Irishcycling.com

That's difficult to look at.

Some harsh comments. Surely it's more about content than look? Indo looks good but the content is rubbish and full of typos etc, yet it's fully funded etc.

Either way it's better than seeing the attached notice.

someone call a webdesigner quick...one for sticky bottle too while yer at it.

Gosh that is one busy website ...maybe need to take on board the view that less is more

Great to see it back. A proper cycle racing website. No interviews with 16 year old kids saying they were going to ride for team Sky. No routine republishing of the same old "coaching" guff they published 8 months earlier.

Race previews, results and photos is what u got. If the was nothing to publish, they posted nothing. No rehashing a commuter road rage vid to boost traffic - so it doesn't look brand new , all fur coat and no knickers comes to mind when thinking of other outlets

I welcome their return. Chapeau!

While my earlier comment may seem harsh it's part of the reason this site has issues.

zurbfoundation wrote: »

Great to see it back. It was a proper cycling racing website. Races, results, photos. That was pretty much it, no interviews with 16 year old kids saying they wanted to ride for team Sky. No routine republishing of the same old coaching piece they published 8 months earlier. If the was nothing to publish, they published nothing.

It may not look too pretty but with other sites it's a case of all fur coat, no knickers. At least here it's proper content u want to consume.

Welcome back!

It's great to see it back agreed but I fear it won't last long because of everything it stands for. Unfortunately the ****ty interviews, coaching articles and annoyingly in your face adds are what keeps the stickeybottle going. If there's nothing to read you won't get traffic, no traffic no sponsors, no sponsors no site

this site did fantastic work to publicise our sport through the early noughties.Told the story of many a race and I am delighted its back.This was a site where the teller of the stories was actually at the events.

Beasty wrote: »

If it's just copying CI press releases that's actually one of the reasons for issuing them in that way. The only issue is if the website holds out to be the original author which does not appear to be the case here

My own view I'd the site will not survive. The Irish market is simply not big enough for more than one site of this nature and whatever people's thoughts on the matter SB seems to have the market covered

The whole issue of copyright is so complex. I am sure respective phrase is to cover them on their licencing with 3rd parties to use the copy — which would generally be non-exclusive use. Having that phrase covers them from others using it and swing they got it from them.

The only good thing about SB is the brandname. Apart from that, it's as basic as it gets. There is a space for a new entrant and may the best site win. Content is key and SB is not exactly brimming with interesting content, though it has a kind of quasi first mover / traction advantage.

Both Server directory errors, you getting them on just the cycling forum or in other sections? might help the Devs narrow it down