So you were training and planning to ride an Italian gran fondo this summer, but there’s a global pandemic on, so now you can’t. Well, yes you can, thanks to a brilliantly simple idea from Formulabici.The idea is that you do the gran fondo that you’ve always wanted to ride but on your home roads. … Read more
You hear it all the time, especially on the internet: cyclists should ride in the cycle lane. You might have had motorists yelling the same thing at you out on the road, or honking their horn (breaking Rule 112 of The Highway Code) and pointing at the cycle lane. What’s the truth?Let’s see what The Highway … Read more
A new survey has found that one in three people in the UK say they could switch from driving to cycling or walking as a means of getting around once the lockdown is lifted – but they are also calling for safer streets.The survey, commissioned by Cycling UK from YouGov, revealed that 36 per cent … Read more
The tubeless-ready carbon wheels are 30.5mm deep, have a 22mm wide hookless rim and Corima’s ‘torsion box technology’ which gives a claimed increase in rim rigidity.French wheel maker Corima has announced that it is stepping into the gravel market with a new set of carbon wheels that it describes as “the new benchmark for ravel wheel … Read more
Zipp’s first gravel tyre, the Tangente Course G40, is a welcome addition to the marketplace. The tread design works well on the majority of surfaces and they are durable enough to take on the rough stuff. They aren’t cheap though.Some gravel tyres focus more on durability/puncture protection while others concentrate mostly on grip, but there … Read more
Today’s video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a type of manoeuvre that unfortunately features all too often here – a driver so impatient to overtake that they not only put a cyclist in danger by passing too closely, but also the occupants of an oncoming vehicle, with an approaching motorist here … Read more
2018 Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas predicts that restrictions on training and a lack of racing will cause some riders to “blow up” during the final week of this year’s race, scheduled to begin in Nice on 29 August.With the WorldTour calendar currently suspended until 1 August, when the Italian one-day race Strade Bianche is … Read more
Chris Boardman says that the UK is “at a crossroads” with an opportunity to bring about “real change” in the way people get around in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. His comments come as British Cycling relaunches its #ChooseCycling campaign, which the former world and Olympic champion, a policy advisor to the organisation, himself helped … Read more
The Vitesse Evo Team eTap AXS is described as a true pro race bike by Vitus and boy oh boy, does it ever ride like one. The frame is great, not only in the way it delivers the ride quality but also in terms of handling, and the SRAM groupset is the icing on the … Read more
