John Gadret of AG2R attacked with the line almost in sight to overhaul the last survior of the day’s break, Katusha’s Daniel Moreno, to win Stage 11 of the Giro d’Italia in Castelfidardo this afternoon, the biggest win of his career. Moreno’s team mate, Joaquin Rodriguez, came second, with Italian national champion Giovanni Visconti of … Read more
Pace have been fettling a range of bikes, bits and clothing from inside their shed on the Yorkshire Moors for near on 25 years although you may never have heard of them as up till now it’s all been about mountain bikes. Most notably aluminium mountain bike frames, including one that they won’t be allowed … Read more
The ride to the end of the first stage of the 2011 Tour de France, at Les Herbiers near Nantes, with charity Right to Play kicks off in London on 29th June, and there are still places available. The carrot being dangled in front of possible riders just got bigger, too. If helping disadvantaged kids … Read more
Got some spare time on Saturday and live within striking distance of mid-Wales? There’s still places available to ride the CycleOps Power Road Sportive leaving from Llandovery on Saturday 21 May. It’s part of a ‘total riding weekend’ that also sees a Chain Reaction/Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport MTB marathon on the Sunday, so if you like … Read more
The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) has today presented a petition containing more than 10,000 signatures to Mayor of London Boris Johnson and members of the four main parties represented in the Greater London Assembly urging that all local councils in the capital provide cyclist-awareness training for their lorry drivers.By coincidence, the petition was presented on … Read more
New figures released by Transport for London and City Hall show that last year the capital’s roads were the safest since casualty records began in the 1970s with the total number of people killed dipping below 150 for the first time. Last year, 126 people died on London’s roads a 32 per cent drop from … Read more
If you’ve got an hour to spare then why not head over to the Spokesmen website and have a listen to the latest issue of the Spokesmen podcast. On the show you’ll find Cartlon Reid of Bikebiz, ipayroadtax.com and quickrelease.tv fame, top US cycling journalist Neil Browne, cycling lawyer Jim Moss, Nicole Formosa from BRAIN, … Read more
Greg Henderson scored Team Sky’s second win in a row when he sprinted to victory in yesterday’s 3rd stage of the Amgen Tour of California and in to the overall race leader’s jersey just ahead of his team mate, Ben Swift.Sky’s sprint train dominated the run in to the stage finish but while the rest … Read more
T-shirts produced by American company Stomach of Anger in memory of Wouter Weylandt, killed last week following a crash during Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia, have already raised over $22,000 for his family, with more than 1,900 sold to date. The news comes as the city of Ghent prepares to bid farewell to the … Read more
Master Lock’s Python cable lock boasts a neat ratchet mechanism that allows you to adjust the cable length from 30cm to 1.8m, and cuts out excess cable that could be easily snipped. Unfortunately what remains is easily snipped, making the Python hard to recommend. The adjustable cable system actually works very well: you pull the … Read more
