Most riders in the Tour de France have the option of an aero road bike that’s all about speed for flat and undulating stages. Here are some of the most interesting…Trek-Segafredo: Trek Madone DiscTour de France 2019 Trek Segafredo Madone Disc – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)A lot of aero road bikes look almost identical … Read more
Dave Sherry has a certain enthusiasm for capturing helmet cam footage of law-breaking motorists. The cyclist – who recently featured in that godawful Channel 5 documentary ‘Cyclists: Scourge Of The Streets?’ – says he reports around 70 motorists per week.Sherry works as a bus driver in East London, but when a motorist drove into the … Read more
SRAM sponsors two teams in the 2019 Tour de France peloton – Katusha-Alpecin and Trek-Segafredo – and they’re both using the US company’s newest Red eTap AXS 12-speed disc brake groupset. Only the Trek squad have got some new cranks that we haven’t seen before which suggest the company is trialling some new gear ratios.The … Read more
When you sign up for the nine-day Deloitte Ride Across Britain, from Land’s End to John o’Groats, you need to be prepared to train for it, and to make sure you’re on track you have to fill in a progress report type thing. That was emailed to me a few weeks ago, but I’ve put off filling … Read more
Dylan Groenewegen of Jumbo-Visma has won Stage 7 of the Tour de France in Chalon-sur-Saone, snatching victory by a tyre’s width from Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan, with Bira-Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan third. Giulio Ciccone of Trek-Segafredo remains in the race leader’s yellow jerseyy.At 230 kilometres, today was the longest stage of the race, and as one that was … Read more
Half of Londoners say a lack of bike parking is one of the main factors deterring them from cycling. Transport for London (TfL) will therefore be investing £2.5 million over the next year to boost the number of spaces.London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman, said: “To enable more people to cycle it is essential … Read more
The Cycle Show is back at the NEC in Birmingham between the 13th-15th September, and for a limited time only you can save 10% off the ticket price!Get 10% off Cycle Show tickets using the code RDCC hereIf ogling at some the coolest bikes in the world, meeting your cycling heroes and getting advice from the best brands … Read more
Our header this week comes via @arafccThe sprints might be fast, and the wind can cause echelons, but there’s nothing like the drama that plays out on the mountains of the Tour de France.At this time of year, any climb on the Sunday club run will automatically turn into our own Alpe d’Huez with the … Read more
