A man who discovered a passion for cycling and lost nearly 100lbs in weight died at the weekend taking part in a gruelling cycling event.Nicola Grossi, aged 42, from La Mesa, California, lost control of his bicycle on a steep descent during the Climb to Kaiser event, rated one of America’s toughest rides, according to … Read more
Peter Sagan of Liquigas Cannondale has won his second Tour de France stage in three days on Stage 3 in Boulogne this afternoon. The win extends his lead in the points competition and takes him up to 15 victories for the season. Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen was second, with Peter Velits of Omega Pharma-Quick … Read more
Bike bags are getting more and more sophisticated, often combining pannier performance with the ease of use and versatility of the messenger bag. The Messenger bag from the d’Azur range by Dutch bike luggage specialists Basil is designed to be a combination of casual styling, rugged materials, handy features and on and off bike useability.In … Read more
If you haven’t sorted yourself a riding challenge for the last bank holiday in August then how about a lap of the largest lake in the British Isles? Lap the Lough sets off from Peatlands Park near Belfast on Sunday 26 August for a 130km lap of Lough Neagh and this year they’re expecting up … Read more
A London-based bike tour company is tapping into the interest generated by the Olympic road races later this month by offering group rides along the same roads that the likes of Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Armitstead will be challenging for gold on.First Light Bicycle Tours has devised three routes of 30, 48 and 60 miles, … Read more
Evans Cycles have been distributing Jamis bikes in the UK for a couple of years now. We’ve had a couple – the Aurora and the Quest – and been very impressed with them both. This is something a bit different though.While the Aurora and Quest were ploughing their Reynolds-framed touring/Audax furrow, Jamis have been making … Read more
A court in London has been told that a cyclist riding through a red light was to blame for a partner at a law firm suffering injuries including a brain haemorrhage and fractured skull.Clive Hyer, a partner at Rosenblatt’s solicitors, was crossing High Holborn just before 9am on 5 July last year when he was … Read more
Well it was certainly a day for picking Mark Cavendish. In spite of the fact that the Eurosport commentators said he looked grumpy, and in spite of the fact that he had no lead out at all, the Manxman hopped from wheel to wheel until he was sitting behind Greipel and then took the German … Read more
Spa Cycle’s Aire Leather Saddle is part of Spa’s range of own-brand leather saddles that’s been making waves recently at a fraction of the price of a Brooks equivalent.That’s not to say that the Spa offerings are just cheap clones; go back a few decades and you’d find other saddlers making saddles to the same … Read more
Organisers of the Santos Tour Down Under have announced details of next January’s race in and around Adelaide, including a stage that starts on grass, believed to be a first for a road race at this level, with the route of the week-long race being overhauled to balance the stages between those likely to end … Read more
