Annemiek van Vleuten knows what today means for women’s cycling. And the 39-year-old Movistar rider certainly made it count, attacking alone on the Planche des Belles Filles to secure a win in the yellow jersey, and with it, the first edition of the relaunched Tour de France Femmes.Despite the unrelenting dominance and apparent serenity of … Read more
The new Reilly Fusion certainly looks the business, with its investment cast tube junctions creating a frame that could almost be mistaken for carbon fibre rather than titanium. You still get that excellent titanium ride feel, though, which combined with the geometry means you can ride the Fusion as hard and as fast as you … Read more
Update: Team England’s Matt Walls has been discharged from hospital after a horrifying crash during qualifying for the Commonwealth Games scratch race, which saw him catapult over the barriers and into the crowd.Walls was treated for forty minutes inside the Lee Valley VeloPark before being transferred to hospital, but according to his team suffered no … Read more
A councillor in New Jersey is facing calls to resign after striking a delivery cyclist with her car, driving off while the rider lay injured on the road, and waiting six hours to report the incident to the police.Amy DeGise, a Jersey City councilperson and former chair of the Hudson County Democrats, struck cyclist Andrew … Read more
The Commonwealth Games Federation has apologised to England’s tandem B sprint team Sophie Unwin and Georgia Holt after the pair failed to receive bronze medals despite finishing third in Friday’s event, won by Australia’s Jessica Gallagher and Caitlin Ward.Unwin, a silver and bronze medallist on the road and track at last summer’s Paralympics in Tokyo, … Read more
I’m a bit of a sucker for books about cycling around the UK, dreaming that one day it’ll be me, and I thoroughly enjoyed Riding Out by Simon Parker. It’s a very honest account by someone who hasn’t had the happiest of times – which I think makes the book a more interesting read than … Read more
Movistar’s Annemiek van Vleuten triumphed on the seventh stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, dropping her rivals early on in the mountainous stage and taking the yellow jersey and stage victory. Van Vleuten was on fire on today’s 127km long stage from Sélestat to Le Markstein, after she had defeated the stomach bug that was troubling her … Read more
Exceptionally light and packable, the Specialized Women’s Prime Wind Vest is a well-made, sleek and effective piece of kit, but it does come at quite a high price. I’d have liked some sort of pocket, too.This ultralight windproof gilet is designed to provide good protection with minimal weight and bulk. It’s made from a light … Read more
Film director Woody Allen and his neighbours on Manhattan’s Upper East side are being criticised for having voted against the implementation of a cycle lane on their street, on which a 28-year-old cyclist died earlier this week. Allen objected to the cycle lane plan in 2016 because “it couldn’t be installed in a graceful way”. On Tuesday, … Read more
This week has seen the announcement of new products from the likes of Ritchey and cool new finishes from Moots and Wolf Tooth, but the big news here at road.cc HQ is that we’ve managed to get our grubby hands on Shimano’s new 105 Di2 R7100 groupset…Shimano 105 Di2 review is on the wayThe brand … Read more
