Britain’s David Millar completed a hat-trick of Grand Tour individual time trial wins in Milan today, taking his first Giro stage to add to previous wins in the Vuelta and Tour de France, as Alberto Contador this afternoon sealed his overall victory in the 2011 Giro d’Italia. Michele Scarponi of Lampre-ISD held onto second place … Read more
The London Borough of Newham may be home to the Olympic Velodrome, and last year it hosted the final stage of the Tour of Britain, but one of Boris Johnson’s Barclays Cycle Superhighways will not now extend into the borough after being opposed by the borough’s mayor, Sir Robin Wales.In his blog in the London … Read more
Vasil Kiryienka of Movistar this afternoon won the second Giro d’Italia stage of his career, pointing skywards as he crossed the line in tribute to his late team mate Xavier Tondo, killed in an accident at home last Monday. Kiryienka had attacked from the front of a 13-man breakaway group ahead of the Colle delle … Read more
To London for the Charge 2012 launch… Planet Bike operating as it does to a very different calendar. Happy New Year! Charge rang in the new year in the swanky surroundings of the Conran Shop with some interesting changes to their line-up which add up to fewer Plugs, more women’s urban bikes, some new urban MTBs, … Read more
Whippets and flat caps could soon be vying for attention with poodles and berets following the news that discussions to bring the Grand Départ of the 2016 Tour de France to Yorkshire are at an advanced stage.According to the Yorkshire Post, a team led by local tourism authority Welcome to Yorkshire have already held detailed … Read more
Russ Downing of Team Sky has started today’s penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia, his maiden grand tour, despite being taken to hospital yesterday following a 20-metre plunge into a ravine on the descent of the Mottarone.According to the Team Sky website, the 32-year-old went over a crash barrier after a rider ahead of him … Read more
From a female point of view, cycling specific sunglasses are often about as attractive as those modelled by Dame Edna Everage, but without the bling. It would appear to be hard to get real on the bike functionality with genuine style. Not so with these rather fetching Dea specs from Tifosi though. Unzipping the lightweight … Read more
Paolo Tiralongo of Astana took a deserved maiden Giro d’Italia stage win today – indeed, the hard-working gregario’s first in 12 years as a pro – after attacking on the approach to the summit finish on the Macugnaga. In taking the victory, he benefited from the largesse of Alberto Contador, the man he helped win … Read more
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that no charges are to be brought in connection with the death of a teenage cyclist three years ago when she was struck by a lorry crossing a cycle path built and maintained by Sustrans.Ruby Milnes, aged 17, had been riding from York College to her home in … Read more
Gipiemme’s Carbon H5.5 Speed clinchers aren’t particularly lightweight but they’re stiff and aero and they’ve stood up well to abuse. The rims are made from 6082 T6 alloy with a 55mm deep carbon-fibre section bonded to the inside. The carbon fibre is structural rather than just a faring, and it provides the housing for the … Read more
