Just days after we reported how a doctor’s bike had been stolen as she attended to an injured motorcyclist on Holloway Road comes news that a policeman had his bike stolen in similar circumstances a few miles away in Stamford Hill.The theft happened as a police officer from the Lordship Safer Neighbourhoods Team attended to … Read more
Round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont is this month giving a series of free talks in which he’ll talk about his epic journey which saw him set a then world record for a circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle of 194 days 17 hours, as well as his next exploit – leading a group of 30 riders … Read more
I still have my first pair of ‘proper’ cycling shorts, they’ve not been worn for decades, literally, there’s a big old hole in them and the stitching is perished and unravelled, but I simply can’t bring myself to throw them out. Every time I rummage in the shorts pile they’ll emerge like spent ordnance from … Read more
With the clocks going back last Sunday, this week has seen cyclists having to cope with dusk falling an hour earlier and in what’s become an annual ritual, the earlier arrival of the hours of darkness has been accompanied by giveaways of lights and high-visibility gear, as well as police crackdowns on cyclists riding without … Read more
With less than nine months to go until London 2012, British Cycling Performance Director Dave Brailsford has said the changes made to the Olympic programme mean there is no chance of the country’s cyclists matching or beating their Beijing haul of eight gold medals, plus six silver and bronze, in the nation’s capital next year.Speaking … Read more
The thing that comes to mind when picking Light & Motion’s Urban 300 up for the first time is how small it is. Weighing in at just 114g it barely makes its presence felt at all, until it is switched on that is.The Urban 300 is the middle light in Light and Motion’s, new for … Read more
Canada is the latest country to confirm that its cyclists will be based in Surrey in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, joining Australia and the United States in adopting the county as their temporary home.While for the Americans, there may be a sentimental reason behind their decision, with a small part of … Read more
“In Flanders fields the poppies blow…” wrote John McCrae in 1915, his words providing the inspiration for the red-petalled flower to be used in Britain to commemorate those who have fallen while serving their country. For cycling fans, ‘Flanders’ of course is synonymous with one of the sport’s showpiece races. Today, both came together as … Read more
Ritchey’s new WCS Apex 46mm clincher wheels are due to arrive in the UK in January, according to Ritchey’s importer Paligap and they’re already approved by the UCI.The new wheels are equipped with 46mm aero carbon rims laced to cold-forged Ritchey WCS hubs with Sapim CX Ray Aero stainless steel spokes. The rear hub drive-side … Read more
The son of Ray Eden, the former national 100-mile time trial champion killed by a neighbour earlier this year, has big ambitions of following his father’s other sporting passion, rowing – and you can help make his dream come true by voting for him to receive an Ambition Axa Award, worth up to £40,000 over the net four years. You’ll have to be quick though – voting closes in three days’ time.
