ProTour Team Cervélo TestTeam has released the first in a series of online films that promise to let fans experience the Tour de France from an insider’s perspective.The High Definition video is the eighth episode in a documentary series called Beyond The Peloton that focuses on the ProTour team’s first season, with film makers Joe … Read more
Cycling campaign group Pedals is urging Nottingham City Council to improve signage and route markings in the city centre to aid cyclists and help prevent them from inadvertently becoming liable to a £30 fixed penalty notice for riding where they shouldn’t.Hugh McClintock, chairman of Pedals, told the Nottingham Evening Post: “People are not clear where … Read more
Old school and proud of it, the Dawes Sportif is a steel framed Audax machine in the traditional mould, that offers a decent balance between a robust build and a good quality ride. It’s a bit docile for the new sportive set but if you’re looking for a workhorse bike that’ll handle long rides, light … Read more
This year’s Tour of Britain was “a resounding success” according to race organizers SweetSpot, attracting more than a million people onto the nation’s streets to watch the race go by, with a further 3 million catching ITV4’s coverage of the eight-day race.The race, which got underway on Saturday 12 September in Scunthorpe, finished in the … Read more
Welcome back to the blog. It has been a nice little break from cycling which has seen me riding my bike (but for pleasure not training), doing a bit of sightseeing in the UK and decorating (not as interesting).But now it is time to start thinking of the proposed trip to Spain next March and start … Read more
A London coroner has ruled that the death of a young woman cyclist beneath the wheels of a left-turning cement mixer lorry earlier this year was accidental, a decision that has already been condemened by road safety campaigners.Rebecca Goosen a 26 year old trainee architect died when she was trapped on the inside of acement … Read more
While a great effort is made on getting people in the UK out of their cars it would appear that, for the majority of Brits at least, they just love having their car too much. According to a new study by Europcar, 73 per cent love having their own car. In the annual Europcar Observatory, … Read more
If his rivals in the British National Track Championships, which finished in Manchester this weekend, thought that eight months out of competition would blunt Sir Chris Hoy’s competitive edge, they were disappointed as the Scot came away from Manchester with three British titles.The championships were Sir Chris’s first competitive outing since the high-speed fall in … Read more
According to new research conducted at the Tehran Medical University in Iran frequent cyclists and people who spend long periods of time in a squatting position may be at an increased risk of developing arthritis in their knees. Arthritis of the knee, or osteoarthritis, is the most common type of arthritis to attack people and … Read more
We’re all used to paying a bit over the odds for a smattering of swanky Carbon. Okay, your composite bottle cage isn’t actually going to make you a better rider but capitalism would crumble if we didn’t pay over the odds for something flash once in a while. How much over the odds has been … Read more
