Legal situation serious for Ricardo Neis Brazilian police have detained the driver who deliberately drove into a group of cyclists last Friday during a Critical Mass demonstration in Porto Alegre. Following orders from a judge, the 47 year old banker […]
Drove his car into group of riders prior to fleeing scene A 47 year old Brazilian banker is thought likely to be charged with attempted murder after ploughing his car into a group of cyclists involved in a Critical Mass […]
Efforts to five-euro fee canned after thousands protest online The protest against the planned five-euro fee for riding a bicycle up the Großglockner pass in the Austrian Alps was successful. In just a few days over 2000 signatures had been […]
Five euro fee to ride up the Großglockner, featuring in this year’s Giro d’Italia The route to the Großglockner pass in the Austrian Alps is maintained by the Großglockner Hochalpenstraße AG (Grohag) and is planning to make money from the […]
Amateur event a full success once again Rabobank offered its Beach Challenge race once again this year, where amateurs are pitted against the professionals in a special cross race. It is an out and back course on the beach in […]
City of Regensburg loses appeal in mandatory sidepath case Cyclists in Germany received good news Thursday from the Federal Court in Leipzig, concerning the mandatory usage of cycle side paths. The judges ruled that usage can only be mandated if […]
Cycling body to build on increasing numbers of unlicensed racers Several high-profile hobby races have announced their registration openings for the 2011 events in the last couple of weeks and this year’s L’Etape du Tour offers two rides . The […]
150 riders ride 340km for peace on earth The annual pacemakers ride was held near Karlsruhe in southern Germany for the sixth time this year. The record number of 150 people participated in the ride that spanned 340 kilometers, going […]
Slovenian travelled for nine days, one hour and one minute It took Jure Robič nine days, one hour and one minute to ride from California to the East Coast of the United States. This time netted him his fifth title […]
Globetrotter Tilmann Waldthaler will soon embark on the final journey of his long and interesting cycle touring life, which has spanned 32 years and 430,000 kilometers so far. In May, the German will start a bike tour that is scheduled […]
A cyclist who was fined several hundred dollars for riding without clothes has had the penalty quashed by a judge, who ruled that his nudity had not met the test of offensive behaviour. Nick Lowe was stopped by police on […]
The Bahati Foundation will make its official debut on March 12 in downtown Los Angeles. The event, starting at 7pm, will be held at Club Nokia, and will support an entertaining media presentation that highlights each of the three pillars […]
The French Cycling Federation FFC has created the new post of a General Director and the first to fill the role is Olivier Quéguiner. Current president David Lappartient wants to slip into a more political role, which is why the […]
The Dutch GroenLinks political party is advocating having men instead of women greet the Giro d’Italia prologue winner on the podium in Amsterdam. According to Reuters, party member Marco de Goede brought forward the idea during a meeting of the […]
Italian National team coach Franco Ballerini died Sunday morning in an accident while participating in the Rally Ronde di Larciano in Tuscany. He was 45 years old. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Ballerini was the co-pilot for Alessandro Ciardi. Cardi came […]
Dutch ex-racers Leontien van Moorsel, Michael Boogerd and Joop Zoetemelk are recording a Tour de France song next week. The trio is helping to get the Tour off to a good start in their native Netherlands. The prologue will take […]
Dutch ex-racers Leontien van Moorsel, Michael Boogerd and Joop Zoetemelk are recording a Tour de France song next week. The trio is helping to get the Tour off to a good start in their native Netherlands. The prologue will take […]
The Trek Bicycle Corporation and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond have reached an out-of-court settlement in their breach-of-contract dispute. The court battle lasted nearly two years, with allegations about Lance Armstrong and doping often taking center stage. The […]
