Shimano’s S-Phyre Winter Baselayer is a brilliant layer that can cope with both cold and mild conditions. It’s soft, with a great fit. But the price is very high compared with equally excellent rivals. Pros: Brilliant wicking, perfect fit, very robust Cons: Expensive The new range of Shimano S-Phyre clothing is certainly at the premium end of the … Read more
What is thought to be Britain’s oldest bike, dating from 1819, is now in the collection of the Penny Farthing Museum in Knutsford, Cheshire after being discovered in a barn in Buckinghamshire.Glynn Stockdale, founder and owner of the Courtyard Coffee House and Penny Farthing Museum, who is also organiser of the Knutsford Great Race, described the … Read more
Amateur rider Charlie Tanfield from Yorkshire has won gold in the individual pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Minsk, Belarus.Among British riders. the 21-year-old’s time yesterday of 4 minutes 12.253 seconds has only been bettered by Chris Boardman’s 4 minutes 11.114 seconds when he won the event at the World Championships in … Read more
At this price point I’d typically say go aluminium alloy on the frame front, but wow! This carbon fibre Focus Izalco Race punches well above its weight, confirming that if a designer knows what they’re up to you can get an absolute blinder on any budget. Handling, ride quality and above all, fun – it’s … Read more
In his latest Col Collective video, Mike Cotty previews a climb – the Col du Pré – that this July will feature in the Tour de France for the first time.He also takes on an ascent that has been included in the race on 10 previous occasions, the Cormet de Roselend, which will also be on the … Read more
Mitchelton-Scott rider Daryl Impey has won the Tour Down Under to take the biggest victory of his career. The final stage, a 90 kilometre circuit race in Adelaide, was won by Lottoi-Soudal’s Andre é Greipel.Impey finished the race on the same time as defending champion Richie Porte of BMC Racing, winner of Saturday’s queen stage to Willunga Hill.Impey, aged 33, … Read more
Here we have a handy guide on how to properly screw up a promising cycling career, should you want to do the same. It will help if you are immature, irresponsible, and mix with the wrong people – but making bad decisions will be more important. If you can lose all perspective and become big-headed … Read more
Lee Fancourt, the ultracyclist from Gloucester who set himself the goal of breaking 10 Guinness World Records, has been found dead at the age of 40. Announcing the news on Facebook, Graham Foot, the managing director of Gloucester store Slam69, said he was found unconscious yesterday and later passed away.Fancourt – who Gloucestershire Live reports … Read more
“Fed up and a bit scared” of the number of close passes he had been experiencing on his weekend rides, Steven Piper decided to create an online tool to track and record close passes. You can find it at closepass.cc.The founder of Southsea-based Si Digital told road.cc that he hopes to gather sufficient data to … Read more
Giro’s Vanquish MIPS is a well-designed aero road helmet with a great fit system, and it comes with innovative new technology designed to reduce drag. Pros: Great fit system and eye shield Cons: Price Let’s start with the aerodynamics. Rather than a development of the brand’s existing Air Attack, Giro says that the Vanquish MIPS is … Read more
