The Apidura Backcountry Full Frame Pack is an excellent way to carry a lot of gear. It’s easy to fit and use, is made from bombproof materials, is fully waterproof and carries a lifetime warranty – the price is high, but it’s fair.Holding the 6 litre version (there are 2.5 and 4L versions too) the … Read more
A huge crash has happened at the front of the peloton in the Tour de France, caused by a member of the public standing in the road holding a cardboard sign. “Leaders down, downed riders everywhere and this is chaos. This is exactly what we didn’t want on the opening day of the Tour,” said Rob Hatch, commentating. … Read more
Police are appealing for witnesses after the driver of a 4×4 vehicle collided with a woman twice while she was out cycling.The woman, who was in her 40s, was cycling along the B1032 Clacton Road when she was hit by the vehicle.The collision happened at about 5.45pm on Sunday, June 13, The East Anglian Daily Times report.A spokesman for … Read more
The Tour de France is littered with little unseen things that might have left you with some questions. Today, we’ll go through the process of having a puncture. It’s a little different from what happens when you puncture while out on a leisurely spin. You certainly won’t see the yellow jersey faffing around with an … Read more
Israel Start Up Nation’s Sports Director, Cherie Pridham said she has never seen another athlete with the same mental strength as Chris Froome, in the fourth road.cc Drink at Your Desk Friday episode.Pridham, the first female Sports Director of a World Tour team, also said however that the team did not expect Froome to be wearing the yellow jersey on … Read more
Today, as eight of Lachlan Morton’s EF Education-Nippo team-mates start the Tour de France, the Australian will also set out to tackle the same 21 stages over the next three weeks – but will do so solo and unsupported, with the aim of reaching Paris before them, and raising money for charity in the process.And … Read more
A video shows the shocking moment a passenger climbs out through the window of a moving car in a bid to push over a cyclist.The clip was caught on a dashcam as Daniel Tereszczuk, 34, and his nine-year-old son drove through Tyldesley, near Wigan. Couldn’t believe what I was seeing”: Passenger climbs out of a moving car in … Read more
Muc-Off High-Pressure Quick Drying Degreaser works fantastically and rapidly on the worst grease and grime. It doesn’t need wiping off afterwards and it leaves no residue either, but it is expensive per use – and even this supersized 750ml can doesn’t last long.With the adverts promising a ‘high-pressure turbo spray’ that ‘easily cuts through tough … Read more
The Endura Jagged Socks are lovely in many ways – comfortable, cool on hot rides, secure and good looking. They don’t quite have the quality I’ve come to expect of Endura, though, which puts durability in some doubt.These socks have a reasonably soft fabric with a fairly firm stretch – I find them comfortable, completely … Read more
The Bicycle Association and Cycle Rail Working Group have teamed up to draw up a new set of Standards for Public Cycle Parking.The 45-page document, which it is recommended be adopted immediately by purchasers of public cycle parking equipment, was launched earlier this month by transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris at the Cycle Rail Showcase earlier … Read more
