The Tern Verge X30h is a small-wheeled folding bike, but it displays none of the utilitarian features usually associated with this genre. Instead, it’s a sporty little number, with slick tyres, aero-wheels, some nice kit and a fancy paint job. Without doubt, it looks fast. And, as folding bikes go, it rides pretty fast as … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) has today revealed details of potential travel ‘hotspots’ in London and elsewhere in the UK during this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the capital’s transport network forecast to have to cope with a forecast 3 million additional journeys on the busiest days.People who live or work in London as well … Read more
Spanish magazine Interviu has said that a former masseur with the Liberty Seguros team is the mystery witness that the World Anti-Doping Agency unsuccessfully sought to introduce in the Alberto Contador hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last year, and that he has claimed that the cyclist was given banned insulin injections … Read more
The classics were a hard bunch of races to predict, it turned out. The Amstel Gold Race was the hardest of all, with over 1,000 teams failing to score a single point as the pre-race favourites finished anonymously in the pack. Over the seven races there has to be a winner though, so let’s have … Read more
With less than a fortnight to go before he seeks re-election, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has described as “unacceptable” comments made by John Griffin, the boss of minicab firm Addison Lee, about cyclists in London, as bike riders and politicians were united in condemning his remarks. Mr Griffin himself has issued a statement in … Read more
As you can see – you didn’t miss the photo above? – the Madison Stellar II commuter jacket is black. It’s also available in red or hi-vis yellow if you think black makes you invisible. I don’t think it does. Visibility is about contrast; the worst colour for a cycling jacket would be dull grey, … Read more
Team Sky and Jaguar Cars have announced a new three-year partnership ahead of the consumer launch later this year of the car marque’s new XF Sportbrake model, formally unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show last month. World champion Mark Cavendish and team mate Juan Antonio Flecha were on ceremonial duty in West London last Friday, … Read more
Maxim Iglinsky has followed up Astana team mate Enrico Gasparotto’s victory in last week’s Amstel Gold Race by today winning the Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the third and final race of Ardennes Week. The Kazakh rider, who celebrated his 31st birthday last week, caught lone escapee Vincenzo Nibali of Liquigas Cannondale just before the flamme rouge, and beat … Read more
Sportful’s NoRain knee warmers provide roubaix-style insulation with the added benefit of being highly water repellent.We’ve had a few water repellent fabrics in over the past few months including AcquaZero, as used by Santini and Ride, and NanoFlex, as used by Castelli. They all stretch and breathe as well as standard roubaix-fabrics but when water … Read more
Sponser Sport Food is a Swiss brand of nutrition products, now available in the UK. High Energy bars are mainly carbohydrate, with small proportions of protein, fat and fibre, which together are ideal for helping you through long sportives or training rides.In a 45g bar, there’s 28g of carb and 4.5g of protein. There’s also … Read more
