The Wahoo Speedplay Comp Pedals are the most affordable in the Speedplay range, using a heavier chromoly axle to save cost but gaining 10g over a set of the £65-more Zeros. They still offer a huge range of adjustability, are easy to walk in and are double sided, but the cleats are sensitive to dirt … Read more
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
