Seth Dunwoody (Bahrain Victorious) has followed in the footsteps of World Tour rider Ryan Mullen in taking victory today in France at the Chrono des Nations UCI-ranked TT. The teenager claimed the victory in the iconic late season event by a very comfortable margin some 11 years after Mullen, now riding with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, won []The post Dunwoody takes first Irish win for 11 years at Chrono des Nations appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Remco Evenepoel has ridden his third Il Lombardia this Saturday and rode to a strong second place only behind an unbeatable Tadej Pogacar. A 'personal victory' for the Belgian who almost lost his life here four years ago, and before crossing the finish line he made a tribute to his DS who was in the...

The cyclocross season could not have started in a more dramatic way. After a few years of internal tensions, Eli Iserbyt and Ryan Kamp almost had a brawl literally on the track of the first big CX race in Beringen this Saturday. We learn that although he has not been suspended, the UCI fined the Bel...

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Tadej Pogacar is at such a level in cycling currently that it feels impossible to escape him. Winning two monuments, two Grand Tours, the World Championships, over two dozen World Tour races in a single year... There are absolutely no doubts that the Slovenian is the best rider in the peloton curren...

The Tour of Guangxi will be the final World Tour event of the season; taking place between the 15th and 20th of October. The peloton will be in China for what is the final stage-race of the season, but one that will still be important to many. We take a look at it's profiles.There will be six stage...

Shane OBrien (Fermoy CC) and Emer Heverin (All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team) have won the U16 races at Verge Cross Clonmel. Both races were very closely run, with Heverin and Katie Turner (Orwell Wheelers) matching each other around the three-lap race at Powerstown Park Racecourse, Clonmel. Though Turner was able to hold Heverin, it was the []The post OBrien and Heverin best in close-run U16 races at Verge Cross Clonmel appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Greta Lawless, one of Irelands most exciting prospects off-road at present, has put in a great performance at the UCI-ranked Verge Cross Clonmel, seeing of the challenge of the British and French U23 and elite riders who got closest to her. Lawless (Team WORC), who has already represented Ireland at the junior Europeans and Worlds, []The post Greta Lawless (17) wins elite UCI-ranked Verge Cross Clonmel appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Lotte Kopecky, the two-time World Champion, capped off herincredible 2024 season with a thrilling victory at the Simac Ladies Tour. The28-year-old Belgian, riding for Team SD Worx-Protime, had to dig deep to beatSilke Smulders in the final meters of the race, with the help of a superblead-out fr...

A planned trial of taxis in bus lanes in Belfast will endanger people cycling and slow the citys buses, campaigners and politicians have said.Sustrans in Northern Ireland, a local branch of the UK charity which aims to promote active travel, said: This is really bad news for cycling as if it wasnt dangerous enough in #Belfast Bus lanes full title are bus and cycle lanes, they are sustainable transport corridors not meant for private cars such as taxis.Dublin Commuter Coalition, which describes itself as a community advocacy group dedicated to improving sustainable mobility across the Greater Dublin Region, joked on twitter that it was Crossing the border to shout nooooo, dont make the mistake we did like some sort of time traveller from a dystopian future.A trial to allow taxis to use bus lanes in Dublin started in 1984 after taxi drivers lobbied for the concession. It is understood that the decision has not been reviewed since then, although there have been growing calls to review the situation in recent years.Belfast-based Cllr Anthony Flynn (NI Green Party) said that the raises safety concerns for cyclists and issues with bus priority.While we understand the desire to reduce traffic pressure in Belfast city centre, which is exacerbated by the road works at Grand Central Station, this is not the way to solve the issue, he said.This plan also makes bus travel much less efficient and less reliable. Sinn Fein have been trying to pull this for years, and all it took was for their own poor planning and incompetence of DfI around the Grand Central Station redevelopment to push it through, he said.In the absence of a properly funded and developed cycle network, this plan raises safety concerns for cyclists, while providing little to relieve serious congestion, said Cllr Flynn. Bus lanes are designed to be used by cyclists too, in an attempt to create a sustainable transport element to our road service. They are not meant for any type of private car, including private hire taxis.Cllr Flynn said: We have been waiting for the Belfast cycle network delivery plan to be rolled out for four years and yet it is possible for a decision, which reduces sustainable transport to be pushed through with near immediate effect.He added: This is not the way to tackle traffic disruption and speaks to poor planning and an inherent failure to take the climate crisis seriously.IMAGE: An RTE clip from 1984 shows the taxi trial in action with a driver skimming by two people cycling.Infrastructure Minister John ODowd (SF) announced last week the pilot scheme, which will permit Class A and Class C taxis to use certain bus lanes in Belfast city centre while road works associated with Grand Central Station are carried out.His department said that to facilitate public realm works around the new station, a full road closure of Durham Street, from Grosvenor Road to Hope Street, will be in place for a period of up to 12 months, and that this has prompted a planned legal change.The Department of Infrastructure said: Following the completion of the necessary legislative processes, the Department aims to introduce an experimental scheme which would allow Class A and Class C taxis to use specified city centre bus lanes for the duration of the works. Further details on commencement of the pilot will be confirmed in due course.Minister ODowd said: In order to alleviate some of the disruption, and to support the taxi industry, I have asked my officials to urgently bring forward proposals which will permit Class A and Class C taxis to use certain bus lanes in the vicinity of the works.The taxi industry provides an important service within our community ensuring people, including the most vulnerable in society, have door to door access to work, education, socialising and medical appointments. Tourists to the city, including those arriving at the new station, are also regular users of taxis, he said.Minister ODowd added: My Department will be taking forward the necessary legislative arrangements as quickly as possible, and I will announce further details on the commencement of the pilot in the near future.A previous trial of taxes in bus lanes in Belfast was ended after a planned period.