The Marin Four Corners 1 is a genuine touring bike with a wide range of gears, good brakes and a super-comfortable ride courtesy of its extra-wide tyres and all-steel frameset. It looks good, the saddle and bar are well chosen and, in truth, there’s very little to fault. While it’s marketed primarily as a tourer, … Read more
Ineos Grenadiers sports director Oli Cookson has been fined £4,700 and issued a yellow card after hitting a spectator while driving behind the breakaway during today’s stage of the Tour de France, won by the British team’s Dutch rider Thymen Arensman.Cookson, a longstanding staff member at the squad and the son of former UCI president … Read more
After a week and a half of phoney war, inconclusive attacks, and one worrying crash, after just two days in the Pyrenees, Tadej Pogačar has effectively killed off the Tour de France.Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Apple Podcasts Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Spotify Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Amazon Music Tadej … Read more
Last year’s podium finisher Remco Evenepoel has abandoned the Tour de France on stage 14, stepping off on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet after a third consecutive day of visible struggles in the Pyrenees.The 25-year-old double Olympic champion, who was still sitting third overall and wearing the best young rider’s white jersey when … Read more
A late and controversial decision by race officials has spared six riders from disqualification in stage 13 of Tour de France, after the time cut for Friday’s short but brutal mountain time trial to Peyragudes was quietly revised from 33 per cent to 40 per cent just minutes before the stage began — a move … Read more
The Asgard Annexe Plus E is Asgard’s new, bigger e-bike (and other bike) storage offering. It’s a reassuringly solid bike shed you can trust to keep your bikes safe, even in front of your house.> Buy now: Asgard Annexe Plus E for £915 from Asgard In my part of East London, Asgard sheds are popping up … Read more
Sure the Tour de France has been cracking this week, and we’ve seen plenty of interesting stuff from lightweight TT bikes to new aero devices used by the pros, but that doesn’t mean normal tech hasn’t been catching our eye!This week we’ve got interesting bits from Pirelli, TrainingPeaks, POC, Santini and more…Pirelli’s new inner tube … Read more
The Tour de France is back in the mountains today, the riders tackling Tourmalet, Aspin and Peyresourde before going on to finish at Luchon-Superbagnères, a 182.6km (113.5 miles) stage that takes in a whopping 4,950m of climbing (16,250ft) – and that’s a good excuse to look back at the Rapha 1910 Challenge that I did … Read more
A cyclist who was so shaken by the actions of a dangerous driver he had to “pull over to gather [his] thoughts” has been left frustrated and wanting answers from Essex Police, since the force replied to say it would be taking no further action shortly after the footage of the incident was uploaded to Essex … Read more
