An 81-year-old man who founded a popular Spanish restaurant in Richmond upon Thames has died following a collision with a cyclist. The news comes at a time when the relationship between pedestrians and cyclists is under close scrutiny following the recent introduction of a private members’ bill in Parliament that seeks to create a new … Read more
A legal deadline that expired yesterday means that Lance Armstrong cannot now sue former US Postal Service team mate Floyd Landis for defamation as a result of the latter’s accusations that the seven-time Tour de France winner was central to an organised system of doping within the team.Yesterday marked the passing of a year since … Read more
Bike cleaning is easier with the right equipment, such as Muc-Off’s 3x Bicycle Brush Set. Brush one is a big fluffy one for the frame. Brush two is a smaller and stiffer one for components. Brush three has narrow strips of bristles and plastic teeth for the drivetrain. If you’re regularly cleaning bikes, it’s a … Read more
Dave Brailsford, performance director at British Cycling and team principal of Team Sky, has opened a new £1.5 million cycle track in Rhyl, Denbighshire, North Wales, in memory of four local cyclists killed while out on a training ride in January 2006.The four riders, Maurice Broadbent, aged 61, Dave Horrocks, 55, Wayne Wilkes, 42 and … Read more
A woman set to move house from one coast of the United States to the other made a “spur of the moment” decision that rather than driving or taking a plane from New Hampshire to California, she’d instead use pedal power for her transcontinental journey, despite never having ridden more than 75 miles in a … Read more
Lizard Skins DSP race is the slimline version of the marques super tenacious, shock absorbent polymer based wrap aimed at racers keen to shave every last gram from their bikes without sacrificing comfort. That said; handlebar coverings like saddles and other contact points are very, very personal affairs. Having dressed the Teenage Dream’s curvaceous bell-laps … Read more
A drunken man dressed in a chicken suit and riding a bicycle has been given a 12-month conditional discharge and told to pay £85 costs after wreaking havoc in the aisles of a supermarket in Yorkshire, reports the Telegraph and Argus.Skipton Magistrates’ Court was told that Max McGratten, aged 21, wearing a chicken costume complete … Read more
If you missed out on the schwag grab we ran over the last couple of weeks to ride with Ed Clancy, don’t worry – some extra places have been made available on Sunday’s ride, enabling you to have a second bite at the cherry. Or 9bar, to be more accurate.We have FIVE more places up … Read more
Free-to-air digital TV channel ITV4, which earlier this year said that it planned to increase the amount of cycling it covers, will be showing the Amgen Tour of California live from 15 May. The news was confirmed on Twitter by Ned Boulting, who will be presenting coverage from a studio in London, together with a … Read more
You may recall that earlier this month, one of the videos we flagged up following Paris-Roubaix showed Mavic staff as they went about their business of providing neutral assistance in what is invariably their busiest day of the year. Well, it’s not just the pros who get that top-notch treatment – 24 hours earlier, amateur … Read more
