Bespoked Bristol is over, you say? Not on road.cc it isn’t. Certainly not when we haven’t yet talked about some of the British bikes that really floated our boat at last week’s show from the likes of Brian Rourke, Ted James, and Tom Donhou.Rourke and Donhou not only had their own stands but also built … Read more
RadioShack Nissan has confirmed that Fabian Cancellara succesfully underwent surgery yesterday evening for what turned out to be a quadruple fracture of his right collarbone, not a triple fracture as had originally been thought, following his crash during yesterday’s Tour of Flanders which has ruled him out of next Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix.The 31-year-old, winner of the … Read more
Up to 600 cyclists are this week expected to descend on China’s largest city for the biggest edition yet of the Shanghai Alleycat, which attracted 300 riders when it was last held in October 2010. The race forms the centerpiece of a weekend of events running from Friday to Sunday.The event is being organised by … Read more
A motorist found guilty of causing the death by careless driving last year of record-breaking cyclist Pat Kenny has been banned from driving for 12 months and given a community order that will require him to carry out 150 hours’ unpaid work, reports the Express and Star.The sentence handed down to 46-year-old Andrew Mylrea from … Read more
Evans Cycles’ own brand Pinnacle bikes have been around for a long time in various guises, and they’ve just let us know that the new 2012 range is live on their website. We’ve been looking forward to the 2012 range. Why? Because the new man at the helm of the design team, James Olsen, is … Read more
Organisers of the Great Manchester Cycle, the closed road event that takes place on Monday 4 June have dropped the price of the event to just £10 instead of the original price of £28 after bringing the Daily Mirror on board as sponsor of the event.The reduced price, which also reflects the tenth anniversary of … Read more
Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider Levi Leipheimer has said that he is “lucky to be alive” after being hit from behind by a car while on a solo training ride ahead of the Tour of the Basque Country. The news takes some of the shine off what had been a great day for the team with … Read more
The KMC X11L chain is both lightweight and hardwearing, the gold titanium nitride coating adding durability as well as a bit of bling to your drivetrain.The 11 in the name tells you that this is Campagnolo compatible. The 10-speed X10L (Shimano, SRAM and Campag compatible) is £39.99 and the 9-speed option is £33.99.The 112 links … Read more
Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma-Quick Step has become only the fifth man to win the Tour of Flanders three times, winning by a bike length from Pippo Pozzato of Farnese Vini with BMC Racing’s Alessandro Ballan third. Pozzato and Boonen had been the only riders able to follow Ballan’s attack on the third and final … Read more
I hit a badger.Let’s get that out of the way first. In fact I did get it out of the way first, barely five miles into the ride and it ran right under my wheel. It’s no wonder you see so many at the side of the road if that’s their strategy. A bike’s not … Read more
