International Teams in An Post Rás
With the full contingent of fifteen international teams announced in recent weeks, the organisers of the An Post Rás today announced the nineteen Irish domestic teams who will square up against their overseas competitors in this month’s race. Many of Ireland’s top home-based riders will compete in the 2.2-ranked international event, pitching their strength against those of the international...
Looking back at Shay Elliott’s epic stage win in the Four Days of Dunkirk
By Graham Healy The Four Days of Dunkirk which is taking place at the moment was first organised in 1955, and the field in that inaugural race, which was won by Louis Deprez, wasn't exactly the strongest However, the race quickly grew in stature and within a couple of years many of the biggest names in the sport lined up...
The Col Collective on the Col d’Izoard
The Col Collective team have now taken on the Col d'Izoard, and this is how they describe the climb. Although the north face of the Col d’Izoard may not have had quite as much of the Tour de France limelight as its southern ascent, don’t let that little piece of trivia misguide your judgement towards this mythical mountain that stands...
Now that’s hard! Dan Martin completes Tour de Romandie with broken ribs
Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) sent the below tweet yesterday outlining that he had completed the Tour de Romandie with two broken ribs. Earlier in the week, Martin had tweeted that he was “Feeling really beaten up and struggling to breathe after LBL crash but hanging tough and helping the team” He had suffered the injury when he crashed in Liege-Bastogne-Liege the...
The app that will enable perfect shifting for Shimano and SRAM users
OTTO DesignWorks, a startup based in Oregon has developed a product which they say will offer “perfect shifting in under five minutes” for people with Shimano and SRAM 9-, 10- and 11-speed gear cassettes. As the video below shows, the company sells gauges that can be attached to a cassette and derailleur. Its free smartphone app then uses its camera...
Via Ferrata on a Mountain Bike (VIDEO)
This short film from Summit Ride is well worth a watch. Below is their description of the film. "VIA FERRATA is a short film about the first descent of a fixed-rope climbing-route on a Mountainbike. Christoph Thoresen filmed my bikeride in the amazing Brenta Dolomites with a drone. Bocchette Alte was not ridden. At Via Ferrata Benini, Vidi and Sentiero...
UCI publishes the reasoned decision concerning Astana Pro Team
The UCI has today published the Licence Commission’s reasoned decision concerning Astana Pro Team. Below is their statement. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that it has today received the reasoned decision from the Licence Commission (1) to suspend the procedure for the withdrawal of the Astana Pro Team’s licence. As announced, the UCI is in this case publishing the decision...
Cycling Ireland meeting regarding Fingal-Meath road closures
Cycling Ireland would like to advise its members that it intends to hold an open meeting on Thursday May 14th at 7.30pm at the City North Hotel off the M1 (Exit 7) in Gormanstown. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an update on recent developments with road races and requests for road closures in the Fingal-Meath area. ...