The route of the 2010 Tour de France, the 97tth edition of the race, was announced this morning at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, and promises an opening week that pays homage to some of the great classic one-day races and to have a real sting in the tail during the third week, with … Read more
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but they only add weight to your bike. No, if you’ve got your super lightweight bike, helium-filled blinging wheels, and every other pimpy component you can think of, but still your bike lacks that certain sparkle, why not fit some Snabb 24 carat gold cables?Not only do they … Read more
A mass bike ride designed to highlight the need to cut carbon emissions and encourage more cycling takes place in Marlow in Buckinghamshire next weekend. And Newsnight journalist Liz MacKean will get in the saddle and take part. She will be one of hundreds of cyclists who will be biking from the Marlow Crowne Plaza … Read more
Cambridgeshire County Council has backed a scheme to charge drivers to enter the city of Cambridge at peak times in a bid for half a billion pounds to revolutionise transport in the county – and to persuade people out of their cars.In an open vote at a full county council meeting yesterday, councillors voted in … Read more
The Press Complaints Commission contacted us today to let us know their decision on James Martin’s ill-considered rant against cyclists in his piece about the Tesla electric supercar for the Mail on Sunday. Martin said in his article that when passing a group of cyclists, “I stepped on the gas, waited until the split second … Read more
Kevin Shannon finally has a leaving date for his Zero Emissions Expedition to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle – and he has a few words of advice from someone in the know to take with him as well.Kevin will leave on Sunday, March 28, and he will be cycling approximately 36,000 miles across five continents … Read more
Nothing brings out the cynical grump in me more than the miraculous promises made by bike cleaning products and the instructions on Muc-Off’s Chain Cleaner set my snake-oil-ometer pinging all the way up to 11.”Shake can vigorously and apply to chain and transmission.Now either wipe off excess with a dry cloth and allow to dry … Read more
An estimated 140,000 Australians are reported to have swapped their cars for bikes on for the country’s annual Ride to Work Day this week – despite rain in Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart. Last year 110,000 Australians participated. It means that cycling in Australia is getting more popular as the country tries to get more … Read more
We bumped into current round-the-world record holder James Bowthorpe at the Cycle Show, and he’d brought his bike along for everyone to have a gander. In case you weren’t aware it’s a pretty special machine: a Santos Travelmaster 2.8 sporting a Gates Carbon belt drive and a Rohloff Speedhub. Riding the Santos, James knocked three … Read more
1. ROTTERDAM – ROTTERDAM (NL) (ITT) 8 Km2. ROTTERDAM (NL) – BRUXELLES ( B ) 220 Km3. BRUXELLES – SPA ( B ) 160 Km4. WANZE ( B ) – ARENBERG / PORTE DE HAINAUT 180 Km5. CAMBRAI – REIMS 165 Km6. EPERNAY – MONTARGIS 185 Km7. MONTARGIS – GUEUGNON 225 Km8. TOURNUS – LAMOURA … Read more
