Team Sky this afternoon put in a towering performance on the climb of the Col du Joux-Plane in Stage 6 of the Critérium du Dauphiné , reminiscent of Lance Armstrong’s US Postal Service team’s dominance on Tour de France ascents a decade or so ago. The stage into Morzine was won by Nairo Quintana of … Read more
PRO previews sub-1kg disc wheelWeighing a claimed 975g, the new PRO TeXtreme disc wheel will make its debut at the Eurobike show in August, according to an announcement from PRO’s parent company Shimano this week. We’d be surprised if that doesn’t mean you’ll spot it in use by PRO and Shimano sponsored teams in the … Read more
Hertfordshire County Council has opened a consultation regarding a number of proposed improvements to cycle routes in the southwest of the county, as well as future spending priorities on initiatives including secure bike parking, as part of a drive to get more people cycling. The area covered by the South West Herts Transport Plan include … Read more
Several UCI WorldTour riders, including 2011 Milan-San Remo winner Matt Goss, runner-up to Mark Cavendish in last September’s world championship, have been confirmed as joining the cream of Britain’s domestic talent in the Saint-Gobain Elite Criterium for this evening’s IG London Nocturne, held in the streets around the capital’s historic Smithfield Market.Defeding champion Alex Dowsett … Read more
The Castelli Prologo HD jersey is a highly breathable option for the warm weather.Like most cycling jerseys these days, the Prologo is made from polyester but the Stratus fabric is a little unusual in that it’s highly textured. It’s a closed mesh and only the raised sections on the inner face actually touch your skin, … Read more
Team Saxo Bank have confirmed that Alberto Contador will rejoin the Danish WorldTour outfit when the ban imposed on him earlier this year following a positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France expires on 5th August. The 29-year-old Spaniard will race for Bjarne Riis’s team for the rest of … Read more
Arthur Vichot, of FDJ-BigMat rider, this afternoon claimed the first stage victory by a Frenchman in this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné. The 23-year-old attacked inside the closing kilometres of Stage 5 and won convincingly by 26 seconds from a chasing group of seven riders led over the line in Rumilly by Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel … Read more
For non-winter bike camping adventures, a lightweight down sleeping bag like the Robens Lite 300 can be a good compromise, offering more warmth for its weight and size than a bag with synthetic insulation.The Lite 300 is designed with lightweight campers and fast movers in mind. It has an 80/20 high quality duck down filling … Read more
Koga are launching a new team replica bike, the Kimera Road UD Team, that’ll be available from next month.It is built around a high modulus carbon frame with a unidirectional finish – a frame that the Dutch brand’s race team has been riding since the start of the season.The frame features a tapered head tube … Read more
Has it really already been more than 2 weeks since I became a Revolutionary?On May 19th I turned up at 7am at Peruvian Wharf, terrified, with no frame of reference whatsoever for what I was about to do/fail to do. The furthest training ride I had done so far was 55 miles so doing 100 … Read more
