Urska Zigarts heavy crash at the Tour de Suisse Women has pushed rider safety back to the centre of cyclings agenda, with CPA Women calling for a substantial review of the current SafeR operating model. Zigart crashed in the final kilometre of stage 2 in Locarno and was later diagnosed with a frac...

Florian Lipowitz completed Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohes Tour of Slovenia domination in the strongest possible way, attacking on the final climb of the race before soloing to stage 5 victory and sealing the overall title in Novo mesto. The German had taken control of the race on the queen stage, whe...

Wout van Aert is back on the bike less than a week after undergoing surgery on the infected elbow that forced him out of the 2026 Tour de France. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike rider completed a 67.6km charity group ride at an average speed of 30.6kph, sharing the update on Strava with a short but te...

Garda are seeking witnesses or footage of a serious single-vehicle collision where a passenger on what is described as an e-bike in Portlaoise, Co Laois, last night at around 11am.A Garda Press Office spokesperson said: Shortly after 11pm, emergency services and Garda attended the scene of a serious collision involving an e-bike on the N80, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise. A male passenger in his early teens sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital.The child is currently receiving treatment at CHI Temple Street, where his condition is understood to be critical.Its unclear at this point whether the vehicle involved was an electric bicycle, moped, or motorcycle. The driver, an adult male in his late teens, received medical assessment at the scene. Its understood no other vehicle was involved. The scene has been examined by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, and the road has since reopened, the spokesperson said. The spokesperson added: Garda are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward. Road users who were travelling on the Stradbally Road in Portlaoise, from St Peter & Pauls Cemetery to St Fintans Hospital, between 11:00pm and 11:30pm and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam), are asked to make this footage available to Garda.Anyone with information or footage is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on (057) 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.E-bike is the term used by the Department of Transport and other State bodies to describe a bicycle which is a pedal-assisted electric bike.Pedal-assistedmeans the electric motor stops providing power when you stop pedalling. Given that the rider was described as a driver rather than a cyclist, IrishCycle.com asked the Garda Press Office if they could confirm if the vehicle involved was an electric bicycle, moped, or motorcycle. Garda said that it will be fully examined as part of this investigation.

Tom Pidcock needed proof that a disrupted Tour de France build-up had not taken the edge off his climbing form. At the Andorra MoraBanc Classica, he delivered it with his arms in the air on Coll de la Botella. The British rider won the second edition of the Andorran one-day race after surviving a la...

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