Gore’s Fade jersey is a good quality summer top that’s well constructed and nicely designed. It’s a fairly straightforward jersey and performance is good, but it doesn’t really stand out, for good reasons or bad.The Fade jersey is a 92% polyester, 8% elastane mix, and while the large size was certainly a bit roomier than … Read more
The Grail AL is Canyon’s gravel bike that keeps the stable, agile handling and all-terrain speed of the Grail CF SLX but with the robustness of an alloy construction. 2021 Canyon Grail AL 2 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) > 19 of the best 2021 gravel bikes & adventure road bikesThe frame is sturdy and lightweight … Read more
Jasper Philipsen narrowly beat Fabio Jakobsen to win stage two of the Vuelta a España.The Belgian pipped Jakobsen on the line and his win means Alpecin-Fenix have now won a stage of all three Grand Tours this year. Michael Matthews and Juan Sebastian Molano kicked first but struggled with the headwind on the finish straight and had to settle for third and fourth … Read more
Prime’s RR-50 V3 Carbon Clincher wheelset is an accessible way into the world of deep carbon wheels. They look brilliant, are a massive upgrade over stock aluminium wheels, and they perform really well too. At this price, they’re hard to beat.If you are looking for cheap carbon clincher wheels, you’ve got a whole host of … Read more
University of Cardiff student Illi Gardner has smashed the women’s Everesting record by almost 20 minutes.The CAMS-Basso rider completed a leg-shredding 72 ascents of the steepest 500m section of the infamous Welsh climb Bwlch y Groes, averaging roughly 4:30 for each slog up the 18 per cent brute. Impressively, only five of the 72 took longer than five … Read more
Rapha athlete Lael Wilcox is hoping to beat Mike Hall’s record for the Tour Divide — a 2,745-mile route from Alberta in Canada to the southern tip of New Mexico but faced a mountain lion encounter and wildfires in a challenging opening week.The ultra-endurance rider already holds the women’s record but aims to add the outright record too … Read more
It’s very encouraging to see a rise in eco-labelled cycle clothing and with such great choice it’s no longer about do I pick something because it’s sustainable or do I need that other product because of its performance benefits—the two are not mutually exclusive. But with so many products claiming to be environmentally friendly, how … Read more
The husband of one of Boris Johnson’s top aides is fighting for his life after a collision with a lorry driver as he cycled in Primrose Hill on Thursday morning.Police and London Ambulance Service medics were called to the North London junction of Primrose Hill Road and Adelaide Road at 6.08am. It is now understood the cyclist involved was Alex … Read more
