With less than two weeks to go before the 2011 Giro d’Italia starts in Turin, writer Herbie Sykes, who lives in the northern Italian city, is in London tomorrow evening to sign copies of his book on the history of the race, Maglia Rosa – Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro d’Italia, published recently by … Read more
Although a touch weightier than much of the competition, Bontrager’s new high-end Oracle helmet – the one being used by the Leopard Trek pro team this year – is among the most comfortable I’ve ever used.It’s really well vented. Bontrager use an in-moulded carbon fibre skeleton to provide the strength and load dispersal needed for … Read more
Headaches surrounding wedding presents typically involve wondering whether you should ignore the wedding list and buy an individual gift, a dilemma facing anyone who’s left it late and found that everything’s gone except for that £300 espresso machine. Mayor of London Boris Johnson, however, is under attack for plans to give Prince William and fiancée … Read more
The Spring Classics may be over, with the final Monument of 2011, the Giro di Lombardia, a seemingly distant prospect – there’s the small matter of the three Grand Tours and the World Championships to be raced first. Without wishing the summer away, however, we thought it worth flagging up what looks like being a … Read more
City officials in San Francisco are planning to introduce speed limits for cyclists on the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, but their proposals are meeting with strong opposition from local cycling campaigners.The measures, which would see cyclists fined $100 for exceeding 10mph on shared used paths along most of the bridge’s 1.7 mile span, falling to … Read more
The dust has settled on another Spring Classic season and we’re pretty sure everyone agrees: it’s been a real corker. There’s been some fantastic performances along the way, capped off with a hat-trick for in-form Philippe Gilbert in the Ardennes races. And there’s also been some great competition in our Fantasy Cycling league, brought to … Read more
Joined the road.cc and Evans Cycles Fantasy Cycling game yet? No? Well if the prospect of a prize pot worth about £8,000 isn’t enough to whet your appetite, then what about this: If you register with Fantasy Cycling by the start of the Giro, then you could be in with a chance of watching the … Read more
Hope Pro 3 RS-SP5.0 Carbon Clincher Wheelset£900Weight: 936g (front), 1079g (rear) (Claimed – Front: 933g, Rear: 1083g)www.hopetech.comThe catchily named Pro 3 RS-SP5.0’s sit at the top of the Hope road wheel trio. These have a day-to-day cyclist friendly alloy clincher braking surface built into the 50mm deep-section 3K carbon aero rim, with the aero section … Read more
Bank holiday weekend… Beautiful sunshine, warm air-the perfect weather for a long training ride into the country from central London on my lovely new full carbon steed in preparation for riding a sportive on Monday. Feeling strong, the chain is gently humming and though the roads are busier than normal, feel good, it’s not long … Read more
Belgium may be a country currently divided by an apparently irreparable cultural, linguistic and political split between Dutch-speaking Flanders and Francophone Wallonia, but this afternoon the country is united behind Philippe Gilbert. In winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege, the Omega Pharma-Lotto rider becomes only the second man ever to win all three Ardennes Classics in the same week, … Read more
