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Triathlon star with highest ever recorded VO2 max Kristian Blummenfelt reveals ambitious plan to win the Tour de France by 2028
How difficult is it for a triathlon champion to switch to cycling and still aim to be the best? That’s the journey 30-year-old Kristian Blummenfelt is embarking on and time — four years from now — will tell us the answer, as the reigning Olympic champion confirmed this week his ambitious plans to win the Tour de France in … Read more
Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifters and Derailleurs (road bike)
If you’re looking to upgrade your current bike to electronic shifting, the Wheeltop EDS-TX Wireless Carbon Electronic Shifter/Derailleur kit is going to be the most cost-effective way to do it. There are clever features galore, such as its ability to work on bikes with 7-speed cassettes through to 14-speed, but there are also areas where … Read more
10 Reasons why you should enter a gravel event in 2024
Gravel riding has gained significant momentum in recent years, with gravel-specific events popping up all over the country. So, why are these events becoming so popular? Are they really better than road events, and should you enter one? To find out, we attended the Gravel Rocks event, organised by Focal Events, to see what gravel events have … Read more
Political spat between Conservative and Labour mayors finally comes to an end as both reach agreement to remove “unpopular” cycle lane that “simply hasn’t worked”
A controversial cycle lane that became the site of a bitter and long drawn-out political battle between rival mayors seems to have finally reached its somewhat tepid conclusion, with Chris Cooke, the Labour mayor of Middlesbrough managing to reach an agreement with his Conservative counterpart of Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA), Ben Houchen, to tear … Read more
Hospital staff left “p***** off” after bike thefts become “almost a weekly thing”, with lack of CCTV making it “perfect for thieves”
The alarm for rising bike thefts has once again been sounded, this time by staff across Nottingham’s hospitals after at least five bicycle thefts at City Hospital this year, while stolen bikes have become almost a “weekly thing” at the Queen’s Medical Centre, as cyclists said the lack of CCTVs in the bike storage areas made … Read more
