Giorgio Squinzi, owner of the Italian adhesives business Mapei, has issued a damning verdict on Riccardo Riccò, admitted to hospital last weekend following what he reportedly admitted was a botched self-transfusion of blood stored in his fridge, likening the Italian cyclist’s alleged actions to killing Aldo Sassi “a second time.”Sassi, who died shortly before Christmas … Read more
The funeral has taken place in South London of former British heavyweight boxing champion Gary Mason, killed last month when he was struck by a van while out on a training ride on his bike in Wallington.Among the mourners at the service yesterday at Carshalton All Saints Church were former world champions Lennox Lewis, the … Read more
The prosecution of a lorry driver charged with causing the death of a cyclist by careless driving, was abandoned at the eleventh hour, in part, due to a failure by Greater Manchester Police to secure vital CCTV evidence. After an eighteen month investigation the charges against lorry driver Wesley Lawrence, 31, were dropped over the … Read more
This wonderful news article on Road.cc features one of the biggest challenges facing cycling fans and weekend riders in 2011.Nothing to do with a throwaway remark from Clarkson that got everyone hot under the collar or the contents of Riccardo Ricco’s fridge.It is all about British Cycling and Adidas releasing the national team kit in … Read more
BreezeBlockers AeroBlades are handlebar-mounted shields to protect your hands from the chilling effect of the wind. Motorcyclists will be familiar with the concept, but they’ve seldom figured in the chilly weather plans of cyclists, especially road riders. Until now.These lightweight plastic shells are shaped to maximise wind protection while simultaneously aiming to keep wind resistance … Read more
Right road.cc’ers. Dilemma time. Just been offered a 3 month intern in France. This poses an interesting problem. I’ve just moved to London, and starting to get settled enough that I can start to envisage getting some decent training in. I have the potential of a decent paid job, but that isn’t concrete yet, and I’ve moved … Read more
Mark Renshaw of HTC-Highroad is typically seen acting as leadout man to Mark Cavendish, but today the rider, nicknamed Prince Harry, got a right royal day in the sun, winning the Tour of Qatar after Garmin-Cervelo’s Heinrich Haussler, who had started yesterday’s Stage 4 in the race lead but finished it six seconds down in … Read more
Oh dear, what is a poor cyclist to do in these cash-straitened times? As Jeremy Clarkson pointed out on Top Gear last weekend, “work hard you can have a car,” but what with public sector jobs under threat, personal disposable income squeezed and utility bills appearing to add an extra zero each quarter, times are … Read more
Ragley’s Cragg Vale was born in the year of the Metal Tiger, (so it says on the frame decal) but our particular test bike ended the year of the tiger racking up some big miles without ever getting out of its box shuttling back and forth between our old office and the Parcelforce depot in … Read more
World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has added a one-day race reporetedly following the entire route of the London 2012 Olympic road race to the European Tour section of its 2011 Road Race calendar. Listed in the calendar as Test event Road Cycling London 2012_en ligne the race will be held on August 14. Details of the Olympic … Read more
