Mark Cavendish has said he is “not hopeful” of continuing the Tour de France after crashing heavily at the end of today’s Stage 4 of the race, won by FDJ’s Arnaud Demare.The Dimension Data rider was well placed as he followed the French national champion’s wheel when Bora Hansgrohe’s Peter Sagan, seemingly pushed out to … Read more
Arnaud Demare of FDJ has won Stage 4 of the Tour de France in Vittel this afternoon, but there is concern that Mark Cavendish’s race could be over after he tried to follow the French national champion’s wheel and crashed hard after being into the barriers as he tried to come through on the inside of Bora-Hansgrohe’s Peter … Read more
The Café jersey from UK brand Chapeau! is perfect for those hot summer day rides and commutes thanks to the use of bamboo fibre in its construction. Its breathability and wicking performance are absolutely stunning.This is a heavy jersey compared to the usual lightweight lycra outfits we are given to test this time of year; … Read more
The riders taking part in the 10-stage Giro Rosa were today greeted with a challenging 12.7km time trial course which took in the 30 per cent Muro di Cocciari.One of the main races in women’s road cycling, the Giro Rosa runs until July 9.The stage five profile looked like this:However, La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist … Read more
It’s no secret that most components used by professional riders in the Tour de France come from team sponsors, but occasionally we spot examples of riders using non-sponsored kit that has been disguised.This doesn’t happen as much as it once did. Sponsorship is big business, especially in the world’s most important bike race, and social … Read more
Has the 2017 Tour de France route been deliberately designed to troll the United Kingdom – and foreign secretary and Leave campaigner Boris Johnson, in particular – over Brexit? There seems to be plenty of evidence to support that theory.London had been set to be awarded the Grand Depart of this year’s race until the … Read more
Chicago Police were forced to disarm a motorist on Friday after he pulled a gun on cyclists taking part in a Critical Mass protest ride.Chicagoist reports that Alexander Doty had pulled up at a junction in the Greektown area of the city when some Critical Mass participants sat on the bonnet of his car.Doty got … Read more
An out-of-work building site labourer, who found himself “cycling round London not knowing what he was going to do,” has been handed a suspended prison sentence and an indefinite ban from cycling for groping women’s bottoms as he cycled around the streets of Camden and Islington.The London Evening Standard reports that 23-year-old Stephen Jeffryes came … Read more
Basque bicycle brand Orbea has used the Tour de France to unveil its latest bike, the Orca Aero, which takes its flagship race bike fully into the realms of aerodynamics for the first time. Some of the Cofidis team will be racing this new bike in the Tour.The Orca has been around for about a … Read more
The Gaerne Carbon G .Stilo Spd-SL Road Shoes 2017 are a fantastic pair of high-performance road shoes. They keep the best elements of the previous model and add to them, with more on-the-fly adjustment and improved ventilation.There must be something in the water in Maser in the north of Italy that breeds high-end shoe makers. … Read more
