A ban on cyclists in Chichester city centre’s pedestrian precinct has been extended to include Sundays, reports the Chichester Observer. City and district councillor Len Macey said the move did not represent “a vendetta against cyclists,” arguing: “It’s a pedestrian precinct and by rights cycling should be banned 24/7.”Cyclists are currently banned from North Street, … Read more
If tubeless is ever going to hope to supplant tubular wheels and tyres in the professional peloton, it needs support from big brands with top-level race-ready carbon fibre wheelsets and fast, light and failsafe tubeless tyres.Mavic is just such a big brand and today has launched the brand new Cosmic Carbone Ultimate UST wheelset, which … Read more
Fine coffee to start, local beer to finish and a day of on and off-road riding through North London in between. North London Dirt will take place on Saturday July 21 with all profits going to St Mary’s Centre N16 (which houses a homeless shelter and food bank). The 68-mile loop through North East London … Read more
Designed to be paired with the jersey of the same name, these Saikel Segments bib shorts are Italian made and provide impressive comfort on the saddle for short and long rides, with a great fit and a nice dash of style around the wide elastic hems. Pros: Fit, comfort Cons: Best paired with matching jersey Saikel … Read more
The new Specialized Allez Elite has got longer and taller, improving its manners while still just about maintaining its racing aspirations, and for a lot of people it really is going to make a lot of sense. Pros: Lighter with improved all-round handling Cons: Not as aggressively sporty as previous version, but you can’t have … Read more
Tonight it’s 2009 and we’re back in Milan and it’s bikes at bedtime rather than just one bike – oh, and apologies for the crappy pictures I was strung out on espresso when I took them, but luckily not too strung out to forget to snap the explanatory notes.Tradesman bikes – hot chestnut seller bike info … Read more
Two England football fans are heading to Russia for the FIFA World Cup, pedalling all the way from Hampshire to raise money for the cancer charity, The Bobby Moore Fund – set up in memory of the late West Ham star who as captain lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy at Wembley Stadium in 1966.James Marriott … Read more
Recently I tried to complete the 600km Bryan Chapman Memorial Audax, and messed it up. Everyone loves a tryer, though, right? My next challenge is a 400km charity ride. What have I learnt?You won’t have heard of the Pier to Pier, because we made it up. A while back my friend Andy had a brain tumour … Read more
British Cycling has put plans to set up a professional team that would compete at UCI Women’s WorldTour level, Telegraph Sport reports.Performance director Stephen Parks said at last year’s UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway, that it would be a “real aspiration” to set up such a team.One rationale he cited was to have … Read more
This is the Cipollini MCM, which is short for ‘Mario Cipollini Custom Made’. It’s a carbon-fibre road bike that can be made to fit you perfectly.Unlike most carbon-fibre bikes, the MCM isn’t produced in a mould as a monocoque. Instead, it’s built tube to tube, a little like a metal frame. The individual T800 carbon-fibre … Read more
