Dr Alexander Grous, a productivity and innovation specialist in the Centre of Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics has published a report that shows cycling produces £2.9bn every year in total benefit to the UK economy.Titled The British Cycling Economy ‘Gross Cycling Product’ Report the 17 page document shows how the the … Read more
There are two Category 3 climbs in the closing kilometres of today’s stage, the first, the Alto del Berra, crested 39 kilometres from the finish ahead of the first passage of the finish line in Totana. From there, the riders head up the Alto de la Santa, whose summit is just 12 kilometres from the … Read more
This one had me a bit peeved… but more of that later. First things first, the Comtat Ultra-Light Plus carbon bottle cage is light. Ultra light. The test version came in at 20g on the road.cc scales (1g lighter the claimed 21g on the site). And it’s cheap. Well, at £24.99 pretty damn cheap for … Read more
Team Sky’s CJ Sutton today described winning a Grand Tour stage as “a dream come true” after the Australian sprinter got himself into the perfect position to attack as the road rose up inside the last half kilometre to win Stage 2 of the Vuelta in Playas de Orihuela this afternoon. Today’s triumph followed a near-disaster for … Read more
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has today hosted the second of the capital’s three Mayor of London’s Sky Ride events of 2011, with 7,500 people taking to the streets of East London alongside Team Sky’s Kjell Carlström and Serge Pauwels and many others looking on and enjoying the car-free streets.Sky Ride Ambassador, TV … Read more
There’s nothing left to do, riding has been shoe-horned in wherever it can, 2-for-1 deals on pasta have been made significant use of, the bakers knows me quite well and doesn’t flinch any more when I teeter in, rides planned to finish about 3.30pm when they start to put the bread and cakes out at … Read more
Chris Sutton of Team Sky made up for the Briitish outfit’s disastrous team time trial in Benidorm yesterday evening by winning Stage 2 of the 2011 Vuelta at the seaside resort of Playes de Orihuelas this afternoon. The Australian attacked on what proved to be a very tricky final climb to the line, with Vicente … Read more
£37 for a pair of knee warmers? A bit steep, isn’t it? Ah yes, but prepare to be surprised… Castelli’s Nanoflex are water repellent so rain beads up and rolls off.Yeah, yeah, yeah, you’ve heard it all before. That’s what we thought too. But Castelli’s NanoFlex fabric actually works.NanoFlex is actually Castelli’s Thermoflex fabric with … Read more
These modestly priced Legacy clip-on tribars from Profile are ideal if you fancy having a bash at time-trialling but don’t want to lash out for a dedicated bike. They fit either regular or oversized handlebars, which is convenient. Best not to try them on carbon bars though. Unlike the single piece bars that tend to … Read more
Leopard Trek overcame crashes involving Davide Viganò and Robert Wagner to win the Stage 1 Team Time Trial at the 66th edition of the Vuelta, and put Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang into the race leader’s red jersey. It was a forgettable day for Team Sky though, who also suffered crashes and communication problems that left … Read more
