In the first Giro d'Italia of his career, the 22-year-old Antonio Tiberi made Italian cycling fans dream with his impressive and consistent performances, taking 5th place in the general classification and securing the White Jersey for Best Young Rider.Its impossible to describe this feeling, ref...

Bike share provider Moby is partnering with taxi app Freenow and expanding the number of its bicycles available in Dublin from 500 to 1,500.The service costs 1 to unlock for the first three minutes and after that costs 0.15 per minute for an e-bike and 0.02 for a manual bike. The bicycles are available today under a new 2-wheels option in the Freenow app.Freenow which also offers bicycle taxis via its app hinted at offering scooters within months after the devices were made legal to use under certain requirements.The taxi app company said that the move to offer Moby bikes on its app mirrors the multi-modal progress it has made in other markets, such as the UK, France, Spain and Germany where passengers are offered options for e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and car sharing.Moby also operates on-street bike share schemes in Dublin, Athlone, Mullingar, Ashbourne and Tullamore and recently launched a corporate bike share scheme for Dublin Airport and already offers such for Eastpoint Business Park and Sport Ireland.The company said it currently has 500 bikes in Dublin alone and it is in the process of expanding that to 1,500 bikes.Charlie Gleeson, general manager of Freenow Ireland, said: We are delighted to partner with Moby to integrate a new bike service to the Freenow app The Irish governments ambitious target to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in the transport sector by 2030 sets a clear focus for the sector before the turn of the decade. At Freenow, we are committed to supporting the taxi industrys progression towards these targets by continuing to onboard more EV drivers and expand our green EV taxi fleet alongside increased micro-mobility solutions, such as the Moby integration.He noted that new regulations allow for m e-scooters on Irish roads and that the company has wider plans to integrate additional mobility options into the their app in the coming months.Akash Kajal, operations manager of Moby said: We are thrilled to collaborate with Freenow to enhance mobility choices for Dublin transport users, making it even easier to rent and ride a bike for more people.He added: By integrating seamless Moby bike rentals directly into the Freenow app and leveraging Dublin City Councils commendable efforts in expanding bike lanes citywide, we truly believe that multi-modal transportation can empower consumers with more efficient, sustainable, and healthier travel options throughout Dublin.

The talented 23-year-old Frenchman of Alpecin-Deceuninck, Axel Laurance secured himself the first general classification win of his professional career on Sunday, holding on in a dramatic final stage to take overall victory at the Tour of Norway."It was a really hard day, really short but as expecte...

After Tadej Pogacar's dominant general classification triumph at the 2024 Giro d'Italia, it hasn't taken long for attention to turn to the upcoming Tour de France, where the UAE Team Emirates leader hopes to become the first man since Marco Pantani to complete a Giro/Tour double.One man who has had...

Having come into the 2024 Giro d'Italia high on confidence and buoyed by positive results at the Tour of the Alps and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, expectations were lofty for Romain Bardet. Although he secured another Grand Tour top-10, theTeam DSM-Firmenich PostNL wasn't totally content with his performa...

