Events such as the Fred Whitton Challenge have given the Lake District a fearsome reputation when it comes to cycling, but it is also possible to find journeys through quiet, secluded valleys. With this in mind, Craig Manor Hotel has produced a guide aimed at beginners and families.The infographic below features three suggested routes – … Read more
A cycling project that allows elderly people to get out on a bike is to expand following viral video footage of care home residents enjoying a spin.The BBC featured a video online of the Falkirk-based Cycling Without Age chapter, which had around 26 million hits on Facebook.There followed a crowdfunding campaign which raised over £43,000 … Read more
The Olympic champion cyclists Laura and Jason Kenny have announced the birth of their first baby with a sweet family photo on Instagram.Poising with their two dogs, the couple frame their new son – who they have named Albert Louie Kenny.He was born a week overdue this Wednesday, weighing 8lb 12oz.The couple married in September … Read more
Residents of the Isle of Dogs in London have expressed anger that a local council plans to allow cyclists to ride through the north-south Greenwich foot tunnel.Despite being a part of National Cycle Route 1, linking Inverness and Dover, cyclists are currently only allowed to walk their bikes through.Greenwich Council, which is responsible for maintaining … Read more
The brand new Favero Assioma dual-sided power meter pedals are the seond iteration of power pedals that were formerly known as bePRO. Favero is the brand, bePRO was the name of the product but it appears they’ve gone for a rebrand for some reason or another, so the next gen are called Assioma. They are very competitively priced at … Read more
Following the prosecution of London cyclist Charlie Alliston, the husband of a woman killed in a 2016 cycling incident in Pewsey in Wiltshire is calling for police to reinvestigate the collision.The Gazette and Herald reports that Diane Walker was struck by a cyclist on Pewsey High Street on May 13, 2016. She was airlifted to … Read more
Tour de France polka dot jersey winner Warren Barguil has been kicked off the Vuelta a Espana by Team Sunweb for failing to obey team orders.The Frenchman had been in 13th place, one place and two seconds ahead of Sunweb’s designated team leader, Wilco Kelderman, who lost 17 seconds as a result of a puncture … Read more
1. Strava image-conscious? Never… Is the world’s biggest sporting social platform, with a CEO appointed from Instagram, in danger of being hypocritical by encouraging their users to be ‘#unfiltered’? We’ll let you make your own minds up, but there’s nothing wrong with the premise in theory, we suppose… Read more here 2. There are no winners in the … Read more
On The Rivet Chamois Cream is a UK-produced anti-bacterial concoction that’s made from 100 per cent natural ingredients, enriched with sweet almond oil and free from both smell and tingle, all of which is nice, and it works.If you didn’t know, ‘on the rivet’ is a somewhat outdated term used to signify maximum effort, a … Read more
The Xplova X5 was hailed by some as the next generation of cycle computers when it launched a while back, unique in combining GPS functionality with a HD video camera. Now there’s a new version, the X5 Evo, and it’s being launched to the world at Eurobike this week, but here are some details before then.The … Read more
