When Giant Bicycles wanted to create a special bike to gift Tom Dumoulin for his recent wedding, and as a gesture of their appreciation for all the victories he has brought the bike brand as they part company in 2019, Vincent van Gogh was the inspiration.It’s not unique to Tom either, if you’re Dumoulin and/or van Gogh fan and have … Read more
A bikepacking blogger from Spain who was cycling across Siberia was rescued by locals who found him camping on a mountain pass in temperatures of -50 degrees Celsius.Andres Abian Pajares, from Zaragoza, had pitched his tent – suitable for summer camping but not the depths of a Siberian winter – in Russia’s Kolyma region, reports … Read more
Virtual training platform Zwift has raised $120 million in funding which it says will finance its expansion into eSports as well as growing its Zwift Run operation, launched earlier this year.With world cycling’s governing body, the UCI, drawing up rules for virtual racing and announcing plans for an eSports world championship, the emerging area of … Read more
The Merida Mission CX 8000 is a super-smooth high-end race bike with brilliant handling on technical courses. The stability inspires confidence, but there are similarly specced bikes for a lot less money. I’d also want to change the axles. Pros: Light and chuckable handling gives a great ride Cons: Thu-axle design, expensive for the spec … Read more
We’re big fans of electronic shifting here at road.cc and we don’t know of many people who’ve used it regularly wanting to switch back to mechanical shifting, but it’s not without its downsides. Here are some of the little annoyances that we’ve experienced and heard about over the past few years.Don’t forget to budget for … Read more
A video posted to Instagram shows a driver deliberately knocking a cyclist from their bike, all for the sake of likes – and is said to have taken place in the same town in Surrey where a similar incident that left a cyclist with a broken leg in September was the subject of a police … Read more
Pinarello’s Prince FX has just arrived for review, a road bike that shares many features with the Dogma F10 that Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome and the rest of Team Sky ride most of the time.The Prince FX is made of different carbon fibre from the Dogma and the geometry is just a touch more relaxed. … Read more
The Ravemen CR700 is a compact, other-road-user-friendly light with a great anti-dazzle beam bright enough to ride quite fast with. The wired remote is basic but handy, as are the various modes. A good one for long-distance rides where you might need to charge while in use. Pros: Excellent anti-glare cutoff beam, good battery life, … Read more
Geraint Thomas’s wife Sara has been speaking about his nerves before this year’s Tour de France … and his tears after he won the race to become the third Briton, and first Welshman, to claim the yellow jersey.Speaking to BBC Sport after her husband was named Sports Personality of the Year 2018 on Sunday, Sara … Read more
Christmas socks? Get out of town, you want some genuine road.cc argyle socks is what you want! Buy road.cc socks hereAs it’s coming up to Christmas and we love most of you, this week’s sock comp is a bit special… we’re going to be picking THREE winners on Thursday morning at 10am, and each one will get one … Read more
