Those of you who don’t like ‘plucky British loser‘ stories might want to avert your eyes for the next few minutes before coming back to the website.I have been reading through the lines, scrutinising the press copy and cocking a close ear to the interviews and I have come to the conclusion that the 2010 … Read more
Andy Schleck had promised that he would attack race leader Alberto Contador on the Col du Tourmalet today, and was true to his word as the 2010 Tour de France came down to a gripping one-on-one battle between the pair on the mist-shrouded slopes of one of the Tour’s most famous mountains. The Team Saxo … Read more
Olympic champion and adventurer James Cracknell is in hospital with a head fracture after being knocked off his bike in the US.The BBC reports that a spokeswoman for Cracknell said: “He is conscious and his condition is stable. Doctors have said he is making very good progress.”The 37-year-old, who is in Arizona filming for the … Read more
Today’s the sorting out day on the Tour: it looks like Andy needs to take a wedge of time from Alberto if he wants to be wearing yellow on the Champs-Elysèes. By 5pm we’ll have a good idea of whether that Maillot Jaune is heading North or South from Paris, but while we ponder that … Read more
A group of cyclists are now three weeks into The Great Tour, a 6,600 kilometre cycling challenge around the coastline of Britain.The Great Tour set off from Seaton on 3 July, and will eventually return to the Devon town on 4 September, nine weeks later. There are between ten and 13 core riders doing most … Read more
Shimano are updating their road shoes range for 2011 with several new models – although the changes are tweaks and updates to existing shoes rather than wholesale, start-from-scratch redesigns. These are the key developments…At the top of the tree, the lightweight R310 race shoe becomes the R315 and gains a new upper material in the … Read more
Johan Bruyneel tweeted this pic this morning.”Someone brought this to the hotel yesterday and wanted a refund… “He’d better sort one out too. You don’t want your eBay seller rating in tatters now, do you Johan?😀
A town councillor from the Cotswolds has argued that kids cycling on pavements should be taught better cycling etiquette by the police.The Cotswold Journal reports that Councillor Lane-Burford is concerned about cyclists who ride up to pedestrians and do not ring their bell.She said it should be one of the police’s duties to make child … Read more
This stuff is great – our favourite product in the ZipVit range. What you’re getting with the ZV3 recovery drink is an excellent blend of carbohydrate and protein, along with various vitamins and minerals, to improve your recovery after training and maintain your immune system.A 70g serving provides you with 20g of protein – mostly … Read more
Portsmouth cycle campaigners have failed in their attempt to change city councillors’ minds about postponing a cycle scheme in Southsea, despite the death last weekend of a cyclist where the proposed new cycle route could go.Friends of the cyclist who died, 55 year-old Judith Hitchings, had also asked Portsmouth City Council members to change their … Read more
