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Tech Roundup: Audacio alloy road bike from Lapierre + Garmin Vector Power Pedals + Edge 200 + Hope 2012 + Bespoked + Tokyo Fixed + Crank Bros and more…

French bike brand Lapierre has ‘done a Cannondale’ for 2012 by lavishing what looks like a good degree of attention on a new 7005 aluminium frame that should offer better weight and performance for sport riders without feeling the need to buy carbon-fibre.If the Lapierre Xelius and Sensium carbon models introduced last year are analogous … Read more

Vuelta 2011: Directeurs sportifs set out their plans for the year’s final Grand Tour

Directeurs sportifs and team managers of the 22 outfits competing in the final Grand Tour of 2011, the Vuelta a Espana, which begins tomorrow with a team time trial in the Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm, have been talking about their hopes and targets for the three-week race.The race also sees the final standalone competition … Read more

Welsh Cycling president says cyclists need to be more aggressive and claim the road

The president of Welsh Cycling has called on cyclists to be more aggressive when riding on the road. Bill Owen’s comments followed the hit-and-run incident that left Paralympic champion Simon Richardson in a critical condition in hospital, which the Welsh cyclist’s sponsor believes has ended any hope of his defending his two titles at London … Read more

Dare 2b Women’s Kick Ass Shorts

First off, Kick Ass… these have got to have the best name of any shorts I’ve ever looked at. There, now that’s out of the way, so are they any good apart from that? Well, these days you’re lucky if you can get much of a choice of shorts for £25. Wiggle, Edinburgh Bicycle and … Read more

Video: It’s quite heavy and not very fast (so far) but the wooden SplinterBike has a new World Record

The 30Kg wooden bike we’ve been following from the off has made its mark with a new world speed record verified by the Land Speed Records Club.The BBC is reporting this morning that the entirely wooden bike built by Michael Thompson from Norfolk and ridden by triathlete James Tully has set a new record for … Read more

Cheating

Time’s run out and in order to even contemplate completing the Haute Route I’ve had to resort to cheating. And not by eating a whole Spanish cow.A rather fine Cannondale Super Six has turned up for me to ride, and it’s like cheating. Knocking at the door of weighing 4lbs less than the bike I’m used … Read more

Philippe Gilbert signs for BMC Racing

Philippe Gilbert, who is enjoying a stunning season in which he became only the second rider to win all three Ardennes Classics in the same season, has been signed by US ProTeam BMC Racing on a three-year contract.The 29-year-old Belgian also won the opening stage of this year’s Tour de France, although he lost the … Read more

WADA to appeal case of Mexican footballers cleared after steak defence for positive clenbuterol test

The World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) has said that it plans to appeal a decision of the Mexico Football Federation to clear five players from doping charges resulting from their testing positive for clenbuterol after accepting their defence that they had eaten contaminated meat.WADA, and world cycling’s governing body, the UCI, have of course already lodged … Read more

Schwag Grab: A road.cc kit pack – We have a winner!

My word this was a popular Schwag Grab, but somebody’s got to win it… and now somebody has. We’ve cranked up the random-number-o-meter and prodded the fickle finger of fate to do its special pointy thing so someone can walk off with a road.cc jersey, arm warmers and socks. And that someon is…G-bitchGet in touch … Read more

Dromarti La Grande mitt

Dromarti has carved itself a niche making traditionally inspired bike stuff like the La Grande mitt. It started with traditional leather cycling shoes; then mitts and gloves, and frames… soon they’ll be making jerseys too. Although the name sounds Italian, the company is actually British, and these mitts are 100% handmade in England.But I’m getting … Read more