The London Hardcourt Bike Polo Association have announced that the London Open tournament will run again in 2012. Now in its third year, the London Open has again moved to a larger base in Bethnal Green Gardens and will take place on August 25th and 26th, with anywhere from 50-70 teams from up to 16 … Read more
Much of the national media is this morning reporting the ‘fact’ that more than half of cyclists jump red lights, based on a misleading headline in a press release from the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) that misinterprets the results of a online survey conducted by the road safety charity. The sensationalist nature of the … Read more
‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’, right? Well the Vincero Design Stratus20 bottle/mount system thinks it can improve on the traditional model with a cageless magnetic system. It certainly makes for a nice party trick at the cafe stop, but is it really a better option?You get an idea of the design from the … Read more
We’re lucky enough to get some good-looking bikes in for review here at Road.cc and this new titanium model from Pretorius is another head turner in an understated kind of way.You might not have heard of Pretorius before so let’s start by telling you a little about the brand…Pretorius Bikes is a shop just off … Read more
Another reasonably short stage with rolling hills, but the climbs are bigger than those encountered yesterday and with a tough uphill finish in Assisi, it’s definitely one for the puncheurs rather than the sprinters.The closing 4km pack a one-two punch in the shape of two short but hard climbs, separated by a little over 1km … Read more
Francisco Ventoso of Movistar won Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia in Frosinone this afternoon as a crash on a hairpin bend inside the final kilometre took out points classification leader Matt Goss of GreenEdge-Orica, hit from behind by Farnese Vini’s Pippo Pozzato as he swung wide to take the corner at speed. World champion … Read more
The Polaris Shield windproof jacket has been my trusty companion in the turbulent weather we’ve been having. It’s a lot more waterproof than its name suggests, and it packs down nice and small.It’s pretty minimal; my scales report a mere 125 grams for the size large tested. You don’t get any pockets, but there is … Read more
Anti-Olympic protesters are reported to be planning actions of mass civil disobedience on Saturday 28 July – the day on which Mark Cavendish hopes to secure Great Britain’s first gold medal of London 2012 in the men’s road race.According to the Financial Times, the action is being planned by the group Our Olympics, which encompasses … Read more
You’re going to need a big garage and an even bigger wallet, but if you’re interested in the classic bikes of the pro peloton then what better way to start your collection than with 57 hand-picked classics from the stable of none other then Manolo Saiz?Saiz was Directeur Sportif of ONCE from 1989 to 2003, … Read more
Rapha are holding a sample sale in Manchester later in the month. Get yourself along there to grab a bargain.This will be the first time the London-based clothing company has held a sample sale in the North of England or indeed anywhere in the UK outside of the Big Smoke.Rapha say, “Aside from burly sprinters … Read more
