It has been confirmed that Liège will host the Grand Départ of the 2012 Tour de France, just eight years after Fabian Cancellara rode his way into the maillot jaune in the Belgian city in the Prologue of the 2004 race.The news was confirmed in a brief statement issued yesterday by Tour de France organisers … Read more
The Cateye EL020 hybrid lamp certainly isn’t the most powerful in its class but sophisticated solar technology backed by a single AA contingency cell signals an end to sudden, unexpected and potentially fatal blackouts.However, the small, uncharacteristically fiddly switch was poorly positioned and particularly difficult to engage on the fly, let alone wearing winter gloves.Everything … Read more
Some of you might remember the mess the DfT got themselves into over the Knockin’ Noggins game they featured on their website in May of last year. The basic premise was that you could use a mallet to whack unlidded children on the head to ‘teach them a lesson’; not surprisingly there was a furore … Read more
I have been mildly obsessed with road.cc’s Metric Century Challenge since I spotted it in March.It came along just when I was struggling to keep on top of my training commitments as I tried to build fitness for this summer’s Race Against Time LEJOG. I just couldn’t see how I was going to be able … Read more
The Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project has announced the signing of threemore young riders. The German professionals Linus Gerdemann and Fabian Wegmann will be joined by the Dane Jakob Fuglsang.At 28-years-old, Gerdemann should be reaching the peak of his abilities. “I have already worked with Linus earlier in his career and I always wanted to work … Read more
Usually it’s the other way round but in the case of John McFaul it was the jersey that came first and now there is a frame to match – just the one, though.McFaul is collaborating with the first Bespoke design show which takes place in London’s Shorteditch this weekend and will feature 10 custom Luma … Read more
A team of independent observers representing the World Anti Doping Authority encountered hostility from some teams competing at this year’s Tour de France.That’s just one of the findings chronicled in an official report by the WADA Independent Observer’s (IO) group which states: “It would be easy to say that the IO Team was well received by … Read more
Don’t be fooled by their cutesy looks, NiteRider’s Lightning Bug 3.0 and Stinger set are very competent LED lights with great output and around 100hrs of life from a set of watch-type batteries. Perfect snuggled up to the mile munching Audax or touring bike’s dynamo, they’re not waterproof in the fully immersed sense but have … Read more
The “concept store” idea has been around for almost 20 years now, allowing makers of usually high-end goods to market a lifestyle as well as selling their products. Following a trail that was blazed by the fashion industry, Specialized was the first bike retailer to develop its own such outlets and now Bianchi is following … Read more
This looks fun, does anyone know..a) a decent framebuilderb) a decent wheelbuilderc) someone daft enough to go on the back(Picture stolen fom Milano Fixed)
