Some of cycling’s biggest stars will be donating the jerseys they are wearing in races this month to the raise funds for survivors of the earthquake in Japan, in an initiative oganised by the Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli rider, Takashi Miyazawa, the Japanese national champion.Jerseys complete with race numbers from the Tirreno-Adriatico which finished on Tuesday, … Read more
The UCI has announced that Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli rider Patrik Sinkewitz has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone. The 30-year-old had been due to race in the Milan-San Remo tomorrow, but obviously won’t be now.The former T-Mobile rider, sacked by that team in July 2007 for refusing the test of a … Read more
Cycling’s governing body, the UCI yesterday put it’s side of the story as to why representatives of both the team managers, and professional cyclists were uninvited to the meeting of the CCP (Conseil Professionnel du Cyclisme) in Milan, a meeting at which the CCP also called for the UCI to bring in a standard four ban … Read more
The latest meeting of the Save the Herne Hill Velodrome campaign has been scheduled for 7.30pm on Tuesday March 22 in the Great Hall of Dulwich College. The campaign has been making steady progress over the past few months with increasing media coverage and some high profile support helping to generate momentum.Built in 1891, Herne … Read more
Do you ride your bike every day, or need a bit of extra incentive to do so? Well, now there’s an extra reason to do so with the launch of the 30 Days of Biking – slogan, ‘We ride our bikes. every. friggin’. day. ‘– from 1 April. As the name suggests, the idea is … Read more
Slightly larger and more deeply padded than the most minimalist of race designs, the Selle Italia Turbomatic has been a hugely popular saddle for years, this version coming with well-proven shock absorbing technology and a neat look.I swapped the Turbomatic on to my usual training bike in place of a Selle Italia SLR – my … Read more
Cycling clothing firm Rapha is planning a series of rides around the world to help support victims of last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The country is one of the North London-based brand’s key overseas markets – it is due to open a Rapha Cycle Club in Tokyo next month, and also sponsors … Read more
The prospect of Mark Cavendish, Emma Pooley or any other world class rider coming a cropper thanks to a pothole during the London 2012 road races doesn’t bear thinking about. But think about it LOCOG and the UCI must and based on their assessment, Surrey County Council will not be required to resurface the roads … Read more
The inaugural edition of the Tour of Beijing, a flagship event announced by the UCI last year and the only race on the calendar that the governing body also promotes, is under threat as the row over the its insistence on pressing ahead with its phased ban on race radios continues to escalate.The team managers’ … Read more
Chain Reaction Cycles have today acknowledged that some of their customers have become victims of what appears to be systematic credit card fraud, though at this stage the precise nature or even the existence of any possible breach of the company’s online security has yet to be confirmed.Online forums, including our own, have carried anecdotal … Read more
