Stage 1 of the Volta ao Algarve was a bunch sprint and it featured a golden opportunity for all the fastest men in the peloton. The Soudal - Quick-Step leader Paul Magnier was the strongest on the opening day and is the first leader of the race. The stage, flat in nature, began with a breakaway of...

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A former Cycling Ireland officer, Garry Nugent (51), has been given a suspended sentence for his role in a controversial and illegal incident that saw false quotations being used to apply for Government grants. However, a court in Dublin has been told Nugent never stood to gain personally and that the grants applied []

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A city council official said the process of trialling traffic measures will be difficult because the new guidelines do not provide for pre-trial public consultation.The guidelines state that consultation is part of the trial process and should occur after people can see the trial operating on the ground, the citys Mobility committee was told last week.The lack of guidelines was previously criticised by residents who took a legal case against the Strand Road cycle path trial (an artists impression pictured above), and judgments in that case also criticised the national Government for not having put in place guidelines. The guidelines were introduced in 2023, years after the trial was to go ahead, but ahead of the council receiving the legal green light for the trial last year. A briefing on the guidelines provided by senior officials at the councils Mobility committee was a reminder, as a similar briefing was given to the committee when it was named the trainport committee in 2023. Back then, three councillors gave the guidelines a frosty response, but the committee members who spoke last week only welcomed them.The idea of trialling the Strand Road cycle route was raised by Cllr MichaelPidgeon(Green Party), Cllr Paddy Monahan (Social Democrats), and sectoral members Jason Cullen, chairperson of Dublin Commuters, a sustainable transport advocacy group, and Siobhn McNamara, a rep for the Dublin Cycling Campaign. Cllr Pidgeonasked if the guidelines for trial asked if there was going to be any sort of consultation before trial, or whether trials were to be sprung as a complete thing with no input in the two-week notice period. Cllr Monahan said that the guidelines were a four-page document that seems so dull but is so inspiring.Brendan OBrien, head of the traffic and transport section of Dublin City Council, repeatedly said that the guidelines are from the Department of Transport and that the council would have to follow them. Theyre not our guidelines. Theyre set out by the Department of Transport. And it is something were probably going to struggle with a bit because if you follow the guidelines, which are based on the experimental traffic orders in the UK, because the idea is that you dont do the long consultation, you dont do all that.What you do is you say heres the idea, heres where were putting in, we put it in on a temporary basis, and we collect the responses during that trial period with the intention that at the end of the trial, the trial can either be removed, amended, or it can be made permanent, he said.He said that not every scheme is suitable for a trial. He said that normally the council would only be trialling something if theres a high degree of uncertainty about it. He said that the briefing was to flag those items and he added: But its were not the ones that are not doing the consultation [ahead of trials].Claire French, senior executive engineer with Dublin City Council, said: The trial allows for collecting responses in different ways. So there are traditional ways, you know, online, postal and stuff like that, but it does allow for setting up forums with residents and businesses. So, there is an opportunity for feedback at that stage on a more local level.And when will we see it? Whenever I suppose a suitable project comes along, she said.Responding to a question on changes being made during a trial, French added: Our understanding is that we can make kind of minor changes during the trial, and if somethings not working, we can go in and adjust it.OBrien said that the active travel funding for Strand Road is an allocation which has been in place for the last four years not all allocations are spent in the year when they are first listed.I suppose this year, you know, with the judgment having been delivered [last year], part of what were doing is to both have a look at what were doing with our floor defence people and also to look and see whether there is the justification to move to a trial. Whatever there is, the rationale and if it would meet the requirements that we have, he said.He continued: And so, thats part of what the funding is for there. So, theres no decision to make, whether to do a trial or not to do a trial at the moment. But I suppose, what were pointing out is if there is a trial to be done, its the procedure that weve outlined the guidelines from the Ministry that will be used for that trial.

If you ride rim brakes, then you know that Cane Creeks eeBrakes are one of the best options on the market. What you may not know (or maybe you do) is that since 2017, Cane Creek has released two limited-edition versions of its eeBrakes each year. Offered in limited quantities, these special-edition drops feature unique color combinations that set them apart from standard options.The latest in Cane Creeks years-long parade of limited eeBrakes is the JPS edition, a black-and-gold brakeset the brand says is here to celebrate a shared love of cycling and motorsport. Theyre the same lightweight, high-quality eeBrakes that riders already know and love, but now available in a colorway that celebrates one of motorsports historic liveries.The eeBrakes JPS and the car that inspired the limited edition colorway.According to Cane Creek, The black and gold JPS livery that adorned the Team Lotus Formula 1 cars in the late 1970s and 1980s has easily become one of the most beloved liveries in the history of the sport. The Lotus 79 was the first modern ground effects car in F1 and was driven by Mario Andretti to the 1978 World Drivers Championship. Later, the black and gold would be piloted by the legendary Ayrton Senna to further victories.The Cane Creek eeBrakes JPS feature gloss black brake arms finished with gold hardware. This color combo is sure to pair well with other gold Cane Creek bits from the Chroma Studio for those building a custom rim-brake road bike. Its worth noting that Cane Creek produced only 150 sets of the limited eeBrakes JPS edition. They retail for $779.99. Head to the Cane Creek website to check them out or pick up a set before theyre gone.And for a trip down memory lane, be sure to check out past eeBrakes color combos, including El Fuego, El Diablo, Alchemist, El TD, Al Asesino, El Tornado, and El Rosado. canecreek.comThe post Cane Creek eeBrakes, Available Now in Limited JPS Edition Black and Gold appeared first on Bikerumor.

The 2026 Volta ao Algarve got underway with a sprinters' day in Tavira. In the final, Paul Magnier was fastest and secured his opening victory of the season as Jordi Meeus and Pavel Bittner completed the podium. Tomorrow, the Portuguese race continues with a stage up the Fia climb (8.8 km at 6.2%),...

BOYD Cycling has released an lighter version of its Jocassee Carbon Gravel Wheelset, now the Jocassee SL, thanks to upgraded carbon rims and new hubs.Coming in at just 1,145g, theyre still designed for rough courses where a deeper rim would ride too harshly. The rims are just 322g each, now made with Toray T1000 carbon fiber in high-stress areas. Boyd says theyre tested to withstand 120 joules of impact 3x the UCI safety requirement which they say makes it one of the strongest lightweight gravel rims on the market.The hookless tubuless rims are 25mm deep with a 26mm internal width, designed for 700c x 36-55mm wide gravel tires. Maximum tire pressure is 65 psi.The Jocassee SL gets Boyds Grade 54 ratchet hubs, which provide 6.6-degree engagement angles for quicker power transfer during those on-again-off-again rough sections. Inside are Enduro ABEC-5 bearings, and they use Center Lock disc brake mounts. Theyre handbuilt with Pillar Wing 20 spokes and use an offset rim bed and spoke drilling to balance spoke tension.MSRP is $2,000 USD, available now through BOYD Cyclings website and authorized dealers. Get it with your choice of Shimano HG, Microspline, SRAM XDR, Campagnolo & Campy N3W freehub bodies.BoydCycling.comThe post Boyd Jocassee SL Gravel Wheels Now Lighter, Tougher & Aero-ish appeared first on Bikerumor.

More than 1,100 organisations urge Congress to protect federal funding for bike and active transportation infrastructure