The Endura Women’s Xtract Lite shorts deliver hot weather comfort at a very reasonable price. I think the grey is an appealing option for the summer, and they’re also available in a shorter version.The shorts are made from a stretchy elastane/nylon mix, with a UPF50+ treatment, and I found the fit excellent. I tested a … Read more
Sunday 24 July sees the debut edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, the eight-day race beginning in Paris on the same day as the 109th edition of the men’s Tour de France finishes in the French capital – but missing from the start list will be one of riders who pushed strongly … Read more
Today’s Near Miss comes from Ollie. In the video that Ollie posted on Twitter a car first squeezes past him only to get two flashes on the speed camera just seconds later. Sometimes a close pass has immediate consequences and this time, the driver speeding past a cyclist got to experience that. > Near Miss of the Day 797: … Read more
The Giant TCR of Team Bike Exchange is a lovely machine and we got a very look at the bike of Aussie Nick Schultz prior to the race starting in Denmark. He got oh so close to a maiden stage win on the road to Megeve, so this is obviously an incredibly capable race bike … Read more
A man has been arrested in connection to the incident that left two tandem cyclists terrified after a car driver swerved at them twice in Perthshire, Scotland, earlier this month.The couple on the tandem, Colin Unsworth, 52, and Sadie Tan, 31, were on their way from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for … Read more
The Dawn To Dusk Kaptive 10 Cage is a very grippy – and very expensive – full-carbon way to keep your bottles clutched. Multiple design features work to keep your bottles where you want them, no matter the terrain. What price a drink of water?Water bottle cages have one job, but go to any mass-start … Read more
A cyclist crashed into a pensioner on a pavement, causing fatal injuries, then lied to police telling them he had stopped to give help when he had in fact ridden off from the scene, has been jailed for 12 months.Elizabeth Jayne Stone, aged 79, was walking home with her friend Janet Bromley from a night … Read more
Ask any rider in the pro peloton to pick any stage of any race to cross the line first on, chances are the queen stage of the Tour de France is well up there. Add in that this year the stage finished up Alpe d’Huez, on Bastille Day, and you’re likely to make any pro rider’s dreams come true, no more so than … Read more
Are lightweight aero bikes a ‘flash in the pan’? That’s the question framing the tech debate in the latest episode of the road.cc Podcast in association with Laka, with George, Liam, Mat and Jamie discussing issues including whether UCI minimum weight limit is holding back development. Liam certainly thinks it is, arguing that the 6.8kg minimum … Read more
When it comes to cycling shoes, how do you know if what you’re going to buy and wear is genuinely high-performance kit? Amongst the myriad of potential features, there are a few tell-tale signs. For example, carbon soles are one indication of informed technology, but they can vary massively in quality. Mouldable footbeds are another, … Read more
