Team Leopard-Trek’s glitzy launch in Luxembourg yesterday evening showcased the stars including the Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara that make the outfit the most talked about squad in the run-up to the 2011 season beginning, but one key figure kept a low profile throughout as Bryan Nygaard’s squad were introduced to the world.That man was … Read more
Amid the three-ring circus that was Team Leopard-Trek’s launch last night, it’s easy to forget that there are other ProTeam outfits busy finalising their plans for 2011, but Team Sky have this afternoon given a timely reminder of that with the surprise signing of German national champion Christian Knees.Why a surprise? Well, when we met … Read more
A report in The Daily Telegraph claims that London’s Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme struggled to make money during the three months following its launch in July 2010.The finding is based on data released by Transport for London (TfL) in November that the newspaper says demonstrate that during the first 96 days of operation, 95% of … Read more
What makes a good bike shed? A roof, a back, two sides and something solid, preferably nailed down, to fix your bike to, perhaps?Maybe, but that’s probably not going to be enough to win an international design competition launched by the Architecture Foundation (AF) for a portable bike shed at Bankside in South London.The competition … Read more
New ProTour outfit Team Leopard Trek, home to Fabian Cancellara and the Schleck brothers, have passed up the opportunity to deck themselves out in full animal print and gone for a race strip that’s altogether classier.The Craft-made kit is black and white with a blue band around the chest. Here in the road.cc office, we … Read more
If you’re the sort of person that gets excited about bike tools (not as much as you get excited about bikes, obviously, but almost) then you might know of tool manufacturer Birzman. Fairly new on the scene, Birzman claims to make tools with shapes inspired by nature, and the range is impressive, with all sorts … Read more
It’s no secret that we love cycling books here at road.cc – you may remember our Christmas gift guide showcasing a dozen of the best – and next week sees the launch of what might just be the first book group devoted to two-wheeled literature, the London Cycling Bookclub.The inaugural meeting takes place next Wednesday, … Read more
If you’re kicking around the house this weekend and you’ve got a bit of track experience, then here’s an offer for you: how about four hours of free track time, with coaching, plus lunch thrown in? Yes, you read that right. British Cycling have been in contact to let us know that they need riders … Read more
The former British boxing champion Gary Mason has been killed while cycling in south London.Mason, 48, was riding in Wallington yesterday morning when he was in collision with a Vauxhall Combo van driven by a 43-year-old man.The retired boxer was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident. The van driver was arrested on suspicion … Read more
There is the faintest glimmer of hope this morning that Cycling England, set to be wound up in March, may receive a last-minute stay of execution after an influential parliamentary select committee branded the coalition government’s ‘Bonfire of the Quangos’ as a “poorly handled” and “botched” operation that may “cost more than it will save.”Last … Read more
