Sportive promotor UK Cycling Events has announced a new series of rides starting this autumn sponsored by italian road bike manufacturer, Wilier. The rides start in October with the Wilier New Forest Sportive.According to Cycling Events the New Forest sportive will be the first in a comprehensive program of rides planned for this year and … Read more
Liverpool city centre will get new cycle routes and improved cycling facilities in a bid to encourage more people to consider travelling by bike, thanks to a £640,000 investment from the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).The Liverpool Cycling Strategy project, led by Liverpool City Council, aims to overcome existing barriers preventing people journeying by … Read more
Anyone looking for a serious test of cycling stamina need look no further than the David Duffield Severn Bridge Sportive on Sunday, September 13. The event starts and finishes at Castle Combe motor racing circuit and offers the choice of three routes. You can enter on-line and entries are now open and the event will … Read more
Kona have released details of the 2010 range and there are some interesting looking road bikes in the mix. Standout items are two new steel street singlespeed/fixed bikes plus a new cyclo-cross machine, also a singlespeed, and a new hub-geared flat bar road bike plus a very interesting new town bike.The other big news is … Read more
Cycling fans in Ireland may be gearing up for this year’s Tour of Ireland – but it’s not the only event for road race fanatics to enjoy in the country. Ireland’s premier international women’s road race, the Ras na mBan, takes place from Friday, September 11-Sunday, September 13.The four stage event will be a Festival … Read more
Morning all,I hope a happy weekend of riding was enjoyed by you all. Having more or less given up on the British Cycling website and their destruction of Everydaycycling (more on that to come later in the week) I am finding Mapmyride.com very useful for logging miels and inspiring me to get some training in.The … Read more
An estimated 11,000 people joined Olympic silver-medallist cyclist Ross Edgar for the Mayor of London’s Skyride in Hounslow yesterday.Riders enjoyed traffic-free streets, the green spaces of Osterley Park and Syon House and a range of entertainment at the event, organised by the Mayor of London in partnership with Sky, and Edgar was impressed with the … Read more
This is the flagship pedal from Italian brand Miche, and an impressive design it is too. Our pair hit the scales at 266g – 342g including the cleats – which is lightweight although not quite super-light. You do, though, get a very large platform to spread the load and keep pressure to a minimum.The body … Read more
Hey,just fitted some flat pedals and a short stumpy stem to my fixed / flip flop Kona Paddy Wagon in true urban fixed style.What great fun, the short stem has really made the steering twitchy, which is a blast in traffic. I am loving the freedom this bike has given me over the weekend, just … Read more
Danilo Di Luca’s B Sample test for the EPO derivative CERA was yesterday confirmed as positive by the Italian Cycling Federation. The results of the tests will now be passed to the Italian Olympic Committee, CONI who will begin disciplinary proceedings against the rider.Di Luca has said that if banned, which given the weight of … Read more
