Craft 3D Knee Warmer

Let’s be honest, most knee warmers aren’t very interesting. There’s Lycra or Roubaix tubes and… well, that’s about it. These knee warmers from Craft are different in that they’re ribbed so they’re super-stretchy and the thickness is varied between the different areas to give you extra insulation where you most need it – in the … Read more

Commuter diaries – 110 mile charity ride

Hi Guys,I am riding a 110 mile charity ride on the 30th of September from Bath Rugby Club to Bridgnorth in Shropshire.The ride is for the Wooden Spoon Society, www.woodenspoon.com , to help disadvantaged children in Shropshire.If any of my fellow road.ccer’s would like to sponsor me please reply to this blog entry with your donation.Many … Read more

Tatiana Guderzo wins the World Championships women’s road race

Tatiana Guderzo claimed gold in the Women’s World Championship road race in Mendrisio today. The Italian went off the front of the 13-strong leading group to solo to victory and take the win by 19 seconds. Marianne Vos and Noemi Cantele made up the podium, and TT winner Kristin Armstrong finished fourth on the tough … Read more

Saturday morning ride

Back home in front of the tv icing my achilles and watching the womens road race championships.  I should be up in the Peak at the moment approaching a cafe stop at Monyash on route to another metric century.It has been hurting since  touring Ireland two weeks aBgo and a visit to a osteopath improved … Read more

Respro Hump P15 illuminated backpack cover

The P15 is the deluxe version of Respro’s justly popular hump rucksack cover incorporating not only waterproof materials and retina burning Scotchlite detailing but integrated electro luminescent lighting strips for maximum visibility. However, electrics preclude machine washing so mud mariners would be better served by the less sophisticated model. Designed to accommodate rucksacks and panniers … Read more

South Wales schools show the way forward in

Pupils from Blaenhonddan Primary School in Neath are leading the way in changing the way children travel to school. More than 80 kids have been taking to their bikes to celebrate a new term with their Sustrans Bike It Officer, Louise Powell.Sustrans, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity, is calling for an expansion of the … Read more

Track stars coming to Manchester Velodrome

British Cycling has confirmed the appearance of some of the country’s top track stars at a trio of events to be held had the Manchester Velodrome this autumn. First up will be Olympic and World Champion Victoria Pendleton in the National Track Championships, held between 20-24 October, where she will defend the Keirin and Sprint … Read more

Will radio ban lead to halcyon days on the road?

Greetings Road.cc’ers. I hope you are well and looking forward to a weekend of lovely cycling action. The forecast for weather is good and despite a three figure (in £’s) service for my hack bike I am confident of getting some miles in ready for winter.Aside from the mechanical that ended Bradley Wiggins’ medal hopes in the … Read more

Lower Austria is set for new helmet law

While accident and emergency doctors demanded that the government make it illegal for under 16s to cycle without a helmet in the UK, Lower Austria’s parliament is set to pass a law requiring cyclists under 15 to wear helmets at its session at the start of October according to the Austrian Times.And Lower Austrian People’s … Read more

iPhone ARider: a head-up display for your bike?

The Apple iPhone is capable of some pretty cool stuff and we’ve seen plenty of people developing cases and chargers for keeping your iPhone with you on the go. The coolest bike application we’ve seen yet though is definitely the ARider HUD. The app uses the Google mapping and compass functions of the phone to … Read more