British bike company Whyte are adding three cyclocross bikes to their range for 2012, one a true off-roader and the other two aimed at commuters. Here’s a first look at the Whyte Saxon Cross, Kings Cross and Charing Cross along with a gallery chock full of pics of all three.Whyte are best know for producing … Read more
This weekend’s two-day closure of a major freeway in Los Angeles has been dubbed by locals, with predictable understatement, “Carmageddon.” Interstate 405 is one of America’s busiest highways but it will be closed for 53 hours on July 16 and 17 while part of the Mulholland Bridge above it is demolished.With around half a million … Read more
The killer of stalwart Planet X employee and former UK time-trialling champion Ray Eden has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter, reports The Star.Luke Jolly, 24, entered the plea at Sheffield Crown Court and has been remanded on bail prior to sentencing next month. Ray Eden and Jolly lived on the same street and Ray died … Read more
Defending champion Alberto Contador has put a brave face on today’s first mountain stage of this year’s Tour de France in which the Saxo Bank-SunGard rider, looking to win the Tour for the fourth time, lost yet more time on his GC rivals. The Spaniard finished the stage in 8th place, losing between 13 and … Read more
Summatory’s Hermida jersey is made in Italy and designed in Spain and is designed for the warmer weather. It matches the bib shorts we tested recently, and if the orange doesn’t do it for you, both are available with blue panels too.The jersey has been designed in collaboration with World Champion mountain biker Jos Hermida, … Read more
Bastille Day may be the one day that every French rider wants to get into a break in the Tour de France, but today it was a rider from the Pays de Galles who gatecrashed the Gallic party as Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas rode away with the Stage 12 combativity prize, trousering €2,000 in the … Read more
The family of a cyclist killed on Monday evening while riding along a country road in West Lancashire have paid tribute to her, reports the Southport Visiter.Christine Favager, aged 69, died after she was struck by a Vauxhall Vectra as she cycled along Asmall Lane between Scarisbrick and Ormskirk. She is said to have ridden … Read more
There’s only one climb today, but since that’s the Aubisque, it’s not one to be taken lightly. That’s crested some 50km from the stage finish in Lourdes, twice a stage town in the past, and the likelihood is that the GC contenders will mark each other tightly, although Samuel Sanchez may well look to use … Read more
Agence France Presse has reported today that the seven Estonian cyclists kidnapped in Lebanon earlier this year have been set free. They are said to be currently under the care of the French Embassy in Beirut. “All seven Estonian citizens kidnapped in Lebanon in March were freed early Thursday morning,” the Estonian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman … Read more
It may be Bastille Day, but this evening it’s the Basque ikurrina rather than the French tricouleur being waved in triumph after Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Samuel Sanchez won Stage 12 of the Tour de France in Luz-Ardiden from Omega Pharma Lotto’s Jelle Vandenert and Leopard Trek’s Frank Schleck. Thomas Voeckler retains the race lead, but defending champion … Read more
