Right To Play, the charity that uses play and sport to help transform the lives of disadvantaged children around the world, yesterday launched its fourth annual bike ride with the help of brand ambassador, Mark Cavendish. The 300-mile ride starts in Liege the day after the Tour de France prologue is held there on Saturday … Read more
Next year’s edition of Bike Blenheim Palace which for the fifth time will encompass the Brompton World Championships is set to grow on the weekend of 18 – 19 August to two day’s worth of the kind of eccentric cycling fun and games that have made it a ‘must-do’ on the cycling calendar.Apart from the … Read more
You know how you find yourself browsing the internet looking for something which of course you never find but in looking you come across something else you have to bookmark for later? Yes, that.
The Pinnacle Dolomite One is Evans Cycles’ entry level sportive bike. It’s a good looking bike with a lovely curved and sculpted fork. Unfortunately the ride quality doesn’t deliver on the promise of “the ideal introductory bike to the world of sportives” though, if you’re not going a long way, it could make a cheap … Read more
This new jersey from Castelli really is something different. The Gabba is made from a windproof and water resistant fabric that’s breathable enough that you stay comfortably sweat-free when you step up the intensity.The idea for the Gabba came from Cervélo Test Team (as was) rider Gabriel Rasch a couple of years ago – hence the … Read more
The new South-West London bikeshop Pearson Performance is hosting a not-so-private view of sculpture and photographs by artist Sue Glasgow this coming Thursday evening.Why in a bike shop? Called ‘Experience; To Try’, one of Glasgow’s new works in her own words, “takes the simplicity of a pedal and transforms its existence to a singular over-proportioned … Read more
A lorry driver who killed a cyclist on the A308 near Ashford, Middlesex, has escaped a jail term due to his previous good character, despite the judge in the case having earlier warned him that he was likely to receive a custodial sentence.The victim, 54-year-old Denis Peachey, who lived nearby, died after being struck from … Read more
Entrepreneurial cyclist Ry Morgan wondered why there wasn’t a system like Air Miles where companies could incentivise cyclists for racking up the bike miles.It didn’t take long for his new startup PleaseCycle to sign up international company Reckitt Benckiser – behind such brands as Nurofen and Calgon – with what they’re calling a BikeMiles app … Read more
Gusset. Go on, say it with me. It is not, let’s face it, the most inviting word in the English language. But for cyclists who want to wear jeans (which includes most of us at one time or another), it’s a very welcome concept. Normal jeans don’t have one, you see; specially tailored cycling jeans … Read more
Russell Downing, out of contract with Team Sky at the end of the 2011 season, will ride for Scotland-based Endura Racing next season. The Yorkshireman, who joined Team Sky ahead of its debut in 2010, was the first British rider to win a race for the team when he took a stage of that year’s … Read more
