The bikes of the 200 riders in tomorrow’s Milan San Remo will sport stickers to state solidarity with cycle safety campaigns run by the Times and Gazzetta dello Sport.The initiative was announced at a round table conference in Milan this morning, organised by the Italian sports daily, with one of the speakers being Kaya Burgess … Read more
Raleigh have gone upmarket in the do-everything tourer market with their Sojourn, just arrived at road.cc towers. Its £1,100 price pitches it among some hot competition but it has disc brakes, surely a precursor of things to come as utilitarian tourists tend to care more about how things perform and for how long, rather than … Read more
The Flash rear LED from Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative’s Revolution range is a pretty good option and a bargain at under a tenner. It’s integral mounting system means it’s very quick and easy to put on or take off your seatpost. It charges via a USB cable and, as long as you remember to charge it, … Read more
Free entry! Free cake! Right, now we’ve got your attention. If you’re in the vicinity of Burnley on Saturday 31 March then why not get yourself out and about and have a go at the Ronde van Oost Lancashire, a 50-mile loop that takes in some of the area’s finest scenery and a whole host … Read more
The legendary Eddy Merckx, five times a winner of the maglia rosa, was today inducted as the very first member of the Giro d’Italia Hall of Fame in Milan. What’s more, he’s also been giving his thoughts on Saturday’s Milan-San Remo – if you haven’t finalised your Fantasy Cycling team yet, the advice of a … Read more
Bike clothing brand Rapha are stepping into the shoes market with their Grand Tour design developed with Giro. The yak leather and carbon-fibre shoes are available now at £300 – either reassuringly expensive or eye-wateringly steep, depending on your point of view.So, what do you get for your money? Well, as usual with Rapha, there’s … Read more
The Saris Gran Fondo is a very fine rear mounted rack for taking your posh bike to the sportive or crit. If you have a big stable of disparate bikes then it might not be the right choice, but as an easy-to-fit solution to carrying your good bike it’s a well-thought-out, if fairly expensive, option.The … Read more
Jenny Jones, the Green Party’s candidate in May’s London mayoral election, accused present incumbent Boris Johnson of slashing the city’s road safety budget by two thirds since taking office during an acrimonious Mayor’s Question Time yesterday (Wednesday). Ms Jones, who represents Southwark in the London Assembly, also took part in a ‘die-in’ staged by cyclists … Read more
We’ve got masses of respect for Graeme Obree over here at road.cc. The man’s a legend, and we’ve covered his attempt on the human powered speed record before, as well as his struggles with depression and his sexuality and a whole bunch of other stuff over the years. He continues to amaze and inspire us … Read more
In my mind everything was planned nicely. I did the club hardriders on my old bike (see picture) before building up the new beast last weekend. A lovely spin on Sunday in the unseasonably hot weather set me up for a week of sportive preparation. Now work and other stuff has taken away that relaxing build up … Read more
