André Greipel of Lotto-Belisol has won his second stage of the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under, taking the sprint in Victor Harbor from FDJ’s Yauheni Hutarovich and Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen.The German is also back in the ochre leader’s jersey of the race he won in 2008 and 2010, setting a new record for … Read more
Chicken Cyclekit is offering a reward of up to £500 for the safe return of a Cinelli Strato bike stolen on Sunday afternoon from its stand at the London Bike Show at Excel in East London.Fitted with Campagnolo Bullet wheels and Super Record groupset, the bike, worth £5,500 is certainly a head-turner and bound to … Read more
Motorist, Scott Lomas, has been convicted of a public order offence after the persistence of the cycling lawyer he threatened finally paid off. You may remember our coverage of the frustrations encountered by Martin Porter, the Queen’s Counsel who blogs as The Cycling Silk, in persuading the Metropolitan Police to take action against a driver … Read more
The Lezyne Flow is a bottle cage done a bit different. Lezyne have made a name for themselves by taking old, boring bicycle bits and bobs, giving them a bit of a zhush, making them work better, be more shiny and somehow muchly desirable… and that’s exactly what they’ve done here. Except it’s not that … Read more
One in eight Irish drivers say that they have either struck a cyclist or had a near miss with one during the past year according to a survey conducted by AA Motor Insurance, which highlights the risks faced by vulnerable road users including motorcyclists, pedestrians and horse riders.The data, obtained as part of the November … Read more
David Lynskey was making Titanium bicycles when the only tubes he could get his hands on were scrap aeroplane parts from the family’s metal business, so he should know a thing or two about making Ti bikes by now. Through Litespeed, and now Lynskey, he’s been behind some of the iconic designs of the last … Read more
A Melbourne cyclist insists that cricketer Shane Warne deliberately drove into him with his Mercedes, at odds with the latter’s version of events of an incident that took place yesterday evening as he drove home from the Melbourne Cricket Ground.However, the cyclist’s version has also been supported by an anonymous witness who approached a local … Read more
Way back in the mists of time, I tested the Carradice Super C saddlebag. I fell in love with its simplicity, convenience and retro-styling and it has been strapped to my bike ever since. What I didn’t fully appreciate is that the Super C is in effect the modern version of the Nelson, which is … Read more
Will Clarke of Uni-SA is the surprise winner of Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under, attacking early and staying away to win by more than a minute from a chasing peloton led by Rabobank’s Michael Matthews and GreenEdge’s Simon Gerrans. Martin Kohler of BMC Racing is the new overall leader.The 26-year-old Clarke and … Read more
Giant are getting into the wheel market, launching several sets for 2012 including the snappily monikered P-SLR1 tubeless-ready lightweight wheelset that puts in a strong performance across the board.The rims are scandium alloy and they’re a little wider than normal. The external diameter is 21mm so you might have to adjust your brakes outwards by … Read more
