With the hour having gone forward and the evenings getting brighter from here on in, we thought it timely to bring to your attention some of the best sportives that are being lined up throughout the country this year. We’ve no political or location bias to any of our chosen sportives and for every one […]
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الثلاثاء، 19 أبريل 2016
الاثنين، 18 أبريل 2016
Video: Irish dude descends world’s most dangerous road by bike (in the rain)
With 3,000ft+ sheer drops, the La Paz mountain road has seen between 200 and 300 fatalities per year and now a well known Irish man has ridden down it! Former top GAA player Colm Parkinson is not famous for his footballing prowess alone, but also for his work as a sports broadcaster and journalist. […]
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Keenan: “We beat the crap out of each other on the climb”
Aideen Keenan dives for the line to win the Gas Networks Ireland Visit Nenagh Classic yesterday. The Scott Orwell rider was runner-up to Eve McCrystal 12 months ago but made no mistake this time around (File photo by Sean Rowe) By Brian Canty Aideen Keenan has re-lived the moment she thought she’d messed up […]
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Irish motorist didn’t notice 3 bikes & rack flying off his car; just kept going
The three bikes and rack by the side of the road. They flew off the back of a VW Golf but the driver didn’t notice and just kept going. A motorist in Belfast has lost three bikes and the bike rack they were on from the back of his car but didn’t seem to […]
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“He was flicking the elbow and I was saying ‘forget about it’”
Michael Aherne’s form has been coming in recent weeks and a seventh in the Cycle Sports GP in Dungarvan a fortnight ago set him up nicely for yesterday’s win in the Connor Coombes Memorial in Drogheda. (Photo: Sean Rowe) By Brian Canty Michael Aherne was a popular winner of the Connor-Coombes Memorial promoted by […]
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How one man shed 40kg to win big, despite awful crush injuries
Ciarán Murphy lunges for the line at the end of the A3 race at the Gas Networks Ireland VisitNenagh Classic yesterday. The win wasn’t so much special for the Galway Bay CC man because he beat two of the country’s best juniors but because he is lucky to be riding his bike at all after […]
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الأحد، 17 أبريل 2016
Broken skull, nose after Amstel Gold neutralised zone mishap
Fabio Felline was a desperate state after his neutralised zone crash over the handlebars at Amstel Gold (Photo: J21Photography) Italian rider Fabio Felline has been diagnosed with some very nasty injuries after his mishap in the neutralised zone at Amstel Gold on Sunday. The Trek-Segafredo rider seemed to reach his left hand towards his […]
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Full Results: Ahern takes career best win at Coombes-Connor
Michael Ahern surprised a few of the bigger names in Irish cycling today when he won the Coombes-Connor Memorial in Co. Meath. The Dungarvan CC man was the strongest in the field at the end of the 126-kilometre contest. (Photo: Sean Rowe) Sun, April 17th: Coombes-Connor Memorial Julianstown, Co Meath Promoted by Drogheda Wheelers […]
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Here’s the new TV exposé on hidden motors. Decide for yourself
Flam and speculation or further evidence of mechanical doping? Have a watch and decide for yourself. Earlier we brought you news that an investigation into hidden motors and other forms of mechanical doping had been conducted by an Italian newspaper and French TV channel. The investigation has been carried out by France’s Stade 2 […]
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Keenan storms home for cracking VisitNenagh Classic win
Aideen Keenan was a happy woman in Nenagh after winning an enthralling women’s race. The Scott Orwell Wheelers rider was in a break of four that came to the line and after finishing runner-up last year she was determined not to suffer the same fate again (Photo: Shayne Murphy) By Brian Canty Aideen Keenan won […]
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Morton: “Coming into the town I was high-fiving the crowd”
Eoin Morton has been one of the top domestic riders over the last number of years and just gets better and better as the seasons go by. He has been close to winning the VisitNenagh Classic in the past but made no mistake today, pulling the trigger with 25 kilometres to go and soloing to […]
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Full Results: Ahern takes career best win at Coombes-Connor
Michael Ahern surprised a few of the bigger names in Irish cycling today when he won the Coombes-Connor Memorial in Co. Meath. The Dungarvan CC man was the strongest in the field at the end of the 126-kilometre contest. (Photo: Sean Rowe) Sun, April 17th: Coombes-Connor Memorial Julianstown, Co Meath Promoted by Drogheda Wheelers […]
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Marvellous Morton solos home for Visit Nenagh Classic victory
Eoin Morton on his way to a truly brilliant win in the Gas Networks Ireland Visit Nenagh Classic. The UCD-Fitzcycles was part of the day’s main breakaway and as well as taking the intermediate sprint after 19.16 kilometres he was prominent on all the climbs. By Brian Canty Eoin Morton has won the biggest race […]
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Video: Heat-detecting camera “shows pros use hidden motors racing”
The heat detector camera – disguised as a TV camera – taken to major pro races to secretly film has picked up several motors being used by the pros, it is claimed Investigative journalists working for a French TV channel and an Italian newspaper have now claimed to have gathered evidence proving pro riders are […]
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Video: Pro catches own arm in front wheel, crashes face-first onto road at Amstel Gold
Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) broke his nose and sustained facial injuries when he reached towards his front wheel in the neutralised zone of Amstel Gold. You can see his hand caught between his spokes and the inside of his fork in this photo. Fabio Felline of the Trek-Segafredo team was forced to abandon Amstel Gold […]
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McFadden (16) to ride with Danish team after strong results
Sixteen year old transition year student Shauna McFadden is hoping for a big season with a place on the national team very much one of her top priorities. And she has nudged those hopes forward with news she will ride a Danish stage rate next month (Photo: David McVeigh – The Belgian Project) Having […]
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السبت، 16 أبريل 2016
O’Brien grabs chance with both hands for ‘Peter Bidwell’ win
Aaron O’Brien got clear in the Peter Bidwell and made the most of the opportunity he had carved out for himself (Photo: Sean Rowe) You pay your money and you take your chances; it may be an old cliché but it rang true for Aaron O’Brien this evening, Saturday. The Mego Raw Cycles man […]
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Dutch win VisitNenagh team test from Castlebar and Sundrive
The Nijwa Trucks-Fila NWVG team from the Netherlands on their way to victory with an average speed of just under 49kph for the 28.3km team time trial (Photo: Sean Rowe) Sat, April 16th: VisitNenagh.ie TTT (28.3km) Nenagh, Co Tipperary Promoted by VisitNenagh.ie CC 1 Nijwa Trucks-Fila NWVG 34:48 (48.79kph) 2 Castlebar Cycling Club 36:56 […]
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Dunbar strong as team dominates U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Eddie Dunbar and his team mates in the centre of the velodrome after the finish of a brilliant Liège-Bastogne-Liège for them. He may not rank it as his best ever result, but Eddie Dunbar put in an excellent shift at the U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. He came in a much depleted peloton of 35 riders some […]
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McGlinchey best in Ireland; here’s how the top riders compare
Christopher McGlinchey’s consistent and prolific run has him ranked Ireland’s best rider so far this season (Photo: Stephen McMahon – Sportsfile) Exactly two months into the road racing season and Christopher McGlinchey sits atop Cycling Ireland’s A1 rankings. The ChainreactionCycles rider leads the way from David Watson (North Down CC) and Daire Feeley (iTap). […]
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