Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Fenix dug deep during today’s Stage 5 of the Tour de France to cling onto the race leader’s yellow jersey, with a storming ride by Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates, the fastest man on the course today, putting the defending champion just 8 seconds off the race lead as … Read more
The Roka Matador Ultralight Performance Sunglasses are impressive, offering good protection, excellent clarity, and a wide field of vision. However, their high price doesn’t even include a spare lens or a hard case.Like the CP-1X glasses that I reviewed a couple of years ago, the Matadors are a full frame model but with a particular … Read more
The placard-waving spectator who caused a huge crash on Saturday’s opening stage of the Tour de France in Brittany has been arrested, prosecutors in Brest have confirmed. Ouest-France reports that the woman, who fled the scene of the crash which happened when she was standing on the roadside with her back to the peloton, has been taken … Read more
Halfords is donating a state of the art wind tunnel that was part of the Boardman Performance Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire, to British Cycling, which will relocate the facility to Manchester.The multi-million pound wind tunnel, conceived by former Olympic and world champion Chris Boardman and developed in partnership with Halfords is described as one of … Read more
A motorist moving across a solid white line to overtake a cyclist but still making a close pass, then doing it again on another rider, features in today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series.It was filmed by road.cc reader BucksCycleCammer, who said: “This one is from 11th June in Lane End, Bucks. … Read more
Canyon has unveiled a one-off Tour de France colourway for its Ultimate CF SLX at the 108th edition of the Tour. The playing card-inspired design celebrates Canyon’s wildcard race entrants at this year’s race, Alpecin-Fenix and Arkéa-Samsic.2021 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX TDF 3 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Three teams are racing on Canyon’s this Tour, with the … Read more
The Hunt 36 UD Carbon Spoke Wheelset is a mid-depth, lightweight, rim brake wheelset designed to go fast. The carbon spokes result in excellent stiffness and unlike some are replaceable in the event of a crash. The 36mm depth is perfectly usable even on windy days and makes the wheelset ideal for rolling road races. … Read more
Bespoke aims to de-mystify the language of professional road racing for readers still feeling their way into the sport. All the key elements are there, along with a good helping of key stories from cycling history.If you’re looking for something to keep you amused during the endless commercial breaks during this summer’s Grand Tours, Tom … Read more
Tonight’s Bike at Bedtime is a look back to the bike that won on the Champs Elysees with its rider wearing the World Champion’s rainbow bands. That doesn’t happen that often. The rider in question even got a leadout from the Maillot Jaune.Mark Cavendish formed part of the Team Sky 2012 Tour de France squad … Read more
