Lance Armstrong’s preparations for a bike season with Team RadioShack may be disrupted next March if he is called to testify in the ongoing legal dispute between bike manufacturer Trek and Greg LeMond.Three times Tour de France winner LeMond alleges that Trek, which is based in Wisconsin, breached its contract with him to make and distribute … Read more
The second RIDE24 endurance relay for road racers will take place at the Top Gear test track in Surrey next June 19-20 and teams signing-up before the end of November 2009 can take advantage of a half-price early bird registration offer. Any team entering before the end of November 2009 can claim a 50% discount … Read more
A programme on ITV1 this evening called Drivers in the Dock poses the question: “On the UK’s roads the car is king, but with thousands of collisions between cars and bicycles each year, is it time cyclists were better protected?”In the show, which airs across all regions from 8pm-8.30pm, presenter Fiona Foster reports on proposals … Read more
Schoolchildren in Norwich are campaigning for a cycle route to join villages lying south of the city, one of which has a primary school, another a high school, according to the Norwich Evening News.The proposed path would also connect the villages of Little Melton and Hethersett with one of the city’s key employment hubs where … Read more
Former CSF Group Navigare rider Matteo Priamo has been hit with a four-year ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne Switzerland for providing EPO derivative CERA to team-mate Emanuele Sella.Under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules, which provide for two-year ban for a first doping offence, that is increased to four years … Read more
We’ve used these gloves right through the past couple of winters and they’re coming out of the box at the back of the garage for a third stint now that the weather’s getting colder.Unlike some ‘waterproof’ gloves, these actually keep the rain out. You can plunge your hands into a bowl of water with these … Read more
Muslim women in Gloucester are getting on their bikes thanks to training provided by Gloucestershire County Council’s Road Safety Partnership and the Friendship Cafe in Barton Street.The initiative recognises the fact that the women targeted face two big obstacles in taking up cycling, as the council’s cycling co-ordinator Don Muir told the Gloucestershire Echo: “Women … Read more
Bicycle manufacturer Giant celebrated the official opening of its new store in Bristol last Saturday with a day-long programme of events including appearances from a number of athletes who ride its bikes. It’s the Taiwan-based brand’s third standalone store in the UK, the others being in Liverpool and Cambridge.A launch party was held in the evening, … Read more
Smaller than a box of matches but offering good quality video and even half-decent sound, the Veho Muvi is a great option for point-of-view (POV) riding vids and keeping track of SMIDSY drivers on your commute. The mounting options could be better, and unlike some other, bigger cameras it isn’t waterproof, but if it’s all … Read more
Cyclists in East Sussex have been invited to submit ideas to improve facilities as part of the county’s transport plan. And members of Cycle Seahaven, which covers the area around the towns of Seaford, Peacehaven and Newhaven will be debating the subject later this month before providing the council with their ‘wish-list’.Cycle Seahaven’s chairman, Andy … Read more
