Wilier has announced a new range of carbon-fibre wheels developed in collaboration with fellow Italian brand Miche. There are initially three wheelsets, two designed for road racing and one for endurance riding.Wilier says that moving into the wheels market is a logical development in that it already has expertise in working with carbon.Wilier wheels AIR50KC-Back-Lato-bianco … Read more
Rapha have launched an initiative that aims to support cycling charities with $1.5m of funding.The British clothing brand has been directly involved with cycling sponsorship through various racing outfits. They currently sponsor World Tour teams in both the men and women’s pro peloton and they have supported smaller race teams in the past. But this new initiative sees … Read more
The route of this year’s Ovo Energy Tour of Britain has been announced today, with the race starting in Glasgow on Saturday 8 September and finishing in Manchester the following Saturday, followed on the Sunday by the city hosting an HSBC UK Let’s Ride mass participation event.After the opening two stages in Scotland, the action … Read more
Residents and business owners in County Durham will this evening quiz county council officials and the organisers of September’s Vélo North closed road sportive amid concerns about the impact the event will have on them.The public meeting, hosted by Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services (UTASS), was arranged after the issue was raised at a meeting … Read more
New Northern Ireland-based brand Scribe has just visited us at road.cc HQ, dropping off its Aero Wide 50-D wheels and talking us through the rest of the range.The brand is led by engineer Alan Graham who has formerly worked for both Prime and Hunt. Rather than simply buying generic rims and hubs and lacing them … Read more
The latest Specialized Diverge is very impressive to ride. It’s a racer that absolutely flies on the gravel, whose quick handling and relatively short wheelbase makes it a flickable bike with loads of feedback when you’ve got the bit between your teeth. Against the opposition, though, it is a bit weighty and a fair chunk … Read more
Welcome to Tuesday’s live blog, with Jack Sexty, Simon MacMichael and the rest of the team.
We hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekend come rain or shine, it certainly didn’t stop us getting out for a ride whatever the weather! Here’s the pick of the test pile this week…SKS Germany Airstep Foot Pump£64.99SKS Germany Airstep Foot Pump (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)Foot pumps aren’t just for footballs, as this one … Read more
Giulio Cicccone of Trek-Segafedo has won the queen stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, outsprinting fellow escapee Jan Hirt of Astana to take victory in Ponte di Legno. Behind them, another big day in the overall battle saw Vincenzo Nibali of Bahrain Merida attack on the Mortirolo and move second overall behind Richard Carapaz of Movistar, … Read more
