Jasmijn Muller will on Tuesday begin attempts on two women’s solo cycling records: Lands End to John O’Groats and 1,000 miles.Earlier this year, the 38-year-old former British national 12-hour time trial champion set a new distance record on Zwift, the computer software that allows cyclists to ride within a virtual world.While her 1,136-mile mark was … Read more
We’ve tested the Huez Starman Bibshorts before and they were very good indeed – as are these new Starman Mono versions. In fact, there is little discernible difference between the two – apart from the Mono’s £25 premium.London-based Huez could be seen as a bit of a boutique brand, with a small but well designed … Read more
The Great Trail in Canada, linking up 24,000 km worth of cycling, hiking and canoeing routes, has finally reached completion.The trail is now fully connected, although further development is still ongoing in certain sections.The project, started as the Trans Canada Trail in 1992, has been 25 years in the making.As we reported in 2016, only … Read more
Police in Ajman are reported to have seized 332 bikes because those riding them were not wearing hi-vis clothing.The National reports that the confiscations came as part of a two-week campaign to raise awareness of local safety rules.Major Fuad Ali Al Khaja, the Head of Traffic and Patrols Department at Ajman Police, said: “The campaign … Read more
New York City is dealing with a huge influx of cyclists by installing public bike pumps in popular areas.According to a report released earlier this summer by the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT), “In the last decade alone, annual bicycle trips rose 150 percent.”In reponse to this, the ministry has committed to new bike lanes, … Read more
A sheriff whose bike, a gift from Lance Armstrong, was stolen from his front yard, has said “you should lock your shit up.”Sheriff Joe DiSalvo, from Aspen, Colorado, had left his cycle at a local repair shop. The mechanic returned it home and left it unlocked on his front porch, where it drew the attention … Read more
The organisers of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain, which begins on Sunday, claim that this year’s edition boasts its strongest ever line-up of riders – a view that is backed up by ProCyclingStats.com.Eight of the website’s top 25 ranked riders will be taking part, with 24 of the 120 riders having won a Grand … Read more
An improvement scheme for the spot where a London cyclist was killed this week has been ‘in the works’ for three years. Ardian Zagani was struck by a Ford Transit van in Camden Road, Holloway, just after 6am on August 29 and died at the scene minutes later.A witness to the incident told The Islington … Read more
Taking pride of place on Shimano’s stand at Eurobike is Chris Froome’s very yellow Pinarello Dogma F10, signed by Fausto Pinarello with a black marker pen and still wearing the dust and dirt from the final celebratory stage of the Tour de France.Chris Froome yellow Dogma F10 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Dogma F10, the latest … Read more
An 18-year-old student in China has become an internet sensation in the country after riding his bike for 4,000 kilometres to start his studies at medical school.It took Lin Jinmin three weeks to ride from his home in Guigang in the Guangxi Zhaung region in the south of the country to his place of study … Read more
