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Mark Cavendish bows out at Tour de France, admits it was “likely” his last race
Sir Mark Cavendish has ended his Tour de France career — a 17-year-long journey through 15 editions and, of course, 35 stage victories. Moments after rolling across the finish line in Nice, arms aloft having soaked up every last pedal stroke, the Manx Missile told the TV cameras that “likely so, yeah”, this is to be … Read more
Enigma Eikon Frame 2024
The Enigma Eikon is part of the company’s Signature range, which means the frame is handbuilt in Enigma’s UK premises with incredible attention to detail, and custom geometry is an option – plus you can have pretty much any finish you desire. The aesthetics aren’t the only focus, though, with the Eikon showcasing titanium’s sublime … Read more
“I didn’t hear them say that last year”: Patrick Lefevere calls Visma-Lease a Bike “sore loser” after sports director says Tadej Pogačar “doesn’t leave much for others” and questions if Tour de France domination helps his “popularity”
While the on-road battle for second place at this year’s Tour de France is all but done — Jonas Vingegaard’s improved showing on stage 20 ending Remco Evenepoel’s runner-up ambitions — Soudal Quick-Step team boss Patrick Lefevere continued his team’s head-to-head with Visma-Lease a Bike in the press, calling the Dutch squad a “sore loser” after a sports director questioned if Tadej … Read more
Irish family told to remove “visual clutter” bespoke bike shed may now just park a trailer on driveway for storing bikes instead, after planning board claims “disorderly” timber-clad structure “would set an undesirable precedent”
In the latest development from a bike shed planning row that erupted after a family in Ireland was told to remove a bespoke bike shed from their driveway, the timber-clad structure apparently constituting “visual clutter”, the family has now said they may just park a trailer outside their house instead to securely store their bicycles in a planning-friendly manner.During … Read more
Kids Ride Shotgun Lion Windproof Jersey
Kids Ride Shotgun has developed a range of clothing and characters designed for the youngest riders. The long-sleeved jerseys are fantastic quality, and great for muddy rides, but the sleeves could be longer.Three colours are available, each with a character attached: Loose Lion, Dialled Dino, and Unshift Unicorn, taken from Kids Ride Shotgun’s Shred Til Bed … Read more
Cyclist criticises police car driver for “dangerous manoeuvre” while passing due to oncoming driver not moving aside or slowing down
A cyclist has criticised a Gloucestershire Constabulary car driver for passing him dangerously with its emergency lights on after he slowed down and pulled to the kerb, but didn’t come to a full stop because of not managing to unclip his pedals in time — however, an oncoming driver didn’t move aside and allegedly didn’t … Read more
“Cyclists dismount” sign put up as roadworks begin on “ham-fisted” bike lane repeatedly targeted by “brazen” cone-stealing vandals, despite road being open to motor traffic
Cyclists have slammed Trafford Council for putting up an advisory “Cyclists dismount” sign as roadworks have begun to replace the cones on the “ham-fisted” cycle lane repeatedly targeted by vandals, despite the road still being open to motor traffic.The cycle lane on A56 in Stretford, Greater Manchester first came under scrutiny last year when it … Read more
Gorewear Spinshift Breathe Jersey Women’s
The Gorewear Spinshift Breathe Jersey Women’s is a lightweight design made for everything the average British summer isn’t – warm and dry. That being said, on those four days of summer we had in June, it performed brilliantly, and I can’t really fault it. The fit is excellent, and it’s so light and breathable that … Read more
“With the bottle like this, it’s not correct”: Giulio Ciccone hits out at Santiago Buitrago for ‘sticky bottle’ at Tour de France
As Tadej Pogačar was busy demolishing records and schooling the best cyclists in the world as if they were amateurs at the front of the race, there was drama following just behind as Santiago Buitrago closed the gap between himself and Lidl-Trek’s Giulio Ciccone, who’s currently sitting at the final spot for the GC top 10 … Read more