Primo Rogli goes on the offensive before defending champion Sepp Kuss sets up the win for his teammate

Marc Soler was one of the main protagonists of the thrilling finale to the seventh stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. The UAE Team Emirates rider attacked on the descent of the Alto del 14%, the only categorized climb of the day, but was caught only 3.5km from the finish line.After crossing the fini...

The long-awaited Dublin City Centre Transport Plan will start to become a reality this Sunday with the rollout of bus gates at OConnell Bridge stopping through traffic on the quays.Bus gates are often not physical barriers but a series of restrictions on which way motorists can move, for example, at College Green. In this case, the bus gates will be made up of restrictions on driving straight ahead.From Sunday, motorists will no longer be able to drive straight from Bachelors Walk to Eden Quay or from Burgh Quay to Aston Quay. The existing ban on motorists turning from the north quays into OConnell Bridge southbound will also remain in place. If motorists are driving through the area, diverting earlier or using other means of transport is highly recommended.Motorists seeking local access via Bachelors Walk must turn left onto OConnell Street. While those on Burgh Quay will have the choice of turning left into DOlier Street or right onto OConnell Bridge.The bus priority measures are planned for the busiest areas for buses in the city, and where private cars carry only around 2% of the people in the area. Dublin City Council said that traffic surveys found that 60% of the car traffic is through traffic that does not stop in the core city centre.(article continues below) As this website reported earlier this month, the bus gates on Dublin quays are set to start with minimal changes to the road layouts besides telling motorists to divert. Some moves to delay the plan were made, mainly by businesses linked to car parks. However, the leaders of political groupings on the council, representing a large majority of Dublin City councillors, expressed the view that the transport plan should go ahead; this followed a majority of councillors twice blocking attempts to delay the plan.The plan also gained 80% public support at its public consultation stage, which was comprehensively covered in the media across online, in print, and on-air formats.In a press release issued by Dublin City Council this afternoon, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr James Geoghegan, said: From Sunday, general traffic will not be able to go straight from Bachelors Walk towards Eden Quay on the north quays between 7am and 7pm. Similarly, on the south quays private motor vehicles wont be able to go straight from Burgh Quay towards Aston Quay.The council said that a working group chaired by the Lord Mayor of Dublin is being put together to monitor the impact of the changes included in the transport plan and the first meeting of that group will take place in September.The council said that it has contacted navigation providers such as Google Maps to ensure that the changes are in their systems by Sunday.Cllr Geoghegan said: Whats really important at the beginning of these changes is for people to plan their journeys. Traffic and transport officials in Dublin City Council have been in touch with Sat Nav providers and Google Maps to ensure that they are up to date and ready to go for the start of the plan on Sunday.He added: We will have people on the ground from the beginning of these changes on Sunday monitoring the impact of the changes and responding where necessary There are no changes to disabled bays, loading bays or taxi ranks. The vast majority of routes to hospitals will remain the same, as will the majority of routes to city centre car parks. Access for residents will be maintained although there may be a different route to or from the area.The council said that live traffic updates will be available between 7- 10am and 4 7pm on 103.2fm.

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After a heroic breakaway effort on stage 6, Ben O'Connor is in a commanding position in the general classification at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana. On his first stage in the Red Jersey however, the Australian did suffer a small loss to nearest rival Primoz Roglic.Only six seconds, thanks to the Slovenia...

