This is the Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light belonging to Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas who has been in the Tour de France leader’s yellow jersey since victory in the individual time trial on the opening day.Pinarello has had three versions of the Dogma F10 approved by the UCI: the straight Dogma F10, the Dogma F10 Disk … Read more
Campaigners at the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain have launched an online tool that helps people starkly illustrate the inadequacy of some of the infrastructure provided for cyclists to use.Called ‘Insert Loved One Here’ the tool enables people to upload an image of road conditions and add a pair of sights to indicate the dangerous … Read more
Peter Sagan of Bora Hansgrohe recovered from unclipping a couple of hundred metres from the line to win Stage 3 of the 2017 Tour de France on a day when the race headed from Belgium to Luxembourg via a brief detour into France. Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas retains the yellow jersey of race leader.Today saw the … Read more
Our reviewers have had another busy week riding, data-recording, bike-commuting and getting dirty while testing some of the latest gear. Here are five things we’ll be giving our verdict on soon… Powertap P1S single-sided power meter pedals£550PowerTap P1S pedals – 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)We were impressed by Powertap’s original power pedals last year, and now they’ve … Read more
Proving that you don’t have to spend a couple of hundred quid on a pair of cycling bib shorts are these £60 Sportful Giro shorts, which put in a superb performance with great comfort and fit.The shorts are made to Sportful’s usual excellent standard, and the fit is just as good as its more expensive … Read more
The 2017 Tour de France kicked off with a 14km time trial around the streets of Dusseldorf, putting the most radical looking bikes centre stage. Time trial bikes are the fighter jets of the road bike world, they’re built purely for going fast and make no concession to comfort. The UCI rules are fairly restrictive for … Read more
Our latest Near Miss of the Day involves a close pass on a cyclist by someone who would also normally be considered a vulnerable road user – a motorbiker.What’s more, the road.cc reader who filmed it, Stuart Baillie, is certain that the close pass, filmed last summer, was deliberate.Stuart, originally from Scotland but now living … Read more
Organisers of the Vélo Birmingham closed road sportive, the inaugural edition of which takes place on 24 September, have announced major route changes following local opposition to road closures in Worcestershire.The route within Worcestershire has been shortened by 20 miles and a section in Herefordshire skipped altogether, with the event now spending longer in Staffordshire … Read more
Edco’s 3AX pedals are designed to help with hip-knee-foot alignment, but £250 is a lot of money to spend on pedals that don’t guarantee performance gains or better comfort for all. They’re also considerably heavier than competitors.The 3AX pedals are purported to alleviate knee pain and increase power transfer by giving your feet the freedom to … Read more
The popularity of Kask helmets has risen hugely since the Italian company became a sponsor of Team Sky, and it has been responding to the British team’s demand for the best equipment with a steady release of new helmets over the years.The latest is the Valegro. It’s designed as a lightweight helmet, and with 36 … Read more
