The super light but potentialy troublesome element magnesium is making a comeback on new welded tubular Segal frames from the Netherlands.Magnesium has the advantage of being lighter than aluminium in absolute terms but anyone who remembers their GCSE chemistry lessons will know how plain feisty the reactive material is with oxygen. The clever part, according … Read more
Richie Porte, the 26-year-old Australian who won the best young rider’s classification at last year’s Giro d’Italia, also wearing the race leader’s maglia rosa for three days, is leaving Saxo Bank-SunGard to join Team Sky.It’s a surprise move for the Tasmanian rider, and something of a coup for Team Sky to have landed one of … Read more
Team Sky’s Chris Froome claims that it will be a tough task to overhaul Geox-TMC’s Juan Jose Cobo to win the 2011 Vuelta, despite taking on and beating the Spaniard in a thrilling finale to today’s Stage 17 on the Peña Cabarga that reduced the gap between the pair to just 13 seconds. With four … Read more
The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is pushing for more membership among the many thousands of extra cyclists who have taken up commuting this summer.The organisation whose aim is to “strive for a city that encourages Londoners to cycle, creating a healthier and happier place for everyone” already has 11,000 members but isn’t letting the grass … Read more
A good sports crop top should give support, be comfortable no matter what activity you’re doing and how hard you’re doing it, and not intrude on the fit or efficacy of whatever top you’re wearing over the top. The Active Women’s Bra Top from Zoca is a very reasonably priced technical crop top, offering the … Read more
Team Sky’s Chris Froome this afternoon pulled off a stunning victory on the steep ascent to Peña Cabarga to ride himself right back into contention for the Vuelta in race leader Juan Jose Cobo’s home region of Cantabria. Cobo seemed to have been distanced but recovered to pass Froome with the line in sight, but … Read more
Leopard SA, the Luxembourg-based company that holds the UCI ProTeam license for Leopard Trek, has confirmed that general manager Bryan Nygaard has left the team with immediate effect. The news is not unexpected, and follows confirmation earlier this week that Leopard Trek and RadioShack will effectively merge at the end of the season.Nygaard has been … Read more
A long-lost plaque honouring Morley’s most famous resident is due to be reinstated in the Town Hall next Saturday.The late Beryl Burton OBE was one of the greatest cyclists ever and certainly a British icon known even to non-cyclists in her 1960s and 70s heyday. A plaque commemorating her many cycling achievements was placed on … Read more
The revamped Herne Hill track was officially re-opened this morning by the Minister for Sport, Hugh Robertson. The track now boasts a new state of the art all weather surface paid for by British Cycling in part with a bequest left to it by Londoner Leonard Lyes a track fan and life-long supporter of Herne … Read more
‘The fastest production TT helmet available’ is how distributor Madison describes the new Giro Selector. The front is more dome-like than many aero helmets and the tail is truncated. What’s unusual about it, however, is that you can select (geddit?) the depth of the lower section of the lid, from the ear covers to the … Read more
