Campaigners fighting to save South London’s historic Herne Hill Velodrome have grounds for celebration tonight with British Cycling this afternoon confirming to road.cc that they have agreed a 15-year lease with The Dulwich Estate, owners of the site which has helped launch the careers of talent including including three-time Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins.News of … Read more
Campagnolo Sportswear’s spring/summer 2011 clothing is now available, with UK importers i-ride.co.uk bringing in items mostly from the classic-styled Heritage range. The Italian brand goes for the low-key and sophisticated approach here… or you could say unadventurous, depending on your point of view. Either way, colour is out and black, white and grey are definitely … Read more
Garmin-Cervelo will presumably be getting the drinks around about now at the 19th hole after Heinrich Haussler won Stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar from the Camel Race Track to the Doha Golf Club.Haussler, who missed most of the 2010 season following his high-profile crash with Mark Cavendish at the Tour de Suisse in … Read more
How have those early season miles been going? Yeah, us too. Help is at hand though in the guise of Performance Cycles’ mini sportive series, the last of which is this Sunday (13 February) heading out from their HQ in Poulton near Cirencester. The mini sportives are stripped down events to help you get some … Read more
Alberto Contador, who should learn within the coming week what punishment if any is to be imposed on him by the Spanish national cycling federation following his failed test for clenbuterol in last year’s Tour de France, which the cyclist insists is due to his having eaten a contaminated steak, has presented further evidence including … Read more
This week flashed by yet again and saw me moved from the shed into my new digs which is a delight in itself (no garden path strewn with dog poo to negotiate when going to bed) even if it has mean yet more tumult and distraction…Most of my training this week has been strength and … Read more
Female specific bib tights such as these Gore Bike Wear Oxygen women’s bib tights are thin on the ground with a vicious circle stating that ‘women don’t wear bibs’ meaning manufacturers steer clear of making bib tights for women, which means women don’t wear bib tights, and so it continues. Gore Bike Wear however, are … Read more
Plans to erect ghost bikes in Christchurch, New Zealand, to commemorate cylists killed on the city’s streets have been rejected by the city council, apparently due to concerns that “ghost pedestrian” or “ghost motorcycle” memorials could follow.Instead, the council’s transport and greenspace unit manager Alan Beuzenberg believes that white crosses could better reinforce the road … Read more
It has been revealed that Vacansoleil rider Riccardo Riccò, currently preparing for his first full season of top-level racing following the end of his doping ban last year, was yesterday admitted to hospital in critical condition after being struck by a mystery illness while out training.According to Italian press reports, the cyclist’s father has spoken … Read more
The national antidoping tribunal of CONI, the Italian national Olympic committee has hit former Lampre and Fasso Bartolo rider Lorenzo Bernucci and his family with a combined ban of 20 years for involvement in doping, including a five-year ban for the cyclist himself.The sprinter had been charged in connection with the enquiry into doping within … Read more
