Wilier’s new Zero SLR is a disc brake road bike that combines a light weight with a high level of frame stiffness. With internal routing throughout, it’s also one of the cleanest looking bikes of its kind.Get all the tech details on the Wilier Zero SLR in our news storyWilier took road.cc out to the … Read more
Last week saw Clean Air day and we’ll use any excuse to head out on our bikes!Getting some fresh air is one of the best things about heading out on the bike. This weekend also brought some sunshine to us in the West country, finally!It’s very welcome as getting drenched in a biblical shower is … Read more
Austrian ultracyclist Christoph Strasser has won a record sixth solo Race Across America (RAAM) title. Meanwhile, Britain’s Backstedt Racing Project took victory in the eight-person team category.Strasser crossed the line in Annapolis, Maryland in 8 days 6 hours 16 minutes – well outside his 2014 record of 7 days 15 hours 56 minutes, but more than a … Read more
The Trakke Wee Lug is an exquisitely made messenger bag, produced by a team of dedicated young craftspeople up in bonny Scotland and comes with a lifetime guarantee. Which should give you some incentive to live a long and adventurous existence because, at £220, it’s one you’re going to want to get your money’s worth … Read more
Two Conservative councillors who have been vociferous opponents of a planned cycleway through Chiswick in West London have been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged that they had both driven their cars to a publicity stunt they were holding to coincide with last week’s Clean Air Day.Patrick Barr and Joanna Biddulph are two of nine … Read more
Egan Bernal has given Team Ineos a potential headache over its leadership at next month’s Tour de France after winning the overall title at the Tour de Suisse this afternoon. His team-mate Geraint Thomas is due to lead the team in France, where he will be the defending champion, having been given the all clear … Read more
A new study has found that athletes taking part in team sports combine the endurance of road cyclists or long-distance runners with the power of sprinters or bodybuilders.The study, from researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University, attributes the combination of strength and endurance to the type of training that team sport players carry out, reports the … Read more
The Trek Madone SLR 9 Disc delivers the speed that its impressive looks suggest, backed up by good handling and, thanks to the new adjustable IsoSpeed decoupler, reasonable smoothness. Make no mistake, though, it’s still very much a firm ride. The £10k price doesn’t look out of place these days, but the specification is lacking … Read more
Sir Bradley Wiggins’ former team manager Jonathan Vaughters says the British rider’s 2012 Tour de France victory is “blemished” by his use of normally banned drugs under a therapeutic use exemption and that Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford must take the blame for “gaming the system.”Vaughters managed Wiggins at Garmin-Slipstream in 2009, the year … Read more
