AI has over the past years been on the rise and it is everywhere from technology to sports and everything inbetween. ChatGPT is one of the most reputable tools and we have asked it plenty questions regarding the 2024 Tour de France; from who will win, to who will be the biggest surprise and opinion...

Full Results Day 2: Cycling Ireland Road Championships 2024Promoted by Newcastle West Cycling Club, Co. Limerick.U23 Womens Race Results Caoimhe OBrienAoife OBrienAbi ConwayElite Womens Race Results Fiona ManganGrace ReynoldsLara GillespieJunior Men ResultsThe post Full Results Day 2: Cycling Ireland Road Championships 2024 appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

The Tour de France will have as headliners Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel... But there will be plenty talent lurking in the shadows. One of the riders who has the most potential to surprise is Matteo Jorgenson of Team Visma | Lease a Bike.The American rider was s...

Carlos Rodrguez was on the verge of leaving INEOS Grenadiers last year but his performance at the Tour de France saw the team put in an extra effort to renew with him. Now, the Spaniard returns to the Tour as the main leader out of a strong lineup in pursuit of the podium.Second at the 2021 Tour d...

Fiona Mangan has emerged from the National Road Championships in her native Limerick as a double Irish champion after breaking the heart of Grace Reynolds in the final of the womens elite-U23 road race today. Reynolds (Brother UK-Orientation Marketing), a British-based rider who recently declared for Ireland, looked for a long time as if she []The post Mangan hunts down breakaway hero Reynolds for Irish title win | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Group highlights health and accessibility improvements greenway will bring.A group of residents have come together under the banner of Cabinteely Community Greenway to support the proposed Cabinteely Greenway project after a recent information event turned heated.The opposition to the urban greenway, which is mainly via Cabinteely Greenway and green areas between Cornelscourt and Cherrywood, includes opening up access points to the park into residential areas and fears around the loss of car parking.The behaviour of some attendees opposing the project at a recent meeting was described on social media as incredibly rude including interrupting and laughing at a consultant from the engineering firm designing the greenway while she made a presentation on the project.On its website, Dn Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council describes the Cabinteely Greenway as a new route which will focus on safety and convenience, connecting the communities in the area.It said: This route isnt just for getting from point A to B it can be a nature stroll or a safe, hassle-free school run with your kids. The new cycle paths will grant you an enjoyable bike ride, instead of the car journey and morning traffic.On the project page, the council said: The route will include features designed to boost your well-being and enhance your connection with nature. These features and designs will be co-created with the local community.Dn Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said it is committed to hearing everyones concerns, additional thoughts, questions or suggestions.Paul Murphy, a resident who is an acting spokesperson for the Cabinteely Community Greenway group, which has been formed by residents who support the project, said:Our community group emerged through a common interest, we are a variety of people who came together in support of a facility that is meaningful to us and has massive benefits for all of our members and the wider community. We didnt all know each other, but found each other through this common interest and I suppose our interest in the greenway was strong enough to pull us into this collaboration. We see the group as an opportunity to communicate effectively to the wider community in a positive forward looking manner.He said the new group is not set up directly to counter the opposition provided by a small but vocal subset in the area who oppose the project.As IrishCycle.com reported recently, groups opposing active travel and streetscape projects often claim to an overwhelming majority in an area, but often when such groups run or support election candidates centred on opposition to the project they gain little electoral success while councillors supporting the projects in a number of high-profile areas topped the poll at the recent local elections.Murphy continued: But we do see the opportunity to counter any negative communication and to express the benefits we can gain from having a greenway with safe access to a great number of facilities like cinema, shopping, dining, sports, schools and leisure its important also to note the advantages that the greenway can provide to wheelchair users and other mobility impaired users are immeasurable, giving ease of access to those amenities that many of us take for granted.He said the new group supporting the project is made up of nearly by residents who are a diverse bunch in how they commute. He said: Some in the group get their kids around by cycling and others bike for leisure. Some of our group dont even own bikes.Asked if the group is modeling themselves on project-focused community groups such as those who supported the Deansgrange Cycle Route or the Dun Laoghaire Living Streets, he said: On the question of whether we aim to model ourselves on other groups in the area, we are not experienced campaigners on the whole, we want to communicate positivity and concentrate on the advantages to the community. But we have sought advice from people with some experience so that we can reach the people that deserve to hear us. Groups in Deansgrange and Dun Laoghaire for the Cycleways and Living Streets projects have been very successful in their approach and maybe we can benefit from how they generated positive dialogue.He said that the council has provided a superb opportunity for the area and the connectivity across the county will be dynamic in how it changes the way we move around and interact with each other. The health benefits are obvious and the environment is a natural beneficiary of this kind of travel. The current situation in the area is not welcoming to cyclists or pedestrians, cars move too quickly, roads are too wide, vehicles are parked in sightlines and road surfaces are not viable for cyclists to navigate. These new plans are a real opportunity to protect users of passive mobility and invite new people in a holistic manner.Murphy added: Of course there will be people with different views thats healthy, as long as they are expressed with courtesy and respect for diversity. But as an informal group with a range of practical experience in active travel challenges including walking, cycling, support for disability etc. And who share a very positive perspective on this project, we just want to provide a collective voice for that viewpoint.The group said that it is actively seeking support, and that people can find Cabinteely Greenway at @CabinteelyG on X/Twitter.

After three seasons in the same team, Victor CampenaertsandArnaud De Liewill part their ways next year. While De Lie will stick with Lotto Dstny for next few years, his mentor Campenaerts is reportedly returning to Visma | Lease a Bike in 2025. As surprising as it may seem, the two have created a...

Patrick Casey(Team GRENKE-Auto Eder) may have already taken two National Road Championships in junior racing both TT bronzes but in Athea, Co Limerick, on Saturday morning the 18-year-old took the big one; road race gold. Casey had already marked himself out as one to watch; securing a place in GRENKE-Auto Eder the []The post Patrick Casey races from front to become Irish junior champion appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Thibau Nys' step up this year didn't exactly come out of nowhere. Those who followed the Belgian talent's story closely have seen glimpses of his full potential last year already, but it's only now he's slowly establishing himself as a feared stage hunter and a rider with great promise for (hilly) c...

Danish National championships time trial brought a first major controversy of this week. Bahrain's Johan Price-Pejtersen clocked the best time on the 41.3 kilometers-long course in Herning, however was later disqualified for briefly using a bikepath next to the main road. This according to race jury...