The city of York is gearing up to host the inaugural York Cycling City Races event on Sunday 25 July, featuring a dozen races with competitors including everyone from local families to some of Britain’s leading pros on a route through the centre of the historic city.Organised by Cycling City York alongside British Cycling and … Read more
Look are best known for their market-leading clipless pedals but the French company also packs plenty more innovation into their range of carbon frames. The 585 Optimum is a frame and forks package that’s built for speed but also with a real focus on comfort. It’s got ‘sportive machine’ written all over it (no, don’t … Read more
Alberto Contador’s brother Fran, who also acts as the defending Tour de France champion’s agent, has revealed that the cyclist is likely to remain with Astana for the 2011 season, with just some minor details needing to be ironed out ahead of a new two or three year contract.Should the contract be signed, it would … Read more
A petrol station in San Francisco has become a focal point for protestors angry about cyclist safety and the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.The station, on Fell Street, is owned by Arco, a subsidiary of BP, but it also sells the cheapest petrol in the area so it’s usually busy – and … Read more
A German research firm has come up with a new kind of infrared camera that it claims can make driving at night safer.According to Fraunhofer IMS, thermal radiation sensors in the new camera can detect people and objects long before they become visible to the driver.The sensor, known as the Infrared Focal Plane Array (IRFPA), … Read more
Wandering around backstage as it were at the Tour de France you get to see all sorts of technical exotica big jockey wheels, and a whole lot of Zipp wheels, including these beauties the new Zipp 404 Carbon Clincher launched a few weeks back with much media hoo hah. What’s so special about them? Well … Read more
Mark Cavendish praised his HTC-Columbia team-mates for helping him open his 2010 Tour de France account with his 11th career stage win in Montargis this afternoon, saying that they did a “perfect job” in delivering him to the line, despite his opinion that he had let them down when he finished 12th in Reims yesterday.The … Read more
Tomorrow (Friday 9 July) sees the latest in a series of free guided cycle rides in Luton. Starting at Luton town hall each Friday lunchtime, everybody is welcome to attend these guided rides to build confidence though cycling in a supportive and social environment.Cycle Fridays, organised by Sustrans Active Travel and Luton Borough Council, last up to … Read more
Mark Cavendish finally got the win he wanted in Stage 5 of the Tour de France in Montargis this afternoon, delight clearly showing on the HTC-Columbia rider’s face as he crossed the line ahead of Milram’s Gerald Ciolek and Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen following a closely fought bunch sprint in Montargis.The Manxman, whose victory … Read more
Tour inspired tech from London cycling outfit, Condor who have got together with Mavic, of wheel, shoe fame and Tour de France neutral support car fame to produce the wonderfully spangly Condor Baracchi for Mavic frame.What we have here is an early incarnation of the 2011 Condor Baracchi, Condor’s carbon sportive bike, decked out in … Read more
