It’s a short hop across the border to the start of today’s stage in Orchies, which each April sees Paris-Roubaix thunder through, with a dozen sectors of pavé still to go to the finish – it was just outside the town that Tom Boonen launched his decisive attack this year. Today, however, it’s hills rather … Read more
The Team Lampre-ISD riders, including Alessandro Petacchi and Michele Scarponi, are racing this year’s Tour de France on the brand new Wilier Cento 1SR which we checked out in Belgium last week ahead of the Grand Départ.The Cento1 has been in the Wilier range since 2008 but this model has evolved significantly from that design.Have … Read more
Mark Cavendish has taken the 21st Tour de France stage victory of his career, and his first for Team Sky, after using Lotto-Belisol’s André Greipel as an unwitting and, going by the German’s reaction, very unwilling leadout man to pip his rival to the line to clinch Stage 2 in Tournai. One of the world … Read more
Rotor have launched a new aerodynamic chainset called the Flow and it has already made an appearance in the Tour de France. The Team Garmin Sharp riders have the Flow fitted to their Cervélo P5 time trial bikes.The Spanish brand reports that the aero shape was developed in a partnership between their own engineers and … Read more
Andy and Fränk Schleck are reportedly set to leave RadioShack-Nissan alongside team mates Jens Voigt and Linus Gerdemann and directeur sportif Kim Andersen to join a proposed Germany-based team for the 2013 season. Trek is said to have been lined up as bike sponsor.Danish TV channel Sporten TV2 says that according to news agency DPA, … Read more
Designed to partner with the shorts from the same ‘Blade’ range, this short sleeve jersey from Northwave is a Spring/Summer option but heavier material density on the chest errs more on the side of insulation than breathability.That isn’t to say breathability is compromised: meshed arm, lower chest and back sections provide a good amount of … Read more
Representatives from British Cycling, UK Sport and EventScotland visited Liege this weekend for the Grand Depart as part of a bid to win the opening stages of the Tour de France for Scotland in 2017.The bid comes alongside one from Yorkshire, which made a formal bid earlier this year for the 2016 hosting, with the … Read more
Parents of children who do not wear bike helmets will be fined, under new plans for cycle safety in Ireland.After an EU-wide audit of child safety made a recommendation for helmet wearing, Ireland is considering rolling out the measure by 2016.Also in the proposals is cycle safety training for all seven- and eight-year-olds as part … Read more
Police in the Netherlands requisitioned a tractor to catch bike thieves who had escaped on foot into a field, according to Dutch blog 24 Oranges, who have helpfully interpreted the local police report.Concerned citizens set the Breukelen police on the trail of three men who were seen loading bikes into a van on Thursday, and … Read more
That Peter Sagan can ride a bit, eh. First ever road stage of the Tour de France, first ever stage win. One from one. He snaffled up 48 points on Sunday’s stage, with second-placed Cancellara also netting 45, and Eddie the Boss getting 39 for third. So a 1-2-3 was a pretty good foundation for … Read more
