It's now two monuments from two for Alpecin-Deceuninck in 2024. After Jasper Philipsen's victory at Milano-Sanremo earlier in the season, Mathieu van der Poel triumphed on Easter Sunday at the Tour of Flanders.One of those riding in the service of the world champion on the day was Gianni Vermeersch...

A man in his 60s was knocked off his bicycle and killed in a collision involving a car driver close to Carlow town this morning at around 11.20am. The death toll on our roads in the first three months of 2024 has been the highest for a decade, reaching 53 deaths — well over a third of the full-year pre-Covid deaths in 2019 in just three months. It brings the number of deaths to three so far for the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend. The deaths this weekend include a 17-year-old pedestrian who was killed last night in a collision involving a car driver on the N17 in Mayo, which happened close to where three members of a family were killed in a collision involving the car they were travelling in and an oil truck last week, and, on Friday night, a passenger in her 30s was killed in a two-car collision in Tipperary. Regarding the collision outside Carlow town this morning, a spokesperson at the Garda Press Office said: “Gardaí and emergency services are currently attending the scene of a fatal road traffic collision at Knocknagee, Co Kildare, close to Carlow town, which occurred this morning, Sunday 31st March 2024, at approximately 11.20am. The collision involved a car and a bicycle.” “A male cyclist (aged in his 60’s) was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body has been removed to Naas General Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course,” the spokesperson said. Gardaí said that no other injuries were reported at the time and, as of shortly after 3pm, the road is closed for examination by Forensic Collision Investigators with local diversions in place. The spokesperson added: “Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them. Any road users or pedestrians who may have camera footage (including dash-cam), and who were travelling in the area of Knocknagee, Co. Kildare, today, Sunday 31st March 2024, between 10.30am and 11.30am, are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.” Witnesses or anybody with dashcam footage or any information is asked to contact Kildare Garda Station on 045 527730, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

Elisa Longo Borghini has taken a brilliant victory at the 2024 Tour of Flanders WE as Lidl-Trek showed the world how to stop Team SD Worx - Protime.After a brutal early crash saw the likes of Lizzie Deignan and Marlen Reusser leave the race bloodied, a breakaway began to build up an advantage.Once t...

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Although Mathieu van der Poel was a clear winner, the fight for the podium behind was an incredibly exciting and dramatic one at the 2024 Tour of Flanders. Luca Mozzato sensationally won the sprint for second and although Michael Matthews was close behind in third, the Australian has now been relega...

Itzulia Basque Country is one of the most explosive and exciting races of the year. The Basque race takes place from the 1st to the 6th of April and will feature many of the world's best climbers in a route full of climbs every single day. We take a look at the startlist. The final startlist feature...

The question pre-Tour of Flanders WE 2024 was how to stop Team SD Worx. For the answer, we must look to a very impressive performance by Lidl-Trek as the secured first and third through Elisa Longo Borghini and Shirin van Anrooij. "'The team supported me very well after my fall due to a flat tire,"...

Although Mathieu van der Poel was a clear winner, the fight for the podium behind was an incredibly exciting and dramatic one at the 2024 Tour of Flanders. Luca Mozzato sensationally won the sprint for second and although Michael Matthews was close behind in third, the Australian has now been relega...

With Wout van Aert absent, Team Visma | Lease a Bike were always going to be on the back foot at the Tour of Flanders. Despite bright showings from Matteo Jorgenson and Tiesj Benoot, there was no Visma riders in the top 10."This was a very tough edition of the Tour of Flanders," Benoot commented to...