The Rise, Fall and Rise of Johan van der Velde
By Graham Healy The retired Dutch cyclist, Johan van der Velde, has recently been announced as being one of the bus drivers for the new Roompot Orange team. The news brought to mind the highs and lows that the Dutchman has seen in the sport. Van der Velde, from Rijsbergen near the Belgian border took victory in the Tours of Britain...
Bradley Wiggins may tackle the Hour record
Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) is the latest rider to be linked with an attempt to break the World Hour Record. The Spanish newspaper Diario de Mallorca has suggested that the Englishman will make an attempt on the record next Summer. In recent months, Jens Voigt and then Matthias Brändle have both broken the record which has been given a...
Ian Moore – The Pioneering Ulsterman
By Graham Healy The first ever Irish cyclist to take part in the Tour de France was Shay Elliott who made his debut in the 1956 race. Five years later, Elliott would be joined in the Tour by a compatriot. Ian Moore from Antrim had impressed as an amateur when he raced on the Irish team at the Tour of...
Koppenbergcross
The second round of the BPost Bank Trophy cyclocross series took place on Saturday in Oudenaarde, Belgium when the riders lined up in the Koppenbergcross. You can watch the race in full here.