Former Paralympic cycling champion Greg Ball, who had been aiming to compete at London 2012, has been banned for two years after testing positive for the anabolic agent stanozolol at the Australian Track Cycling Championships in February this year.The ban, imposed by Cycling Australia and recognised today by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) means … Read more
Like we predicted, you turned up in your thousands* for the chance of walking away with some bling Titanium skewers in the most unlikely colour to match your bike that we could find. There’s only one pair though, and that means there’s only one winner. And this time around the skewers are off to Scandinavia, … Read more
TV presenter James May has criticised the use of VIP lanes at London 2012, suggesting that if senior executives of Olympic sponsors want to get to the Games next year, they should jump on a bike instead. The Top Gear host’s comments come as Transport for London (TfL) unveils new walking and cycling routes to … Read more
The Exposure Strada is a serious light for road riding, putting in a strong performance across the board. It’s a serious price too, but one that’s justified if you do a lot of road riding out beyond the street lights.The main beam is among the best we’ve tested. The centre of the beam isn’t the … Read more
First things first: well done Endura, I like the name,”Pakajak”, sounds like “Crackerjack”, and indeed “Snack-A-Jack” so we’ve got off to a decent start. Apart from that, the Pakajak is a lightweight windproof that’s also showerproof and easily stowable, which are other good features.The Pakajak is made from a ripstop polyester fabric with the cuffs … Read more
World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has announced the results of its evaluation of sporting value of teams applying for top-flight ProTeam status for the 2012 season. While the registration process is not yet complete, it does provide a very strong hint of those that will be awarded or retain that status, and with it … Read more
The new Garmin Fit app for iPhone and Android tracks speed, pace, distance, time and calories with mapping along with heart rate and cadence too if you have the Ant+ accessories.Garmin is also launching an ANT+ adapter for iPhone, so that owners of heart rate monitors, cadence monitors and the like using the universal Ant+ … Read more
Everyone’s good at something. And I’m good at the 500m TT on the track. And by ‘good’, I mean ‘pick of the puffing proles list but five seconds off the pace of the real cyclists’. Anyway, my prize for topping the podium in that particular race at the Geraint Thomas track day was to get … Read more
A performance bike that offers plush comfort; that’s what Cannondale are aiming at with their Synapse range. We’ve got our hands on the entry-level carbon model in the 2012 lineup to find out if they succeed and we’ll be testing it thoroughly in the coming weeks, but first let’s get it out of the box … Read more
If, like us, you’re suffering withdrawal symptoms following the end of the 2011 road racing season, a timely, three-minute fix to help ease your pains comes in the shape of a stunning promo video for the 2012 Giro d’Italia, which starts in Denmark in a little over six months’ time, and which features footage from … Read more
