Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was left out of Spain’s preliminary squad for the road world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland from September 23-27.Contador, who was crowned the yellow jersey champion in Paris, pulled out of the Tour of Spain last week and has now decided he is not 100 per cent fit to race.Following … Read more
Barely a week after England regained the Ashes from Australia at the Oval, few cricket fans will be thinking ahead yet to the start of next series between the two countries in November 2010, let alone whether they will travel there. Not Oli Broom, however, who leaves London next month on a 25,000km journey by … Read more
Levi Leipheimer, the Astana rider who abandoned this year’s Tour de France with a fractured wrist while lying fourth in the general classification, has confirmed that he will be joining Lance Armstrong’s new RadioShack team for the 2010 season.RadioShack, which will be managed by Johan Bruyneel with Dirk Demol as directeur sportif, will be Leipheimer’s … Read more
The route for the 2012 Olympic cycling road race could be changed after organisers yesterday confirmed they had received a request from the International Cycling Union (UCI) to alter the course to take in more London landmarks.The UCI wants to move the bulk of the race outside the capital altogether after the example set by … Read more
Let’s play a word association game: electric bike, penny farthing, folder, carbon fibre, Porsche… hard to build a mental image from that lot, but one day… that list will immediately make you think “Yike Bike”. Maybe.What we have here is a folding electric bike that weighs less than 10Kg with a range of about 10Km … Read more
The route for the Mayor of London’s Skyride, on Sunday, September 20, has been announced, formerly known as Sky Sports London Freewheel, has been announced today, alongside maps of a new, longer 15km route that takes in some of London’s most iconic sights.The route takes riders past landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral … Read more
Cervelo aren’t a company to rest on their laurels, but nor are they one to meddle with proven performers for the sake of it. The 2010 line-up of Cervelo bikes bears a striking resemblance to 2009’s range – there are no major changes for this year, though of course you’ll get a natty new paint … Read more
The first of two Tour of Britain amateur rides to promote The Prostate Cancer Charity takes place this Sunday, meaning that cycling fans don’t just have to watch the Tour of Britain – they can ride it, too.Two stages of the 2009 route have been selected to give cyclists the opportunity for the first time … Read more
From Eurobike 2009, I can safely say that fixed gear bikes are no longer a trend. That doesn’t mean that you won’t find fashionable hipsters swanning about town on them, but what it looks like, at least from Eurobike 2009, is that they are here to stay in their newly established strains. Yes, fixed and … Read more
An exhibition exploring contemporary urban cycling culture in London and Copenhagen was unveiled yesterday at City Hall as part of London’s summer of cycling. The exhibition Dreams on Wheels is organised by the GLA and the Danish embassy in London, and is designed to share knowledge between the two cities where cycling is celebrated, and … Read more
