Out of 17 graduees, 14 have already entered the professional peloton, with another four set to make the step up next year. Those are some pretty impressive numbers proving the quality of both; work and scouting at Visma | Lease a Bike's Development Team.Olav Kooij, Finn Fisher-Black and Van Dijke t...

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Starting this Monday, cycling fans can now buy one of the great jewels of cycling: the original bicycle with which Jan Ullrich managed to finish second in the 1998 Tour de France.An auction that beganthis Tuesday on the bicycle platform of second-hand Buycycle and which will last throughout the To...

The agony and the ecstasyLess the 40m from the finish line Dermot Radford was caught by the rampaging reduced bunch. Snatching victory from him was the Burren cc fast man Michael Gammell with Simon Ryan of Greenmount and Michael Storan of Westclare cc taking 3rd. The agony of his brave breakaway attempt was in still holding out for fourth place, the wooden spoon, a bitter pill after such an impressive attempt at repeating victory in the M&M memorial. In 5th place was Jarlath Hassett and rounding out the top 6 was Eoin Clifford of Dan MorriseyMichael Gammell1. Michael Gammell ( Michael Lynch Trophy A1/2 riders )2. Simon Ryan3. Mike Storan4. Dermot Radford5. Jarlath Hassett6. Eoin CliffordIn 8 place overall and taking the trophy for first A3/4 rider in memory of the great late Malachi Murray was Robin Boigs of West Clare CC Gabriella Fox Greenmount Putting on the PressureIn the Female race, Gabriella Fox of Greenmount Cc took a great victory ahead of the Westclare dynamic duo of Dierdre Hyness and Margie O Connor1. Gabriella Fox ( Melanie Lynch Trophy )2. Deirdre Hynes3. Margie o connorPrime 1 was taken by Kieth Walsh of Greenmount Cc during a superb breakaway attempt with Robin Boigs prime lap 5 they snapped up both primes before the merge happenedRadfords breakaway and storming attempt at victory will be a talking point for weeks toCome.Updates to follow but for now a big thank you toCommaisaires on the night Mr. Colleran & Mr. FinnNoel Marshall of Backballer.comIrish motor bike marshals, Clare civil defence, Sean Mcilroy lead car, Damien Roche com car, Neil Gilespie com car ( co race organiser ) Alan Dunlee broom/ rear carA huge thank you to the 20 marshals who gave up their time to support the race. Without you nothing is possible.A big mention must go to WestClare cycling club and Club Rorhaiochta Na sionnaine for all their support in coordinating the event.Thank you to Barry of IrishCyclingNews.com as always for his supportA big thank you to all the family members and friendsYours in sportStephan Teeing Lynch0879973313The post Michael Lynch Trophy & Melanie Lynch Trophy (M&M memorial) 2024 appeared first on IrishCyclingNews.com | Irish Cycling News | IrishCycling.

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Known for making bike parts for reality, microSHIFT just released a new, even more affordable version of their popular Sword Gravel Group. Meet Sword Black. Even though slapping the Black moniker on a product usually means that its more pricy, thats not the case here. The new Sword Black is meant to fill out microSHIFTs product line, reaching more riders and offering an even more attainable price point.(Photos/microSHIFT)Samsies as OG SwordSword Black offers a lot of the same features that the OG Sword has, including:Lower gear ranges than comparable road groups (211-38t, 111-46t)Dialed ergonomics that feel good on flared bars Easy to work on yourself. (microSHIFT has a full suite of YouTube videos on the matter) Heres Where Sword Black DiffersIt runs 9 speeds instead of 10 speedsThere is no clutchIt uses a square taper crankThe groupset is $126 cheaper at retail of $349 vs $474 (including crankset)Same Cable PullBoth Sword and Sword Black use the same cable pull ratio, making the rear derailleurs for each group cross-compatible geez, what a novel idea. Imagine if you already have the Sword Black group and wanted to upgrade to the Sword rear derailleur, you could do so without changing anything else. 1x & 2x Sword Black Group Scecs1x specifications2x specificationsmicroSHIFT calls both of the Sword Gravel groups modern components with an analog soul. I like it. Check out everything microSHIFT has to offer by hitting the link below. microShift.comThe post microSHIFT Launches Uber Affordable Sword Black Gravel Group appeared first on Bikerumor.

Cycling Weekly columnist, Emmie Harrison-West, is determined to prove that Lycra does not make you a cyclist