Selle Italia’s Turbomatic Gel Flow Team Edition maintains the basic original shape of the original Turbo but incorporates pretty much every conceivable technological refinement to satisfy the most discerning and demanding of pro, elite and amateur cycling bottoms.It could be argued with some conviction that I am missing the point, but at this end of … Read more
Lance Armstrong this evening admitted that a disastrous Stage 8 of the Tour de France in which he suffered two crashes and was held up behind a third meant that his dream of winning the race for an unprecedented eighth time was over after finishing nearly 12 minutes behind his chief rivals for the general … Read more
Andy Schleck of Team Saxo Bank launched a sensational late attack to send a clear message to defending champion Alberto Contador that he has a fight on his hand to win his third Tour de France in four years on Stage 8 in Morzine-Avoriaz, this afternoon, with Cadel Evans moving into the yellow jersey.Meanwhile, Lance … Read more
With less than three weeks to go before the Barclay’s Cycle Hire scheme starts in London, a Mayfair man has asked the High Court to prevent one of the planned docking stations from being sited near his home.According to the BBC, Noel Carroll, 63, said Westminster Council failed to consider the environmental impact of the … Read more
There’s plenty to be said in favour of a combination lock: you don’t need to carry a key and it’s a neat solution for popping into town. It still has a job to do though, that of keeping your bike safe from nefarious types, and that’s where the Abus Tresor falls down: it simply isn’t … Read more
Just 11 weeks ago, Sylvain Chavanel fractured his skull during Liège-Bastogne- Liège, but tonight the Quick Step rider is celebrating pulling on the Tour de France race leader’s maillot jaune for the second time in a week after a fine solo win at Station de Rousses in the Jura Mountains this afternoon.Chavanel, who also won … Read more
Transport for London is removing around a third of the guard railings on red routes in an effort to reduce street clutter and improve the urban realm, according to the London Cycling Campaign. TfL is removing the rails because they can block escape routes for cyclists threatened by motor vehicles, and are also believed to … Read more
More than 2,500 children have written letters to the Prime Minister, to ask the Government to make it easier for them to walk and cycle to school safely. The children – aged between seven and 11 – put forward ideas that included increasing the number of cycle paths, improving crossings and introducing car free zones … Read more
The main general classification riders marked each other closely in Stage 7 of the Tour de France this afternoon as Sylvain Chavanel of Quick Step overhauled team-mate Jerome Pineau on the day’s final climb, the Category 2 Cote de Lamoura, to win in Station des Rouses in the Jura Mountains. In doing so, Chavanel moved … Read more
The energy in Zipvit’s ZV1 is provided by a combination of Maldex 6 (a form of maltodextrin), which is absorbed as quickly as glucose, and sucrose (plain old table sugar).It provides you with nearly 32g of carbs and 129 calories of energy per 35g serving – you mix two scoops with 250ml of water, give … Read more
