The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) has issued an appeal for cyclists of all persuasions to join it for a photoshoot at its offices near London Bridge on Saturday 21st January – not the 14th, as originally advised, due to “unforeseen gremllins.”LCC is inviting the capital’s cyclists, with or without a bike, to join it at … Read more
RCS Sport, organisers of the Giro d’Italia, has confirmed the identities of the four teams that will receive wild card entries for this May’s Giro d’Italia – a race that will now see the Grand Tour debut of German UCI Professional Continental outfit Team NetApp, a decision that left its manager “speechless.”A trio of Italy-based … Read more
Sustrans is leading calls on Mayor of London Boris Johnson, as well as the candidates looking to succeed him following this May’s mayoral elections, to commit to spending more money on walking and cycling to help reduce the effects of air pollution in the capital following research that showed “incredibly strong results showing the dramatic … Read more
Aimed primarily at commuter cyclists, the Proviz Electroluminescent Hi-Viz jacket may lack the tailored cut of racier garments but even so it doesn’t billow like a builder’s tarpaulin and protects your back and vital organs particularly well if you are riding a tourer, crosser or similarly upright road bike and thanks to four integrated electroluminescent … Read more
Who could have imagined that we would ever be talking about improving braking on a road bike. Why bother? Last time I checked going slowly wasn’t the aim of the game. But it is coming, without doubt. Disc brakes on the road will be the buzz groupset development of Eurobike 2012 aka 2013 for the … Read more
French track cyclist Grégory Baugé has said that he plans to challenge the UCI’s decision last week to strip him of the world sprint title he won last March, as well as disqualifying France from the team sprint title he helped it win. Those titles have been awarded, respectively, to Great Britain’s Jason Kenny and … Read more
Three new rides exclusively for women are a key feature of the 25 events featuring in Action Medical Research’s charity cycling programme for 2012 and you can sign up for any of them at the London Bike Show starting on Thursday.2012 will the 60th anniversary of the children’s charity and they’ve signed up bike manufacturer … Read more
The decision of whether British athletes with a past doping conviction including cyclist David Millar will be eligible to compete at the Olympic Games this summer will be announced in April, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has revealed.CAS also confirmed that 12 March has been set as the date for the arbitration hearing … Read more
Forza – or 4ZA – is the standalone accessories brand of Belgian bike manufacturer Ridley and it has just got widespread UK distribution through Todays Cyclist. The Team Issue saddle is the first Forza product we’ve reviewed on road.cc and it’s a really good start.The saddle is about as flat from front to back as … Read more
I’ve had the pleasure of testing a bunch of Louis Garneau’s winter gear lately, and have found it all to be well thought out and constructed but I was a little disappointed by these Oslo bib tights.They are designed for intermediate conditions, that is to say; a typical cold (5-10 deg C) and drizzly British … Read more
