If you are too young to remember the original TV series ‘Fame’ and too old to have seen its big screen return, you may well just laugh out loud at the thought of cycling legwarmers. Truth be told, you might chuckle even if you DID pay homage to Olivia Newton John. For these Knee Warmers … Read more
Fuji Bicycles has announced that it will be bike sponsor to the Geox-TMC in 2011 and beyond, continuing its long association with the UCI ProTour team, previously based in Spain but now relocating to Italy, which is the successor to Footon-Servetto and, previously, Fuji-Servetto.The deal also extends the brand’s long-term relationship with the team’s general … Read more
The renowned action photographer Geoff Waugh is launching an exhibition of cycling-related photographs at the Look Mum No Hands café in London next month. Entitled Selectism, the show will run from November 5 to 30. With 20 years of experience behind him, Geoff is a five times award winner in the Sports Photographer of the … Read more
Her track specialisation may lie in the sprint events rather than the pursuit, but Victoria Pendleton, one of Britain’s biggest gold medal prospects for the 2012 Olympics, has revealed that it’s a chase of a different kind that plagues her sleeping hours.Her track specialisation may lie in the sprint events rather than the pursuit, but … Read more
Oh all right, ordinary’s then. Anyway while Eurobike is mainly about new bikes, they don’t have to be new new bikes they can be new old bikes, or new weird bikes and indeed new wonderful bikes – as well as being ‘new’ the other common denominator that all the bikes share is that there’s an … Read more
The Revolution track series season-opener filled the Manchester Velodrome on Saturday as the first event in the series’ eighth season saw superb performances from Sir Chris Hoy who proved he was back on top form after dominating his event.Revolution 29 was also track legend Chris Newton’s last competitive track event. The new GB Academy Coach … Read more
Surrey Police’s collision investigation unit is looking into an incident in which a cyclist participating in a Surrey Cycle Racing League road race sustained serious injuries.There were approximately 60 riders competing in yesterday’s event and the accident is understood to have happened in the last mile of the race – the first of three in … Read more
The Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project has today announced three more signings to join its growing roster which includes the Schleck brothers and Jens Voigt from Saxo Bank, who will now be joined in 2011 by the erstwhile team mate Dominic Klemme from Germany as well as the Belgian pairing of Quick Step’s Wouter Weylandt and … Read more
The new LeMond Revolution wheel-less indoor trainer will be available in the UK from early December following the announcement that Saddleback, distributors of Felt, Zipp, Vredestein and SRAM road products, will be taking on the US brand for 2011.Unlike a traditional trainer where a roller creates resistance against your back wheel, the LeMond Revolution integrates … Read more
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has welcomed the elements of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review that have protected funding for London’s cycling revolution.Speaking at a City Hall press conference, the Mayor said Transport for London’s (TfL) funding settlement means cash will be available to continue the extension of Barclays Cycle Hire ahead of the … Read more
