Multiple Russian women’s time trial and road champion Tatiana Antoshina has been banned for four years after failing an out-of-competition anti-doping control in May 2016 for a banned growth hormone.The 34-year-old has a host of podium positions in some of the biggest races in women’s cycling including the Tour of Flanders, Giro della Toscana and … Read more
Fidget spinners, you may have noticed, are 2017’s Big Thing. And now, our friends at Chain Reaction Cycles have produced a video showing how you can make your own from spare bike parts you may have lying around.All you need is a length of chain, a bearing and a couple of zip ties then just … Read more
Our next Bike LIVE demo day takes place at Dalby Forest, Yorkshire on Saturday 17th June 2017 and we’ve got some great bike brands lined up for you, including Whyte, Wilier, Canyon, Cube, Rose and Ribble. If you fancy blasting around on a massive range of bikes from some of the largest brands then you need to get your ticket asap … Read more
Footage of a mother ‘motivating’ her son as he tackles one of cycling’s most feared climbs has gone viral in Spain after the rider posted it to YouTube.Iván Muñoz, who is preparing for the national sprint triathlon championships, was on a family trip from Madrid to Asturias and decided to take on the Alto de … Read more
The DealCatcher’s going a little off-piste today. We’ve got deals for you from places you’ll recognise, but the nature of those deals are a little unusual.First up we’ve got an offer from Science in Sport. Rather than the traditional massive discounts you’ve come to expect, SiS are offering you a free 20-pack of GO Isotonic … Read more
Are you fed up with getting oily hands when the chain drops off your bike? There’s now a gadget for that, the Rehook, a simple tool that is designed solely to refit your chain when it drops off the crankset. In an ideal world, of course, the chain would never derail but it does happen from … Read more
What is it?Relive captures your ride data from Strava or Garmin Connect and transforms it into a stunning moving map. Any ride of 10km or more for a duration of 12 hours or less can be uploaded – after your ride has been shared to Strava or Garmin Connect, Relive sends you an email with a link to … Read more
Quoc’s Night Black Leather road shoes aren’t the lightest or the stiffest out there, but they’re very well made, comfortable and come with heaps of style.Quoc is best known for its city cycling shoes, with the Night its first venture into the performance market. The upper is made from leather (a microfibre version is available … Read more
What bike and setup would you choose to tackle a near 7,000km bike race across America? If you’re a frame builder you can build the perfect machine, and that is what Rob English of English Cycles hopes he has done.The Trans Am Bike Race is a 6,800km self-supported bike race across the United States, a … Read more
Strava has revealed that it passed a landmark last weekend as the 1 billionth activity was uploaded to the social network for athletes.The Strava member who uploaded it was named Patrick from Berlin, who posted a 1,850 metre swim that took him 44 minutes and 25 seconds to complete.Headed ‘Finally in the pool again’, he … Read more
