Well in the end it was a tight affair on the Arabian tarmac, with Peter Velits taking the win by just a single second from Vincenzo Nibali. However, in the Tour of Oman Fantasy Cycling competition it was won at a canter by team Flahutes. They hit the front with a stage-topping 181 points on … Read more
Jon Tiernan-Locke of Endura Racing has won his second successive stage race in France, winning this weekend’s Tour du Haut Var as well as the second and final stage to cap another memorable week for British cycling. While the country’s track cyclists were topping the medal table at the UCI Track World Cup Classics in … Read more
If you’ve been to the bike shows or cast your eyes round the city streets you’ll have noticed that retro is very much the modern thing and bike bits don’t come much more retro-modern than the drilled version of TRP’s RRL drop bar levers. Fixed gear bikes are still going strong, steel frames and quill … Read more
Sir Chris Hoy today picked up Great Britain’s fifth gold medal of the London round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, adding the individual sprint title to the keirin he won yesterday. Laura Trott, meanwhile, won bronze in the omnium. It was Australia, however, that won the first gold medal today, beating Great … Read more
This energy drink from Multipower is called Multicarbo firstly because it contains lots of carbohydrate (every 100g contains about 89g of the stuff) and also because it contains two types of carbohydrate: glucose and fructose.Why two types? Because, while many energy drinks are based on glucose alone, some nutritional studies show that a glucose-fructose mix … Read more
Nine riders left Greenwich Park in South London yesterday morning to embark on the debut edition of the World Cycle Racing Grand Tour, the race originally devised as the Great Bike Ride by Vin Cox, the former world record holder for the quickest circumnavigation of the globe by bike. Whether any of the contestants in … Read more
Peter Velits of Omega Pharma Quick Step, who held a one-second advantage this morning over Liquigas-Cannondale’s Vincenzo Nibali, has won the Tour of Oman on a day when the final stage went down to the predicted sprint finish, taken by Project 1T4i’s Marcel Kittel, his second stage victory of the race.Team Sky had worked hard … Read more
So, with just the final circuit stage to go in the Tour of Oman, the overall title looks like a done deal. Team Flahutes have been out in front since a high score on stage two saw them hit the front. consistent high scoring has seen their lead grow to an impressive 73 points; barring … Read more
The Castelli Aero Rain Lite jersey is windproof, very water resistant and surprisingly breathable which makes it a great training top for wet and changeable weather conditions.Essentially, this is the long-sleeve version of Castelli’s Gabba Rain Jersey with a few modifications… which is fine by me because the Gabba jersey was one of the best … Read more
Sir Chris Hoy has picked up Great Britain’s third gold medal of London round of the UCI Track World Cup Classics this evening, winning the keirin in the Velodrome where, come August, he hopes to defend his Olympic title. Joanna Rowsell subsequently made it four, adding the individual pursuit to the team version she helped … Read more
