Mud, cowbells, beer, more mud… It’s cyclocross season and it’s time for you to get amongst it. Here’s how….Our man Jo Burt or as he’s know in these parts, Vecchiojo, is a cyclocross old hand. He’s been at it years, man and boy. A dedicated mud-plugger.Our man Mat, on the other hand: never been on … Read more
These Diluvio overshoes from Castelli cost a bit more than most but they’re warm and well made.Like many others, they’re 3mm neoprene which is thick enough for plenty of insulation. Just as important for keeping your feet warm, that neoprene extends well over the sides and round to the soles. You get a hole for … Read more
Mark Cavendish has said that he wants a “redeemed” David Millar to line up alongside him on The Mall at the start of next summer’s Olympic road race as the world champion seeks to win the first gold medal to be decided at London 2012.Millar, aged 34, has a lifetime ban from competing for Great … Read more
A coroner’s inquest has heard of how a 67-year-old woman was killed when she was thrown off her bike after hitting a pothole on a descent. Somerset County Council had been aware of the pothole for more than four months prior to the incident. The news comes as the AA warns that with winter on … Read more
The Derbyshire people at Polaris well known for well priced, practical and usually quite plain and simple kit have upped the ante in their cycling footwear range introducing four new models.
The lime green signature colour they've used for years and long before it appeared at Team Liquigas and elsewhere is much in evidence and all the departments appear to be covered with two models for road use and then a pair each for triathlon and urban mixed cycling and walking about.
What is it with cycling and facial hair? Beards and moustaches are only notable by their virtual absence in the pro-pelotons of the world. It’s a state of affairs that the writers of Velominati’s rules of cycling etiquette are keen to maintain. As Rule 50 states: “No full beards, no moustaches. Goatees are permitted only … Read more
There’s been a bit of a revival in interest in the good old musette of late. They’ve become a bit of a fashionable option for toting your bits and pieces about on the bike and off- a badge that says ‘I’m a cyclist’ in a moderately low-key way, even in your everyday life.Il Soigneur are … Read more
Three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador yesterday delivered an impassioned 15-minute speech to the three members of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who will decide his future as the four-day appeal hearing into his acquittal on doping charges earlier this year by the Spanish national cycling federation, the RFEC, came to an … Read more
Tour de France organisers ASO have confirmed what has been an open secret for more than a year now by announcing that Corsica will host the Grand Départ of the 100th edition of the race in 2013. In doing so, the island will be hosting the Tour for the first time.Details of the itinerary for … Read more
It’s a lovely looking thing, the Singular Osprey. More than likely you’ll buy it on the strength of those looks, hoping it’ll build up into a comfy road bike for some classy and leisurely miles. And you won’t be disappointed: the frame and fork gives you a nice traditional steel ride with the geometry and … Read more
