MRP AMg (V2) chain guide - Cycling news - NewsLocker (2024)

Today’s chain-retaining chainrings and clutch rear derailleurs do a great job of keeping your chain on, but sometimes it pays to be prepared for the unexpected, and this is where the AMg comes in. This top-only enduro/trail guide is designed to give additional insurance on rough terrain.The V2 guide is 20g lighter (120g) than its predecessor and has an integrated skid plate to prevent damage to the transmission from rock and stump strikes. The guide itself is now smaller and has a softer p

Italian cyclist Andrea Piccolo suspected of transporting human growth hormone

Former Vuelta race leader fired by EF Pro Cycling teamPiccolo was suspended in March for taking sleeping aidAndrea Piccolo has been sacked by US-based team EF Education-EasyPost Pro Cycling. The 23-year-old was stopped by Italian authorities on suspicion of transporting human growth hormone while trying to enter his home country.In a statement confirming Piccolo’s contract had been terminated, “effective immediately,” EF Pro Cycling added that the Italian was “suspended i

Sports quiz of the week: Euro 2024, Rory McIlroy and Copa América

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Four-time winner Froome left out of Tour de France team

Four-time champion Chris Froome has been omitted from Israel-Premier Tech’s Tour de France team for the second year running.

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Katie Archibald to miss Paris Olympics after suffering double leg break in freak accident

Two-time Olympic champion cyclist out of GamesScottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula in garden fallTwo-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss Paris 2024 after suffering a double leg break in a freak accident. The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She also sustained substantial ligament damage during the incident on Tuesday and has since undergone surgery.“I tripped over a step in the garden a

Katie Archibald to miss Paris Olympics after breaking leg in garden accident

Two-time Olympic champion cyclist out of GamesScottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula in garden fallTwo-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss Paris 2024 after suffering a double leg break in a freak accident.The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She also sustained substantial ligament damage during the incident on Tuesday and has since undergone surgery. Continue reading...

Archibald out of Olympics after freak garden accident

Two-time British Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss next month's Games after breaking her leg in a freak accident in her garden.

Vingegaard to defend Tour de France title

Two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard will compete in this year’s Tour de France after overcoming serious injuries sustained earlier this season.

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Vollering wins final stage to clinch Tour de Suisse title

Demi Vollering clinches her first Women's Tour de Suisse title in style to extend her winning streak in stage races.

Tour de France to start in Barcelona in 2026

The Tour de France will start in Barcelona for the first time in 2026.

Adam Yates wins Tour de Suisse after holding off teammate João Almeida

Yates finishes second to Almeida in final time trialBriton edges out UAE-Team Emirates colleague in GCBritain’s Adam Yates held on to win the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in Sunday’s closing time trial stage.Yates’s closest rival was his UAE-Team Emirates colleague, João Almeida, who was fastest on the 15.7km route from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon. The Portuguese rider finished in 22 minutes and 23 seconds, but his nine-second advantage over Yates on the day was

GB's Yates holds off team-mate Almeida to win Tour de Suisse

British rider Adam Yates holds off team-mate Joao Almeida in stage eight to win the Tour de Suisse.

Yates wins stage seven to keep Tour de Suisse lead

British rider Adam Yates will start Sunday's final stage of the Tour de Suisse as overall leader after winning stage seven.

Cavendish knighted in King's Birthday Honours

Record-breaking Tour de France cyclist Mark Cavendish has been given a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honour's list.

Arise, Sir Cav: Mark Cavendish awarded knighthood in king’s birthday honours

Chris Boardman gets CBE as does Graeme SounessKatherine Sciver-Brunt and Sandy Lyle earn OBEsThe British cyclist Mark Cavendish, whose fearlessness, raw power, and insatiable thirst for success has earned him 164 professional victories in a glittering career, has been knighted in the king’s birthday honours.The 39-year-old, who is known as the Manx Missile because of his speed and aggressiveness in sprint finishes, has also won 34 Tour de France stages, putting him joint first on the all-t

'Sad day' as 2025 RideLondon Classique cancelled

Next year's RideLondon Classique is cancelled after the UCI moved its place on the World Tour calendar to a date when London cannot host it.

Yates retains Tour de Suisse lead with second place

British rider Adam Yates keeps his lead in the Tour de Suisse with a second-place finish behind Portugal's Joao Almeida in a shortened stage six.

‘A very sad day for women’s cycling’: London loses 2025 Classique race

Three-stage race will not take place in London next year ‘Alternative dates at this late stage are impossible’Organisers of the Ford RideLondon Classique have described cycling governing body the UCI’s decision to move next year’s race as a sad day for women’s cycling.This year’s Classique was a three-stage professional race culminating in London during a weekend cycling festival also featuring a mass participation amateur ride. However, a change to the UCI&rs

Homes for sale for cyclists – in pictures

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British Olympic medal reassigned to France - 124 years on

A silver medal credited to Great Britain at the 1900 Olympics is reassigned to France after new information comes to light about the cyclist who won it.

Yates boosts Tour de Suisse lead with stage win

British cycling star Adam Yates extended his lead at the Tour de Suisse with victory in stage five on Thursday.

Yellow cards trial to make cycling a 'safer sport'

The UCI will trial yellow cards to make professional cycling a "safer sport".

World champion Kopecky wins Tour of Britain

World road race champion Lotte Kopecky wins the 2024 Women's Tour of Britain after leading the race from the first stage.

Lotte Kopecky wins Tour of Britain Women in emphatic style

Great Britain’s Anna Henderson runner-up in reborn racePrimoz Roglic holds on to win Critérium du DauphinéThe world road race champion, Lotte Kopecky, took a dominant overall victory in the reborn Tour of Britain Women, reinforcing her status as the rider to beat in the women’s road race at the Paris Olympic Games.The 28-year-old Belgian, riding for the SD Worx Pro-Time team, took stage wins in Llandudno and Wrexham and never looked under threat throughout the four-day

Roglic hangs on to clinch second Dauphine title in three years

Primoz Roglic digs deep during a dramatic finish to the Criterium du Dauphine to hang on for his second title in three years.

Wiebes sprints to stage three Tour of Britain win

Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes claims victory on stage three of the Women's Tour of Britain to hand Team SD Worx-Protime a third consecutive win.

Tour of Britain Women: Wiebes takes stage three as Kopecky holds lead

SD Worx-Protime claim third stage win in a rowPrimoz Roglic looks set for overall Dauphiné victorySD Worx-Protime’s dominance of the Tour of Britain Women continued on stage three as Lorena Wiebes won the sprint for the line in Warrington. It was her team’s third straight victory in the race and it is entirely conceivable they could secure a clean sweep in Sunday’s finale.The general classification leader, Lotte Kopecky, illustrated her team’s iron-fisted grip on t

Roglic wins stage to add to Criterium du Dauphine lead

Primoz Roglic makes it back-to-back stage wins in the Criterium du Dauphine to increase his overall lead going into the final stage.

Wada appeals against decision to lift Banks ban

The World Anti-Doping Association (Wada) appeals against the decision not to sanction British cyclist Lizzy Banks following a positive doping test.

Tour of Britain Women: Kopecky wins again but bike thefts cloud stage two

Britain’s Anna Henderson takes second on stage twoLifeplus-Wahoo had 14 bikes stolen from van at hotelWorld champion Lotte Kopecky made it back-to-back wins after a sprint finish but overnight bike thefts meant stage two of the Tour of Britain began under a cloud.The SD Worx-Protime rider Kopecky powered up the Horseshoe Pass in Wales to form a breakaway with British rider Anna Henderson before beating her companion with a blistering turn of pace at the finish in Wrexham. Continue reading.