Cyclists and sperm are topics that often feature together in the news. A couple of years ago the mainstream press reported keen male cyclists as being at risk of having a low sperm count. And aerial pictures of the peloton heading towards a bunch sprint can seem eerily reminiscent of those grainy films we watched … Read more
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned a decision of the Senate of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia (OCS) to exonerate former AG2R-La Mondiale rider Tadej Valjavec from charges brought against him relating to irregularities in his biological passport and has banned him for two years.The 34-year-old, now riding for UCI continental team … Read more
Organisers of the Giro d’Italia, which gets under way in Turin a fortnight tomorrow, have published the provisional start list for this year’s race, which follows a route commemorating the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. Unusually, none of the four men who won the jerseys in last year’s race will be there to defend them.Like … Read more
Team Sky rider Morris Possoni is one of three Italian cyclists whose homes have been searched by law enforcement officials reportedly investigating links between professional cyclists and the controversial sports doctor Michele Ferrari. The other two cyclists involved are Italian champion Giovanni Visconti and his FarneseVini-Neri Sottoli team mate, Diego Caccia.Possini, aged 26, lives near … Read more
Designed to pretty much be a ‘do it all’ glove, the Knog Switch has been put together with the features to cover all styles of riding and with a level of warmth aimed at covering most of the year. So, is it a Jack of All Trades or Master of None? Actually these are good … Read more
If you’re looking to own a slice of cycling history, then head over to excellent Aussie road cycling site Cycling Tips for a look at what they’re selling off for charity. Yup, that’s Cadel Evans’ BMC Team Machine SLR01 bike, the one he rode as defending World Champion in the 2010 Geelong World Championships and … Read more
One of the organisers of Woman’s National Road series race the Cheshire Classic has hit out at the unknown saboteurs who sprinkled tacks on the route last Sunday, which together with a delay caused by a rider being hit by a car, led to the event being shortened by two laps.Dave Astles, press officer for … Read more
World champion steeplechaser Marta Dominguez appears to be set to challengefor Olympic gold in London next year after a judge in Spain ordered doping charges to be dropped against the athlete, who had been arrested last year as part of Operacion Galgo. Domingo thus becomes the second high profile Spanish sports star to escape doping … Read more
The first thing to bear in mind when reviewing a jacket called a Secco Condom is that there’s no point in making any jokes about the name because they simply won’t be funny. So we’re not going to do that. Let’s get that straight right from the start.Right, this jacket is featherlight – no, seriously, … Read more
Results of a poll carried out by road safety charity IAM suggest that one in ten cyclists would give up riding their bikes if the wearing of cycle helmets were made compulsory. A further three in ten claim that they would carry on riding without wearing a helmet. The issue is a topical one, and … Read more
