Cyclists in Lancashire are being invited to ride the new Way of the Roses for the first time this weekend.The 180-mile path, from Morecambe to Bridlington, is due to open in September. But this Saturday (10 July), cyclists will have the opportunity to ride the first 35 miles of the route from Morecambe to Settle.The … Read more
Four days into the Tour de France and Team Saxo Bank’s Fabian Cancellara has ridden three different bikes to help him secure the race lead, including a special yellow version of his Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL3 to celebrate his yellow jersey status.Spartacus rode to victory in Saturday’s prologue aboard a Specialized Shiv time trial bike. … Read more
Rapha’s Women’s Classic Jersey is part of the company’s new three item capsule collection for women, and you get a free gift a pair of colour coordinated matching armwarmers. this should really make it a four part collection.The jersey is smart, with Rapha’s signature looks, and some subtle use of contrasting colours without being garish … Read more
What a difference 24 hours – not to mention 13.2 kilometres of cobbles – can make to a bike race. Following the controversy of Monday’s stage as the peloton protested what many riders saw as dangerous conditions in the Ardennes, yesterday saw drama, crashes and some immense performances as the Tour de France came to … Read more
I left you at the top of Helmsdale with me crowing in a triumphant and doubtless rather vulgar way about my unprecedented fitness levels. A man of my age should have known it’s unwise to crow.Just around the corner from Helmsdale is its evil twin, Berriedale, a shorter but sharper ascent that some might say … Read more
London is adopting three new safety initiatives to cut down on the number of collisions between cyclists and lorries.The new measures have been welcomed by the London Cycling Campaign – but with some reservations.The first cycle safety (‘Trixi’) mirror to be trialled in a UK city has been installed on a traffic signal at a … Read more
Thor Hushovd overcame the disappointment of seeing the points for yesterday’s stage of the Tour de France neutralised by outsprinting a select group of riders to win Stage 3 from Wanze to Arenberg Porte de Hainaut this afternoon. That leading group included Fabian Cancellara, who moved back into the yellow jersey after overall leader Sylvain … Read more
Our last day was also our longest – some kind of sick joke there on the part of the organisers. We had 157 miles to cover, with another very long post-lunch blast of 80 miles.I’m not sure what we were expecting really. By this stage we’d all gone through various pain barriers, come out the … Read more
UK roads could be safer for cyclists if proposed new powers to crack down on dangerous trucks and coaches are adopted.The new proposals, set out by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond last week, would give the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) more authority to tackle vehicles they suspect of being overloaded or breaking operating or … Read more
The debate over whether it’s safe to allow young children to cycle to school unsupervised continues to gather steam.The case of the Schonrock kids – aged eight and five – has appeared all over the media following the news that their school, Alleyn’s Junior School in Dulwich, south London, was considering reporting their parents to … Read more
