Tom Dumoulin of the Netherlands put in a dominant performance at the UCI Road World Championships to win the elite men’s time trial today, with Primoz Roglic of Slevenia second and Great Britain’s Chris Froome third.Dumoulin was the penultimate rider out on the course, immediately after Froome, and from the start began taking time out of … Read more
The number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on the roads for which West Midlands Police is responsible has fallen by a fifth in year since it introduced its Operation Close Pass.The initiative, launched 12 months ago this week, has been adopted by police forces throughout the UK thanks to a crowdfunding drive by Cycling … Read more
Ritchey have been promising us a steel gravel bike for some time now, and at this year’s Eurobike show we finally got to see it: the Ritchey Outback.Not only did we get to see it, we got to ride it: Ritchey had organised a 35km mixed surface loop direct from the show, to give the bikes a go. … Read more
The R.Jack from small British firm J.Laverack was one of the standout bikes from 2016, a finalist in the annual road.cc Superbike awards. And now it’s available with disc brakes.– Review: J.Laverack R J.ACK IIIWe don’t have many details about the new bike at this stage, as it’ll be officially launched at the Cycle Show starting … Read more
Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock has uploaded the ride that yesterday saw him win his second rainbow jersey of 2017 to Strava.The 18-year-old from Yorkshire put in a dominant performance to add the junior time trial title to the junior cyclo-cross world championship he won earlier this year in Luxembourg.> Pidcock wins Junior World Time Trial titleHis ride … Read more
dhb has launched a brand new range of cycling shoes with its most advanced shoe costing £130 and the lineup kicking off at just £75, with road, mountain and triathlon models.The company best known for offering impressive performance at highly competitive prices, and with a growing confidence that has seen it turn out some very stylish … Read more
The Zefal Z Universal Mount is a nice little eighth-turn widget that is simple and pretty effective for most of your on-bar portable device requirements. It comes in a cardboard box, with paper instructions, so all the packaging is completely recyclable, always a good part of product design.Buy Zefal Z Universal Mount Find a Zefal dealerIt’s component parts … Read more
World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has reduced the number of riders that will be allowed to take part in men’s road races, including the Tour de France, citing safety reasons.Currently, a maximum of nine riders per team are allowed to participate in the three Grand Tours, but the UCI management committee has agreed to … Read more
Enigma’s Evoke is a classy endurance bike that will suit anyone wanting to ride in luxurious comfort on long rides with all the benefits that disc brakes offer. There’s space for up to 32mm tyres and nice practical considerations like an external bottom bracket.For 2018 the Evoke has been updated with 12mm thru-axles and flat … Read more
Details have been announced of next year’s Big Start of the Giro d’Italia in Israel, which will mark the first time any of cycling’s three Grand Tours will have started outside Europe.The routes for the opening three stages of the race, which begins on Friday 4 May, were announced yesterday in Jerusalem, which will host … Read more
