The route of next year’s Tour de France, due to have been unveiled tomorrow at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, will now be revealed on Sunday, with organisers ASO saying that the presentation will be broadcast live on television as well as on the race’s social media channels.Each October, stars of the sport past … Read more
Giant’s TCR Advanced Pro 1 Disc is a lively and efficient road bike that boasts most of the aero features the new, top-level TCR Advanced SL gained earlier this year. The Shimano Ultegra-based parts package is impressive too.Giant has given its lightweight TCR range an aero makeover for 2021. If you’ve not read our review … Read more
A hit-and-run motorist who was four times over the drink-drive limit when he hit a cyclist riding from John O’Groats to Land’s End has been told by a judge that it is inevitable that he will be jailed.Stephen Evans failed to stop after he crashed into Jean-Pierre de Villiers near Combe Martin in Devon on … Read more
This is one of the more common types of close pass that we see, and it’s one that makes you reflect on the attitude of some drivers towards road safety – not necessarily that of other people, but their own.In the near-500 videos we have shown in our Near Miss of the Day series to … Read more
Just the Vuelta to go, and then it’s back to mostly focussing on our own riding until sometime next year are being well! Here are some of the best bits in our testing pile this week…Water-to-Go Active bottle£29.992020 Water-to-Go Active bottle (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)We first reviewed a Water-To-Go bottle back in 2015, with the generally … Read more
The Ravemen CR1000 USB Front Light With Remote features a unique T-Shape beam which illuminates the important bits without dazzling oncoming drivers. The 1,000-lumen output, high quality aluminium body and strong run-times make it a good choice for road riders and commuters alike, though the flash modes could be improved and the mount doesn’t fit … Read more
Rapha and Silca have joined forces to create some exquisitely engineered — and accordingly priced — frame and pocket pumps that are only compatible with Presta valves.Both brands are well known for their high quality but highly-priced kit, and this latest collaboration marks no departure from that.The new Impero Ultimate frame pump and the Pocket Impero mini pump will retail at … Read more
Columns in The Times and the Daily Telegraph are both peddling anti-pedalling rhetoric following calls from cycling campaigners to clarify rules regarding cyclists riding two abreast as part of a consultation, which closes at midnight today, into proposed changes by the government to the Highway Code.I can’t keep abreast of what cyclists want is the … Read more
