Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman charged last month with the murder of pro gravel racer Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson, has been arrested in Costa Rica after six weeks on the run.US Marshals confirmed yesterday that the 34-year-old yoga teacher had been captured at the Santa Teresa Beach hostel in the Puntarenas province of the central American country.She … Read more
Chris Froome will line up for this year’s Tour de France aboard a newly painted Factor Ostro VAM. We took a closer look at his race bike before the year’s biggest race got underway.Factor has two road bikes that it offers to its pro riders, with the lightweight O2 VAM and this aero-optimised Ostro VAM. … Read more
The new and yet-to-be-released Giant Propel road bike is set to make its Tour de France debut with Team BikeExchange-Jayco after being pictured out and about in the lead-up to the race.Main pic: ASO/Charly LopezWe first showed you the new bike a couple of weeks ago when the recently retired Tony Martin was spotted riding … Read more
The Santini Unico Men’s Bib Shorts are a primo option if you want to ride a long way without a second thought for your nethers. They use Santini’s best seat pad, a luxurious fabric with almost no seams, and rock a glorious colour scheme… though it’s inside the straps, so once you have them on … Read more
A cyclist undertaking a charity ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats has died after suffering a heart attack less than 30 miles from the finish of the end-to-end ride.John Holubjowsky, aged 58 and from Stoney Stanton in Leicestershire, had been raising money for the hospice where his mother had received end-of-life care, as had … Read more
Just in time for the Tour, Specialized has launched three new helmets in its top-of-the-range S-Works line. The ventilated Prevail and aero Evade have both been updated as well as a new time trial helmet that we can expect to be worn on Stage 1’s time trial in Copenhagen.Prevail 32022 Specialized S-Works Prevail 3 trio colours … Read more
You can’t have missed Shimano’s unveiling of its brand spanking new 105 R7100 series groupset, complete with Di2 electronic shifting, and here’s a very quick roundup of the bikes that we know will feature the new components.Find out everything you need to know about Shimano’s 105 R7100 groupsetA lot of brands will announce their Shimano 105 Di2 … Read more
This undulating route takes in some of my favourite quiet lanes around the western Herefordshire side of the hills, before coming back into town on the eastern Worcestershire side. Great Malvern has plenty of cafes in the town, as well as accommodation if you want it. Alternatively, the train station is central and easy to … Read more
Trek has launched a radical new version of its Madone SLR which it describes as its “fastest road race bike ever” thanks to IsoFlow technology – with a huge hole in the seat tube – that’s said to provide dramatic aerodynamic improvements, plus a significantly lighter overall weight. IsoSpeed, Trek’s existing system for adding compliance, … Read more
