The Tour de France will next year start in Spain’s Basque region for the second time in its history, with details of the Grand Départ of the 110th edition of the race unveiled yesterday at the landmark Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.The opening stage, covering 185km and featuring a 2km climb late on with an average gradient … Read more
Rapha has launched its new limited edition Seeing Sound collection which has been designed in close collaboration with EF Education-EasyPost’s Aussie adventurer Lachlan Morton, featuring a design inspired by the visual representation of sounds and including many of Lachlan’s go-to pieces of clothing on continent-crossing adventure rides.> Data reveals huge strain of Lachlan Morton’s solo … Read more
In this road.cc Recommends special, we’re looking at not one but two excellent bikes from Vitus, the ZX-1 Evo and Vitesse Evo. These bikes did very well when we reviewed them, so now we’re taking a closer look at what makes them so good.road.cc recommends is our curated list of the best stuff we’ve reviewed. … Read more
Facebook is trying its hand at sunglasses with integrated cameras. The Ray-Ban Stories can be voice-activated to start recording video or take a photo which could make it a bit easier to snap a POV shot of your handlebar as you ride through town.Sunglasses with cameras or tech in them aren’t new. Google Glass was … Read more
Tom Pidcock says that it is too dangerous for professional cyclists to train on time trial bikes on public roads because of the riding position involved.The 22 year old was speaking to BBC Sport following the crash on Monday that left his Ineos Grenadiers team mate Egan Bernal in intensive care after he crashed into … Read more
The Altura Nightvision Electron Men’s Jacket is a very good waterproof option for urban commutes. With two light strips running over the shoulders and all the way down the back, the jacket aids visibility from the rear and the sides, and they last long enough for a lot of commuters before the compact power bank … Read more
West Sussex County Council has admitted that it acted illegally in ripping out an emergency bike lane that was showcased in a Department for Transport (DfT) video highlighting examples of how local authorities were rolling out temporary active travel infrastructure in response to the coronavirus pandemic.The council had been awarded £781,000 in June 2020 under … Read more
It’s not often that you can call on four professional cyclists, including a three-time world champion, to act as your own personal mechanics.But that’s exactly what happened yesterday to Scottish cyclist Willie McColl, after he ran out of spare inner tubes while riding in Gran Canaria. McColl, who is currently on a cycling holiday on … Read more
Dido Harding has been filmed sprinting up Whitehall on a Boris Bike* as a protester tried to quiz her over the £37 billion track and trace spend, with the Tory peer putting in a performance worthy of former Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton as she sped away from traffic lights.Harding, a life peer since 2014 and … Read more
