History sugests that the man who wins on the Plateau de Beille goes on to win the Tour de France. That’s unlikely to happen this year, though, with Omega Pharma Lotto’s Jelle Vanendert, 30th in the GC this morning, able to get away on the final climb to claim a famous victory from Samuel Sanchez, … Read more
Don’t know what it’s like round yours, but it’s not much of a day for riding round here, more a day for kicking back and watching the Tour on telly. In fact the closest we’ve got to a real bike today is to sneak outside and snap a few pics of a bike that’s just … Read more
Thor Hushovd and co on the Garmin-Cervlo team are currently wearing Castelli’s Body Paint bib shorts in the Tour de France, so I was expecting them to be nothing short of superb on test. And they are. These Body Paint shorts really do deliver, in all aspects of their design and function. Enough to justify … Read more
World champion Thor Hushovd, wearer of the race leader’s maillot jaune for most of the opening week of this year’s Tour de France, says he’s fulfilled his main goal for the race by winning a stage in the rainbow jersey.It’s the sixth year in the row that the Norwegian has picked up a stage win … Read more
Multipower’s Multicarbo Energy Gel distinguishes itself from other gels by its low sugar content and use of a maltodextrin/fructose combination. This combo has been shown to increase the amount of carbs that the body can absorb in a given amount of time. Nutritionally, each 40g gel provides you with 104kcal and 26g of carbs, of … Read more
One bear-strikes-cyclist story in a week is odd, two is getting faintly ridiculous. But amazingly it has happened again, this time in California’s Sierra National Forest near Fresno.The Sacrameto Bee reports that 61-year-old Jon Woodard was out for a ride on Dinkey Creek Road near Shaver Lake in the mid-California Sierra Nevada mountains on July … Read more
The third day in the Pyrenees, and the toughest of them. The Col de Port d’Aspet comes early on, meaning there will be attacks from the outset, and there’s plenty more opportunities ahead on some of the Pyrenees’ lesser-known climbs followed by a Hors-Categorie summit finish. This could prove to be one of the most … Read more
Thor Hushovd of Garmin Cervelo got an improbable win in Stage 13 of the Tour de France in Lourdes this afternoon on a day when the parcours included one of the Pyrenee’s most fabled climbs, the Col d’Aubisque. The Norwegian caught and passed serial escapee Jeremy Roy of FDJ with a little over 2km to go. … Read more
We honestly don’t think we’ve ever given a prize as good as this away before, the chance to ride with a British rider who’s having a storming Tour de France so far around some of Belgiums top classics monuments Thomson Sport’s De Ronde Experience with Geraint Thomas. You lot obviously thought so too cos we … Read more
Maybe your dreams of walking off with a Trek Madone worth £2,800 – or even a runner’s up prize – have faded but there’s still prizes to play for in road.cc and Evans Cycles Fantasy Tour de France. Spot prizes in fact, which are awarded more on dumb luck than any performance metric, meaning that … Read more
