Police in Essex have warned mountain bikers to stay away from the venue of the London 2012 MTB race and not to try and pit themselves against the Olympic circuit at Hadleigh Farm Country Park, with security measures put in place to deter anyone who fancies having a go.While one of the great things about … Read more
The Halfords Tour Series is back for its third edition, taking top-level criterium racing to towns and cities across England and, for the first time this year, Wales, with Aberystwyth hosting Round 2 this Thursday. Tonight, though, it will be Durham, that stages the curtain-raiser to the series, which last year saw Motorpoint beat off … Read more
Launched at the end of last year and based in California, Peloton magazine has quickly established a loyal fan base on both sides of the Atlantic through some excellent coverage of the top-level road racing scene, great photography, insightful interviews and sometimes quirky articles, a recent celebration of the humble Belgian frite being particularly memorable.Now, … Read more
Whether it is the tragic recent deaths of two riders that has hogged the headlines or the excitement of the Giro D’Italia route, I am not sure. But, for me the 2011 Halfords Tour Series seems to have arrived without the pomp and ceremony of the last couple of years and I don’t want it … Read more
Campaigners urging for a crossing to be built allowing cyclists, walkers and horse riders to cross the A9 at Crubenmore near Newtonmore, currently being turned into a dual carriageway, are optimistic that it will now be built following an about –turn by Transport Scotland. The change in approach follows the intervention of First Minister Alex … Read more
With somewhat impeccable timing given last night’s 60 Minutes documentary aired in the United States by CBS, law enforcement officials in Italy acting on the instructions of prosecutors investigating doping in professional cycling have today raided RadioShack’s hotel at the Giro d’Italia and carried out searches of team vehicles.Lance Armstrong, the subject of doping allegations … Read more
In a strongly worded press release issued this afternoon the UCi has strongly rejected the claims made by Tyler Hamilton on the CBS 60 Minutes programme that a representative of cycling’s world governing body intervened to suppress a laboratory report on a positive test for EPO by Lance Armstrong at the 2001 Tour de Suisse. … Read more
Guest blogger Julian Sayarer of thisisnotforcharity.blogspot.com reflects on what it will mean to him if the rider who inspired him and his teenage friends falls from grace“He can’t have been doping, that would mean we were living a lie.” That was the message my friend and old cycling partner sent me amid increasingly firm allegations … Read more
Among those who took advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was Carlton Reid, known for BikeBiz, IPayRoadTax and Quickrelease.TV, who took along his video camera – well, the one on his iPhone, but we’re sure you’ll agree the results are top-notch – to get some great shots of people enjoying taking to the road, despite the … Read more
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is urging the capital’s residents to get on their bikes – or, if they don’t have their own, to hire one through the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme – with the launch of the London Cycle Challenge 2011, which takes place between 18 June and 15 July.Under the initiative, workplaces and … Read more
