The Amstel Gold Race on Sunday is the fifth race in our season-long Fantasy Cycling competition, brought to you in association with Evans Cycles, and the Classics action now switches from Flanders to the Ardennes, with the Flèche Wallonne following on Thursday and Liège–Bastogne–Liège next weekend. Our resident pundit in the peloton, Team Sky’s Geraint … Read more
This Thursday (21 April) Look Mum No Hands hosts the launch party for the 5th edition of Mission Malawi so if you’re up for a challenge pop along for a free Malawian gin & tonic, a bite to eat, and to find out more about a charity cycle ride with a difference. If you take … Read more
Green oil eco rider maintenance kit contains the brand’s ensemble (bar two) of cleaning/lubricating goodies in a single, ice cream sized tub. Performance easily matches its environmental credentials, competing handsomely on price and prowess with the more traditional petrochemical types. Pedants will point out the bucket is made from polypropylene-plastic which most councils cannot recycle … Read more
There’s nothing fancy about these Italian-made gloves but they do a straightforward job well and they’re cheap to boot.The lowers are hugely breathable polyester mesh with foam padding across much of the palm, the base of the fingers, and the area between the thumb and the forefinger. The padding is low profile and low tech … Read more
Geraint Thomas has been reflecting on what for him turned out to be a particularly hellish version of the race nicknamed the Hell of the North, the Team Sky rider, who some had predicted to take a podium position or even win the race, hitting the deck three times to find himself out of contention.To … Read more
After what they described as a “manic” day, the AA has given away around 2,500 helmet and hi-viz jacket sets in Central London today, each worth, the motoring organisation says, about £40.Not all, however, were given to people with bikes – in fact, it seems that no-one from the crowds that quickly gathered was refused … Read more
Northumbria Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash in which a 43-year-old female cyclist was killed after being struck by a van.Elizabeth Brown, from Jesmond in Newcastle, died in hospital following the incident on the A189 Spine Road, near Cramlington, at 7.15am on Wednesday morning.Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the … Read more
Something of a triple-whammy for London’s cycling film fans on Sunday night: Belleville Rendez-Vous is being shown at Herne Hill Velodrome, presented by the Velodrome itself, Hackney Bicycle Film Society, Free Film Festivals and the Save the Velodrome campaign. Best of all, it’s a bike-powered screening, thanks to Electric Pedals, the group that organises and … Read more
The cobbles of the Paris Roubaix always tell a fascinating story, whatever angle you look at them from. And we’ve put together this quick roundup of interesting vids looking at some aspects of the racing.First up it’s Spartacus, who features in a video ad for Trek Bikes. If you haven’t seen it yet by clicking … Read more
