Towns hosting stage starts and finishes of the Giro d’Italia have every reason to feel proud about their participation in the race, and are guaranteed to put on a show, not least to justify the expense of bringing the race there in the first place. But during its 3,500km journey the Giro flashes past hundreds … Read more
Endura clothing has been around for almost 20 years, and is especially well-known in the mountain-bike world. The Equipe range is for road cycling, and unashamedly aimed at the higher end of the market. As part of this image, the Endura Equipe website makes much of the development of cycling garments for and by the … Read more
Alessandro Petacchi of Lampre-ISD took Stage 2 of the 2011 Giro d’Italia by the width of a rim from Mark Cavendish in Parma this afternoon, with Manuel Belletti of Colnago-CSF Inox third. Cavendish left Petacchi in no doubt at how angry he was at the way in which the Italian appeared to ride across his line … Read more
Two weeks have passed since my coming out distinctly on the wrong end of a chance encounter with a BMW saloon when out training and as fortunate as I am not to be permanently damaged, with its assorted ramifications physically, financially and mentally, it is hard not to be a bit glum.The first week was … Read more
More than a million spectators took to the streets of Turin yesterday to welcome the start of the 94th edition of the Giro d’Italia, with Marco Pinotti of HTC-Highroad leading his team home to become the first wearer this year of the maglia rosa. The fact that it is the 35-year-old who will wear the … Read more
Big Dave is tackling them monster lakeland passes today, and at a whisker under 100kg he’s going to be feeling every metre of height gain! You can follow him here and either post words of encouragement or take the mick, depending on how you’re feeling…
Confessions first. I came to this book from two angles. I read and loved Bathurst’s The Lighthouse Stevensons so I was desperate to get her take on things two-wheeled. On the other hand, I wondered if I was the reader she was aiming for after 30 years pedaling, although, hitting page five, it became clear … Read more
Marco Pinotti is wearing the Maglia Rosa tonight after HTC stormed to a team time trial win in Turin. Pinotti, the Italian TT champ, swaps that jersey for pink tonight after HTC-Highroad posted a time of 20:59 to take the top spot. HTC finished with five riders after Frantisek Rabon flatted and three others were … Read more
With the majority of cyclo-cross bikes these days seemingly going nowhere near the race course it’s a surprise that anyone makes a ‘cross tyre that’s designed for anything other than the hardships of debris-riddled bike lanes and genteel bridleways, but thankfully Vittoria realise that there are still a few misguided idiots that use their cyclo-cross … Read more
3T is launching an innovative new range of aero wheels to take on the likes of Zipp at the top end of the market. The Italian brand, which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year, will first release Mercurio tubulars to be followed by Accelero clinchers in the next few months.At the media launch outside … Read more
