This is no ordinary jersey, this is the Rapha Cross Jersey. Specially designed for the demands of cyclocross with a lightweight merino-rich fabric and a slim structured fit, the Sportwool fabric supposedly both insulates and breathes to keep you comfortable even when flailing through the mud. A padded shoulder for bike carrying run-up luxury and … Read more
A night-time team time trial in Benidorm, ten mountain stages including six summit finishes, one of them on the fabled Anglirú, an individual time trial in the medieval university city of Salamancs, a return to the Basque country for the first time since the 1970s and the traditional finish in Madrid – those are the … Read more
Alberto Contador’s participation in this year’s Tour de France looking is ever more doubtful as the investigation into his positive dope test for clenbuterol at the 2010 event drags on.The Spaniard remains provisionally suspended from competition pending the enquiry and that lack of competitive riding and attendant fitness, according to UCI President Pat McQuaid, could … Read more
When the death at the age of 82 of British film director Peter Yates was announced earlier this week, most media organisations referenced his work on the sixties teen classic Summer Holiday and his considerably grittier American debut movie, Bullitt.But for many cyclists Yates will be remembered for Breaking Away, a coming-of-age film which revolves … Read more
Fresh in at road.cc towers is the first of the bikes from the new Jamis range that’s coming to you via the nice folks at Evans Cycles. We had our pick and thought we’d go with a nice steel tourer, the Aurora Elite. The bikes in the Jamis range seem to have plenty going for … Read more
System EX SED 365 pedals aren’t the least bit glamorous but stripped and reloaded with lashings of lovely marine grease; make serviceable pedals for everyday town hacks. Bargain basement homage to Campagnolo’s classic rattraps, their aggressively serrated cages are drilled for toe-clips and straps but conveniently entertain anything from sandals to steel toes. Urban terrorists … Read more
Fancy getting a real behind the scenes taste of a major cycling event? British Cycling are looking for volunteers to help out at the upcoming UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in Manchester, between February 18 and 20. According to British Cycling volunteers will get an unmissable opportunity to see the world’s best cyclists up … Read more
If the average British man from the mid-1980s could have a chat with his counterpart from the turn of the millennium, chances are the conversation would sooner or later turn to their respective waistlines. That’s because millennium man is carrying a fair bit more timber than his be-mulleted predecessor – and there is every reason … Read more
If you’re going to shoot yourself in the foot it’s best to do it with style and grace in front of the whole world, and then do it again.A collaboration between a cycle clothing manufacturer famous for its eye for style and detail and some masters of framebuilding designed to highlight craft and passion. Quality … Read more
Skins are not the biggest brand in cycling apparel but have certainly helped start a trend with their compression wear for both on the bike and travel and recovery. The C400 Bib Shorts from Skins certainly impressed this summer but at £153 these bib longs seem to fall a little fall of the mark by … Read more