Was there a winning moment? Often this can mean a breakthrough, a coup. Not this time. Tadej Pogaar was never in trouble even if Jhonathan Narvez and Max Schachmann got the better of him on the opening stage.The next day to Oropa would define the three weeks. Pogaar crashed at the foot of the climb, recovered and rode past the field. Once Rafa Majka pulled over Pogaar launched and he was away. Anyone who tried to follow paid, in this case Ben OConnor got his wings burnt while Daniel Martinez and Geraint Thomas came in second and third half a minute down.The chart shows the general classification of the final six riders relative to Pogaar. He was never in trouble, the lines of all his rivals bend away, notably on Stage 7s Perugia time trial, Stage 15 to Livigno and Stage 20 over Monte Grappa. For all the domination by Pogaar and the biggest winning margin in a grand tour this century, his was the story of addition rather than audacity. He never needed a Cuneo-Pinerolo or a Pau-Mourenx because he just kept building his lead.Ideally there would have been a revolt among the beaten but who wanted to turn the tables, and who could? While Pogaars pink passeggiata continued the lack of movement between the other contenders, their lines above are almost parallel. Just a small crossing between Thomas and Martinez after the Lake Garda TT. You can also see just how the opening weekend left Tiberi and Arensman adrift.At times it was like reading two books on the go. One a colourful manga where Pink Pogi does as he pleases, tufts poking out of his helmet like a Slovenian Sakamuchi. The other an allegory of Dantes Inferno where characters are confronted with forces more powerful than themselves and struggle on. The side steps of the podium are hardly the first circle of hell but to reach them was often a tale of stoicism.Pogaar was never in trouble, at one point the greatest threat to his spell in pink were the commissaires and the brief unexplained storm-in-an-espresso-cup confusion over the colour of his shorts. He also seemed bored in the early post-stage interviews but with time, when these things normally get more boring, the cherubic charm returned.The sprints ended as a duopoly thanks to Tim Merliers win in Rome, he and Jonathan Milan each finished with three stages. The contest was lively thanks to the variety of finishes, particular in the opening week where late climbs added spice. Just as many cobbled classics are merging into one type of event, theres a hypothesis the grand tours are coalescing around the same model too, a Vuelta-fication where we see fewer sprints and if they have to happen then the local topography is exploited as best can be.Milan took the ciclamino points competition for the second year in a row but as a changed rider and now hot property. Milan looks like one of the most exciting sprinters with his beefy style and ability to go long. Merlier clears the Alps in a grand tour for the first time so satisfaction for both but neither are due to ride the Tour de France so a sprint royale is a while away. Just as the GC battle had absentees so did the sprints with Olav Kooij, Biniam Girmay and Fabio Jakobsen among the exits, with Kooij a winner before leaving.Six stages for Pogaar, three each for Milan and Merlier meant little left for all the rest. Several times we saw the breakaway in with a chance only to come up short, notably when teams that had missed the move rode it down only to be unable to win once theyd brought things back. It wasnt just Movistar and DSM Firmenich mid-race. Benjamin Thomass crafty win in Lucca happened thanks to Alpecin-Deceuninck rinsing the sprint trains, and themselves, in the Cinque Terre hills to give the break a better chance.The other breakaway wins often ended a good days sport. Andrea Vendrame and Julian Alaphilippe both found winning ways again, but as a different version of themselves by going long-range. Pelayo Sanchez, Valentin Paret-Peintre and Georg Steinhauser all took breakthrough wins, and Sanchez getting the better of Alaphilippe in Rapolano takes on a new light after the Spaniards other placings in the third week.Filippo Gannas stage win was a big moment for him, a homecoming for someone often ejected from the hot seat. In the mix for other stages too he was useful for Ineos who were arguably the strongest team in the race but Arensmans opening weekend quickly left them with a one-pronged attack. They still seem like a team happier with defence than offence.Another home success came with Antionio Tiberi, hes become a man of three weeks as team manager Enrico Gasparotto said. Crucially hes written new headlines to displace the old ones and hes cut a confident figure on TV with his baritone voice. Economically Italian cycling is in the doldrums without a major team but on the road things are looking up, theres Milan for the sprints and Tiberi will be watching over his shoulder as Giulio Pellizzari is coming up fast.The Stelvio could not be raced and the Umbrail replacement did not happen either. After Aosta last year, Livigno witnessed an unspoken rider strike, literally as riders sat in team cars while the mayor of Livigno stood in the rain and nobody can forward to explain. It left onlookers trying to piece together what happened. The incident is already part-forgotten but probably should not be because it will happen again if the extreme weather meetings are not an exchange but a dialogue among the deaf.However this years weather was a vast improvement on the morose conditions last year, the sun shone for plenty of the race making it often joyful and bright.The VerdictThere are differing views on how entertaining it all is to see the pre-race pick saunter off with the win, and thats fine as enjoyment isnt a matter of compulsion or prescription. Pogaar certainly put on a show. He did not have his team ride down rivals so he could snipe wins, he made moves from far out and UAE were valiant but not intimidating. The sprint stages and breakaways provided plenty of sport.Legendary bike races often feature a contest that boils down to a duel but Pogaar was unrivalled. Alone in front, never troubled by others in the race, he was getting compared to Coppi, Merckx and Hinault rather than his peers. He is out to write his own story.If we lament the lack of a contest during the last three weeks the solution is a little patience. In a months time well be back in Italy for the Tour de France. Winning the Giro gives Pogaar a psychological head start but also a physiological challenge. If things go well he will line up with Jonas Vingegaard, Primo Rogli, Remco Evenepoel and others and aiming to do the double while they all have their ambitions too. Well see if he has bitten off more than he can chew.The post The Moment The Giro Was Won first appeared on The Inner Ring.

Whilst for Team Visma | Lease a Bike, most of the headlines surrounding their 2024 Tour of Norway performance were about the return to racing of Wout van Aert following his spring-ending crash at Dwars door Vlaanderen earlier this year, Bart Lemmen quietly impressed throughout.In the end, it was a...

By Shane Stokes Second overall in what is the closest-ever Rs Tailteann, Conn McDunphy will likely reflect on the race for quite some time afterwards. The fish that gets away is always the biggest one, he said philosophically after the final stage in Bective, a day when he was ultimately unable to gain time on []The post McDunphy on crucial Rs Sneem stage: Maybe I should have ridden in the last 3k appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Tom Pidcock continued to prove his multi-discipline prowess over the weekend as he securedan incredible fourth successiveWorld Cup XCO victoryNove Mesto. Clearly not fully content with the efforts he'd needed to win however, the Brit continued his ride afterwards.After flying back from the Czech...