A new circular cycle route through the outskirts of Northampton has been opened this week, comprising a 29km, hard-surface loop, almost all of it off-road, which Northamptonshire County Council’ says will allow the town’s cycle commuters to beat the traffic while keeping fit. The route, known as the Norbital, has been funded from the government’s Community … Read more
Sustrans CEO Malcolm Shepherd is now recovering at home after being seriously injured when he was knocked off his bike by a van last month. The incident happened on one of the busiest streets in Bristol, Park St Bristol on the 24th of March when Mr Shepherd was cycling to work. According to a report on … Read more
This weekend sees the final race of the first mini-competition in our season-long Fantasy Cycling competition, brought to you in association with Evans Cycles, with Liège-Bastogne-Liège determining who will walk away with a £100 voucher to spend at the bicycle retailer.Pablo’s Peddlers’ stunning 108-point haul at Fleche Wallonne gives them a 46-point cushion at the … Read more
Cyclists and sperm are topics that often feature together in the news. A couple of years ago the mainstream press reported keen male cyclists as being at risk of having a low sperm count. And aerial pictures of the peloton heading towards a bunch sprint can seem eerily reminiscent of those grainy films we watched … Read more
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned a decision of the Senate of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia (OCS) to exonerate former AG2R-La Mondiale rider Tadej Valjavec from charges brought against him relating to irregularities in his biological passport and has banned him for two years.The 34-year-old, now riding for UCI continental team … Read more
Organisers of the Giro d’Italia, which gets under way in Turin a fortnight tomorrow, have published the provisional start list for this year’s race, which follows a route commemorating the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. Unusually, none of the four men who won the jerseys in last year’s race will be there to defend them.Like … Read more
Team Sky rider Morris Possoni is one of three Italian cyclists whose homes have been searched by law enforcement officials reportedly investigating links between professional cyclists and the controversial sports doctor Michele Ferrari. The other two cyclists involved are Italian champion Giovanni Visconti and his FarneseVini-Neri Sottoli team mate, Diego Caccia.Possini, aged 26, lives near … Read more
Designed to pretty much be a ‘do it all’ glove, the Knog Switch has been put together with the features to cover all styles of riding and with a level of warmth aimed at covering most of the year. So, is it a Jack of All Trades or Master of None? Actually these are good … Read more
If you’re looking to own a slice of cycling history, then head over to excellent Aussie road cycling site Cycling Tips for a look at what they’re selling off for charity. Yup, that’s Cadel Evans’ BMC Team Machine SLR01 bike, the one he rode as defending World Champion in the 2010 Geelong World Championships and … Read more
One of the organisers of Woman’s National Road series race the Cheshire Classic has hit out at the unknown saboteurs who sprinkled tacks on the route last Sunday, which together with a delay caused by a rider being hit by a car, led to the event being shortened by two laps.Dave Astles, press officer for … Read more
