Matteo Trentin attacked from the break 14 kilometres from the finish of today’s Stage 16 of the Tour de France to win in Gap, the European champion thereby sealing Mitchelton-Scott’s fourth stage win of this year’s race and the third of his career. Julian Alaphilippe of Deceuninck-Quick Step remains in the yellow jersey on a … Read more
Luke Rowe of Team Ineos and Jumbo-Visma’s Tony Martin have apologised in a joint video interview after both riders were expelled from the Tour de France following an incident towards the end of today’s Stage 17 into Gap, although both insist that the decision to disqualify them was too harsh. Both teams plan to appeal the … Read more
Welcome to Wednesday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
This is the Merida Reacto KOM that Bahrain–Merida’s Vincenzo Nibali is riding in this year’s Tour de France. Bahrain–Merida riders choose between the Merida Scultura lightweight bike and the Reacto aero bike for road stages (as opposed to time trials). There are advantages in choosing an aero bike over a lightweight bike in the majority of circumstances, … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) could take control of roads where boroughs are blocking planned safe cycling infrastructure with Heidi Alexander, the capital’s deputy mayor for transport, accusing certain councils of “holding the city to ransom.”Last month, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) announced it would not support a planned cycleway along Holland Park … Read more
Easton’s new EC90 SL Cranks form part of one of the latest fully customisable chainset options to enter the marketplace. It’s pricey against some of the opposition, but you are getting a very stiff set of lightweight cranks. Pros: Super-stiff; light Cons: Quite pricey Easton has used RaceFace’s Cinch technology for these cranks, which gives … Read more
The Enervit Gel with Caffeine packs a decent punch and is quite gentle on the stomach. I especially liked the packaging design which means you shouldn’t end up with it all over your fingers or dribbling down your chin. Pros: Easy to swallow without a drink, neatly packaged Cons: Slightly manufactured taste I’m not a … Read more
Cycling UK has urged secretary of state for transport Chris Grayling to tackle what it describes as an “active travel crisis,” calling on him – and presumably any successor with a cabinet reshuffle imminent – to quadruple funding for walking and cycling in England by 2025.The appeal follows the publication yesterday of a report by … Read more
As a package the Rose Black Creek Deore Urban looks so good, with name brand kit from Shimano and Mavic in addition to Rose’s frame-building expertise. But ultimately it’s a heavy and unenthusiastic bike with a fairly stolid ride quality and only decent on-road stability and security. It comes well kitted out, though. Pros: Classy … Read more
