Remco Evenepoel’s yo-yo approach to this year’s Tour de France was almost hampered by an unexpected traffic jam on the Col du Haag on Saturday, the Belgian star revealing after the stage that he was briefly held up by the race organisers’ car and the Shimano neutral service vehicle on a particularly busy section of … Read more
Campaigners have welcome an announcement by Cardiff Council to expand their provision of secure bike hangars whilst slashing the price of a permit.Cardiff Council was charging residents £120 a year for the right to use one of 17 hangars, provided by Hooplr (formerly known as Cyclehoop) whose standard price was £72 a year. The pricing … Read more
Muc-Off Dark Energy Chain Wax is the first wax-based chain lubricant from the company in many years, as it has long championed oil-based lubes. Billed as “the invisible force,” it keeps the drivetrain clean but underperforms when exposed to even small amounts of water.Muc-Off says Dark Energy has been in development for four years, with … Read more
Tadej Pogačar has made his strongest hint yet that he will race this year’s Vuelta a España, and bid to become the ninth male rider to win all three Grand Tours.Prince Albert of Monaco, who was a guest of honour during yesterday’s stage and is welcoming the Vuelta’s Gran Salida to his principality next month, … Read more
The Tour de France is in full swing and we’re in the heart of launch season in the cycling world, but we’re bringing you the hard-hitting news that really matters: pedals for barefoot riding and a 3D-printed device for carrying two cans of Pepsi on your bike.We’ve also got new clothing from Assos and Kostüme, … Read more
The mere mention of John Tomac’s hallowed name will have a whole generation of early mountain bikers quivering in purple-hazed dayglo delight, such is the stature of one of the greatest mountain bikers of all time. Arguably, ‘Farmer John’ is also the greatest style icon the sport has ever seen. Oh, and Johnny T was also one of the … Read more
Once upon a time, bike manufacturers were the driving force behind seismic shifts in the cycling world. Cast your mind back to the Hour Record wars of the 1990s, a period when technological advancement and aerodynamic trickery overshadowed the riders’ physical prowess to such an extent that the UCI intervened and sent everyone back to … Read more
A wanted motorist who was found guilty of assaulting a cyclist in a road rage attack, after the rider called out his licence plate following a close pass at a central reservation, has “got away with it”, according to his victim – because the driver simply failed to turn up to court.Essex Police has confirmed … Read more
“Hey, hey, the clouds are away”, Sang the Swindon band XTC on their classic 1982 hit Senses Working Overtime, and they were still going strong under the XTC banner right up until 2006. Strangely enough, that was also right about the time that another XTC entered my life – my Giant XTC carbon composite hardtail … Read more
Hello and welcome to another round-up of all the crazy goings-on in the world of e-bikes. This week, we’ve got big (and disappointing) news from Liverpool’s rail network, a solution to Lime parking woes from Melbourne, yet another reason to avoid New Jersey, and more…Merseyrail to ban ALL non-folding e-bikes Merseyrail bike carriage (Image Credit: … Read more
