Cyclists in an area of Paris are to be permitted to ride through some red lights in a trial of an initiative that could eventually be rolled out throughout France. It has also emerged that there were no cycling fatalities in the French capital in 2011, compared to 16 across the English Channel in the … Read more
A touch of wheels with the line in sight saw Mark Cavendish denied a third stage victory in the 2012 Tour of Qatar, FDJ-BigMat’s Arnaud Démare taking the sprint ahead of Katusha’s Denis Galimzyanov with Rabobank’s Mark Renshaw third. Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma-Quick Step came home safely in the bunch to win the overall … Read more
This dhb Merino Roundneck base layer is very good indeed for most types of cold-weather riding.I’ve been testing the short-sleeve round-neck version. Other merino options from dhb include versions with long sleeves and with long sleeves and a high, zipped neck. The vests are also available in two fabric thicknesses (M 150 and M 190, … Read more
The Prostate Cancer Charity have been involved with a number of high-profile cycle events in recent years, including the Dragon Ride and the Tour Ride series that runs alongside the Tour of Britain. This year they’re teaming up with online bike giants Wiggle to bring you a new sportive: the Jurassic Classic.Starting on Sunday 8 … Read more
Stage 5 of the Tour of Qatar was a difficult one to predict and the fantasy points were more evenly spread than usual. Boonen and Farrar marked each other and stayed out of trouble, preserving their places on the GC, leaving Cavendish, Oss and Sagan to fight it out for the stage win; a fight … Read more
The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is urging the capital’s cyclists to sign its ‘Love London, Go Dutch’ petition in support of its flagship initiative for 2012. The petition will be used to try and persuade candidates in the Mayoral elections on 3 May to adopt a policy of promoting similar cyclist and people-friendly streets to … Read more
The Silva Singletrack light is designed as a do-it-all option for keen all-round cyclists and adventure runners; it has a separate battery pack and comes with a handlebar mount, a helmet mount for off-road riding and a head harness for trail running. At 1,030 lumens (claimed), it chucks out an enormous amount of light and … Read more
The Times newspaper, which launched its Cities Fit For Cycling campaign a week ago today, has published an online app containing more than 4,000 first-hand accounts by cyclists throught the the UK in which the sentiment echoed by many is the risk they feel they are exposed to by other road users. The publication of … Read more
The Union Cycliste Internationale have today said that a year after its inception, the frame and fork approval process has been ‘a successful process’. All frames and forks introduced from January 2011 used in UCI-sanctioned events – in road cycling, track and cyclocross events – must sport the UCI’s approval in sticker form. The UCI … Read more
The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) has announced a partnership with triathlon series organiser Ironman that will see its eponymous founder and seven-time Tour de France champion compete in a number of Ironman and Ironman 70.3 events around the world with the stated aim of raising $1 million for people affected by cancer.The events that Armstrong, … Read more
