The MAAP Emblem Socks are comfortable, breathable, and good looking things to have on your feet when it’s hot. They’re expensive, though.First off the main body of the sock is highly perforated, like mesh. This allows impressive breathability, and is great for keeping your feet cool in the hottest conditions. In well-ventilated shoes you can … Read more
Ford Europe’s ‘Emoji’ cycling jacket, which attracted a fair few comments – none of them complimentary, it has to be said – when we covered it in February last year – has won a PR award.> Ford’s latest cycle safety brainwave? The Emoji Jacket. No, really (+ video)The prototype jacket, created in partnership with industrial … Read more
Dan Bigham is the new British Hour Record holder after surpassing the distance set by Sir Bradley Wiggins back in 2015. The 29-year-old powered his way to 54.723km in the Grenchen Velodrome in Switzerland this afternoon, 197m further than Wiggins’ distance.Bigham stressed the importance of pacing and aerodynamics before the event, and promised he would … Read more
Speed limits in Richmond Park do not apply to cyclists, according to the Royal Parks, which manages the southwest London beauty spot as well as several other parks in the capital and Windsor Great Park.The confirmation, in response to a question raised on Twitter last month, will hopefully put an end to confusion on the … Read more
Paris-Roubaix is, many will say, the best race of the year for a bike tech nerd. For years it has been the place for big tyres, special bikes, old-skool wheels and generally strange setup choices. Peter Sagan will take to the start line on the Specialized S-Works Roubaix, but his exact setup is seemingly yet … Read more
A “barbaric” driver in Queensland who allegedly ran down two cyclists on purpose in separate incidents yesterday, leaving one with a serious head injury, has been charged with attempted murder.Kyle John Heaney, 23, of Noosaville, has also been charged with three counts of dangerous operation of a vehicle and one count each obstructing police and … Read more
This week on the road.cc Podcast in association with Cervélo, we’re joined by the new 7 day cycling distance world record holder Josh Quigley, who explains how he went from suicidal to world record holder in just seven years. We’re also talking the new R5 and those pesky UCI rules with Cervélo! > How can road violence against cyclists be … Read more
Team Delko will be racing Paris-Roubaix donning a specially-designed commemorative kit that reflects Look’s Mondrian-inspired logo, with its red, yellow and blue blocks of colour within black lines. It’s also available to buy… but not in the UK unfortunately. > The story of La Vie Claire’s classic jersey, voted the greatest of all time by road.cc readersThe … Read more
