The spectator who spat at Mathieu van der Poel during last month’s E3 Saxo Classic has been identified by the Belgian police and fined an amount up to €350 (around £300), but will not face further prosecution, officials in East Flanders have confirmed.The incident took place as the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider was leading solo with around 30km to go … Read more
The Michelin Lithion 4 Performance Line is the latest generation of the tyre giant’s training, do-a-bit-of-everything road tyre – and it still punches above its price point. It continues to strike a good balance of performance and reliability without emptying your wallet and, it’s now available in a wide range of sizes.> Buy now: Michelin Lithion … Read more
Colnago says that its new V5Rs is “the ultimate all-rounder” for racing – more aerodynamically efficient and lighter than the V4RS while matching its predecessor for stiffness. This is the bike that a certain Tadej Pogačar was spotted riding last month and it comes into the armoury of UAE Team Emirates-XRG, so we’ll be seeing … Read more
The Paris-Roubaix spectator who threw a water bottle at Mathieu van der Poel as he soloed to a third straight win at the race has spoken to the press for the first time since Sunday’s incident, saying he is “really ashamed” and will “take legal responsibility”.Speaking to Het Laatste Nieuws the man, a labourer in his … Read more
Halfords reported its cycling sales “turned positive” in the most recent financial year, improving its cycling performance to grow sales, a reason for optimism after a challenging few years for the bike industry.As with Shimano for the global cycling market, Halfords can be viewed as a bellwether for the UK cycling market, its fortunes a marker for the … Read more
You might think you’re a past master when it comes to drinking – after all, we’re guessing that you’ve been doing it for a long time – but the Movistar Team has just hooked up with MX3 to tell its professional riders exactly how much fluid they should take on board and which type of … Read more
A driver who hit a cyclist as they cycled along a painted bike lane in Warrington, breaking the rider’s left leg in two places, has been banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work.The victim, a 35-year-old woman, suffered a broken tibia and fibula in the incident which … Read more
