Team Sky has announced a further trio of signings, including Australian sprinter Chris Sutton, stage winner and second overall in this year’s Tour of Britain and nephew of British Cycling track coach, Shane Sutton.Earlier this month, 25-year-old Sutton also finished second overall in his home country’s SunTour behind Garmin-Slipstream team-mate Bradley Wiggins; whether the latter … Read more
The International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Academy will start its management training programme for director sportifs next week at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland. Registration for the course opened in August the programme and, says the UCI, there has been plenty of interest, resulting in an oversubscription of applicants. The course have been developed … Read more
The last thing you would expect a year on from having your bike stolen is that you’d get it back. But Derek Coupe, from Breightmet, was reunited with his top-of-the-range bicycle 12 months after it was taken. The Bolton News reported that police recovered the bike when it was used as a getaway vehicle for … Read more
Organisers of the Revolution Cycling Series have unveiled full details of the forthcoming inaugural Revolution Championship, which will take place at the Manchester Velodrome on four dates over this autumn and winter.Now entering its seventh year, Revolution attracts more than 15,000 fans to the Velodrome and as reported on road.cc earlier this month, from this … Read more
Frustrated cyclists pedalling through a beauty spot in Islington have been confronted by police as the speed bumps saga continues. PCSO’s were posted at two entrances to New River Walk in Canonbury last Tuesday to turn away cyclists trying to avoid the speed bumps in the adjacent Douglas Road South.Council-owned Homes for Islington (HFL), a … Read more
Cyclefit and the Serotta International Cycling Institute (SICI) will be holding independent professional bike fitting classes in London this December. The personalised course will be run over three days in Central London from Wednesday, December 16-Friday, December 18.It will cover cyclng bio-mechanics, road and aero position, cleat position and common cycling injuries.According to Cyclefit: “Cyclefit … Read more
Day 1 of a week of random ‘cross bike riding shenanigans with friends and Ride 1 of The New Bike. A spin towards the coffee-shop start of the odyssey and there’s a few things that a quick flick round the block on New Bike don’t quite reveal; this saddle that was fine on the other … Read more
Comtat London is a new high end carbon bike brand with an emphasis on stylish performance machines, the wrinkle is it’s British and selling them at affordable prices. The company is the brainchild of Adam Roberts, a dedicated cyclist who used to work as a retail buyer for Woolies. When the big W shuffled of … Read more
Cars flying past at ridiculous speeds and inconsiderate distances is a common experience for today’s road cyclists. Most learn to deal with such drivers, but all too often an actual encounter between car and bike can end in serious injury or death.Which is why a petition for the Prime Minister to introduce legislation that all … Read more
Cyclists in Dublin have launched a campaign to keep a controversial city centre bus gate open on a permanent basis due to its impact on commuting times and congestion in the city. Campaigners said traffic times had improved and had increased cycling numbers by 62 per cent.The campaigners, including TCD Students’ Union, the Dublin Cycling … Read more
