The new Lotus/Hope track bike has its first taste of race action with Ethan Vernon and Kian Emadi using it in the scratch race, and it passes UCI inspectionThe Great Britain Cycling Team debuted the brand new Lotus/Hope track bike at the UCI Track World Cup in Minsk over the weekend where it got its first taste … Read more
A new study has found that drinking coffee improves cycling performance over a 5-kilometre time trial – with similar results observed in both male and female riders.Led by Neil Clarke of Coventry University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, the study has been published as an open access article by the journal Nutrients.It noted that … Read more
Prague-based bike brand Repete has introduced two new steel models: the Reason road bike and the Verne gravel bike.Repete says that two years ago it decided to translate the experience it has gained from making custom steel bikes into the development of these new models. The frames are still made in Prague.R2_profile (Image Credit: Farrelly … Read more
A man has been arrested and released pending investigation after an 11-year-old boy was killed whole riding his bike near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, on Saturday afternoon.Warwickshire Police say that the fatal crash happened at around 2.40pm in Coleshill Road, Ansley Common.Emergency services attended the scene, and a passing doctor also gave assistance to the victim, who … Read more
We’ve run a few stories recently about bikes on trains, mainly because of the woefully poor bike storage that now features on high-speed trains rolled out by GWR and LNER.> Bikes on trains – let us know your experiences, good and badBut we’ve also written about the new bike carriages, aimed at the tourist market, that … Read more
Police in Liverpool have launched an appeal for information after a cyclist was left in a critical condition when he was attacked by a group of men, one of whom is believed to have been wielding a hammer.The assault happened on Victoria Road West, Crosby, at around 10.45pm on the evening of Saturday 2 November, … Read more
Italy’s Filippo Ganna has broken the individual pursuit world record twice in a day at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Minsk.In qualifying this morning, the 23-year-old rode a time of 4:04:225 to better the previous record, held by Ashton Lambie of the USA at altitude in September.Subsequently in the final, where the three-time … Read more
