World champion Peter Sagan has signed up to Eurosport for the Tour de France, which starts in Düsseldorf on Saturday and will be answering fans’ questions throughout the race during the TV channel’s coverage.The 27-year-old Bora-Hansgrohe rider, who is seeking a record-equalling sixth green jersey, will respond on air to questions chosen from social media … Read more
Italian company 3T has followed up its groundbreaking Exploro aero gravel bike with the equally unconventional Strada, a disc-equipped road bike built around wide tyres and 1x groupsets.The Strada is an aero road bike developed by ex-Cervelo founder Gerard Vroomen. It’s disc brake only, features aero shaped tube profiles, has clearance for up to 30mm … Read more
Year by year, we are seeing more and more pros logging their training and racing on Strava. For many of us the data is as informative as it is dispiriting. So who’s sharing their data this year?There’s a heavy sprint emphasis to the list below, with Andre Greipel, Alexander Kristoff and John Degenkolb all featuring. … Read more
Most of the videos we’ve featured so far in our Near Miss of the Day series have involved motorists overtaking cyclists from behind and giving them far too little space – but in this one, it’s a BMW driver overtaking another vehicle at speed on a country road that almost resulted in the rider being … Read more
Bike insurance firm the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) brings us the Biskiple, an “urban cloaking device for bicycles.” It’s a fake skip.The Biskiple is designed for urban cyclists who may struggle to find somewhere to safely store their bikes.The ETA describes its creation as being “almost entirely anonymous in the urban environment” and says it … Read more
The Sidi Shot shoes are the newest premium offering from the Italian shoemaker and feature a new closure system that brings a small improvement in comfort over the Wire Air models I reviewed two years ago. The Shots also have a super-stiff vented carbon sole that is ideal for racing, and a reassuringly hefty price … Read more
To say that the Cafe du Cycliste Zahira Diamant jersey is a statement in ‘fashion’ underplays the impact somewhat. Whatever you think of the looks, though, it’s a great quality jersey that doesn’t assume everyone is whippet-thin.Let’s get that design out the way early doors: put simply, it’s a case of loving it or not wanting … Read more
Transport for London has unveiled plans to rip out roundabouts at what the city’s cycling and walking commissioner, Will Norman, describes as three of the most “intimidating junctions in the capital for pedestrians and cyclists.The locations in question are the IMAX roundabout at the southern end of Waterloo Bridge, and the roundabouts at either end … Read more
It’s like Christmas everyday at road.cc Towers for our review team. Here’s some of the latest kit that’s out on test… Cole C40 Lite wheels£1700Cole C40 2 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) These 40mm deep carbon clincher wheels weigh in at 1450g for the pair, with Cole’s patented DSA hubs to allow for high spoke tension … Read more
Today Colnago has launched its new V2-r aero race bike, an update of the V1-r first launched back in 2014. We’re not at the launch in Italy, but by the power of the internet a press release has been sent our way, so we’re just missing out on the free flowing Prosecco but not all the … Read more
