In case it escaped your notice, we launched our premium Fantasy Cycling yesterday. You get eight extra tours and the chance to win some big prizes, including a £1,499 Jamis Xenith Comp bike in the upcoming Giro d’Italia. It’s only £10 for the season but to sweeten the deal we’ve knocked £3 off until the … Read more
Aldi are offering a whole load of cycling accessories in a promotion next week, including a soft shell jacket for 15 quid.The usual deal with Aldi’s Special Buys is that they have fairly limited stock so you need to get into one of the stores pretty early to make sure you get what you’re after.The … Read more
SealSkinz Thin Socklets bring waterproof practicality to snug-fitting cycling footwear, whether you’re running through muddied streams, shouldering the ‘crosser, bombing along with the chain-gang or on a week’s tour. However, while they’re genuinely waterproof to their elasticated cuff-lines, being completely sealed in can still leave feet feeling a bit rank after a few hours in … Read more
With less than a week to go till Thursday’s London mayoral election, the current holder of the post, Boris Johnson, has become the last of the five main candidates to pledge his support to the three key demands of its Love London, Go Dutch campaign. The news comes on the eve of The Big Ride, … Read more
Team Sky has announced its nine-man squad for the 2012 Giro d’Italia which starts in Denmark a week tomorrow, targeting stage wins and the team time trial. Five of those riders, including world champion Mark Cavendish, will be returning to the country where their careers began at the British Cycling’s Olympic Academy, in Quarrata, Tuscany.Stage … Read more
Every little helps and 25 per cent off helps quite a lot so if you’re planning some shopping soon and you’ve got a branch of Evans near by it might be worth grabbing a copy of the The Times tomorrow.The word is that tomorrow’s edition of the paper is offering a 25 per cent off … Read more
This sturdy floor pump is great and makes you wonder whether there’s any point in paying more.What’s good? Funny you should ask… For a start, both the base and the 30mm-diameter barrel are steel, and fairly hefty steel at that. You’re going to have to do something pretty darn careless to wreck either… and that’s … Read more
Today we’re launching a new premium version of road.cc Fantasy Cycling. With a premium subscription you’ll get a much fuller season and the chance to win some great prizes in the grand tours, including three bikes worth £1,500 each! All for less than 20p a stage for the extra races. There’s £3 off the £10 … Read more
Olympic champions Rebacca Romero and Sir Chris Hoy have taken to Twitter to encourage their followers to take to the streets of London and Edinburgh tomorrow to call for safer roads for cyclists. Thousands are expected to take part in the two events, and a similar ride will also be taking place in the Italian … Read more
The BBC has announced that it is to screen an hour-long documentary called The War On Britain’s Roads that will use cameras mounted on bicycles and cars that will examine the relationship between cyclists and motorists.The broadcaster describes the programme as “an adrenaline-filled one-off film for BBC One,” during which “viewers will be parachuted into … Read more
