Milltag’s new series of GB Legends jerseys has touched down this week, but if you want one you’d better be quick they are, say the designer jersey maestros, in short supply. There are four jerseys in the GB Legends collection referencing four very different riders: Bradley Wiggins – the Wiggo Mk II; Mark Cavendish – Project … Read more
Staff at the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) have helped track down a young motorist who boasted on Twitter of having knocked two cyclists off their bikes in Richmond Park. The driver concerned has subsequently been in touch with LCC, claiming that the tweets were a joke played by a friend who had taken his phone … Read more
French sports daily L’Equipe has published what it claims is a list that ranks all 198 riders in last year’s Tour de France according to the degree to which they are suspected of doping. The full list is published at the end of this article. Subsequent condemnation of the leak by world cycling’s governing body, … Read more
It’s an expensive choice but Pearl Izumi’s Elite Barrier WxB waterproof is well made from high-quality fabrics – it really is an impressive piece of kit. The Elite Barrier WxB is mostly made from a two-layer polyester/polyurethane fabric with the inside of the sleeves getting a third nylon layer. That makes a big difference if … Read more
Speeding motorists and those caught driving while using a mobile phone face increased fines in proposals contained in the Government’s new Strategic Frameworkd for Road Safety. Ministers argue that the current level of fines, attached to motoring fixed penalty notices, set back in 2000, has fallen behind those attached to offences attached to other areas … Read more
With mobile phones worth so much, both on a financial and personal level, it’s crucial to have some way of protecting your communication device when you choose to take it along on a ride that’what Aquapac’s Stormproof Phone Pouch is all about. The Stormproof Phone Pouch is low on weight but high on protection, and … Read more
Francisco Ventoso of Movistar won Stage 6 of the 2011 Giro d’Italia in the spa town of Fiuggi Terme in the hills east of Rome today, with points classification leader Alessandro Petacchi of Lampre-ISD seeming to run out of steam with the line just metres away. Roberto Ferrari of Androni Giocattoli was third. Raobank’s Pieter … Read more
Organisers of the Giro d’Italia have been quick to play down fears that Sunday’s Stage 9 which features a twin ascent of Mount Etna is in jeopardy following a upsurge in activity by the volcano.Today’s Stage 7 takes the race within sight of Italy’s other famous volcano, Mount Vesuvius outside Naples, as it heads towards … Read more
Towns and cities across Britain will next month play host to the World Naked Bike Ride, which last year saw 3,000 riders throughout the UK join thousands of others in more than 50 cities around the world. The rides are aimed at celebrating cycling and the human body, while highlighting the fragility of the latter … Read more
Conder Cycles latest video following the Rapha Condor Sharp cycling team through a season on the British Premier Calendar gives a behind the scenes glimpse at preparations for the recent Lincoln Grand Prix.You get to see the race too in which Rapha Condor rider Kristian House took the King of the Mountain’s prize, but in … Read more
