A 47 year old man has been charged with causing the death by driving without due care and attention of 36-year old Michael Isherwood and also with failing to stop after an accident.Michael was a boat master for a canal cruising business and had been cycling to work through Salterforth in Lancashire when he was … Read more
With today’s official unveiling of the London 2012 Olympic velodrome British Cycling has once again confirmed that it will not be moving there from its current base in Manchester. Performance director Dave Brailsford said the organisation will stay where it is while making extensive use of what is now the UK’s third world class velodrome … Read more
First of all Red went yellow, and now it’s turning black; SRAM are launching a new edition of their top line groupset that’ll be available from next month.The brake callipers are black, for example, as is the rear mech body, and the chainset comes with black anodized chainrings. Essentially, SRAM have given most of the … Read more
The UCI today confirmed that Oman has joined the list of possible venues for the 2015 World Championships, Quebec and Richmond Virginia have already registered their interest in staging the event.On the face of it the three venues give a comprehensive spread of potential weather conditions with Canada in early October a contrast to Oman. … Read more
In a market dominated by big names, chainls like the Wipperman Connex sometimes find it hard to get a look-in. But this chain is worth a look-at. In fact, it’s hard to ignore. Mainly because the 10sG appears to be made of gold.We’ll come back to the colour in a moment. The other thing that’s … Read more
I think the fact I am currently reading “From Lance to Landis” is adding to my cynicism at the moment.Having said that the 2011 version of professional road cycling is doing its best to annoy me.Barely had the internet got to grips with the ban for Alberto Contador than he gets let off and we all sit … Read more
It is one of the most shocking injuries seen on a cycling track in recent years. But in this video shot by British Cycling just hours after removing a substantial piece of wood from Malaysian track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang’s leg, a surgeon offered a reassuring prognosis. Awang suffered the freak injury in the keirin final at … Read more
dhb’s cycling leg-wear range gives you an impressive list of options – long tights, tights or shorts, with or without bibs, with or without pads, in two fabric weights, male or female cuts – I’ve been testing the ladies version of the dhb Pace Roubaix Bib Tight with pad (there’s a men’s version too), and … Read more
Police in Manchester are seeking a hit-and-run driver who knocked a Police Community Support Officer off her bike. The officer was on duty in hi-visibility clothing and was riding along Wordsworth Road South in Old Trafford at about 10.45pm on Friday when a car joining the road from a side street struck her.The driver initially … Read more
Britian’s team pursuit quartet (Clancy, Burke, Thomas and Wiggins) grabbed gold in emphatic style beating New Zealand in the final on the last day of the Manchester round of the UCI Track World Cup yesterday. The ride was the fifth fastest of all time, 2 seconds outside the world record and one second off the … Read more
