British cycling fans may still be buzzing from the success of the nation’s riders in the World Cup at the Manchester Velodrome this weekend, but only have a fortnight to wait to see double gold medal winner Geraint Thomas back in action on the same track.Thomas, who took the men’s 4 kilometre individual sprint title … Read more
I am starting to wonder a little about the shape of the pro cycling peloton in 2010. Especially the composition of teams for the Tour de France…With the latest news that Cadel Evans has made the move to Team BMC we are now in the position where there appears to be too many team leaders spread … Read more
The results of a study published online this week in the British Journal of Cancer suggest that getting on your bike can reduce the likelihood of getting prostate cancer. Men who walked or cycled for an hour a day had a 14 percent lower risk than those who walked or cycled for 20 to 40 … Read more
Critical Mass bike rides are a monthly celebration of bike culture in more than 300 cities across the world, in some cases regularly attracting thousands of riders looking to reclaim the streets and raise the visibility of cyclists to other road users.Last weekend, the Lebanese capital Beirut became the latest Critical Mass venue, although with … Read more
Mugdock normally brings the first proper mud of the Scottish Cyclocross series and the 2009 event promoted by Glasgow Mountain Bike Club certainly didn’t disappoint on that front.The Youths were released onto the course at 11:00 to churn it up for the Seniors and by the time the massive field lined up on the start … Read more
Cyclists in Stoke-on-Trent celebrated the opening of a new two-mile bike path in the city on Saturday with a day-long programme of events. The path, between Kidsgrove and Westport Lake, runs through Tunstall Greenway, and was opened by Joan Walley, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, and former Port Vale footballer, Mark Goodlad.The bike path is one … Read more
We’re all aware of the SMIDSY excuse – “sorry mate, I didn’t see you” – currently the subject of a high profile campaign by UK cyclists’ organisation the CTC, but a court case in the US in which a driver failed to spot a six-foot tall orange rabbit raises it to new levels.The rabbit in … Read more
A new type of blood doping, undetectable by current testing methods, is reportedly being used in the peloton according to Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport.Called ozone therapy, although it also goes under the name autohaemotherapy, the technique involves the extraction of a small amount of blood, which is then subject to oxygen enrichment … Read more
The Damien Hirst-designed ‘Butterfly Bike’ ridden by Lance Armstrong during this year’s Tour de France was the star lot at Sotheby’s in New York last night, the hammer falling at half a million dollars.As well as the Hirst bike, which Armstrong rode on the Champs Elysées during the Tour’s final stage, six others used by … Read more
BMC Racing team has confirmed that it has signed world road race champion Cadel Evans on a three-year contract. The Australian will join his predecessor in the rainbow jersey, Alessandro Ballan, and current US national champion George Hincapie at the California-based outfit, which is looking to establish itself as a force in the professional racing … Read more
