Local business-owners in the Lancashire village of Barley, on the route of last weekend’s National Road Race Championships in Pendle, claim that they have suffered financial loss after much lower than expected crowds turned out to watch the event.The women’s race, won by Cervélo TestTeam’s Emma Pooley, began at 8.30am but the men’s event, where … Read more
More than half of Britain’s ten most persistently dangerous roads are in and around the Peak District National Park, according to a new report compiled by EuroRAP and the Road Safety Foundation, with the A537, well known to cyclists as the Cat & Fiddle, once again topping the list.The Road Safety Foundation says that the … Read more
Heard of Milltag? Us neither. Until today, that is, when Ed from the aforementioned cycle clothing company dropped us a line to tell us about their debut jersey inspired by Wiggo’s performance in last year’s Tour de France.It’s fair to say that Milltag* are a little different in their approach to cycle clothing. “Our jerseys … Read more
Police in Essex have asked the public to keep an eye out for a cyclist suffering from dementia who has gone missing.Michael Lewis, aged 79, was last seen yesterday afternoon at 2pm when he left his home in Chelmsford to go on a bike ride, reports the Daily Gazette.It is not the first time the … Read more
Well, it’s Friday afternoon, Tiffin has been taken, and we’ve managed to tear our eyes away from Holland vs Brazil, Murray vs Nadal and of course the Tour de France build-up to set the random number generator to work, and we’ve found two lucky winners for Mark Webber’s Ride to the Horns Schwag.So without much … Read more
We’re a sucker for a good-looking bike here at road.cc. And while there are plenty of bikes that divide opinion looks-wise, we don’t think this is going to be one of them. It’s the new 2011 Wilier Gran Turismo – ain’t she a beauty?The name reflects the Italian tradition of luxury long distance sports cars … Read more
I must warn you: this blog entry could be gibberish from start to finish. I’m shattered, the cold has turned nasty and I can hardly string a sentence together. So I’m going to keep it short and sweet. Today’s numbers: 137 miles at 15.2mph average, 6000 feet climbed. We started in Kendal and finished in … Read more
These lightweight C-Max wheels from Sonic offer very good value for money. Okay, £700 is hardly cheap, but you get a lot of performance for your cash here. Sonic are a new brand to these shores, having just got a UK importer in the shape of Roche Sports, the people behind Sabbath bikes. The C-Max … Read more
Durham Constabulary’s top police officer is set to tackle The Beast, a 50-mile mass participation ride around County Durham, which takes place in September 12 months after the cancellation of what had been scheduled to be the inaugural edition of the event due to problems securing insurance.Last year’s event was called off at a late … Read more
In what appears to have become established as an annual ritual in the run-up to the Tour de France – last year it was the announcement of HTC as sponsor, the previous year Columbia Sportswear – High Road Sports, owner of the HTC-Columbia team, has announced another new sponsor ahead of cycling’s biggest race, internet messaging … Read more
