A pedestrian has died following a collision with a cyclist near Harrogate yesterday morning.North Yorkshire Police say the collision happened at 7.40am on Saturday morning in Dacre Banks.The pedestrian, named as 79-year-old George Redpath from Darley, had parked his car opposite the shop and was crossing the road when he was involved in a collision … Read more
Nairo Quintana of Movistar has won Stage 2 of the Vuelta in Calpe while Team Sunweb’s Nicolas Roche has moved into the overall lead of the race.The pair were both in a six-man group that got away on the late Category 2 climb of the Alto de Puig Llorenca on the 199.6-kilometre stage from Benidorm.It … Read more
The Look 785 Huez RS Disc is the French company’s flagship lightweight race bike and it absolutely flies while also pretty much nailing the whole stiffness versus comfort argument. You’re getting some pretty cool little touches, too, like adjustable crank length. Pros: Very comfortable and stiff frameset; adjustable crank lengths Cons: Not as light as … Read more
Police have launched an appeal for witnesses after a cyclist died following a collision involving a tractor in Lincolnshire.The fatal crash happened in Fen Street, Redgrave, at around 9.40am on the morning of Friday 23 August.The cyclist was taken to West Suffolk Hospital for treatment but died from his injuries yesterday.Suffolk Police said that next … Read more
Easton’s Foam Bar Tape is simple, can be wrapped with good tension, and cleans up well. Re-wrapping isn’t great as the sticky backing strip tears any tape that is underneath it. A good budget bar tape option. Pros: Easy to wrap; handles good wrap tension; decent bar end plugs Cons: Grip isn’t great; not the … Read more
There was plenty of drama at yesterday’s opening time trial of the Vuelta a Espana in Torrevieja, not least the crash that brought down four members of the Jumbo-Visma team including co-leaders Primoz Roglic and Steven Kruijswik.But even before the 13.4-kilometre race against the clock there had already been what could have been a very … Read more
The crash which dented Jumbo-Visma’s hopes of a strong performance in yesterday’s opening team time trial at the Vuelta a Espana was due to an inflatable paddling pool a child was playing in half a kilometre away bursting, according to the team’s sports director.Primoz Roglic and Steven Kruijswik, the Dutch team’s co-leaders for the race, … Read more
Miguel Angel Lopez is the first leader of the 2019 Vuelta a Espana after his Astana team won this evening’s opening time trial on a day when Jumbo-Visma, many people’s favourites to win the stage, crashed.Primoz Roglic and Steven Kruijswik were two of the four Jumbo-Visma riders to hit the deck in the crash, apparently … Read more
Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi, who won Milan-Sanremo and the points jersey in all three Grand Tours, has been handed a two-year ban for blood doping. The retired Italian sprinter becomes the highest profile rider sanctioned as a result of the Austro-German blood doping investigation, Operation Aderlass.Petacchi won six stages at the Tour de France, 22 … Read more
