Police investigating the death of Svitlana Tereschenko killed last year at Bow Roundabout while cycling home from work decided as early as February this year that the driver of the tipper truck which killed her, Gurpreet Shergill, would face no charges over the matter despite his failure to indicate that he was turning left and … Read more
No-one could ever accuse the Gadget Show on Channel 5 of serious in-depth reviews in their reportage of electro wizardry and boys toys. The programme is a guilty pleasurable way to blob out and enjoy the techno-japery, especially when in that post-ride mid-muffin brain mush, but sometimes the gogglebox gets it so spectacularly wrong that … Read more
Specialized is to take over as neutral service provider at the Tour of Britain after signing a three-year deal with race organisers SweetSpot. As part of the new partnership, the California-based brand will also provide support at the five Tour Rides taking place in Britain this year.Three vehicles will provide support to the Tour of … Read more
The Kinesis Racelight is considered the winter training bike by professionals and amateurs alike. Good, solid, double butted tubing in a racey geometry is how it got this image. In a new build for 2012, with Tiagra 10sp, R500 wheels, a carbon fork and FSA finishing kit, does the bike still hit the mark as … Read more
As Londoners head to the polling stations today to elect the city’s new mayor – or, if the most recent opinion polls are correct, re-elect its existing one – the campaign group Londoners On Bikes is urging voters to put the Green Party’s Jenny Jones as their first preference on their ballot papers, with Labour’s … Read more
Addison Lee the minicab company whose chairman John Griffin’s comments on cyclists infuriated many last month and led to calls for a boycott of the minicab firm is to give its drivers training to help raise their awareness of cyclists. The training will be provided by David Dansky of London-based Cycle Training UK.In his column … Read more
This Zipvit Sports Multivitamin Formula for Men has an important caveat on the 60-tablet bottle: ‘Food supplements must not replace a varied and balanced diet’. Quite.I took two of these bright blue, liquorice comfit sized, yeasty smelling tablets every day, as directed, and noticed exactly no difference in my general health or cycling performance. I … Read more
Call me old fashioned but I for one like to think that those who absorb the cycling press actually have some kind of respect for the writers. Equally, as a contributor, I like to think that by the time you are invited to write for a publication, such as this one, that you have reached … Read more
The Fred Whitton Challenge is one of the founding fathers of the modern sportive scene. It’s been running since before they were called sportives, and its 112-mile parcours takes in some of the toughest climbs in the UK including the legendary 30% wall that is Hardknott Pass. It’s popular, too, and sold out now for … Read more
Three professional cyclists were killed yesterday and five other people injured when a 25-ton lorry crashed into the group they were riding in, reports the Korea Herald.The newspaper says that the victims were on a training ride in Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province in the southeast of the country when the incident occurred at 9.50am … Read more
