The Gravel AL is Ribble’s more affordable aluminium option with a long and low gravel-optimised frame for stable riding over technical terrain, and also comes specced with flared drops which provide a wider stance for improved handling at speed. The riser shape of these bars also provides more room for a bar bag. > Check out … Read more
2008 Olympic gold medallist Nicole Cooke has called on sport’s governing bodies to create a separate category for transgender athletes.Cooke’s comments come after Emily Bridges was barred from competing in the female category at this weekend’s National Omnium Championships in Derby. Bridges was set to make her racing debut as a female cyclist at the … Read more
Lotte Kopecky became the first woman to win the Tour of Flanders in the Belgian champion’s jersey, comfortably seeing off Annemiek van Vleuten in the sprint to the delight of the home fans in Oudenaarde.Kopecky’s win capped off a consummate team performance from SD Worx, who used their numbers to their advantage throughout the race, … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel made up for last year’s defeat to Kasper Asgreen, out-thinking and then outsprinting Tadej Pogačar in a thrilling, dramatic finale to take his second Tour of Flanders in three years. Despite blowing the race apart with a series of attacks, Pogačar had to settle for fourth after Dylan van Baarle and … Read more
The Velobello Soho is an affordable off-the-shelf singlespeed/fixie for aspiring urban fashionistas. At its heart is a pretty and pretty tidy steel frame that offers a very good ride experience, but other components – particularly the brakes – don’t perform quite so well.Testing retro bikes can be a bit of an occupational hazard. On one … Read more
A Canadian cyclist who was struck by a law-breaking motorist, leaving him in hospital, has been handed a $3,700 bill from the provincial vehicle insurer to repair the bonnet and windscreen of the driver’s car.Vancouver resident Ben Bolliger said that he was cycling to get lunch in the city last summer when a motorist, driving … Read more
2019 Tour de France winner Egan Bernal has said that time trial bikes are part of the fabric of professional cycling and should remain in the sport, despite former teammate Chris Froome’s calls for road bikes to be used instead in races against the clock due to safety concerns.Bernal is currently rehabilitating at home in … Read more
The Silca Mattone Grande Pack is a great way to carry your ride essentials, though using the wire system with full finger gloves is a bit of a faff.The Mattone Grande Pack is essentially a larger version of the Mattone Pack that Neil looked at a couple of years ago. One of his points was … Read more
Reigning Paris-Roubaix champion Sonny Colbrelli was discharged from hospital in Italy today, 48 hours after having a defibrillator fitted following his collapse at the Volta a Catalunya.The Bahrain-Victorious rider collapsed and lost consciousness moments after finishing second to Michael Matthews on the opening stage of the week-long Spanish race on 21 March.His team later confirmed … Read more
The Rapha Pro Team Long Sleeve Thermal Jersey is an extremely comfortable, close-fitting top with fabrics and seamless construction that make it great next to your skin. Rapha intends it as a midlayer, so it’s not windproof or even particularly insulating – things you might expect from ‘thermal’ jerseys – and arguably poorly named. Used … Read more
