An information evening concerning the proposed mountain bike trail system in Coillte Ticknock and Ballyedmonduff forests.  Plans have been in motion on this for a while and it is great to see the proposed trails becoming a reality.
Details of the routes and plans for the area will be on show and managers will be available [...]

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We held off on talking about this as we have often heard similar rumours which have proved unfounded and we are wary of libel but this story has been gaining momentum all day and is a headline sports story on all the major news cycles.

Disgraced rider Floyd Landis who was stripped of the 2006 Tour [...]

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Confidence in the corners, great straight line speed and good mud clearance are all features of this tyre from Specialized.

A good sticky rubber compound keeps things glued to the trail, this is a great tyre for muddy trail conditions and is ideal for the early racing season. We recommend the tubeless 2.0 version but [...]

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Not cycling related but this put a smile on our faces.  Anyone fancy swimming with whales?

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Drury street car park now includes an indoor bike park for 192 bikes in the heart of Dublin, steps from Grafton Street.

Opened in October it hasn’t exactly been widely publicised

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This is a great time of year to set your goals for the season. The recession seems to have brought out the outdoors in lots of people and looking ahead there are lots of great events coming up, including a lot based around the challenge idea and away from simply a pure race.  That’s [...]

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Rachel, Gee and Dan Atherton have just signed a 2 year deal to keep them riding Commencal frames. The deal sees Team Animal Commencal renamed Team Commencal.  Between them the family has two senior World Championship jerseys from 2008 but they suffered a difficlt season in 2009 with Rachel out injured for the entire season.

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A very Happy Christmas to all our readers. We hope Santa brought you something bike related!
We are taking a break for the festive period but will be back shortly.  Its not a total break though as we are taking the opportunity for some intensive testing of some new test gear which we will be bringing [...]

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No sooner had we posted on the Icebreaker Merino yesterday than an email dropped into our inbox from Ritchey on their new Merino L’Eroica jersey.

The L’Eroica is an annual retro cyclotouristic rally

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Want a real Pro bike?  Here is your chance.  Team Garmin-Slipstream are selling of their fleet of ‘08 and ‘09 bikes including some of their top riders machines.

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Cycle Inn rider and former downhiller, Janos Kohler, placed 2nd at the second Red Bull Road Rage in Switzerland last week.  Riding his spare road bike (he managed to break a titanium one) he posted the fastest individual time in qualifying too against some serious pro opposition.

We asked him some questions after the race…

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The Off Road Commission wing of Cycling Ireland which runs the sport in Ireland will hold it’s Annual General Meeting this Saturday the 10th of October in Cavan town.  The Commission is responsible for approving venues for the NPS series to name but one function and is hoping to build on a great 2009 season [...]

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Over the weekend of the 19th/20th of September 150 riders lined up for a 24 hour race in Mayo.  Some competed in teams of up to 5 while some brave souls ventured out for 24 hours of non-stop riding.  Come 2pm Sunday and an exhausted set of competitors fell across the finish line at the [...]

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With all the problems that our sport faces with regard to doping, it is sometimes refreshing to hear of some of the major players within the industry speaking out against the use of performance enhancing drugs.  Shimano have just released a statement on their anti-drugs policy with regard to sponsorship and we thought you might [...]

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Scottish Trialls ace Danny MacAskill has made another trials video

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A unique road event takes place this weekend in the high mountains of the Pyrenees - The Red Bull Road Rage.  Instead of a hill climb, the race is a descent with racers aiming to be the quickest down the mountain - a road downhill event.

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7 time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong went for a bike ride in the Phoenix park last night with over 1000 other cyclists for company.

Early Tuesday morning Armstrong tweeted “Good morning Dublin. Who wants to ride this afternoon? I do. 5:30 pm @ the roundabout of Fountain Rd and Chesterfield Ave. See you there..“

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Irish team rider Paul Healion was tragically killed in a car crash on Sunday evening.  Healion was crowned Irish national criterium champion in May this year and had taken a stage of the FBD Insurance Rás in May.

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With August well under way we thought we would give you a taster of what is coming up over the next while on Spoke.ie.  
Tech wise we are off to Germany at the start of September for the no-holds barred bike geekery that is the annual Eurobike show.

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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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Richard Felle (ThinkBike) and Caitlinn Elliot (UCD) raced successfully in the Racer Bikes Cup in Switzerland last Sunday. Both racers competed against some of the worlds best mountain bikers on a difficult course which included long steep climbs,long flat fireroads and short greasy descents. Both riders did surprisingly well on a course that lacked any [...]

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Giro have been a long time sponsor of Lance Armstrong.   When he announced his return to racing this year, in conjunction with a high profile campaign for Armstrong’s cancer foundation Livestrong, it came as no surprise to see a special edition Livestrong helmet range from Giro much like Nike has done with some of its [...]

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Lyrca.  Some people love it some people hate it.  For the latter there are now plenty of option that don’t involve pouring yourself into a tight stretchy tube.  Over the next few days we are going to look at some of these options, begining with tops.
There are many advantages to non-lycra tops such as real [...]

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James O’Carroll of OC Tuning has opened a new service centre in the KCR Industrial Estate in South Dublin.  The store is home base to Ireland’s only Fox authorised service centre with overnight turnaround on most forks.

James at work

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With so much going on we nearly forgot about our TORQ energy competition for April.  The winner plucked at random from all the correct entries is Silvia Gallagher who correctly guessed Mel Spath.  Silvia wins a tub of TORQ energy which we will be getting to her shortly.  Congratulations Silvia!

If you missed out - check [...]

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This man can ride his bike.  Check out this trials masterclass from Scottish rider Danny MacAskill.  This video has been an Internet sensation amassing over 4 million hits on Youtube in a short period and while many of you may have already seen it it is worthwhile showing it here. Enjoy!

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Following on from our phenomenally successful TORQ gel competition last month we are set to continue with a TORQ energy promotion for the rest of April.

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Melanie Spath and Ryan Sherlock are currently in South Africa preparing to start the first cross country World Cup of the season.  The pair are privateer racers who have been training hard over the winter, despite having full time jobs, to be ready for the World stage.  They will be writing a diary of [...]

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Congratulations to Josef Corkery, the winner of our March TORQ competition.  Josef correctly answered 40% to our question - TORQ’s energy gels are formulated with a research-proven 2:1 Maltodextrin:Fructose blend. How much greater is the percentage carbohydrate delivery? We will be posting out his prize soon but don’t be disheartened lots of competitions are on [...]

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The sports governing body, the UCI, has decided to introduce a new class to World Championship competition.  For 2010 we will see pregnant female riders compete in cross country.

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