Philippe Gilbert will miss this week’s Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège due to a tear in one of his kidneys following a crash on his way to winning Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race.The news, revealed by his Quick Step Floors team, means the Belgian will not get the chance of repeating his achievement from 2012 when he … Read more
The Fizik Arione R1 is lightweight and very comfortable, designed for riders with plenty of flexibility who need a flat saddle.First, I need to tell you a little tale about how I ended up with this saddle. Fizik has a Saddle Fitting Guide app to match you to the model that the brand thinks suits … Read more
Islington-based commuter cycle clothing firm Meame, which combines classic British tailoring with smart fabrics to help make cyclists stylish and visible, has turned to the crowdsourced investment platform Crowdcube to raise funds for its next stage of growth.The business was founded in 2015 by Islington-based Megan Aylott, a Central St Martins graduate, and her husband … Read more
A cycling club in Hertfordshire has lent a bike to an 89-year-old woman so she can ride to the supermarket – after the bike she had used for decades to get there was stolen.Berkhamsted Cycling Club has lent Mary Hampton a Dawes Kingpin folding bike “for as long as I need it,” she told BBC … Read more
John Woodburn, who held the record for the fastest ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats from 1982 to 1990, has died at the age of 80.Born in Birmingham, Woodburn was working as a telephone engineer in Berkshire at the time of the record attempt, which he undertook in the colours of Manchester Wheelers.After waiting … Read more
Stephen Park, the new performance director of British Cycling, says he was impressed by the national team’s staff during last week’s UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Hong Kong, praising them for what he called an “incredibly high level of professionalism.”Next month, the independent review panel’s report into the culture of British Cycling’s World Class … Read more
Disc brakes are all the rage in the cycling industry right now, and if you ignore the furore around the whole disc brakes in the professional peloton, there are many good reasons why disc brakes are appealing to cyclists that ride in all conditions on British roads. Disc road bikes are maturing rapidly, the bikes are … Read more
Rapha’s updated Pro Team II Bib Shorts, with new size-specific chamois and enhanced fit, provide stellar comfort and performance for the most demanding cyclist. But do they justify the premium price tag?Rapha first launched the Pro Team Bib Shorts as part of its growing race and performance focused Pro Team line way back in 2011, … Read more
Poland’s CCC Sprandi Polkowice team were reunited with their bikes ahead of today’s Amstel Gold Race after they were stolen on Thursday night.Dutch police managed to recover all but two of the stolen bikes, supplied by the Italian firm Guerciotti, reports Radio Poland.They had been stolen from outside the UCI Professional Continental team’s hotel for … Read more
A video has been posted online of a thief in Bristol using bolt-croppers yesterday to cut through a lock and steal a bike.But much of the discussion in the comments to it on Facebook has revolved around the action individuals would take if they found themselves in such a situation.The footage, filmed on College Green … Read more
