Italian team Bardiani-CSF has been banned from racing for 30 days after two of its riders tested positive for a banned growth hormone in late April.News that Stefano Pirazzi and Nicola Ruffoni had failed out-of-competition anti-doping controls broke on the eve of the Giro d’Italia, when both riders had already been introduced to fans during … Read more
The DealCatcher’s here this afternoon with more wonderful cycling deals to help you upgrade your riding experience.Today’s deals come to you from Cycle Surgery, Ribble Cycles and Cycle Surgery and they’ll kit you out from head to asphalt.We’ll start from the bottom.Our first deal, or technically our first two deals, are front and rear wheels from … Read more
A court has heard how a lorry driver who dragged a cyclist 14 metres under his wheels waited eight minutes until the paramedics arrived and then drove off without speaking to the police. Darren Anderton – who denies causing the death of Magda Tadaj by careless driving – later told officers he had just been … Read more
Here’s a sneak preview of some cool products currently being tried and tested by road.cc’s team of roving reviewers. Look out for our verdicts in the next few weeks… Bont Vaypor+£349.99Bont Vaypour Plus – Boa (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)This shoe has been given a redesign for 2017, with the upper being made from a luxurious Kangaroo … Read more
A microbiologist who suddenly found herself winning bike races after getting a faecal transplant from a competitive cyclist says that this will soon become an area where athletes seek to gain an advantage. “I think I can say with confidence that bacterial doping – call it poop doping, if you must – is coming soon,” … Read more
Rapha’s race-inspired Pro Team range continues to expand. This season it has added this new Flyweight jersey, which uses a lighter and more breathable fabric to provide superb cooling on very hot rides.The Flyweight joins the Lightweight jersey, already a part of the Pro Team collection, and a new Midweight model, providing you with even … Read more
[This article was updated on March 26, 2018]Founded in 2007 by Olympian Chris Boardman, Boardman Bikes might not have the history of some bike brands, but a combination of affordable prices and well-designed bikes, and some notable race success, has ensured that over the years the brand has become very popular with UK cyclists.The range … Read more
Katie Ford is to make an attempt to break the six, eight and 12-hour indoor track cycling world records as well as the record for the fastest 100-miles on an indoor track. The ultra-cyclist, who underwent major brain surgery as a teenager, will be raising money for the Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity and Epilepsy Action … Read more
A fresh petition has been launched highlighting the danger posed to cyclists by so-called ‘scraping’ – the practice by some local authorities of dressing road surfaces with gravel chippings, rather than resurfacing them. The charity Cycling UK, however, says it is unaware of any increase in its use, but has asked cyclists to let them … Read more
A cyclist in southwest London had a lucky escape when the battery powering a motor he’d had fixed to his mountain bike exploded and burst into flames.A man who witnessed the incident from a nearby pub told the Sun that the battery continued to burn for half an hour, with several explosions sending debris into … Read more
