Bianchi to team up with Ferrari for new range of top-end bikes

The two brands will unveil their project at the Eurobike show in late August, and Bianchi are promising ‘exciting and fascinating’ results from the range. BMC release €25,000 Lamborghini 50th anniversary bike ​Rouleur Classic special edition bikesThere’s bound to be some intricate design work and no doubt premium pricing born of this collaboration, with both Bianchi and Ferrari’s R+D departments will work together … Read more

Wet Hook Crit

The first Red Hook Crit was organized to celebrate David Trimble’s 26th birthday back in 2008 and under his captaincy the race has gone from a vaguely organised alley-cat race in the back streets of Brooklyn to a multi-sponsored media heavy world-wide phenomenon over its ten year history. The initial Red Hook was held with … Read more

Lake CX301 Road Carbon Shoe

Comfortable, light, airy and lairy – the impressive CX301s from Lake are great performers as long as the temperature is up and the sun is out.I’ve never owned or worn a pair of Lake shoes before, and if I’m honest they are a rare sight in my cycling circles, so it was pleasing to get … Read more

Campaigners slam Dublin tram operator for “irresponsible cyclists” video

Cycling campaigners in Dublin have questioned the timing of a video released by Luas, the city’s tram network, which attacks “irresponsible cyclists” and believe it is a response for their own calls for tram tracks to be made safer for people on bikes.A video launched alongside the Be Tram Aware campaign shoes several instances of … Read more

Tour de France 2017 in numbers

If you’re missing your daily Tour de France fix, fear not, we’re here to help alleviate the pain with some fascinating (mostly) figures from this year’s race. Okay, it’s not quite the same as the highlights show on ITV4 but we’re doing our best to help you out here.1 Stages won by UK riders, the sole … Read more

Aston Martin backer reportedly makes £200m bid for Rapha

An Italian private equity firm that owns 37.5 per cent of luxury car marque Aston Martin has made a £200 million bid to buy upmarket cycle clothing firm Rapha, reports Sky News.Investindustrial, which acquired its shareholding in Aston Martin in 2012, is said to have been joined on the final shortlist of bidders by investment group … Read more

Bontrager R3 Hard-Case Lite 700x32c Clincher Road Tyre

Wider road bike tyres are gaining an almost unstoppable momentum as people discover they can be both fast and comfortable, and with the emergence of the endurance road bike genre, Rubenesque road rubber is only going to become more common as bikes are designed to fit fat slicks. The Bontrager R3 Hard-Case Lite 700x32c pushes … Read more

Five cool products coming soon to road.cc

Road.cc’s test team have had another busy week testing the latest bikes, kit and accessories. It’s a hard life, but someone’s gotta do it!  Ekoi Morfo£150.39Ekoi MORFO 2017 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) We confused a few of you on our Facebook page last week after showing our tester heading out for a ride with the new Morfo bib shorts … Read more