Cycling England is looking for more people to help increase the amount of Bikeability training it offers the nation’s youngsters. To meet that need it is introducing a two-day assistant instuctors course for people wanting to help deliver Bikeability training, which is provided free to all of the country’s schools.The programme, called the National Standard … Read more
Davide Rebellin, the Italian cyclist who finished second to Spain’s Samuel Sanchez in last year’s Olympic Road Race in Beijing, has been ordered to hand his silver medal back by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), according to the Gazzetta dello Sport.In April this year, shortly after the 38-year-old had won the Flèche Wallonne for the … Read more
A West Midlands school has banned children from taking their bicycles onto its grounds due to health and safety fears in a decision that flies in the face of government efforts to get more children cycling.According to the Daily Mail, Wodensborough Community Technology College in Wednesbury, which lies between Birmingham and Wolverhampton, says that with … Read more
The Pro Tarmac H20 Overshoe is one step down from the NPU version being water resistant rather than waterproof. Saying that though, in all but the heaviest downpours these will keep the worst of the weather out, thanks mainly to taped seams.A size range covering sizes 37 – 49 makes choosing the right pair easy … Read more
To celebrate Cadel Evans’s recent win at the road World Championships, Gaerne the company that makes the great man’s shoes is offering cyclists around the world the chance to win a pair of a very limited edition World Championship Carbon G.Myst shoes.How limited? Well they are only making 20 pairs and 17 of them will, … Read more
Those of you with the patience needed to be a long term reader of this blog (!!!) will remember me spending the month of July being obsessed with Dutch rider Albert “Legend” Timmer after spending a day at the Tour de France amongst his flock of supporters. He also got into a couple of breaks during the … Read more
A police initiative to teach deaf children to ride bicycles is among five projects that will be recognised this evening in the annual London Cycling Awards.Other winners of the awards, announced at the annual general meeting of London Cycling Campaign (CLC) and sponsored by Evans Cycles, include an off-road cycle route linking Camden with St … Read more
Residents in Coventry will celebrate the opening of their newly designed street this weekend to unveil a safer and more attractive neighbourhood for the whole community. Iden Road in Hillfields is one of 11 DIY Streets pilot schemes led by Sustrans taking place throughout England and Wales.Earlier this month residents in Hackney celebrated the opening … Read more
“I pay road tax. Cyclists don’t.” It’s a phrase often trotted out by certain motorists when trying to back up their opinion that bicycles have no business sharing the road with cars.But it ignores several uncomfortable facts. One, most adult cyclists are motorists themselves. Two, upkeep of highways is funded through general taxation, not road … Read more
I am in Medinaceli 160 km away from Madrid. I just cycled 80km from Soria and have cycled 410km, minimum, since last Monday. I am still a long way from Tarifa and the ferry to Morocco and I have underestimated my budget for Spain by half!I touched down in Santander last Monday at midday and … Read more
