The Chevron Air is dhb’s new top-performance summer jersey and it boasts some neat features and high-quality touches. It is made from a fabric that’s 89% nylon and 11% elastane. It’s pretty lightweight and very stretchy so although the cut is slim, I didn’t find it at all restrictive. I thought the sizing about what … Read more
Thomas Voeckler is the new leader of the Tour de France after a day of huge drama in the . Luis Leon Sanchez of Rabobank won in St Flour, with fellow escapee Sandy Casar of FDJ third and the fourth placed Philippe Gilbert leading the main group home four minutes behind. On a brutal day, a … Read more
Whatever anybody says, the Tour de France IS about the bikes too – and the wheels, tyres, bars, and gears – because the world’s greatest bike race is also the test bed and launch pad for the very sharpest bits of cycling technolgy’s cutting edge. Ironically though the best time to see all this stuff … Read more
Team Sky sports director Sean Yates has hailed the way the eight remaining members of the team bounced back from the disappointment of losing Bradley Wiggins to a broken collarbone yesterday, with Xabier Zandio slipping into an early break and Juan Antonio Flecha also attacking off the front of the peloton later on in today’s … Read more
Movistar rider Rui Costa has dedicated his win in today’s Stage 8 to two riders who should have been taking part in the race in the Spanish team’s colours but suffered tragic accidents in recent weeks.In May, Xavier Tondo was killed when he was crushed between his car and garage door while preparing to go … Read more
While the first of this year’s two Etapes du Tour is taking place today on the route of Stage 19, today shows those with a place on the second mass participation ride, taking place later in the month, what they’re up against. None of the climbs gets above Category 2 – but there are seven … Read more
Movistar’s Rui Costa, who had slipped into an early break, just held on to win Stage 8 of the Tour de France in Super Besse this afternoon as Omega Pharma-Lotto’s Philippe Gilbert and BMC’s Cadel Evans led the chasing peloton, respectively finishing second and third. Garmin-Cervelo’s Thor Hushovd keeps the race leader’s yellow jersey after … Read more
There’s a clue in the name for this jersey, yes Gore Bike Wear’s Freeride jersey is designed primarily with mountain bikers in mind. That said, for recreational riding and touring, a more relaxed fit works well too.The Freeride jersey is a summer weight top, with a nice balance between sporty styling and wearability. It’s available … Read more
While Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins was crashing out of the Tour de France with a broken collarbone today, it was business as usual for rumoured future team mate Mark Cavendish, the HTC-Highroad sprinter getting his latest stage win in cycling’s biggest race in the same town, Chateauroux, where he had clinched his first.In between those … Read more
The Exspider mobile phone pocket is a small black and red fabric bag with Velcro closure and stretch panels on the sides, designed to carry a range of mobile phones. In practice, it copes with the dimensions of modern smartphones although smaller mobiles will tend to rattle around a bit. More importantly, it doesn’t have … Read more
