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Snow storm hits Amsterdam

A storm dumping 5cm of snow per hour does not deter Amsterdammers from using their bikes to get to their destinations. Amsterdam, The Netherlands....

by Richard Wareham in Netherlands on 03/02/2012

Society

Cyclists protesting in London

Protest in the spirit of "Critical Mass".Cyclists and pedestrians take part in the campaign to highlight the inadequacy and danger of the...

by Mike Baluk in United Kingdom on 23/01/2012

Sports

Rob van der Nie wins 14th Egmond mountainbike beachrace

Rob van der Niet takes the victory after 36 km's in 1:06:55 of the annual Egmond - Pier - Egmond mountainbike race, despite strong winds making...

by Ruud van der Lubben in Netherlands on 08/01/2012

BREAKING NEWS

03/02/2012 - Snow storm hits Amsterdam - Netherlands - A storm dumping 5cm of snow per hour...
23/01/2012 - Cyclists protesting in London - United Kingdom - Protest in the spirit of "Critical...
08/01/2012 - Rob van der Nie wins 14th Egmond mountainbike beachrace - Netherlands - Rob van der Niet takes the victory...
20/12/2011 - Dublin Cycling Campaign stages city centre protest - Dublin - Ireland - The Dublin Cycling Campaign, along with...
17/12/2011 - Riders wait on the grid at PETRONAS Asia Road Racing Championships - Qatar - Round six of the ARRC 2011 was held at...
15/12/2011 - Charley Boorman Signs copies of his new book at Bluewater Waterstones - United Kingdom - Charley Boorman, English TV adventurer...
10/12/2011 - Ford model T added to Gdynia's Automotive Museum collection - Poland - New purchase of the Gdynia's...
04/12/2011 - 2000 Santa Claus' participate in Motorbike Parade - Gdansk - Poland - Over 2000 Santa Claus' take part...
14/11/2011 - Memorial bike ride for fallen cyclist Jenna Morrison – Toronto - Canada - A memorial bike ride was held in the...
30/10/2011 - Boulder Cup Cyclocross race underway - Boulder - United States - Cyclists compete in the Boulder Cup...

Latest News

Dig In Around The Dock - Bo'ness
Cyclocross racing around the old harbour in Bo'ness. The first national cycle racing event in Bo'ness since 1968 .Almost 100 riders in a 1 hour timed race around the harbour ...
Nina Prinz Female Suzuki Super Bike Racer in action at Qatar Road Race
Nina Prinz the Super Bike Racing star from Kassel in Germany is competing in the Qatar International Road Race series. She is the only female to challenge the men and managed an impress...
Gulf Dirt Track National Championship 2011
The fourth round of the Gulf Dirt Track National Championship sees two-wheelers racing in fierce competition. Bhopal, India. 24th December 2011
Petronas Asia Road Racing Championships 2011 practice - Doha
The free practice and qualifying practice for the SuperSports 600cc and the Underbone 115cc bikes is held at the Losail Motor Racing Circuit prior to the final round of the Petronas Asi...
Bike race takes on the streets of historic Jerusalem
Israeli and international cyclists race during the first Tour de Jerusalem in Jerusalem's Old City. Israel. 6th December 2011
The Rabo Beach Challenge Scheveningen
The Rabo Beach Challenge is a 38 km mountain bike race, starting on Scheveningen Beach, running along the North Sea Coastline to Noordwijk and then back again. The Hague, The Netherlan...
Israelis ride to save lives - Eilat
Israelis bicycles during the first section from Mt. Hermon to Mt. de Beatitudes. The stage started at the Neve Atim Village, located on the slopes of the Hermon mountains. Israel. 7th ...
Preparing for the Tour de East Java cycling race
Various preparations were being made ​​before the race began. Sign ups, warm ups, and praying could be seen by the crowds before Stage 1 of the Surabaya Criterium Tour de East Java star...
Tour de East Java cycle race sees 78 riders compete in the first stage
78 Rider in 16 teams fought desperately in the Surabaya Criterium stage 1 Tour de East Java cycling race under the blazing heat that reached 35 degrees celsius. Indonesia. 23rd Septemb...
Boris Shpilevskiy wins Stage One of the 2011 Tour de East Java
Boris Shpilevskiy, of Russia, from the Tabriz Petrochemical Team, won Stage One Criterium of Tour de East Java 2011, with a record time of 0:59:55. Surabaya, Indonesia. 23rd September 2...
Timed trial of men under 23 at UCI Road World Championship 2011
Young men stand at the podium of winners for a timed trial of men under 23. The UCI Road Races are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste...
Tour of Britain - Individual Time Trials
Lars Boom (Netherlands) of Team Rabobank was the overall winner of the Tour of Britain 2011. London, UK.18th September 2011
Stage Eight of the Tour of Britain
Lars Boom (Netherlands) of Team Rabobank is the overall winner of the Tour of Britain 2011. London, UK. 18th September 2011
Lars Boom battles rain to win Tour of Britain cycle race - London
Lars Boom (Rabobank) has won the Tour of Britain cycle race as the final stage comes to a close in London, despite Mark Cavendish (HTC Highroad) taking the final stage. London, UK. 18th...
Tour of Britain Cycle race Sprint event
Tour of Britain Cycle race Sprint event, London, Whitehall, England. 18th September 2011
Renshaw wins the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain
In the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain the cyclists raced 180km between Exeter and Exmouth. The winner, by a very short margin, was Australian Mark Renshaw. Exmouth. 15th September 2...
Grand Prix Cycliste Montreal
The Grand Prix Cycliste Montreal is a UCI World Tour bicycle race held on a 205 km course around Mount Royal in downtown Montreal. Rui Costa of the Spanish Movistar team won the race. C...
Valentino Rossi is bigger than Ducati
Will there be a backlash against Ducati for compromising the glittering career of Valentino Rossi? Money now seems more important than talent in the top echelons of motorcycle racing. ...
The Grand Prix Cycliste, a UCI world tour road race ends - Quebec
Top level professional cyclists from all 18 UCI World Tour teams plus several French and Canadian pro continental teams compete in the Grand Prix Cycliste Quebec. The race was won by Be...
Phillipe Gilberts wins the Grand Prix Cycliste race - Quebec City
Phillipe Gilberts of the Omega Pharma-Lotto team wins the second edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste of Quebec City closely followed by Robert Gesink of the Rabobank cycling team. Canada...