The BMC Racing Team rode the brand new GF01 over the Paris-Roubaix pavé on Sunday, Alessandro Ballan piloting the bike to a podium finish. We had the chance to take the bike for a test ride in Belgium last week, taking in some cobbles along the way; here’s what we thought….The first thing you notice is … Read more
A decision by City of York Council to remove a cycle lane at a controversial junction in the city has been condemned by three councillor, who have called on the council’s cabinet to reconsider its decision, citing safety concerns expressed by cycle campaigners and the emergency services. Transport officers at the council have reportedly said … Read more
No thanks to the schoolboy error of doing a big ride on the Saturday and then buckling under the stares of social respectability, Sunday is spent doing Normal Things.A late start with a leisurely breakfast followed by a purposeless amount of time hanging about waiting for nothing to happen has legs hidden by and trapped … Read more
Paris Roubaix may be done and dusted for another year, but before it fades in to memory there’s a chance for us to take a look at the other aspect of the race that makes it so special – the bikes. I went behind the scenes to grab some shots of the various approaches taken … Read more
If I hadn’t been doing 30 days of biking, I wouldn’t have gone out tonight.I wouldn’t have dug out the good waterproof, and the big headlight, and the bike with the mudguards, and the winter boots, and headed out after dark into the tempest. But I am doing 30 days if biking, and a washout … Read more
Rapha’s new Grand Tour shoes are superbly comfortable high performers although the price tag will doubtless limit their popularity.Working from the bottom up, the outsole is Easton EC90 SLX high-modulus carbon as used by Giro (who are part of the same group as Easton) on their Prolight SLX and Factors. It’s just 6.5mm thick which … Read more
A short film starring actor Timothy Spall as a man whose son was killed while cycling on a country road will have a global audience numbering in the hundreds of millions this summer when it is featured during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The screenplay of the silent film, called ‘BOY,’ which is … Read more
Rainlegs wind and waterproof leg covers are a quirky, yet surprisingly effective solutions to the problem of keeping the upper legs dry during those unpredictable spring showers without resorting to full-blown over-trousers.Arguably best suited to short-ish commutes aboard well-dressed tourers and hybrids, their open backed apron design isn’t much cop on pared to the essentials … Read more
Such is Tom Boonen’s grip on the 2012 classics season that he’s now in over 60% of 3,300 the teams currently in the road.cc Fantasy Cycling game. And he’s rewarded that support with another superb victory, this time soloing to the Roubaix velodrome from over 50km out to take a fourth Paris-Roubaix title.Just having Boonen’s … Read more
We very much enjoyed last year’s return of Bath Cycle Races, every Wednesday night on the road round the perimeter of Victoria Park. It was the first time since the early ’90s that the park had hosted cycle races, and our man Liam Glen was in the thick of the action, cleaning up in the … Read more
