Canyon are launching a new time trial/triathlon bike for 2013 called the Speedmax CF Evo which they say is faster, lighter and stiffer than their current design with exceptional stability and adjustability. A 10-person team has been working on the new design that we first reported on from last year’s Eurobike show. It will go on … Read more
Edinburgh’s plans to stage the Grand Départ of the 2017 Tour de France are taking shape after organisers ASO visited the Scottish capital to hear proposals which include a prologue in the city followed by road stages through the Scottish Borders and into England, with the “overall aim of keeping the Tour in the UK … Read more
A souvenir medal given to Bradley Wiggins for his participation in the Beijing Olympics was among the items stolen at the Team Sky rider’s Lancashire home in a burglary at the weekend.The news was broken on Twitter by Wiggins’ wife Cath, who tweeted: “Phone went on way back from rugby, Lancs Police informing me we’d … Read more
The 2012 Halfords Tour Series got under way in Kirkcaldy last night on its first ever visit north of the border, the honours on the evening going to Scotland’s own Endura Racing, which took the team win with Scott Thwaites also getting the individual victory after outsprinting Bernard Sulzberger of Team Raleigh-GAC and Rico Rogers … Read more
Nectar Fuel Systems Sport Fuel Concentrate packs a punch. It is a fast acting and easily digestible energy drink that delivers on long training rides and on the race track.Great taste and unparalleled mixability combined with an innovative and effective packaging system makes Nectar a real contender in the seemingly ever-saturated sports drink market.Nectar is … Read more
Stage 11 is the longest stage of the 2012 Giro so rather approprirately we’ve got a longer than usual stage preview with video input from Geraint Thomas’s Sky teammate Dario Cionia and Dan Lloyd ex-of Garmin Cervelo and now riding for Team IG Sigma Sport who ride the key points of the stage in this … Read more
Jouaquin Rodriguez of Katusha is the new leader of the Giro d’Italia after prevailing on a very tough final climb in Assisi to take victory from Bartosz Huzarski of NetApp and Giovanni Visconti of Movistar. This morning’s race leader, Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin-Barracuda, was in the group contesting the finale, crossing the line several seconds … Read more
The London to Paris charity ride is a tried-and-tested formula, it seems like there’s one leaving every week. They vary in their approach, but it’s about the same amount of riding whichever way you cut it, just shy of 300 miles. That shouldn’t really take you more than, what, a day?Scope’s London to Paris 24 … Read more
The Rohan Cadence Polo is a well made and smart shirt that performs well on the bike and looks good off it. It certainly isn’t cheap, but it should last and it’s a useful bit of kit for leisure riding and plain clothes commuting.The Cadence polo is made from a polyester/elastane mix that’s stretchy and … Read more
