Dimension Data rider Omar Fraile has won Stage 11 of the 100th Giro d’Italia, beating fellow breakaway companions Rui Costa of UAE Team Emirates and Cannondale Drapac’s Pierre Rolland to take the victory in Bagno di Romagna.Tom Dumoulin of Sunweb retains the overall lead, but on a stage that began in the Florentin suburb Ponte di Ema, … Read more
What is it? Bike Gear Calculator is a quick way to compare different gears on your bike and on setups you’re considering, and for seeing how fast you’ll be travelling in a given gear at a particular cadence (pedal revolutions per minute).You just add details about your bike and all the maths is … Read more
2Toms Buttshield is a roll-on chamois cream. Hmmmm. Let’s think about that shall we? Roll-on. Chamois cream. A roll-on for down there. It, um, doesn’t seem quite right, a little… unsavoury and maybe just a bit unhygienic. Or is that just me? You know… roll it about downstairs, put the top back on, leave it … Read more
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a video from Volvo promoting the controversial spray-on reflective coating, LifePaint.The product was developed by Albedo100, with Volvo partnering with its fellow Swedish company in 2015 to distribute it through dealerships and bike shops in the UK.> Volvo LifePaint – road.cc readers give their verdictHowever, a video for LifePaint … Read more
Today seems to be a good day to tell you about a new waterproof jacket that has just arrived into the office for review. It’s Sportful’s all-new Stelvio, a state-of-the-art waterproof jacket developed for the demands of professional racing… and ideal for regular cyclists whether doing a sportive, training ride or long commute. Sportful has spent … Read more
London commuters logged more rides on Strava’s Global Bike to Work Day than cyclists from any other city, the company has revealed, with more than a quarter of a million rides shared worldwide.The social network says that 276,818 commutes were logged by 180,539 cyclists, who together rode a total of 5.3 million kilometres.The initiative was … Read more
Amanda Coker has set a new record for the greatest distance ever ridden in a year by any cyclist, male or female, after riding 86,573.2 miles in 12 months – and now has her eyes on eclipsing Tommy Godwin’s record of riding 100,000 miles in the shortest time.The 24-year-old’s 12 months of riding, which finished … Read more
Hide your credit card, here are Mavic’s brand new £900 Comete Ultimate cycling shoes.I’ve been testing the French company’s radical new shoes for the past few weeks and in the video above I go through the key design features and provide a first impression on their performance ahead of my full and in-depth review being published soon.You … Read more
Delivering astounding levels of performance and excellent handling, the Bowman Palace:R is an exceptional race machine just perfect for pushing you up the points table in your local race league or smashing that pb on your favourite loop.Bowman has taken our Frameset of the Year 2014, the original Palace, and made it better in pretty … Read more
Movistar’s Nairo Quintana may have lost the leadership of the Giro d’Italia after today’s individual time trial – but he is bound to have won over some new admirers thanks to this stunning bunnyhop over a kerb at today’s Stage 10 individual time trial. @NairoQuinCo #Giro100 pic.twitter.com/xcJtSaE98i — CyclingHub (@CyclingHubTV) May 16, 2017It’s even more impressive when … Read more
