This new gilet does a fine job of keeping the cold air off your upper body and, like most of dhb’s redesigned range, boasts several really neat features.The main fabric – the blue stuff – is a virtually windproof polyester that’s stretchy, especially widthwise, so you can get a close, flap-free fit without any restriction. … Read more
We asked you if you wanted some free BMC kit, and more than 430 of you said you did. Only three lucky readers can walk away with the schwag however, and thanks to some rather late tiffin (for ‘tiffin’, read ‘haribo’) and the nice random number generator at www.random.org we’ve found our winners, and they … Read more
A 52-year-old American has set a new Guinness World Record for pedalling on a stationary bike, spending an incredible 222 hours 22 minutes and 22 seconds in the saddle to raise money for the family of a US soldier killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Afghanistan.George Hood started pedalling on 23 October, breaking … Read more
Cardiff City Council has announced that funding for its OYBike cycle hire scheme will continue for another year at least, courtesy of the Welsh Assembly Government, reports the Guardian. OYBike opened its first scheme in Hammersmith and Fulham in late 2003 but, having pulled out of London with the advent of the Barclays scheme, now … Read more
On the same day that the mainstream press reports that scientists in Cambridge may be close to discovering a cure for the common cold, a study by researchers at a university in the United States suggests that daily exercise such as cycling can go a long way towards preventing the ailment being caught in the … Read more
The 2011 London-Paris ride, entries for which opened yesterday at noon, sold out in an unprecedented 15 minutes, described as an “amazing” response by organisers, who have told disappointed would-be participants to keep an eye out for details of a new, multi-stage sportive in the Alps later this year that will be launched soon.Reacting to … Read more
At this time of year as the sportive season enters hibernation it’s always good to be reminded that there is light at the end of the wintry tunnel. There will indeed be plenty more challenges to get stuck into, more bananas to be eaten, more medals and finishers’ certificates to be glanced at and stuffed … Read more
This is only the second BMC bike we’ve ever had in to test at road.cc – the other was the SLC01 Pro Machine nearly two years ago, and, if the truth be told, we’re pretty excited about getting aboard the Streetracer SR01 and finding out what kind of ride the Swiss technology has to offer. … Read more
UCI President Pat McQuaid has said that he believes that the current system of two-year doping bans is not enough to deter would-be drugs cheats and he supports four-year bans for cyclists found guilty of the most serious offences.In an interview with the Associated Press, McQuaid also insisted that the UCI is not “dragging its … Read more
The next round of the Revolution Championship on November 20 will see plenty of continental class supplementing the homegrown talent. Among the foreign stars will be Scratch Race World Champion Alex Rasmussen and team mate Michael Morkov who will enter the fray at Revolution 30.The Saxo Bank pros will be joined by six day stars … Read more
