There were plenty of takers for this week’s Schwag Grab prize of three pairs of Shutt VR’s new Pro Bib Shorts… well you wouldn’t want to be caught without your knees out for the sizzling September that’s no doubt in store. Well, we have all been very good. Anyway we’ve fired up the random-number-o-meter and … Read more
With a name like Über and a £140 price tag you’d expect these shorts from Endura to be pretty darn special. They’re good, but I’m not sure they quite live up to the billing. The first thing that struck me was the dazzling whiteness of our test shorts. White shorts don’t blend in and anyone … Read more
Mark Cavendish, winner of 20 Tour de France stages including an unprecedented three-in-a-row on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, as well as the green jersey this year, has given his backing to plans bring the Grand Départ of cycling’s biggest race to Yorkshire in 2016. In May this year, it was revealed that a delegation led … Read more
This stage sees four categorised climbs, and in theory the toughest of those is the day’s only Category 1 climb, the Puerto de Mijares. In reality, it’s the final climb, the Category 3 Alto de San Lorenzo de El Escorial that will provide the fireworks, with ramps of up to 28 per cent. Today is … Read more
We’ve only been at it a day and already a routine is beginning to settle in. Up early doors, put on cycling kit that’s been pre-sorted the night before, totter down to breakfast, stuff as much croissant and bread into your face as you can, back up to room, brush teeth, pack bag, fill jersey … Read more
Books on the Tour de France are ten a penny, throw a bidon into the sports section in Waterstones and you’ll probably hit half a dozen. Books on the Giro D’Italia however are as rare as hens teeth, in fact I’ve never come across one, so The Story of the Giro D’Italia by Bill and … Read more
Skil Shimano’s young German sprinter, Marcel Kittel, winner of three stages in the recent Tour of Poland, today confirmed his huge promise by sprinting to victory in Stage 7 in Talavera de la Reina for the biggest win of the 23-year-old’s brief career, in a finale overshadowed by a crash involving Garmin-Cervelo’s Tyler Farrar that … Read more
The young German sprinter Marcel Kittel of Skil Shimano this afternoon confirmed his promise by winning Stage 7 of the 2011 Vuelta in Talavera de la Reina from Peter Sagan of Liquigas and Oscar Freire of Rabobank. However the big drama was unfolding on the road behind them as Garmin-Cervelo’s Tyler Farrar went down hard, … Read more
I have blogged in the past about the success of our little local cycling group Yaxley Riders.It all started as a means of getting riders interested in cycling who didnt want to jump straight into the organised club concept.A secondary purpose was that it enabled riders from the South side of Peterborough to form their … Read more
The German Cube brand is promising its ‘fastest ever’ frame with the introduction at Eurobike next week of the new version of the Litening Super HPC carbon model. Weight is claimed to be down 150 grams to 860g without losing torsional stiffness but with comfort added by slimming the seat stays and top tube.Cube is … Read more
