Lance Armstrong’s long-time directeur sportif and team manager Johan Bruyneel has admitted that the former Discovery Channel team, named after the TV channel that took over sponsorship from US Postal Service in 2004, did sell bicycles provided by sponsor Trek after the television network ended its backing of the team in 2007.Bruyneel’s comments come a … Read more
Everyone wants a free tee, whether it’s to wear with pride or to get their chain looking just so. So no surprise that we’ve had a flood of entries asking after the nine we pilfered from IceBike*. Tiffin was a bit of a no-show today and we had to make do with a digestive biscuit, … Read more
We got our first chance to look around the new range of Genesis road bikes at IceBike* on Tuesday, and a jolly nice looking set of machines they are too. The backbone of the range is the same but there’s a couple of new models in there too, and one which starts a whole new … Read more
100 years ago today the Tour de France headed into the high mountains of the Pyrenees for the very first time and this film follows four riders, including road.cc’s very own Mat Brett, as they attempt to tackle the original Pyrenean stage – a 326km (204-mile) epic from Luchon to Bayonne taking in over 6,000m of climbing.The … Read more
Next week sees the publication of Robert Penn’s new book It’s All About the Bike and an accompanying BBC4 documentary.The author decided to build himself the ultimate bike after a lifetime’s love affair with cycling and sets off around the world in search of the perfect components.His search turns into a global exploration of cycling … Read more
Purveyors of fine cycling threads Rapha have launched a limited edition jersey to commemorate the centenary of the Tour de France’s first visit to the Col du Tourmalet – the highest pass in the Pyrenees and perhaps the most famous climb of them all. The jersey is made from a merino-rich fabric and features a … Read more
It had to happen… Thanks to Vecchiojo for not having anything better to do all day and spotting this
Yesterday we spent the day at IceBike* looking at the 2011 ranges from Genesis and Ridgeback and some new stuff from Giro, some of which we couldn’t photograph and can’t really tell you about**. We also made it our business to blag as many free tees as we could, and we made it out of … Read more
Business Secretary Vince Cable scored no PR points yesterday when his chauffeur parked on one of the Barclay’s Cycle Superhighway routes.The Evening Standard published a photo of the ministerial car parked on a double yellow line outside South Bank University.Cyclist Charlie Holland said to the paper, “I trust his driver will be disciplined.”The article prompts … Read more
A new exhibition at the Rapha Cycle Club in London traces cycle racing back through the last century with 12 road bikes ranging from early 20th Century fixed-wheel racers to the latest carbon superbikes.There is a racing bike for every decade of the last 100 years, allowing the enthusiast to see how bike technology has … Read more
