MAAP Women’s Team Bib Evo

Maap’s Women’s Team Bib Evos are a great pair of shorts for long, warm days in the saddle. Performance and comfort are exactly what you’d expect for £190: flawless. If you’re looking at spending this much, you won’t be disappointed with these, provided Maap’s claim that the fabric won’t thin over time is valid.The first … Read more

Mark Cavendish returns to Tour de France after two-year absence

Mark Cavendish will race the Tour de France, which starts in Brest on Saturday, after he was named in Deceuninck-Quick Step’s line-up for the 108th edition of the race, with Sam Bennett, winner of the points jersey last year, failing to recover from a knee injury.Speculation over whether Cavendish, now 36, would ride the race first … Read more

Closed! £1000 NamedSport competition is now closed and we list the winners

This competition is now closed and we can announce the winners!Congratulations to Louise Thornton for winning the £500 prize.Congratulations to the following ten lucky people who have won a NamedSport gym bag stuffed with goodies with £50:Carlos Duque Christopher Magson Mike Palmer Andrew Fozard Martin Thornton Steve Douglas Nicholas Welch Elaine Saberi Edmund Smith John OgdenSigma Sports will … Read more

Tour de France 2021 stage-by-stage preview

The 108th edition of the Tour de France starts in Brest on Saturday, back in a more familiar slot in the calendar compared to last year’s race, which took place mainly in September after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s race had been due to start in Copenhagen on 3 July but after … Read more

Thomson Carbon Dirt Drop Handlebar

Thomson’s Carbon Dirt Drop bar is light and stiff, but for me the drop position – which on a bar like this is much more about control than aerodynamics – is a bit too low.Like most things Thomson, this is a very nicely made handlebar. It’s made from Toray carbon fibre and uses ‘tailor-made Nano … Read more

Van Rysel releases Flanders lifestyle range with donations going towards cobble renovations

Van Rysel has launched a lifestyle clothing range for riders to showcase their passion away from the bike while raising funds for restoring sections of France’s cobbled roads, with pavé-themed sweatshirts and t-shirts.Van Rysel Lifestyle Collection 6 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)There are two different styles of sweatshirts and t-shirts available: a printed design of the peloton on … Read more