Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) won the opening 14km time trial around Düsseldorf by five seconds from Stefan Kung (BMC). The keen mathematicians among you will realise that this also means he takes the yellow jersey by the same margin. Team Sky’s 2015 time trial world champion Kiryienka set the best time early on with 16m11s, … Read more
If you liked the look of the very comfortable Santini Sleek Plus bibshorts that I reviewed recently then you might be tempted by the matching jersey that we have here. Like the shorts, it’s very nicely made with a focus on the performance end of the market, and the sizing is on the small side.Dave reviewed … Read more
Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) says it is working on online bike reservations after cyclists expressed concern that the beta version of its new website no longer featured the option.VTEC has generally been considered one of the more cyclist-friendly train operators. Bikes can be carried free of charge on all of its services, provided there’s … Read more
It’s a busy two days. And we don’t even get to see any bike racing. It’s now traditional for the road.cc tech team to head out to the host city of the Tour de France a couple of days before the Grand Depart with the simple task of photographing as many of the race bikes that … Read more
The gaps between security barriers on Blackfriars Bridge in London have been widened following reports of huge queues of cyclists at peak times. London Cycling Campaign welcomed the change, while a former Scotland Yard officer suggested that “the recent surge in moped-enabled crime could mean that terrorists will adopt this tactic.”The barriers had previously only … Read more
1. Bikes. Lots of bikes… We’ve been out in Germany for the Eurobike media days and the build-up to the tour de France Grande Depart in Dusseldorf. We’ve seen sexy new bike after new bike, the highlight being the innovative 3T Strada with a 1x drivetrain and 28mm tyresRead more here 2. Jan Bakelants’ podium girl comments landed … Read more
This year’s Tour de France opens today with a 14km (8.75 miles) individual time trial in Dusseldorf, Germany, and here’s the type of bike the riders will be racing.Tour de France 2017 Giant Trinity Warren Barguil – 8 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)We grabbed the Giant Trinity belonging to Team Sunweb’s Warren Barguil to check out … Read more
Trek has unveiled new versions of its Emonda race bike, the high-level SLR model coming with a claimed frame weight of just 640g. Disc brakes have been added to the Emonda lineup for the first time, the disc brake frame coming in at an incredible 665g, according to Trek.bettiniphoto_0288933_1_originali_edit (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)We first showed … Read more
A man has been jailed for 14 months after deliberately driving into five cyclists taking part in a bike race in Steeple in October. Keith Ancona had already gone past a road block when he hit the cyclists and drove off at speed afterwards.The Maldham and Burnham Standard reports that Ancona had been driving his … Read more
To complement its extensive range of adventure bikes, Specialized has come up with the Burra Burra line of strap-on baggage which includes a seatpack, handlebar harness, top-tube pouch and pizza bag. The Burra Burra Framepack is designed to fit inside the frame triangle and comes in three sizes – 3, 5 and 8, with each … Read more
