Ilnur Zakarin was Alpecin-Katusha’s hope for the Tour de France yellow jersey, but at the time of writing, he’s languishing 63rd and over 40 minutes behind the leader. If he had been in the hunt for the overall, he would be needing a strong ride in today’s time trial, so here’s a look at the … Read more
Cleveland Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was pushed from his bike by a passenger in a moving car. The 44-year-old victim suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured collar bone.At around 9pm on Tuesday July 16, a cyclist riding along the A179 towards Hart Village was pushed from his bike by an unknown … Read more
Nowadays, even some of the most entry-level bikes you can pickup for a few hundred quid often have some of the gear and brake cables routed through the frame – and it’s been a good few years since we’ve seen fully external cables on a pro bike at the Tour de France. Perches of the peloton: Tour … Read more
A driver who admitted she “just didn’t see” a Cambridge cyclist crossing the road has pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. A police spokesman said the incident had been “completely avoidable”.Wildlife conservationist Dr Tony Whitten, 64, was crossing Newmarket Road at about 9.15pm on November 29, 2017, when he was hit by 56-year-old … Read more
Colnago has launched the new V3Rs today, the successor to the bike first launched in 2014, designed with input from Ferrari, and updated in 2017.In a way, the V1-r was ahead of its time. Here was a bike trying to balance the competing demands of low weight and aerodynamics. We’re now seeing other manufacturers add … Read more
Pinarello unveiled the new Dogma F12 – and the Dogma F12 Disc – at the start of May, the headline news being that, compared to the previous F10, it reduces drag by 7.3% at 25mph, saving the equivalent of eight watts.Pinarello says that the biggest improvement to the Dogma F12 is the complete cable routing … Read more
Simon Yates of Mitchelton-Scott has won the first Pyrenean stage of this year’s Tour de France, outsprinting Astana’s Pello Bilbao and Gregor Muhlberger of Bora-Hansgrohe to win Stage 12 of the race in Bagneres-de-Bigorre to take his maiden stage at the race. There was nno change at the top of the overall standings, with Julian Alaphilippe … Read more
Cervelo has launched its first true gravel bike, the brand new Aspero, which is aimed at people who are serious about gravel racing and covering distance over mixed terrain at speed. Cervelo Aspero5 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Canadian brand is very clear that the new Apsero isn’t a super versatile adventure bike for fun times, so … Read more
Chris Froome has officially been awarded the 2011 Vuelta a España title as a result of Juan José Cobo’s doping ban. The result means he now has seven Grand Tour victories to his name, including Britain’s first.Cobo, now retired, was stripped of the title last month due to irregularities in his biological passport.The UCI, said: … Read more
