As Transport Minister Norman Baker calls for more Londoners to walk and cycle to work during next year’s Olympics, cycling groups have highlighted the paucity of provision for riders wishing to get to the Games site itself by bike. Modelling by Games organisers predicts that during the event, on August 3, 2012 there will be … Read more
When Eritrean athlete Daniel Teklehaimanot first began appearing on Europe’s cycling podiums, he was something of a novelty factor.His coach at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Switzerland, Michel Thèze, recalls the surprise of certain announcers who had to ask him where Eritrea was and how was it possible that this lanky young African was … Read more
Two ‘bike people’ called Chad and Alex have started a company called Bike Fixtation selling a system to provide public bike servicing facilities. The first work station is already in operation at the Minneapolis, USA Uptown Transit Station.We’ve seen bike vending machines before; we believe it was Trek in the USA that was offering a … Read more
Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas has given his backing to the Etape Cymru, Britain’s second closed road sportive, which will take place in North Wales this autumn.Geraint rode part of the course and spoke to media about the 100-mile event and its benefits both for the local community and cyclists throughout the UK, at the recent … Read more
Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has confirmed that he is planning to compete in next summer’s road race at the London 2012 Olympic Games, which is being raced just six days after next year’s Tour ends in Paris. The news comes as Evans arrives in Australia for a parade being held in Melbourne tomorrow … Read more
We’ve tested a few Birzman tools over the last few months and generally we’ve found them to be excellent quality. If you’ve got into bike fettling and you’re looking to set yourself up at home then this 13-piece kit would be a good starting point; all the tools are good quality and you’ve got most … Read more
Cannondale launched its new UK bike range yesterday at Poole headquarters. The big news for budget-conscious road cyclists is a complete redesign of the important CAAD 8 aluminium frame and the big-selling bikes it supports. The luxury end is covered by more subtle changes to the carbon-fibre version of the Synapse sportive frame and there … Read more
Three-time Italian champion Giovanni Visconti is leaving Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli for Movistar, his move motivated by a wish to join a team with guaranteed entry to cycling’s biggest races. Meanwhile Denmark’s Alex Rasmussen becomes the latest HTC-Highroad rider to find a home for next season, joining Garmin-Cervelo, while Mark Renshaw looks likely to go to … Read more
Liverpool-born Matt Brammeier has said that last week’s announcement that the HTC-Highroad team he rides for is to be disbanded at the end of the season came as a “devastating” blow. The 26-year-old, a friend of Mark Cavendish who was his contemporary at the British Academy, had been set to extend his contract with Bob … Read more
James Cracknell is lending his weight to the Surrey Cycle Smart campaign and was at Box Hill on Friday to promote the cause which is jointly supported by Surrey Police and Surrey County Council.The campaign is about encouraging safe cycling, including the use of safety equipment, and the double Olympic gold-medallist credits his protective headgear … Read more
