Leopard Trek’s hugely popular Jens Voigt will be telling his legs to ‘shut up’ on the roads of Scotland, England and Wales next month, following the announcement that he will lead the Luxembourg-based team in the race. Other teams announcing their line-ups today are Rabobank, Europcar and An Post Sean Kelly.Voigt, three times a Tour … Read more
Boris Johnson was yesterday joined for the third year in the row by model Kelly Brook to launch the Mayor of London’s Sky Ride which takes place this year on Sunday 4 September on a traffic-free 7.2-mile route in the heart of the capital.This year’s circular route brings the riders closer to the London Eye … Read more
There’s an undulating profile today, but despite the race heading through the Sistema Central mountain range, no categorised climbs. That makes it an afternoon on which there is likely to be a series of attacks and potentially a breakaway making it all the way. But with two tough mountain stages to come over the weekend … Read more
It’s an unfortunate fact of geography that for a nation whose cycling fans love the mountains – witness the party atmosphere at ‘Dutch Corner’ on the Alpe d’Huez – the Netherlands itself, apart from the Ardennes foothills, is pretty much flat as the proverbial Dutch pancake. Now, however, a former racing cyclist is leading a … Read more
These squidgy gel pads from Bike Ribbon are a simple way to reduce fatigue and numb hands on long rides. They come in three different flavours: soft (as tested) super-soft and firm.You get four bits: two straights for the drops and two curved pieces for the tops. The gel has a bobbly surface which allows … Read more
Right, first of all the weight: 6.48kg. That’s how much this brand new Wilier Zero 7 comes in at, fully built up except for pedals. 14.3lb. And we’re talking about a frame that’s below 800g (1.8lb). In other words, this is a very light bike.Actually, although everyone, including Wilier, seems to be calling it the … Read more
Now 11 years old, the BFF (Bicycle Film Festival) is paying London a visit for the eighth time in October. Road.cc talks to Brendt Barbur, founder, and Laura Fletcher, London producer of the globe-conquering festival. The action happens at London’s Barbican from 5-9 October, one of 25 ports of call in 2011, the Bicycle Film … Read more
Mexican radio commentator Angel Verdugo talked himself in to trouble on Tuesday by calling on Mexico City’s motorists to rid the city of cyclists who he described as a “plague” by “flattening” them “…and not giving them any chance, to see if they’ll understand”. According to Fox News Latino Verdugo who is an economics analyst … Read more
Peter Sagan, winner of today’s Stage 6 of the 2011 Vuelta, admitted that his Liquigas-Cannondale team’s plan for defending champion Vincenzo Nibali to cross the line first and take a 20 second bonus was thrown into disarray as Movistar’s Pablo Lastras launched himself at the line.The Spaniard was the sole non-Liquigas rider in the group … Read more
Liquigas-Cannondale, the team led by defending champion Vincenzo Nibali, put on a big show of strength in the Vuelta this afternoon, taking four of the first five places on Stage 6 in Cordoba after hammering down the final descent. Peter Sagan was the first man over the line, which earned him a rebuke from Nibali, despite … Read more
