They’re not cheap at £70, but these Rapha Pro Team Gloves are some of the nicest, most comfortable and hard-wearing long finger gloves you can buy. They are ideal for autumn and warmer winter rides providing good insulation with minimum bulk.I actually tested these gloves extensively last winter and into the spring, put them away … Read more
Cycling Australia has bowed to pressure and will now fill its female selection quota for the upcoming road world championships. Only five female riders had initially been selected despite seven available places. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Chloe Hosking and Rachel Neylan successfully appealed their omissions to an independent panel on Wednesday.Hosking – Australia’s … Read more
Topeak’s Ninja C Chain tool sets out to solve a problem you never knew you had. Unfortunately, while it’s a pretty decent chain tool, it’s a duff way of plugging your bar ends, on drop bars at least.‘The Ninja C chain tool stores inside your handlebar to keep the uncluttered lines of your bike’, says … Read more
The man who founded bike accessories firm Crud has uploaded footage of himself riding the Cinder Track and invited people to decide for themselves whether it requires extensive restoration. Pete Tomkins opposes Sustrans plans for the old railway line between Scarborough and Whitby, arguing that the work will fundamentally alter its character.Tomkins says that the … Read more
The 2017 National Cycle Crime Survey revealed that only 10 per cent of victims get their stolen bike back again. Among their number is a London cyclist who stole theirs back again after apparently spotting it locked in a bike rack. They also went to the trouble of leaving a series of post-it notes for … Read more
Raimondas Rumsas, who finished third in the 2002 Tour de France, is reportedly under investigation regarding the death of his son. 21-year-old Linas Rumsas died of cardiac arrest on May 2 and L’Equipe reports that the prosecutor’s office in Lucca, Italy, has now launched an investigation into five people, including his father.Illegal products are said … Read more
The Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has been handed down a suspended 21-month prison sentence by a Swiss court, which found him guilty of drunk driving.Ullrich was found to be ‘heavily drunk and medicated’ when he crashed into two cars in the village of Happerswil in Switzerland.He has also been ordered to pay a … Read more
Developers have conceded defeat and withdrawn plans for a cycle cafe and shop to greet weary riders who have completed the 140-mile C2C Ride.Brothers Josh Boyle and Mark Maitland, and their friend Gareth Reece were seeking planning permission for the site, which they said would be a huge improvement on the current finish line – … Read more
A man from Milton Keynes plans to cycle 1,000km in a pair of flip flops in order to raise money for survivors of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean.Jean-Louis Button was born in the Dutch territory of St Maarten, which was devastated by storm force winds and catastrophic sea water surges earlier this month.He said: “ … Read more
The Welsh Government is continuing talks with Giro d’Italia owners RCS Sport as it reaffirms its commitment to bring one of cycling’s Grand Tours to the country, according to BBC Sport Wales.Earlier this year, it emerged that officials had held preliminary discussions with both RCS Sport and Tour de France organisers ASO, which also owns … Read more
