Presenter Naga Munchetty gave a guest on BBC Breakfast short shrift yesterday after he made anti-cyclist comments.Fellow BBC broadcaster – and daily cycle commuter – Jeremy Vine was among those to tweet footage of the exchange on Saturday morning’s show. I don’t know who this guest is, but watch what happens when he tries all … Read more
Richie Porte is out of the Tour de France after crashing just 7 kilometres into today’s 156.5-kilometre stage from Arras to Roubaix.The BMC Racing rider had been one of the favourites for the overall victory at this year’s race and this morning was 10th on the General Classification, 57 seconds behind his BMC Racing team mate … Read more
The Chiba Gel Comfort Active Eco-Line Mitts come with plenty of padding to reduce road buzz and take the edge off rough surfaces. If you suffer from pins and needles on the bike then these might be just the gloves you need. Pros: Comfortable, firm padding; cool in the heat Cons: Overly large finger loops; a … Read more
The 2021 edition of Paris-Roubaix takes place this Sunday (3rd October 2021), with the first-ever women’s edition on Saturday, and we asked David Millar, head honcho at Chpt3 clothing, for a former pro’s insight into tackling the pavé. CHPTIII_JERSEY_David Millar 393 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) Quick quiz: how many times did David Millar finish Paris-Roubaix during … Read more
This article was first published in a different form on 6th April 2018Sunday’s stage nine of the Tour de France from Arras to Roubaix includes 15 sectors of cobbles totalling 21.7km (13.5 miles) in length. The pavé puts huge demands on both riders and bikes so there’s usually technology on display that’s not used in everyday road races, and here … Read more
In the wake of the Chris Froome case, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (Wada) director general, Olivier Niggli, has suggested that the body could reduce the amount of salbutamol athletes are permitted to take. “Maybe the weakness in the system is that we are being too nice,” he told the Guardian.Athletes are allowed a maximum of … Read more
Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) joined Fernando Gaviria and Peter Sagan on two stage wins in this year’s race after his second bunch sprint victory in a row. Sagan retains the green jersey, while André Greipel and Gaviria were relegated after clashes in the finale.With the cobbles tomorrow and then a series of mountain stages next week, … Read more
Endura’s Pinstripe Short Sleeve Jersey is part of its Limited Edition range, where it releases a range of clothing in various colours and patterns to create an outfit (you can read my review of the Pinstripe bib shorts here). The Pinstripe is pretty striking and bold in its looks and it isn’t just skin deep: … Read more
Bianchi revealed some Oltre XR4 frames with customised hand-painted graphics prior to the Tour de France depart, and we got to ogle them up close at the Team LottoNL-Jumbo camp in La Roche-sur-Yon. Review: Bianchi Oltre XR4 The bikes of the 2018 Tour de France — who’s riding whattourtech2018-12_0 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The frames are being ridden by Dylan Groenewegen – who won stage seven – … Read more
There are fifteen cobbled sectors scattered along Sunday’s Tour de France stage to Roubaix. Here’s the Strava data for three of them, including the crucial Camphin-en-Pévèle sector which comes in the closing kilometres.Professional cyclists have the KOMs for two of these segments, Auchy-lez-Orchies à Bersée and Camphin-en-Pévèle, via Oliver Naesen and Tejay Van Garderen. Pont-Thibaut … Read more
