In a move being hailed as a significant step towards safeguarding the future of grass roots road racing Inspector Bob Brayshaw of West Yorkshire Police has been appointed by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to act as its liaison officer to British Cycling. Inspector Brayshaw who took up his new role at the … Read more
Multiple World and Olympic track champion Sir Chris Hoy isn’t perhaps the first cyclist whose name springs to mind when thoughts turn to the bumpier roads out there, but the Scot has given his backing to a new campaign by Sky and British Cycling to discover the UK’s Perfect Hill to cycle down.While for many … Read more
Bontrager’s lightweight Commuting P{ants are spot on for general riding, retaining a sense of c’sredibility when sashaying past the photocopier, meeting friends in town or collecting the kids from school. They’d also make good touring companions thanks to low bulk. However, padded inserts are must haves for all but the shortest hops and sizing isn’t … Read more
Berwick-upon-Tweed MP Sir Alan Beith is urging fellow members of parliament to back his Road Safety Bill, the provisions of which include making it a legal requirement for lorries to be fitted with sensors to warn drivers of the presence of cyclists. The bill, which also seeks to introduce other measures to make the roads … Read more
In an open letter to riders and teams UCI President Pat McQuaid has once again abhored the leak to the French newspaper L’Equipe of what it dubbed the “Index of Suspicion”, but he also defended the drawing up of such lists. In a separate document the UCI revealed that it has been drawing up priority … Read more
The funeral of Wouter Weylandt, killed last week following a crash on the descent of the Passo del Bocco on Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia, took place yesterday in his native town of Ghent, Belgium. Leopard Trek team mates including Frank Schleck and Fabian Cancellara were present to pay their respects, as was UCI … Read more
Chris Horner of RadioShack, a professional since 1995, yesterday took the stage win at what organisers say is the first ever true mountain summit finish in the Amgen Tour of California at Sierra Road near San Jose following a stage that included five categorised climbs.The Canadian Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin Crevelo had led the field … Read more
Rapha’s Pro Team bib shorts are very, very good shorts that put in a strong performance across the board… although the price tag might be enough to make you yelp. Where shall I start? How about the seat pad, on the basis that if the pad is no good, you might as well not bother … Read more
Vigorous objections and petitioning by London cyclists have led Transport for London (TfL) to further revise its plan for the road layout around the re-development of Blackfriar’s Bridge. However the London Cycling Campaign remains unimpressed and says the new proposals will “condemn Londoners to continue cycling through a ‘motorway’ in order to cross the river, … Read more
It’s been a busy week what with the Giro and all, so no-one’s gone out for a kilo box of broken biscuits from the store, we’re exisiting on digestives and we’ve barely got the energy to press the button on the random number generator. But press it we have – three times – and out … Read more
