A leading British cyclist has warned women not to cycle alone in less busy areas, after she was recently attacked on two separate occasions while training on her own.Jennifer George, a two-time Scottish road race champion who finished eleventh at last week’s British time trial championships, was intimidated by two men on a motorbike while … Read more
While the cycling world has spent the past week poring over stage profiles and form guides, and endlessly debating controversial team selections – thanks, Patrick Lefevere – by the time the first rider rolls down the start ramp in Copenhagen on Friday afternoon, all eyes will finally be on four weeks of thrilling racing on … Read more
Rapha + Palace is one of the most talked-about cycling collaborations of this decade, which many teams have tried to imitate but none have quite managed the same level of hype. Well, to celebrate the start of the Tour de France and the return of the Tour de France Femmes after a 33-year hiatus, the … Read more
Warning signs are to be put in place at the entrance to a Devon cycle route which contains a flight of steps, after an 83-year-old cyclist suffered multiple injuries after falling while walking his bike down the steep descent.The path, which runs behind Torre Station through Torquay woodland, cost £350,000 to build and includes a … Read more
The Rapha Men’s Brevet Bib Shorts are very comfortable thanks to a really supportive pad and a great cut. The cargo pocket is useful (and fairly stealthy when not in use) and it’s good to see a decent spread of reflective details, but then you could reasonably demand all this anyway, given their very high … Read more
Engineer Sergii Gordieiev is known for his DIY and out-there science experiments which he posts on his YouTube channel ‘The Q’, and bikes appear to be a recurring theme including the CeramicSpeed-esque chainless bike and a drill-powered ice bike. His latest invention, however, perhaps takes the biscuit… and somewhat miraculously, the the half-wheeled bike actually works! Could … Read more
How is it Tour de France time already? Even as we speak the team mechanics are rolling posh bikes out of the back of lorries in the car parks of nondescript Copenhagen hotels ready for the Grand Départ on Saturday. There’s almost a week of flat riding (including a cobbled stage that will no doubt … Read more