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CyclistMy dreams are bigger now: Sarah Gigante Q&AYou moved to AG Insurance-Soudal this season after terminating your contract with Movistar through mutual consent. How are you settling in, and how are the vibes?Its amazing, I dont feel new at all. Actually, I havent felt new from maybe day three. Its been fantastic. I feel so welcomed and part of the team. Were all in it together and we also have a lot of fun on and off the bike.You had success early on too with your success at the Tour Down Under. Winning at home must have been emotional?I dont think Ill ever forget that day. Not just the result itself but everything around the race, coming back having changed teams, it was so much. I just really, really wanted to prove to others, but mainly to myself, that I could be back. It meant so much to me and it was a lovely way to start with my new team. I always smile pretty hard when I think of that day. It was definitely my best moment on the bike.What have you been learning this season with AG Insurance-Soudal?A few things. Id say I still struggle a lot with positioning but I have realised how much easier it is when you ride as a team, or even just having one teammate shepherding you through the peloton. It really makes a big difference and they look after me. I mean, I do take a lot of work, but when they do look after me, I can see how much of a difference it makes riding together.Another thing would the scientific side, especially with nutrition. Knowing just how much we had to eat during the Tour de France Femmes and it being seen so positively was cool. If we have any questions with anything, they always have their answers and the research behind it. I really like how theyre so evidence based.How do you see yourself as a rider?I like it when the racing is really hard physically. Im not the fastest sprinter at all, but I guess my power output doesnt really change whether Ive been riding for five minutes or five days. Im just the same, a bit of a diesel. When the racing is really hard and the peloton is strung out, or theres no longer a peloton, thats when I can come into my own. Especially when its uphill, thats even better. I feel like one day I need to do Unbound or something because I can motor on for ages.A.S.O./Thomas MaheuxThis year marks your debut Tour de France Femmes. What were the emotions like when you realised you were going to go?It something Id been dreaming of since, well not decades, because I didnt know about the womens Tour de France back when it did formerly exist, and then it didnt exist. I have been dreaming of it, though, since 2021 and it was awesome those first and second years that I saw my teammates absolutely dominating. Annemiek [van Vleuten] was smashing the GC and they took a couple of stage wins and fought hard the next year. It was definitely something I wanted to be part of.Then to hear this year that I could go, that was really special. I dont think it was until I got to Rotterdam though and saw the crowd before Stage 1 that I realised just how big it was. Or maybe the media day the day before, when there were loads of different media channels interviewing the riders in so many different languages. When I stood on the stage before Stage 1 and looked out at a whole sea of faces, I was like, wow, this is cool.There were little things throughout the race that made me smile too, even when I was suffering, On Stage 6, these guys were standing on the roadside with chainsaws. And I was like, oh yeah, Im in the Tour de France Femmes. Seeing kids on the side of the road too was nice, to think that we might be inspiring the next generation. But not only little girls, there were boys too, I loved that.You constantly kept improving in terms of your stage finish position. Are you the kind of person that rides into a race, or do you find yourself in the zone from Stage 1?I did see that! I think I was the only rider in the whole race who had a better placing on each stage. That was a bit of random trivia but yeah, like I said I have good fatigue resistance because Im a diesel, so that does help. I think most of that too was down to the course design. It was very backended and each stage was harder than the day before. The harder the stage, the better for me.Where does being a diesel come from, do you enjoy punishing yourself?Ive always been like that. Ive never been a very good sprinter so Ive always had to beat my rivals with an attack and going solo.One of your most impressive performances came on the final day, especially on the Col du Glandon. What was it like being in the leading group at a pivotal moment when you can see riders like Kasia Niewiadoma in the yellow jersey?It was an awesome feeling, especially because it was the first time Ive raced up a mountain in Europe where things were going right! Something went wrong at La Vuelta Femenina and Im pretty sure I had broken ribs. I never got the X-ray, but either way I couldnt breathe in properly. Every tiny bump hurt and I couldnt get out of the saddle. I came into the race feeling in awesome form but then didnt do well after the crash and I was really disappointed.At the VoltaaCatalunya, I had another chance to race up a mountain but I got a fever and had to pull out. Both times I tried to race, wasnt 100% and then I ended up thinking, oh God, these other women are so much stronger than me. So this time, I got to go up a mountain when feeling awesome.It was really cool to see that I can be up there at the pointy end uphill. I just have to keep working on the rest. But it was nice to think that when everythings going well and my team puts me in a great position and Im feeling healthy, then I can climb with the best.Who would you say are those teammates that you rely on most, not just at the Tour de France Femmes, to help you with positioning?All my teammates have been awesome this year, especially at the Tour Down Under and the Vuelta, but maybe a shout out to Julie Van der Velde. Shes super-strong and shes saved me a lot of times this season by either waiting for me, or well go around the outside together and shell be the one taking the wind to bring me to the front. Everyone can see I have a long way to go but I do feel like Im improving thanks to every single one of my teammates.You said after the Tour de France Femmes that now your dreams are even bigger. Its hard asking someone this immediately after theyve just done something brilliant, but what is next for you in the future?I do feel like my dreams are bigger now, because I have more confidence in how I can climb. I knew I was good at Willunga but everyone always says, oh its Australia and its January. I mean, I kind of thought of that too. So to come to the Tour de France Femmes in August, at that point you have to think, okay, like everyone is pretty much peaking. If I can climb with the best or close to the best, then thats pretty exciting.One of my goals is to improve my confidence and technique so that they are closer to the level of my engine, and then Im really excited to see what I can do one day. But for now, just keep learning and dont put too much pressure on myself. I already put enough pressure on myself. Just enjoy the steps along the way. Its the same with the seventh place at the Tour. Of course, part of me is annoyed with myself for getting dropped on the descent or wasting energy with poor positioning. Im sure I could do better, just from a physical point of view, but then also right now, thats where I am. So Im proud of the result, even if it could be better.What is something about yourself that people might not know?I love coaching because Im a real numbers person and I love seeing other people improve and trying to help them. I love learning languages too. Maybe a fun fact is that I didnt lose my Duolingo streak for Spanish during the Tour de France Femmes! I almost did, I had to use the streak freezes on the travel day and the day before the race. But I made it.Duolingo streaks are tough. Thats interesting though, how long have you been coaching?I started in December. I graduated university then, and after graduating, I found I still missed university and so I did a coaching course online. I absolutely loved it. It was one you could pace yourself with, but I did it quickly because I couldnt wait to learn what came next. I just always love following my heart.The post My dreams are bigger now: Sarah Gigante Q&A appeared first on Cyclist.

Enric Mas did not speak after the sixth stage of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, in which he lost his podium position and saw Ben O'Connor launch nearly five minutes into the lead of the race. Speaking after stage 7 however, the Movistar Team leader gave a brutal assessment and admitted that what happened...

Riders of the 2024 Silk Road Mountain Race are over six days into the 1,938-kilometer route, and the fastest riders should be finishing any time now. Event photographer Stephen Shelesky has been working tirelessly to capture all the action and put together a mid-race update complete with a stunning selection of photos from the race so far...The post 2024 Silk Road Mountain Bike Race: Mid-Race Update appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.