Arguably the greatest cyclist of all-time, how Eddy Merckx would have fared against the stars of today is a question we'll never get a proper answer to. For the legendary Belgian himself however, racing in the more scientific structure of today's peloton would not be an appealing proposition.Hones...

Lige-Bastogne-Lige featured over 250 kilometers and 4000 meters of climbing. One of the few races that also features that this year are the World Championships; but Belgian national coach Sven Vanthourenhout doesn't believe this will give Tadej Pogacar an automatic edge over Mathieu van der Poel a...

A group of councillors has put forward a Section 140 Motion to re-run the public consultation for the Dublin City Centre Transport Plan because they claim that Disabled Persons Organisations have not been consulted sufficiently.The Transport Plan centres on giving more priority to public space, walking, cycling, and public transport. The publication has The plan is a Pathfinder project aimed at accelerating climate action in terms of cutting transport emissions. The move to delay the project comes as a new report from the UNs World Meteorological Organization and the European Unions climate agency, Copernicusm, warns that Europe is heating faster than other parts of the world with devastating health impacts.Provisional figures for the number of people entering Dublin City Centre at peak times in 2023 show that buses carried nearly 2,000 more people than pre-COVID, and Dublin Bus said that it is supporting the plan to allow buses to move more freely through the city centre.ALSO READ: Lets be honest: People can disagree with Dublins traffic plan, but anybody who didnt hear about it was living under a rock.The motion which is to be debated at a special council meeting this Monday at 6.16pm is signed by Cllr Damian OFarrell, Cllr Nial Ring, Cllr Christy Burke, Cllr John Lyons, Cllr Mannix Flynn, Cllr Noeleen Reilly, Cllr Patricia Roe, and Cllr Cieran Perry. All of them are independent councillors except Cllr Roe, who is in the Social Democrats.Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs) are groups led by people with disabilities, as opposed to some disability groups that are service providers. Under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), DPOs should be given special consideration in policy and other changes.The new motion proposes using Section 140 powers, which enables councillors to instruct council officials to carry out certain actions. The decision is compulsory for officials to follow, unlike the non-binding normal motions such as the one proposed at a recent council meeting.At Dublin City Councils April monthly council meeting, councillors agreed to ongoing consultation with disability groups as a compromise to a motion tabled by Cllr OFarrell, which had also aimed to defer the plan.Cllr OFarrell interrupted a senior council official and would not stop speaking when over his allocated time several times or when he interrupted and was asked to stop.His repeated interruptions, which became heated at times, led Lord Mayor Cllr Daithi De Roiste to remind him that there were 62 other councillors also waiting to speak, that he had been given extra time when he had no right to speak longer than other councillors, and that he would not shout down the chairperson.His motion followed representations from the Voice of Vision Impairment, which is a Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO). The Voice of Vision Impairment has a record of objecting to public realm and sustainable transport projects, including the pedestrianisationof New Street in Malahide. At the April meeting, Cllr Declan Meenagh (Labour), who is visually impaired, said that he and most others use public transport or taxis in the city centre. As an alternative to Cllr OFarrells motion, Cllr Meenagh suggested that the council agree that officials would meet with Disabled Persons Organisations within a month. Both councillors and a senior official agreed to this.The motion to be voted on at Mondays meeting states that the Council requests the CE [chief executive] to set about preparing for a new public consultation which is UNCRPD compliant. This will ensure the continued forward momentum of the draft Dublin City Transport Plan in line with legal and moral imperatives.The long and often legalist motion adds: This Council, having full regard to UNCRPD Article.29 (b) ii, (GC7. Paras 94(I),94(j) supports the view that Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs) should not be treated as add-ons or catch ups, but are, in fact, as recognised by the UNCRPD, indispensable for disability proofing our city. The benefits that close engagement with DPOs bring to our City far outweigh any short pause in the implementation of the transport plan and is also financially prudent in the long term. This view supports the letter and spirit of UNCRPD, and ensures compliance with the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended).At the April monthly council meeting, the councils law agent said that the UNCRPD is not prescriptive in how engagement is carried out and that consultation with DPOs is ongoing. Councillors agreed that this ongoing consultation would include a meeting within a month.

Profile. On the 22nd of September 2024 the peloton takes on the Time-Trial World Championships. The men's Elite event, it will see a very long and difficult time-trial where the rainbow stripes will be attributed.The course is 46 kilometers long, a long effort which will come close to an hour as it...

The 2024 Giro d'Italia will take place from the 4th to the 26th of May. The first Grand Tour of the season, the main goal of the season for many and one of the most spectacular and history-rich cycling races in the world. We take a look at it's profiles.The official presentation of the 2024 Giro d'...

It was an impressive image: Tadej Pogacar attacking on La Redoute in Liege-Bastogne-Liege as if he were a rocket. The Slovenian from UAE Team Emirates once again exhibited an impressive solo after that attack. He was super fast on La Redoute, although the Strava-KOM was not assigned to him. That hon...

Lotte Kopecky didn't quite manage to crack the top positions at the Ardennes classics and so the world champion made the logical choice and choose to enjoy some time off the bike to fully recover diving into the next part of the season.While her teammates will be in the heat of action at La Vuelta F...

Nairo Quintana signed with Movistar and hoped to return to the Giro d'Italia, where he's won in the past, to fight for the overall classification and possibly the pink jersey. However, this will not happen, following very complicated months riddled with mishaps.The plan is to hunt for stage victor...

Red Bull continues to work towards becoming a new title sponsor of BORA-hansgrohe and after buying major ownership shares of the German World Tour team, it seems like it is only a matter of time until the name Red Bull becomes a house name in the professional peloton.While most expected the Austrian...

The home Grand Tour lies ahead of Movistar Team ladies, starting this Sunday. La Vuelta Femenina offers a little bit for everyone, however the Spanish team might end up scrambling for whatever is left by teams with greater firepower such as SD Worx - Protime or Lidl-Trek.Returning from her winter in...