The spectator who caused Loren Rowney’s crash says it wasn’t deliberate
The spectator who caused Loren Rowney to crash in last Thursday's Molecaten Drenthe 8 race in the Netherlands has spoken to the organisers. The incident resulted in a broken collarbone for Rowney. This is the video of the crash. The race organiser, Femmy van Issum said that the man had come forward on Saturday afternoon to discuss the incident. "Contrary to the...
The UCI announces further anti-doping measures following CIRC report and recommendations
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced a number of measures to further strengthen anti-doping and governance following a careful analysis of the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report and recommendations published earlier this week. Commenting on the new measures announced, UCI President Brian Cookson said: “I am absolutely determined to use the CIRC’s report to ensure that cycling...
The Friday Feature Film – Great Moments In Cycling
Introduced by Phil Liggett Inc tour de France. Greg Lemond's Historic come back in 1989. Eddy Merckx in action .Classic Hell of the north footage, and much much more.
The White Line
Here is the video of the gif we posted on Facebook earlier today of rider Michal Kollbek riding the White Line in Sedona Arizona. On camera was Marshall Mullen filming with a drone. Pretty awesome footage. And an older POV shot just for fun...
Different viewpoint of Loren Rowney finish line crash
We posted a video yesterday showing Loren Rowney go down just at the finish line in Ronde Van Drenthe. The video appeared to show someone behind the barrier put their hand out and cause the rider to crash and break her collarbone. This second clip has emerged and shows the incident from a slightly different angle. ...
Madison Genesis – Majorca Training Camp
This video from the recent Madison-Genesis training camp on Majorca reminds us of why it's such a good island to cycle on. The team, managed by Roger Hammond, were preparing for the start of the 2015 season, and the video features interviews with a number of their riders. Their first big race of the season is the Tour de Normandie which...
Wilson, Dunne and McCarthy to start Omloop van het Waasland
Three Irish riders will feature for An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly Team in Sunday’s (15th March) outing at Omloop van het Waasland (1.2) in Belgium. Jack Wilson, Conor Dunne and Corkman Eoin McCarthy will be part of an eight man team which also includes talented former Orica-GreenEDGE rider Aidis Kruopis, who returned from an elbow injury at last...
Insane Urban Downhilling
Over the past few months we've shared a few urban downhill races. We think this is the winner. On the plus side it looks like they have some barriers to stop the dogs and the man on the street from walking in front of them. On the downside it scared the bejabus out of us.... ...
Defending champion Fankhauser to lead strong Austrian team in An Post Rás
The 2014 An Post Rás winner Clemens Fankhauser and his new team have become the first riders to be confirmed for this year’s race, with the Austrian set to return to Ireland for the May event. Recently back in the country for a fundraiser for the Junior Tour of Ireland, Fankhauser spoke about his passion for the An Post Rás...
Spectator slaps rider Loren Rowney in Ronde van Drenthe
We've watched this a few times... Looks like she had it in the bag and a hand came out of the crowd and took her down. Perhaps we've watched it too many times. What do you think? The slow-mo is pretty conclusive... hit her brake lever just before the finish....
It’s 25 years since the last Irish stage win in Paris-Nice (VIDEO)
Throughout the 1980s, two Irish riders were dominant in Paris-Nice. Stephen Roche and Sean Kelly won the race consecutively from 1981 to 1988. However, there has been no Irish winner since, and in fact the last individual Irish stage win was 25 years ago, when Stephen Roche won the final stage of the 1989 race on the Col d'Eze. Miguel...
Top signing for An Post Chain Reaction
It was announced yesterday that British rider, Josh Edmondson, has signed for An Post Chain Reaction. Edmondson had raced with Team Sky in 2013 and 2014, but his contract was not renewed at the end of last season. Earlier this year, he raced in the Herald Sun Tour with the Great Britain team. Edmondson said, "I got in touch with the...