Sidi are an Italian company renowned for making some of the best performance shoes in the industry. These Eagle 6 ones are no exception with an excellent stiff carbon fibre sole and comfortable fit, perhaps the most comfortable shoe we have ridden yet.

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More information is coming in regarding the 2009 edition of the Tour of Ireland concerning both routes and teams.

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It seems this is the year to break your collarbone.  American Columbia rider George Hincapie broke his collarbone on stage 17 of the Tour, July 22nd.

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Lance Armstrong has just announced the formation of a new American Pro-Tour team for 2010 under the sponsorship of American chain Radioshack.

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Well it’s all over for another year.  After 3,459.5 kilometres the yellow jersey rests on the shoulders of Spaniard Alberto Contador with the most impressive winning margins since 2005.

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Cannondale have always been at the high end of the sport with quality products which reflect the companies heritage.  Of late they have not been as visible on the World Cup circuit as normal but with multiple World Cup victories under their belts and the World Male Marathon Championship for 2008, they know how to [...]

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One for the girls (or what ever you are into) this is a skirt and a cycling short combined.

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Rachel is off to have her shoulder operation, Dan is recovering from breaking his scapula but still rides the Fort William 4 Cross World Cup and Gee, well he is racing DH in Fort Bill.

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Park tools make some of the best tools on the market so when they make a bike cleaning set you know it will cover all bases.  With 4 brushes included its a comprehensive set.

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For 2010 Austrian company KTM have completely re-designed their downhill bikes the Aphex and the Tribute.

The frame has two travel settings yielding 200-230mm travel on the rear wheel equating to 440-600mm movement to the rear wheel.  The wheelbase is also adjustable with three settings (440/450/460mm) allowing riders to extend or reduce the amount of trail [...]

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These nifty grips from Lizard Skins are perfect for cross country riding with a nice low profile grip and comfy lined pattern.

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Round 1 of the new KCapital Challenge takes place this Sunday at Killruddery.

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On Saturday Irish XC racers descended on Dunmore mountain in County Down for the 2009 Championships.  The course was short but steep with savage climbs which quickly spread out the large field.

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In a dominating performance Spaniard Alberto Contador again distanced the peloton in a fantastic ride up to the Swiss town of Verbier on Stage 15 of the Tour de France today.  

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The Tour of Ireland event organisers have finalised route details for this year’s race. The three day race, in association with Fáilte Ireland, takes place on 21st to 23rd August with seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong (Astana) and eight time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia-HTC) already confirmed [...]

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Today saw a large breakaway group succeed to the line with George Hincapie the unluckiest rider, missing out on yellow by a lousy five seconds.  The stage was won by Ivanov of Team Katusha with Ireland’s Nicolas Roche an impressive second.

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Key Astana lieutenant and possible podium finisher Levi Leipheimer is out of the Tour de France with a broken wrist it was announced this morning.

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Ever wonder what a Tour rider consumes on the bike in a day?  Dr Allen Lim is the team nutritionist for Garmin-Slipstream and here he takes us through what Christian VandeVelde, Bradley Wiggins and co eat during a stage.

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After a heavy training ride or race one of the first things you need to do is replace some of the lost energy in your system.  This not only allows you to help build muscle but it also speeds up your recovery and helps you to get the most from the ride.  With that in [...]

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This has been a constant companion for the past few months with just about every tool you could need on the trail.

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At the stage finish today in Saint-Fargeau it was Manx man Mark Cavendish who dominated yet again easily winning the sprint finish.

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KTM have just announced a new electronic bike design to their range.  It is available as both a treking bike and unusually, a mountain bike.

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Following a neutralised stage (by the majority of the riders) on Bastille day today, Mark Cavendish won a bunch sprint with green jersey holder Thor Hushovd following behind for second place.

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The Irish Mountain bike Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Dromara Cycling Club at Dunmore Mountain near Spa, Ballynahinch on Saturday 18 July 2009.

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Sunday saw the last round of the NPS organised by EPIC at Djouce Woods.  Technical and full of singletrack the course was a real mountain bikers course.  Credit is well deserved to EPIC for a well organised event with proper timing, food, commentary and plenty of new singletrack for what must be a contender for [...]

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Gael Force Cycle West is a new 24 hour race to be held in Westport over the weekend of the 19th/20th of September.  24 hour racing has been a huge success around the world and is now reaching our shores for the first time.  Unusually this race has two different events, not only a 24hour [...]

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Wilier are an Italian brand that make some particularly fine road bikes.  They sponsor the Milram Pro-Tour team on the road and ooze Italian style throughout from interesting spec options to frame design and colours.

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Yesterday the Tour headed into the high mountains for the first time with a Hors Category finish in Andorra.  At the finish Frenchman Brice Feillu lead home the breakaway group which had been out front for most of the day and the yellow jersey had changed hands from the back of Fabian Cancellara but not [...]

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In todays mountain stage of the Tour de France riders from Astana, Rabobank, Garmin and Caisse d’Epagne will debut the new Giro Prolight helmet with the possibility of it taking the yellow jersey in it’s first competitive ride.

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