We’ve a bit of a tandem theme running on the site at the moment, and we don’t mean “Daisy, Daisy etc etc”. There’s an interesting machine that’s just come to our attention, a unique electric tandem from Podego. Opinion is always going to be divided on electric bikes in general, with a slight snobbishness meaning that … Read more
Hot on the heels of the close of The Big One, this Friday (26th August) will see the home of all things Festival-y commit some of that enthusiasm to the cycling arena, with the city’s first Cycling Festival taking place in the city. The Edinburgh Bike Festival event is a collaboration between Edinburgh Leisure and the … Read more
Specialist bike-tool manufacturer Birzman is relatively new on the UK scene, but their product range is impressive, from hefty spanner sets for the workshop to little minitools for emergency side-of-the-road repairs. And it’s the latter type we’re testing here: the simplest of the minitools, with just five basic functions – three allen keys (4, 5, … Read more
4th September was looking all set to see cyclists tearing around the race track at Castle Combe on tandems, recumbents and fixies in search of a UCI sanctioned World Championship, thanks to Black Rat Cycle Challenges, but sadly this is not now going to be the case. Black Rat have been forced to cancel the event … Read more
The second of the CTC’s Cycle Champions women only sportives takes place on the 18th of September with organisers looking to build on the success of the first event in Leeds which attracted a big field in June despite atrocious weather. Riders can expect the full top level sportive experience tailored to their ability on … Read more
You may remember our report earlier this year on the Red Bull Mini Drome when it was temporarily installed at Bethnal Green’s York Hall – the spectacle was memorably likened by TR to watching “a cat on a bicycle, cycling around in your bath.” Now, track cycling fans in Scotland’s largest city will have the … Read more
A British student is recovering in hospital after falling 65 feet over a cliff during a cycling holiday in Croatia. Luke Sheppard, aged 23, is believed to have suffered hallucinations due to severe dehydration as temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius.Luke, from Seaford, East Sussex, was at the start of a three-week cycling holiday with friends … Read more
Made from extremely lightweight Gore-Tex Paclite, the Xenon is available for both men and women and is designed to be a waterproof shell for cyclists wanting protection from the elements with no weight penalty. It’s a pared down jacket as far as features go, with clean lines and just one single pocket at chest height. … Read more
Quick Step’s Sylvain Chavanel, the new leader of the Vuelta, admits that it was the thought of getting the race leader’s red jersey that kept him going on the day’s final climb, the Sierra Nevada. The climb proved too much for overnight leader Pablo Lastras of Movistar, who slid down the rankings, while pre-race favourite … Read more
Katusha’s Daniel Moreno won the first of the six summit finishes that feature in the 2011 Vuelta on the Sierra Nevada this afternoon, on a day when defending points jersey champion Mark Cavendish, who has clearly been struggling with the heat, abandoned the race. SaxoBank-SunGard’s Chris Anker Sorensen was second, with Garmin-Cervelo’s Dan Martin third. … Read more
