David Millar, currently third in the general classification in the Tour de France, could become the ambassador for an audacious bid to bring the Grand Départ of the Tour de France to Scotland.Paul Bush, Chief Operating Officer of Event Scotland, who was invited by Tour organisers ASO to attend Saturday’s Prologue in Rotterdam, considers hosting … Read more
A London couple who let their children cycle to school by themselves have been warned they could be reported to social services unless they supervise the journey.An article in today’s Daily Mail highlights the case of Oliver and Gillian Schonrock, who let their five year-old son and eight year-old daughter cycle the one-mile trip to … Read more
…………………………………. Put it on your head!Flo K
As Mark Cavendish crossed the line in Brussels yesterday at the end of Stage 1 of the Tour de France in an uncharacteristic 178th place, his mood will hardly have been helped by the jeers he received from what appeared to be a group of Team Sky “fans,” dressed in replica kit, who had perhaps … Read more
Trek are making a new superlight version of their top-level 6 Series Madone for 2011 – the Madone 6 Series SSL drops 100g to bring the weight down to an incredibly feathery 815g (in a 56cm model with the lightest finish).They’ve managed this by taking 50g off the actual frame, another 30g in lighter paintwork, … Read more
Alessandro Petacchi of Lampre-Farnese Vini outsprinted Mark Renshaw of HTC-Columbia and Thor Hushovd of Cervelo TestTeam to take the win as a series of crashes inside the closing couple of kilometres wreaked chaos on Stage 1 of the Tour de France in Brussels this afternoon.The first of those chutes, which took place on the right … Read more
Kristian House of Rapha-Condor-Sharp beat off ProTour riders including Garmin-Transitions star Cameron Meyer to win the second edition of the Edinburgh Nocturne on Edinburgh’s Grassmarket last night.Scottish National Champion Evan Oliphant, of Endura Racing, finished third after spending much of the race, on a testing course including cobbled sections, out front on his own, before … Read more
Juice Lubes’ Dirt Juice is a very powerful degreaser and bike cleaner and the twin pack is pretty good value as well. You’ll need to be a bit careful with it in its concentrated form but it does a super job of removing even the thickest grub from chains and mechs.The twin pack gets you … Read more
Fabian Cancellara paraphrased Louis XIV yesterday as laughed off speculation that his recent victories in the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix had been achieved with the help of mechanical assistance, declaring “Le moteur, c’est moi!” – “The motor is me!” – after powering his way to the yellow jersey in the Tour de France Prologue … Read more
Fabian Cancellara of Team Saxo Bank showed his worth as World and Olympic Time Trial Champion in the Tour de France Prologue in Rotterdam today, winning by ten seconds from HTC-Columbia’s Tony Martin. In doing so, the Swiss rider missed out by just half a second on being the only man to negotiate the 8.9km … Read more
