New signs have appeared on London’s South Bank proclaiming “Pedestrian Priority – Considerate Cycling Welcome” replacing previous ones that stated “No Cycling – Pedestrian Area” (pictured) despite cycling never having actually been banned in the area concerned. To see the new signs check out the London SE1 blog, or head down to the South Bank.As … Read more
A Scottish cyclist twice pronounced dead at the scene of a crash during a time trial that left him with a broken neck and back as well as a fractured skull staged an incredible recovery to walk his daughter down the aisle less than 12 months later.Ali McGill, aged 52, crashed while taking part in … Read more
Remember that tank-top that your mother forced you to wear to keep you warm and the wind off your chest? Well, the Rapha Softshell Gilet is just like that but trendied up because it’s made of softshell, called a gilet and brought to you by Rapha. And this time you’re not going to have a … Read more
Soho’s Bar Italia has a rich history – the building in Frith Street that houses it played host to John Logie Baird’s first public demonstration of television, while the coffee shop itself, founded in 1949, is the subject of both an eponymous song by Pulp and a planned musical by Dave Stewart and Ian La … Read more
Carlisle City Council has missed out on nearly £1m of Big Lottery funding after Sustrans lost confidence in the authority’s ability to deliver a Connect2 sustainable transport project.The Council failed to meet commitments set out in both an initial memorandum of understanding and in its own project plan, drawn up after Sustrans deemed the project … Read more
Sustrans has revealed that more than a quarter of a million schoolchildren from 800 schools around the UK will be taking part in this year’s The Big Pedal, which gets underway next Monday and lasts for three weeks.The initiative, organised by the sustainable transport charity and funded by the bicycle industry via Bike Hub, sees … Read more
Steak may be off the menu now for Alberto Contador, but another multiple Tour de France champion, the recently retired Lance Armstrong, has put a date in his diary to tuck into a nice, juicy T-bone, as befits a man who comes from the state of Texas where men are men and cows are, er, … Read more
Three-time Tour de France champion Aberto Contador says that he is hungrier than ever for success – if not for a mid-race steak dinner – after being cleared last month by the Spanish national cycling federation, the RFEC, of doping charges brought after testing positive for clenbuterol during last month’s edition of the race.In an … Read more
We’re over at CRC today have a gander at their huge warehouse (picture that bit at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark) and also to get a sneak peek at the up-and coming 2012 Vitus bike range – yes, it’s 2012 soon on Planet Bike. These days Vitus is owned by CRC and … Read more
I first came across ‘the Stick’ when I was in for massage at the performance centre at the University of Bath’s excellent Sports Training Village. Odd, you might think, for the clinic to advertise a product which provides many of the benefits which the pair of big hands I just spent £27/hour on can. Deep … Read more
