Lance Armstrong says he “wouldn’t change a thing” about his cycling career, despite the infamy and law suits that followed being stripped of seven Tour de France titles for doping. If you’re a connoisseur of these sorts of confessional retrospectives, you’ll guess that it’s the old ‘I’ve learned a lot, it made me the man … Read more
The new Castelli Sanremo 4.0 Speedsuit hasn’t seen a massive redesign over the 3.0, more of a fettle to refine the details – but it works. After all, why mess with a classic? Make sure you go up a size though, as it’s a much snugger fit than the majority of Castelli’s range. Pros: Excellent … Read more
Couriers working for NHS contractor The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) are striking for two days over a decade of stagnant pay and two rounds of pay cuts in 2015 and 2017. The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) contrasts the situation with generous pay rises given to top TDL executives and the £60m paid out … Read more
Cesare Benedetti of Bora-Hansgrohe has won Stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia in Pinerolo on a day when the race tackled the first Category 1 climb of this year’s route. With a big break getting away, this morning’s leader Valerio Conti lost the overall lead – but the maglia rosa stays with UAE Team Emirates through Jan … Read more
The Orro Venturi disc brake aero road bike is finally available, and we can tell you that it rides smoothly, offers loads of frame stiffness, and packs in plenty of value.Okay, first a little background because, although we’ve told you about the Venturi several times before, it has been over an extended period and we’re … Read more
The Genetic STV Stem does the job of holding your handlebar securely while looking good, and if you are a weight weenie then it could help drop those grams compared to a lot of the competition. Pros: Light, stiff Cons: Paint can mark easily The STV is hollow forged from 7075 series aluminium alloy and … Read more
A new version of the Trek Madone has appeared on the brand’s Japanese website: the Madone SL 6 Disc.Trek already has a rim brake version of the Madone SL 6 with a standard Bontrager stem and aero handlebar as opposed to the adjustable aero VR-CF combined handlebar and stem that you get on the Madone SLRs. … Read more
A black comedy called The Climb has been showing at Cannes this year and seems to be attracting broadly positive reviews. As you can see from the trailer, there’s a fair bit of cycling in it. The Climb premiered at Sundance Film Festival last year as an eight-minute short (which you can find below), but … Read more
Continuing my theme of only doing events that last less than an hour or more than a day, last night was the first summer race at Odd Down circuit in Bath for me. It was a masters race, so a mix of riders more grouped by age than ability. I ride for Bath, and we … Read more
