The Sugoi RS Zero jersey is insulating and breathable, putting in a solid performance in cool conditions.This top is made from a polyester/spandex mix; it’s essentially a Roubaix fabric like fleecy tights and leg warmers. That means it’s soft, warm and very breathable although it’s not windproof so you’ll want a gilet or lightweight jacket … Read more
Luis Leon Sanchez of Rabobank and RadioShack-Nissan’s Jens Voigt fought out a two-man battle to win Stage 6 of Paris-Nice in Sisteron this afternoon, the Spaniard just having enough left in the tank to pass the hugely popular German on the line. Some 14 seconds behind, Garmin-Barracuda’s Heinrich Haussler took the sprint for third, meaning … Read more
It’s Wednesday*, so that means it’s time to draw the Spring cupboard schwag grab! 869 of you fancied a crack at winning some cycling-related bumf out of the road.cc cupboard, but only one person can be picked by the fickle finger of fate. And it’s pointing at you, Vercors!So Vercors walks off with all sorts … Read more
RadioShack Nissan is reported to be among eight leading cycling teams planning to launch a ten-race series that would in effect constitute a breakaway league from the UCI WorldTour. According to Bloomberg, the proposed competition, World Series Cycling which is planned for launch in 2014, would not clash with major races including the three Grand … Read more
There are 1,092 exhibitors at the Taipei Cycle Show and a gazillion different products. Here are six of the best, selected by me on a largely arbitrary basis…Token Shark Tail Skewers Token’s Shark Tail QR skewers won a Taipei Cycle Design and Innovation Award, and they win a Road.cc award for Best Shark-related Product. The … Read more
Industry commentator Carlton Reid says a consensus of component manufacturers are behind the formal adoption of disc brakes on road bikes which would need to be accompanied by a change of the rules for top level competition.In a story on the UK trade website BikeBiz posted last night our time, Carlton Reid Bikebiz executive editor … Read more
The Prisma 2.0 is the new top-end shoe in the DMT range and, although it doesn’t look as action-packed as some, there are plenty of tech features to ensure a comfortable, efficient performance.The sole is made from Toray MR60 carbon fibre, which also goes under the alias of 40 ton high modulus carbon. There are … Read more
Cyclists in Cambridge have expressed fears that they will have to pay to park their bikes at the £2.5 million CyclePoint planned for the city’s railway station that was announced earlier this week, although a spokeswoman for station operator Greater Anglia has said there are “no current plans to charge for cycling parking,” reports Cambridge … Read more
2012 has barely got started (what do you mean, “It’s March already”?) but here’s a sneak peek of the new sportive bike from Merida’s 2013 range, the Ride Carbon 95, which we spotted at the Taipei Bike Show.Previously, Merida used a less aggressive, sportive-friendly geometry on sub £1,000 bikes, then switched to a more race-centric … Read more
NeilPryde will launch a new superlight road bike at the top end of their range later in the year. It’s likely that the frame weight of the Bura SL will be sub-750g in a large size.The design brief for the Bura SL was to engineer a bike that was as low as possible while retaining … Read more
