Ever felt that there was a cycling world champion inside you just waiting to get out? Well, if you ride a fixed, singlespeed, recumbent or tandem the 4th of September could be the day your inner champ gets to shine. That’s the day Black Rat Cycle Challenges are staging a genuine UCI World Championship race … Read more
With Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green assembly members already pledging their support, the motion looks set to be passed, while LCC says it is waiting to hear from the Conservatives about how their representatives will vote.The motion has been tabled following concerns raised by LCC, as well as an email campaign publicised by that organisation … Read more
A new French cyclewear brand has just been launched offering retro-style clothing in high-end fabrics. Café du Cycliste, based on the Côte d’Azur, is certainly emphasizing style and quality and deliberately avoiding the current pro racing look. Think Rapha and Shutt VR but with more of a French feel.The range is essentially broken down into … Read more
Sustrans is calling on Londoners to volunteer as Active Travel Champions to help encourage fellow residents of the capital to start walking and cycling more in the build-up to London 2012. The appeal coincides with National Volunteers’ Week, which started yesterday and runs until Sunday.The sustainable transport charity says that it will train volunteers to … Read more
The recent bank holiday may have been a bit of a washout, but the weather forecast is looking good for this coming weekend and if you haven’t made any plans and are within striking distance of South London and Surrey, Addiscombe CC is holding its first ever sportive on Sunday morning and places are still … Read more
The Save The Velodrome campaign is looking for trustees to help it in the next phase of its bid to save South London’s historic Herne Hill track, the last surviving venue from the London Olympics in 1948, and is holding an open morning this Saturday for anyone interested in getting involved.With British Cycling having agreed … Read more
The Arella is essentially the female specific version of Bell’s Muni urban helmet, and is aimed squarely at commuters, urban riders and recreational cyclists in both its styling and features. On first glance, it’s fairly standard looking mid-range helmet, with the emphasis on generating a feeling of safety rather than on high performance. That said, … Read more
Launched in February by Victoria Pendleton, the unique Cycletta series of women-only sportive style events still has spaces available for both the northern and southern dates. Conceived to be welcoming to all levels of cycling ability, the Cycletta series has its primary aim the desire to encourage more women to ride bikes. At 40km it’s … Read more
Bikesales4u have just launched the Duell Roadmaster Audax frameset which is custom made in The Netherlands.The frame is handbuilt using Dedacciai COM 12.5 tubing which was launched in the late 1990s with the name 18MCDV6 – the code for the steel alloy.These tubes have a much higher tensile strength (1250 N/mm2) than commonly used chromoly … Read more
Controversial Italian cyclist Riccardo Riccò, sacked by Dutch ProTeam Vacansoleil-DCM earlier this year following what was apparently a botched attempt at a self-administered blood transfusion, is set to return to racing after signing a contract with the Campania-based Team Meridiana.Team manager Antonio Giallorenzo confirmed to the Italian website Tuttobiciweb that “Riccardo has been working with … Read more
