Plans for the post-Olympic legacy for track cycling in Britain, partly aimed at developing future stars to follow the likes of Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton, have received a huge boost today with the announcement of a partnership between British Cycling and the operators of the Britain’s three world class velodromes in Manchester, London … Read more
Olympic Games organisers LOCOG, which last month revealed that it planned to increase spectator numbers at the Box Hill section of the Olympic road race route, is reported to be giving strong consideration to charging spectators for admission to the enclosure.The Daily Telegraph says that LOCOG is drawing up the pricing structure for entrance to … Read more
London’s new Olympic Velodrome got its first taste of competition this evening, and the good news for the designers that the roof managed to stay on despite the crowd doing their best to raise it as they cheered Great Britain’s men’s and women’s team pursuit squads on their way to securing a place to race … Read more
So, the freehub and cassette system has been with us for over 25 years now. Is it time for a change? Kappius Components think so, and while their $999 hub might be a touch spendy to instantly consign the current system to the annals of history, its design is based on some sound engineering and … Read more
Moose’s speciality is socks although we’ve been trying their EU arm warmers and it turns out they’re good too.These are synthetic, knitted from a yarn that’s 70% ClimaWell, 20% polypropylene, 5% polyamide and 5% elastane. ClimaWell is a polypropylene that contains silver ions to prevent bacteria from reproducing which in turn prevents odours.I can’t say … Read more
So, a couple of days to catch up on in Fantasy Cycling… Stage two, where it was Peter Sagan who proved the strongest on a difficult uphill finish to the Wadi Dayqah dam, and today’s downhill stage back to the sea, which saw Marcel Kittel outsprint Andre Greipel, although the Belgian did have the consolation … Read more
The image above shows the moment when a bus was used last year as a weapon by its driver to clatter cyclist Phillip Mead across one lane of a multi-lane street in Bristol.The bus driver Gavin Hill, 29, from Frome in Somerset, was sentenced today at Bristol Crown Court for dangerous driving and causing grievous … Read more
Two Sustrans cycle routes through parts of the Longleat estate in Wiltshire have been declared off-limits to cyclists against the background of a row over restrictions being imposed generally on public access to the grounds of the country house that is seat of the Marquess of Bath and home to the UK’s oldest safari park.According … Read more
Cateye’s Q3 multisports computer is a wrist or bar-mounted watch-type computer that’ll record speed, heart rate and cadence data and allow you to log your training on your PC. While the computer iteslf performs well, the software lets it down a bit and the price means that other wrist-mounted units look better value.In the box … Read more
Marcel Kittel of Project 1T4i has won Stage 3 of the Tour of Oman in a sprint finish to the 145.5km stage that took the peloton from Al Awabi (Al Alya) to the Bank Muscat headquarters at Muscat Heights. André Greipel of Lotto-Belisol finished second, with Nacer Bouhanni of FDJ-BigMat third. Team Sky’s Marl Cavendish … Read more
