CHPT3 collaborate with POC for new helmet and sunglasses

The design firm CHPT3 owned by David Millar have teamed up with POC for a special edition of the POC Ventral SPIN helmet and two pairs of shades, with the patterns inspired by the Devisa Forest in Girona. Chpt3 launches Girona everyday performance clothing rangechpt3 x poc 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Devesa pattern has been applied to the shell … Read more

Rapha launches two new special editions

Rapha has revealed two new special editions, the Milano-Roma Collection and the Hidden Leaves Collection, a collaboration with Canyon//SRAM’s Hannah Barnes.The Milano-Roma Collection is intended as a celebration of the race of the same name. You haven’t heard of it? That’s not entirely surprising because it was run only twice — first in 1906 and … Read more

Early bird entries to Gritfest 2019 now open

After a highly successful first running this year, the Gritfest multi-day gravel stage race will be returning to Mid Wales over the weekend of the 21st-24th June 2019 and early bird entries have now opened at a discounted price.

Near Miss of the Day 206: Cyclist gets Halloween fright

The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series gave the rider involved a Halloween fright yesterday as he was riding down a country lane in Alveston, South Gloucestershire yesterday – and encountered a horse box coming the other way with the driver neither slowing down nor giving him space, forcing the cyclist … Read more

Challenge Paris-Roubaix Open Road tyre

You guessed it, the Challenge Paris-Roubaix Pro Series tyres are named after the most brutal race on the professional calendar, the cobbles of northern France requiring careful tyre and pressure choice. What works on the cobbles also works on UK roads: these are a good choice if you want a high-end premium tyre that will provide a … Read more

Oxford Ultratorch Slimline R50 Rear LED

Oxford’s Ultratorch Slimline R50 rear light is simplicity itself, and packs very good performance for the money. Pros: Great value, decent performance, easy fitting Cons: Not as bright as some, secureness of rubber insert Sometimes bike lights can be over-thought, over-complicated, over-priced things. Be-seen safety is all well and good, but just how many modes … Read more

Giro d’Italia 2019 route launched in Milan (+ stage by stage video)

The full route of next year’s 102nd edition of the Giro d’Italia has been launched this afternoon in Milan and will include three time trial stages – two of those figuring among seven summit finishes –and six days that will favour the sprinters.Starting in Bologna on 11 May, the race will conclude in Verona on … Read more