Cannondale, the folks mainly known for their bikes, accessories and clothing but never helmets have entered the crowded and competitive safety lid market with a range of four models to quite literally cover all the commuting, off-road and super-fast, super-hot, road racing type heads.They’re all made from dual-density EPS – expanded polystyrene to you and … Read more
Bjarne Riis, the former professional cyclist, Tour de France winner and now owner of the Saxo Bank WorldTour team is launching his autobiography in English this coming May, having already been a bestseller in his native Denmark and in Germany.The thoughtful Danish broadsheet newspaper Politiken said about the book, “It is very rare to find … Read more
As part of its efforts to make the capital’s roads safer for cyclists, Transport for London (TfL) has today emailed cyclists and drivers with safety advice, no bad thing on the face of it. Except, TfL has caused confusion and consternation by sending out at least three differently worded emails on the subject, perhaps unintentionally … Read more
André Greipel of Lotto-Belisol, seeking to win the Santos Tour Down Under for a record third time, has got his 2012 race off to a perfect start today by winning Stage 1 from Prospect to Clare from Lampre-ISD’s Alessandro Petacchi in a photo finish. The finale, into a headwind, was marked by a big crash … Read more
Nice jacket, this. I’m just not sure it’s a great cycling jacket. Everything positive I want to say about it I have to qualify with a niggle.Anyway. Let’s start with the good bits. It’s a smart bit of kit, and definitely doesn’t appear too technical. It wouldn’t look out of place in casual – nay, … Read more
London bike retailer Cycle Surgery is opening two new branches over the next month one on the Fulham Road and the other in Upper Thames street in the city – both are on busy cycle commuting routes. The one next to Cannon St train station on Upper Thames St is in the former premises of … Read more
The company that operates York Racecourse faces prosecution at York Magistrates’ Court in February following a decision by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to bring charges against the business over two alleged breaches of health and safety at work legislation in connection with the death, in May 2008, of 17-year-old cyclist Ruby Milnes.The teenager … Read more
Some people have all the luck; we’re freezing our finger tips off here and Matt Brett is in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands at the launch of Cervelo’s new time trial and triathlon frame the P5.As you can see in the brief video, it’s a sleek-looking beast in the modern style; wind buffeting gaps all … Read more
We had that nice Cy from Cotic in the office today, and he brought along this rather fetching road bike prototype in Duck Egg Blue for us to cast our envious eyes over. It’s still in the prototyping stage right now but looks like it’ll be a goer for 2013. I can’t believe we’re talking … Read more
A driver who lost control of his BMW Z4 as he overtook two other vehicles, resulting in his passenger suffering serious injuries and also causing minor injuries to a cyclist he hit, has managed to keep his driving licence.Ben Fulton of Cambridge, aged 28 and a salesman for a property company, had his licence endorsed … Read more
