UK Anti-Doping confirmed this morning that the suspension of cyclist Dan Staite, reported on road.cc last week, resulted from information provided by “an outside source.”The national anti-doping agency said in a statement that after corroborating the allegations and conducting its own research, it decided to specifically target the rider, which led to a urine sample … Read more
Five cyclists from Carlisle’s Border City Wheelers Cycling Club were injured on Saturday afternoon when a car swerved into them while they were taking part in a regular club run. All five were taken to hospital to have their injuries treated, and three of them have since been released.According to BBC News, the incident took … Read more
The pile of unratified records in the Guinness World Record in tray is one taller this morning after Vin Cox completed the latest circumnavigation by bike at the weekend. Cox, who left Greenwich on 7 February, was welcomed back to the Meridian on Sunday 1 August after 176 days on the road. He was raising … Read more
Media attention at the weekend may have focused on Great Britain’s track and field stars and their impressive medal haul in the European Championships in Barcelona, but in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, cyclist Shanaze Reade – who herself started her sporting career in athletics – confirmed her return from injury by winning back the BMX World … Read more
Mavic’s top-level computer provides you with heart rate and altitude data as well as your speed and distance measurements, and downloading all the information to your PC could hardly be easier.There are four USB computers in Mavic’s range (along with two others that aren’t PC-compatible). The basic Wintech USB (£69.99) measures speed and distance; the … Read more
Next year’s Giro d’Italia will help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification with an itinerary that starts in Turin and ends three weeks later in Milan.The 94th edition of the race starts on Saturday 7 May with a 22km team time trial from the former royal residence of Venaria Reale, one of Europe’s largest … Read more
China’s cycling authority has confirmed that Li Fuyu, Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack teammate and China’s first professional cyclist, has failed a doping test.The 31-year-old rider was provisionally suspended by the UCI in April after Clenbuterol was found in his ‘A’ sample following an in-competition test during the Dwars Door Vlaanderen in Belgium the previous month. Now … Read more
According to the Daily Mail, Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford wants to sign Mark Cavendish to Team Sky.The Mail quotes Brailsford, “Who wouldn’t want Cav? He’s one of the biggest names in the sport, if not the biggest. He has an X Factor few have. He speaks his mind and he has huge lows and … Read more
The launch of the Barclay’s Cycle Hire scheme wasn’t quite as smooth as early reports suggested, with Transport for London announcing it will not be charging cyclists who used the scheme on its first day following some technical problems.The BBC reports that TfL said it had waived Friday’s charges after a few riders had problems … Read more
To keep going on a long bike ride you need carbohydrate. When you’re start going over three or four hours, you need a bit of protein too. This is because – to put it in the simplest terms – it helps the carbo work better. Protein is also important after a race or long ride … Read more
