Thibault Pinot of FDJ-BigMat, at 22 years of age the youngest rider in this year’s Tour de France, has won Stage 9 of the race in the Swiss town of Porrentruy. On a tough day in the Jura mountains, the youngster was followed home by a small group including defending champion Cadel Evans of BMC … Read more
A 12-year-old boy who is raising money for charity by cycling 2,012 miles around the country’s Olympic venues stopped in at his school for a breather as he made his way to the Olympic Park in London.Jake Phipps, who set off from Glasgow on the 9th June, will reach the Olympic Stadium on July 18th, … Read more
These ultra lightweight, female-specific track mitts from Prendas Ciclismo are intended to appeal to female riders who don’t particularly like wearing gloves, but are looking for just a little bit of extra comfort for their riding.The design reputedly came about as a direct result of Prendas’ sponsorship of the Horizon/Matrix Fitness Women’s Cycling Team in … Read more
With the rivalry between Victoria Pendleton and Australia’s Anna Meares set to be at the centre of some of the most compelling track action of London 2012, British Cycling Performance Director Dave Brailsford believes that the British rider, who is targeting three gold medals in London next month, will end her career on a high. … Read more
Imagine for a moment that Ross Edgar had been selected to ride in the mountain bike event at London 2012, or that Jason Kenny had been named in Geat Britain’s men’s road race team. Bizarre as it seems, that’s pretty much what Germany, with Robert Förstemann and France, with Mickaël Bourgain, have done in each … Read more
Thousands of cyclists have descended on Bristol this weekend for a spot of bike fixin’, bike dancin’ and bike romancin’ at the annual Bristol Cycle Festival.From 7 to 15 July the city will play host to the Bristol Cycle Festival – a celebration of cycling held at various venues and locations across Bristol city centre. … Read more
Do cyclists pee in the woods? Sometimes they just have to, but some Somerset residents are not happy about spotting it during the Tour of Wessex sportive last month.Somerton Town Council received a number of complaints, some even accompanied by photographs, of riders urinating in bushes after the event, which finished at Somerton Sports Ground.Event … Read more
The 2012 Tour de France makes its second excursion outside its home country, albeit a briefer one than the three-day Grand Départ, with the final 50km of today’s stage played out in Switzerland. There are five categorised climbs to negotiate in the Jura mountains prior to the border, however, and another three afterwards before what … Read more
Two members of the Paralympic cycling team will be taking time out from their final Games preparations today to give tips to aspiring track cyclists on a family day out at the velodrome in Newport.Mark Colbourne and Jody Cundy will be at the venue, which is offering pre-bookable drop-in sessions throughout the day and inviting … Read more
The Olympic security team manhandled to the ground a young man on a bicycle who entered the ‘security bubble’ yesterday.The grey shorts-wearing Keepers of the Giant Cigarette Lighter Olympic Torch dragged the youth across the road in front of a moving car and coach, off his bike and onto the ground ‘for his own security’ … Read more
