As the RAAM enters its second week for the men and the teams find themselves well over half way the hurt is really setting in. No surprise that some riders have found the going too much, sadly we have to report that veteran Paul Carpenter, the only UK soloist, is a DNF, abandoning at Time … Read more
In what sounds like a scene from a Buster Keaton film, a runaway tram in Prague was pursued through the Czech capital’s streets by its driver on a bicycle as he tried to stop it before it reached the city centre.The tram, which had no passengers on board, started its driverless journey at a depot … Read more
Evening all, I am sorry to report that despite a few glimpses on ITV4 this evening, the Road.cc t-shirt (in shocking pink) wasn’t that visible on our nations TV screens. My apologies to Dave and Tony. Last years blog regarding Peterborough cyclings big night out focused on the support event local amateurs including myself were part … Read more
John Lelangue current directeur sportif of the BMC Racing Team has been interviewed by the French Cycling Federation (FFC) over allegations made by Floyd Landis about doping by members of the Phonak cycling team in 2006 when Lelangue was directeur sportif.While much has inevitably been made of Landis’ allegations about Lance Armstrong and other members … Read more
The weekend’s coming! Okay it’s only Wednesday but we’re excited because we’re off to the Malvern hills to have fun on our bikes at the (deep breath) Original Source Mountain Mayhem Sportive sponsored by Verenti bikes. And it’s going to be all warm and sunny and everything!*The sportive shares an event village with Mountain Mayhem, … Read more
A cyclist from Hertfordshire is set to receive a seven-figure sum in damages after winning a court case against a utility company and its contractors after he was hit by a lorry as he negotiated a pedestrian corridor through roadworks that failed to meet the minimum width required by law.The accident, which happened in September … Read more
Paralympic cyclist Sarah Storey has completed the fourth day of the Deloitte Ride Across Britain, describing the last two stages as “epic” and resorting to copious quantities of Coca-Cola to help get through as the race headed out of the land of Irn-Bru and into England.At whatever level cycling is of course in part about … Read more
Cyclists in Cambridge are celebrating after the County Council’s cabinet last night voted to adopt a controversial scheme that will see 1.7-metre wide cycle lanes installed along Gilbert Road and the enforcement of a 24-hour ban on parking along the cycle lanes and the neighbouring grass verges.Adoption of the scheme follows an often heated campaign … Read more
The weather threw a bit of everything at Sunday’s Tour of Pembrokeshire but still failed to take the shine off this hidden gem of a sportive set in deepest west Wales. Over 500 riders had signed up for the third edition of the small but perfectly formulated event and most were in place for a … Read more
Well, Tiffin has been taken and the random number generator set to work, and the name that popped out of the virtual hat is… monkeymagicstu! Looks like that monkey magic really worked then! Stu had already said that he was going to the race, well now he and a friend are going to enjoy it … Read more
