Alberto Contador, who barring any unforeseen last-day drama will step on to the Champs-Elysées podium to be acclaimed Tour de France overall winner for the third time this afternoon said that it was “a huge relief” to have seen off the challenge of Team Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck in yesterday’s 52km individual time trial from … Read more
Technical trouble hit the opening of the Barclay’s Cycle Hire scheme registration period on Friday, with some people unable to enter their credit card details to sign up.As we reported last week, only registered users of the scheme will be able to hire bikes for the first month when it opens next Friday (30 July). … Read more
When the Agisko box arrived I delved in expecting the usual pile of gel sachets. No… what we had here was something different. I don’t know why I was taken aback by gel in a bottle but I was, and I had my reservations as I set out on an Agisko fueled 70 miler on … Read more
Fabian Cancellara, the World and Olympic Champion, set the day’s fastest time to win Stage 20 individual time trial from Bordeaux to Pauillau this afternoon, but all eyes were on the last pair of riders on the road, his Saxo Bank team leader Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador of Astana as they fought out an … Read more
Two South African cyclists have chosen an innovative – if risky – way of raising funds to publish a book about everyday cyclists in South Africa.Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler have been travelling around their country with bikes and a camera, taking photographs of as many of their fellow cyclists as they can and interviewing … Read more
Electron are launching a new commuter light that we reckon is going to clean up this autumn and winter.The Terra has an output of 120 lumens which is enough not only to get you noticed in town but also to light the way on unlit roads and cyclepaths when you’re going at a fair old … Read more
This is a no-frills set of glasses, aimed at commuters and tourists, but absolutely fine for racers and sportive-riders, and anyone else not fixated on big-name brands. There are three one-piece lenses – tinted for sunny days, orangey-yellow for dark and overcast days, and clear for eye protection any time of year (especially handy in … Read more
Later today, on 52 kilometres of road between Bordeaux and Pauillac, the winner of the 97th Tour de France will be decided, and while pretty much everyone expects overall leader and defending champion Alberto Contador to extend his eight-second advantage over Andy Schleck, the two protagonists in what has been a fascinating battle both insist … Read more
Mark Cavendish almost didn’t start today’s Stage 18 of the Tour de France, in which he won his fourth sprint victory of this year’s race, the HTC-Columbia rider revealing that he was battling illness as the race made its way through the Pyrenees.The Manx Missile’s latest win confirms his return to peak form despite a … Read more
The British women’s volleyball team set off on a 270-mile bike ride from Sheffield to London tomorrow to raise money to finance their Olympic preparations.The 18 players – some of whom haven’t touched a bike for years – will take four days to reach London, arriving two years to the day before the opening ceremony … Read more
