The London Bike Show is back at the Excel London between the 27-29 March 2020… and if you’re still stuck on what to get for a cycling friend or relative for Christmas or are yet to bag yourself a ticket, why not take advantage of this stunning 40% off deal with the code ROADMAS12? You’d … Read more
The Exposure Link Daybright is a secondary helmet light that adds 360-degree visibility and is great for being seen in heavy traffic. Designed and made in the UK, build quality is exceptional, it’s very tough and run-times are reasonable bearing in mind its size and two LEDs. Pros: Great build quality, secure clamp, plenty of … Read more
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From Team Sky’s success in the Tour de France to the emergence of Strava and Zwift and Lance Armstrong confessing to doping … there’s been a fair bit happened in cycling over the past decade that you couldn’t have predicted in late 2009. Here’s our selection of 10 of them. Disagree with our choices? Anything to … Read more
The Birzman Mini Apogee Hand Pump is really small, light and nicely made, with a crackingly good head. Made to Birzman’s usual high standards, it’s a tidy bit of kit. Pros: Small, light, excellent valve-holding and air-sealing, rebuildable with two spare seals included Cons: Getting to the maximum pressure is hard – and keep an … Read more
Two more WorldTour pro cyclists have reportedly been linked to the Operation Aderlass blood doping scandal, according to a report by German broadcaster ARD.To date the operation, launched earlier this year by police and anti-doping officials in Austria and their colleagues in Germany, has involved 23 athletes, a number of them from cycling.The names of … Read more
Round-the-world cyclist Josh Quigley says he is “still here, still smiling” after the horrific crash in Texas that left him with injuries including a fractured skull, ribs, pelvis and ankle as well as a punctured lung.Posting on Facebook, the 27-year-old from Livingston, West Lothian, also set out what he knew about the collision at the … Read more
Alberto Contador and his wife, Macarena Pescador, are separating after eight years of marriage, with the seven-time Grand Tour winner said to have asked her for a divorce.The pair have been together for around 20 years, and have a son born in April 2018.Contador was 17 and just setting out on his cycling career when … Read more
Cyclists in Devon have been given an early Christmas present with the opening of the Wray Valley Trail, which has been planned for more than 20 years and which mostly lies in the Dartmoor National Park.The 11-kilometre off-road trail between Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead was officially opened on Friday after the completion of the final … Read more
Josh Quigley , the Scottish cyclist who is making his seventh attempt to cycle around the world, has sustained multiple injuries following a collision involving a car as he rode across the United States.The 27-year-old from Livingston had been riding through Texas, south west of Dallas, as he headed towards Florida to complete the American … Read more
