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Herrada wins Dauphiné Stage 2

7th June 2016

Jesus Herrada of Movistar timed his surge perfectly to win Stage 2 of the 2016 Criterium du Dauphiné in Chalmazel Jeansagnière.

According to CyclingNews, there was a gradual 6.8km climb to the finish, and Herrada gapped the peloton, and passed the remnants of a breakaway on the final curve. Tony Gallopin (Lotto Soudal) was second, and Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) was third. Romain Bardet crashed after tangling with teammate Alexis Vuillermoz, and lost 45 seconds.

Chris Froome finished 8th, but didn't gain any time on race leader Contador.

This is a video of the highlights of Stage 2 of the Dauphiné 2016:

Lizzie Armitstead to ride Tour de Yorkshire 2016

23rd March 2016

Lizzie Armitstead will ride the women's Tour de Yorkshire 2016, which is the same route as the men's stage 2. It's to be the most lucrative race on the women's cycling calendar. Read more about Armitstead to ride the Tour de Yorkshire 2016...

Draft cycling and walking investment strategy published on Easter Sunday

27th March 2016

In a bizarre move, the Department for Transport published its draft cycling and walking investment strategy today, Easter Sunday. One might speculate that the publication date was chosen for media managment reasons, to generate minimum adverse publicity. British Cycling and CTC have condemned the dismal funding committed to cycling and walking. Read about draft cycling and walking invetment strategy published...