A flood of tributes have already poured in to “true inspiration” Nicolas Portal after his death, aged 40. The former pro and Team Ineos sports director was a hugely popular figured both inside and outside the peloton and the death has hit the cycling world hard. Riders from Team Ineos...
Four-time winner of Paris-Roubaix, Tom Boonen, has not ruled out a possible return to racing at the highest level when he was asked about it on Belgian radio, Sporza reports. Boonen, 39, was on Studio Brussel promoting his new TV series, Tom Cycle, shown on Belgian TV. But when presenter...
British Cycling performance director Stephen Park has signalled BC may shift focus away from the blue riband team pursuit in the light of the team’s track World Championships struggles. The men’s team pursuit squad did their best qualifying ride ever, but they still appeared off the pace finishing seventh in...
We can expect big things from Wout van Aert this year, particularly after seeing some of his Strava performances. The Belgian star has been out on Tenerife with his Jumbo-Visma team-mates, preparing for his road racing return this weekend. Van Aert looks like he’s flying, after he claimed two Strava...
Laura Kenny has said she’ll be glad to put the last month behind her after suffering two heavy crashes in race in Canada and at the World Championships today in Berlin. Kenny completed the ominium at the World Championships even though all hope of a medal had disappeared when she...
Warren Barguil has been disqualified from Paris-Nice 2020 after he drafted his team car following a crash on stage one. The race jury made the decision following the conclusion of the opening day of the French stage race, won by Bora-Hansgrohe’s Max Schachmann. The Arkéa-Samsic rider was also fined 200...
London based retailer Sigma Sports has released sales figures showing a jaw-dropping 977 per cent increase in the purchase of turbo trainers and static bikes, by UK customers. The year-on-year percentage increase is a comparison between the last seven days in 2020, and the same week in 2019. The premium...
Many people in the UK and around the world are facing the gloomy prospect of not being able to ride with their friends over the coming weeks. On Tuesday (March 16), the British government advised that we should avoid all “non-essential” travel, avoid gatherings and crowded places and work from...
Eyebrows have been raised by the world record breaking performance of the Danish team pursuit squad, with the quartet all aboard Argon 18’s Electron Pro track bikes. On Thursday, the four riders – Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg Madsen and Rasmus Pedersen – covered four kilometres in 3-44.672...
The 2020 UAE Tour has been abandoned over coronavirus fears, according to multiple sources. Riders and teams have both said that the final two stages of the Middle East WorldTour race will be called off. All riders racing in the United Arab Emirates will be tested for the virus, while...
A Danish technology company say they can now offer bike manufacturers a crankarm power meter for just $6. Sensitivus Gauge ApS, a Copenhagen-based bike tech company, claims it can provide all the tools needed for bike builders to add power meter technology to cranksets for a very small cost. The...
Milan – San Remo, Tirreno-Adriatico and the Giro d’Italia are all under threat of cancellation following the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, according to race organisers. So far three people have died and the number of cases of the virus in the country has passed 150, with Italian authorities imposing fines...
Coronavirus continues to cause chaos in the cycling world as the E3 BinckBank Classic and Ghent-Wevelgem are the latest races to be cancelled. Authorities in Flanders have announced that all sporting events in the region will be suspended until the end of March because of the spread of Covid-19, including...
The 2020 edition of Paris-Roubaix has officially been postponed. Organisers have also confirmed that Flèche Wallone and Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de Yorkshire have also been cancelled. Iconic cobbled Monument Paris-Roubaix will not be held in its usual April slot because of the spread of coronavirus, the race organiser has...
The Australian team have finally unveiled their striking track bikes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After the British squad revealed their revolutionary new machines late last year, their major rivals Australia have released photos of their Argon 18 bikes, complete with Zipp components. The 2020 Electron Pro bikes have been...
Coronavirus has already had a huge impact on the professional cycling calendar, with the UCI cancelling all international events and dozens of races being abandoned or postponed. While the pro peloton is particularly susceptible to global events and Spain has been cracking down on people cycling outside, the uncertainty caused...
Bike shop chain Cycle Republic and the Boardman Performance Centre face closure, parent company Halfords has announced. Halfords revealed on Monday morning (March 16) that it plans to close its high street cycle shops and the Boardman cycling facility in Evesham, in order to free up money and focus on...
The UCI has suspended all events and classification on their international calendar across all disciplines until at least April 3. The suspension of classifications is intended to preserve “sporting equity for all athletes” and will be backdated to March 3. Road, track and para-cycling track qualification for the Tokyo Olympics...
The first three stages of the 2020 Giro d’Italia set to take place in Budapest, Hungary, have been cancelled. A Hungarian politician in charge of cycling called Révész Máriusz announced the news in a Facebook post, saying the Hungarian organising committee took the decision on the morning of March 12,...
British Cycling has told the government to officially recommend cycling to the public during the coronavirus outbreak. While the government has advised that people take precautions to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, including avoiding non-essential social contact and travel, there has been no specific guideline issued on whether people...
A group of experts have called on the UK government to support people cycling outside during the coronavirus pandemic. The current advice from authorities is for UK residents to avoid “non-essential” travel and contact with others, but there is no official lockdown like in Spain and Italy. Some have suggested...
Nicolas Portal has died of a heart attack aged 40. The Ineos sports director passed away suddenly at his home in Andorra on the afternoon of Tuesday March 3, according to a statement released by the team. The full statement reads: “It is with the greatest sadness that we announce...
Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis will take over as team manager at NTT Pro Cycling. NTT Pro Cycling, formerly Dimension Data, have announced that Danish company Virtu Cycling will acquire a minority share of the team to improve the squad and continue to promote the Qhubeka Charity. Virtu, which...
If 2020 is anything like 2019, cycling tech fans are going to be in for an absolute treat. The last year has brought us lightweight e-bikes, new cycling computers, sophisticated cycling shoes and so much more. So, we’ve gazed into our crystal ball for the next year, and here’s what...
While most people look towards the blossoming Ineos vs Jumbo-Visma rivalry to spice up the 2020 Grand Tours, there is one man in particular who is looking to make it a three-way battle for supremacy. Rod Ellingworth will be team principal at Bahrain-McLaren for the first time in 2020, and...
Zwift Academy Winners: How Virtual Racing Launched Pro Cycling Careers The Zwift Academy has revolutionized cycling by turning virtual racing into real-world opportunities. Since its launch in 2016, this innovative program has helped amateur riders earn professional contracts, proving that talent can be discovered anywhere—even from a living room. This blog explores the success stories...
In the past few years, indoor cycling has been completely transformed – from a means to an end that was only mildly more preferable to watching paint dry, to an entertaining form of exercise and a racing genre in its own right. Like any emerging trend, this has resulted in...
Vicenzo Nibali wins stage 19 of the 2016 Giro d’Italia (Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images) It’s impossible to talk about Astana without mentioning doping, especially while Alexander Vinokourov continues to be their general manager – the man who, incidentally, earned the team their first major win of...
Jumbo-Visma will adopt the Movistar approach in the 2020 Tour de France, taking three leaders in Tom Dumoulin, Primož Roglič and Steven Kruijswijk. Their star sprinter Dylan Groenewegen will miss the Tour next year, as the Dutch outfit focuses all attention on the yellow jersey. Jubmo-Visma has transitioned into one...
If you’re starting out on your cycling journey, or looking for a commuter to splash through the winter miles, then you probably don’t want to spend a fortune. The good news is, the best cheap road bikes can offer you miles of smiles without costing the earth. If there’s one...
