These Louis Garneau Mondo gloves offer very comfortable gel padding and good ventilation for hot summer weather.One of the main features of the Mondo gloves is that they keep your hands cooler than most. That’s largely down to the centre of the palm being a mesh panel that Louis Garneau call the Ergo Air Zone … Read more
The Giro returns to Italy and the city most associated with Shakespeare, although it’s more a case of Nine Gentleman of Verona rather than two with today’s team time trial. Today’s route heads gently uphill into the vineyards above Verona ahead of what is likely to be a fast run back into the city of … Read more
The dhb Blok 18 messenger bag is a budget-priced courier satchel refreshingly free of road warrior pretensions. Attention to detail is generally excellent, with imaginative graphics and an LED tab that places the humble blinky in pole position. However, persistent discomfort in my left shoulder suggests the triangular stabilizing strap doesn’t distribute weight as effectively … Read more
Matt Goss of Orica-GreenEdge today won the Australian team’s first ever Grand Tour stage, beating Saxo Bank’s Juan Jose Haedo and Tyler Farrar of Garmin-Barracuda, but there was high drama inside the final few hundred metres was a big crash took out Team Sky’s Mark Cavendish, leader of the points competition, and BMC Racing’s Taylor … Read more
Following what was London’s wettest April for more than a century, and with the heavens opening again today, the rain held off yesterday for long enough to allow hundreds of cyclists to enjoy the fourth edition of the Tweed Run.Among those taking part in the retro-themed ride, with clothing reminiscent of a country house weekend … Read more
The wife of a cyclist killed on the A1 in 2009 has accepted a £200,000 out of court compensation settlement but says she still hasn’t received what she really wanted – an apology from the lorry driver who killed her husband.65 year old Basil Clarke, known as Bas, died from his injuries in September 2009 … Read more
Liquigas-Cannondale has confirmed that Vincenzo Nibali, winner of the 2010 Vuelta, will be riding elsewhere as of next season after revealing that the Sicilian has not accepted its offer of a two-year contract worth €2 million a year. According to Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, Astana is the most likely destination for the 27-year-old, … Read more
Well there was the expected carnage on the run-in, and Taylor Phinney survived a crash and mechanical 8km from the end to stay in pink, but the day belonged to Mark Cavendish who edged out Matt Goss in a repeat of the World Champs sprint to take the stage. It certainly wasn’t as easy a … Read more
You may remember back in March that our Dave headed out to Cardigan Bay to join author Rob Penn and the howies chaps on an epic trek across Wales. The ride included an early badger strike, some fearsome climbs in the witching hours and a triumphal 16-mile downhill into Abergavenny after cresting the Gospel Pass … Read more
‘Ride Loud’ is the motto of Ana Nichoola’s new spring/summer range and indeed, shrinking violets might want to pass on the Star Jersey. Available in Gothic black and purple with white stars or white with pastel stars it’s a jersey that, as the manufacturers say, shouts ‘look at me!’.It’s a fully featured short sleeved jersey, … Read more
