Team Novo Nordisk to compete in Milan – San Remo
Team Novo Nordisk were announced as one of the wildcard teams selected to compete in Milan – San Remo. It's a great opportunity for the team, as it will be the first time that they will take part in a World Tour race. Irishman Stephen Clancy is a member of the team. These were the reactions of the team management...
Jaguar Land Rover Bike Sense alerts drivers to avert cycling accidents
Now this is one of the best inventions we've seen to combat some of the problems that cyclists face. Sensors in the car watch out for moving objects approaching the car and alert the drive through sound, touch and visually to a potential hazard. We look forward to the day when all cars come fitted with this...
Wanty-Groupe Gobert optimistic for season ahead
Wanty-Groupe Gobert spent the past two weeks training in and around sunny Benidorm, Spain. The 21riders of which the team consists in 2015, did three training blocks of three days. Sports director Hilaire Van Der Schueren was happy with what he saw. “The guys worked really hard here. We laid a solid foundation for the season to come. We also...
UKIP candidate says cyclists should be forced to ride on pavements
A UKIP (UK Independence Party) parliamentary candidate, Lynton Yates, says that cyclists should be forced to ride on the pavement. Yates, the party's candidate in Charnwood, Leicestershire, outlined this and other strange policies in a leaflet distributed in the area, under a heading describing them as a 'Ukip response' to traffic congestion. The leaflet reads: "As much as I applaud cycling...
Inaugural Tour de Yorkshire route announced
The route for the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire has been announced with the 2015 race to start in Bridlington and finish in Leeds. The three-day stage race, a direct legacy of last year’s Yorkshire Grand Depart of the Tour de France, takes place from 1-3 May and will be shown live on television. Stage details are below. Stage 1 Stage 1 will...
Last cross race in the Irish Calendar this Saturday in Punchestown.
In an effort to lengthen the CX season to what it's supposed to be, Sept-Feb, DCCX are running another CX race on Saturday 24th of January, again in Punchestown Racecourse. The organisers talked to people over the last few races, and found that there are more now concentrating on CX and making it their main focus of the season....
Alexis Roche set to link up with NRPT-Standard Life
Nicolas Roche announced this morning that his younger brother Alexis, is set to race with the Nicolas Roche Performance Team this season in a number of international junior races. The younger Roche has been racing for the past number of years on the Cote d’Azur with Mimosa Sprint Mandelieu. The NRPT-Standard Life team, managed by Philip Finegan, also announced...
Watch the final kilometres of Stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under
The third stage of the Santos Tour Down Under took the riders from Norwood to Paracombe. The 143km finished on a hill Cadel Evans (BMC), Simon Gerrans (Orica-Green Edge) and Richie Porte (Team Sky) were amongst those expected to do well. Going into the stage, Jack Bobridge (UniSA-Australia) was still holding the leader's jersey, with Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar), Lieuwe Westra...
First on-bike camera footage of the road season at the Tour Down Under
Jeremy Roy of the FDJ.fr team had a camera mounted on his bike for Stage 1 of the Tour Down Under from Tanunda to Campbelltown. Roy was in the bunch which was in pursuit of the four man breakaway. They were unsuccessful in their attempt as one of the breakaway group, Jack Bobridge hung on to win.
Kangaroo versus cyclist
The accident happened in Canberra when Former Australian cricketer Bronwyn Calver escaped relatively unscathed with no broken bones but a severely grazed and bruised elbow, grazed hip and 8 stitches needed to her knee. The kangaroo did manage to hop away and it jumped over the railing on Adelaide Ave down to State Circle where it was subsequently...
Team Sky versus Orica Green Edge at FIFA 15 on the Xbox
After a series of challenges last season between Team Sky and Orica Green Edge, the teams have restarted their rivalry at the Tour Down Under. Luke Rowe, Salvatore Puccio and CJ Sutton of Team Sky take on Luke Durbridge and Mathew Hayman at a game of FIFA 15 on the Xbox One. Sky decided that they would be Wales while Orica...
Irish Government to make it illegal for children to cycle on the footpath
The website irishcycle.com is reporting today that new plans to enforce the current law which prohibits cyclists from using the footpaths and introduce on the spot fines won't exclude children. Minister Paschal Donohoe (Fine Gael) was quoted saying “I do not believe that a change in the law to allow some cyclists to use footpaths is an appropriate response.”...