Yeah yeah yeah. We know, we said Friday and now it’s Tuesday. But we wanted this schwagger to sneak over the 1,000 mark so we could all give ourselves a pat on the back for being popular. Or maybe it’s Liquigas-Cannondale that are popular. Anyway. 1,018 names went in the hat, but only one came … Read more
We’ve had a couple of, um, unusual stories from America lately involving cyclists being injured as a result of comings-together with native wildlife (brown bears as it happens) but this one takes us into the realm of the surreal.On Sunday morning, a 48-year old cyclist riding his bike near New York state’s Rockefeller State Park … Read more
Usually, students embarking on a year abroad at a European university would look for a cheap flight to get to their destination, or perhaps let the train – or a reluctant parent co-opted as driver – take the strain. One student at the University of Oxford, however, is cycling the 620 miles to Germany where … Read more
Getting on for a million people tuned into ITV4 last Sunday to watch Mark Cavendish win the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Elysées for the third year in a row, and with it win the green points jersey that had previously eluded him.During the three-week long race, won by Cadel Evans, … Read more
You might think that having an Olympic event take place at the end of your street would be cause for celebration, with the world’s attention being focused on your neighbourhood for a couple of days something to feel excited about. However, some residents close to Hadleigh Farm in Essex, where the mountain biking medals will … Read more
BMX world champion Shanaze Reade will not defend her title in Copenhagen this weekend as she seeks to recover from a wrist injury ahead of next month’s Olympic test event at the Olympic track in Stratford.Reade, aged 22, three times a world champion in BMX and twice on the track in partnership with Victoria Pendleton … Read more
Giro are expanding their shoes lineup for 2012, adding new entry-level models, and they’re offering several new helmets too.Giro launched into the shoes market last year with three men’s road models and a women’s road model, plus mountain bike options. All of these feature carbon soles of various different grades, produced in collaboration with Easton. Most … Read more
A cyclist attempting to ride from Alaska to Argentina has been stopped in his tracks by the theft of his bike in the Canadian town of Edmonton.Toni Delatorre, 28, set off from Anchorage to Buenos Aires on June 19 on an adventure and a voyage of self-discovery as well as with the hope of raising … Read more
Insert metaphor involving empty bidons and back lanes of France, or faded bunting on the Champs Elysées or something: the Tour is over for another year. And what a tour it was! The most exciting for years, it had everything. And now all we’ve got left is a big tour-shaped hole in our lives. Except … Read more
Despite the size of their country, they think big in Qatar. After bagging the biggest single-sport tournament of them all, the World Cup, the Qataris have, apparently, set their sights on hosting a Tour de France Grand Depart in 2016.With the UCI Asia’s Tour of Qatar organised by ASO already firmly established on the calendar … Read more
