Mark Cavendish escaped with cuts and bruises and some serious road rash but apparently no broken bones yesterday at the Tour of Switzerland when the HTC-Columbia rider found himself at the centre of a massive crash as he headed for the line, with his pride likely to be hurting as much as anything else after … Read more
A helmet for those who don’t like traditional lids, the natty head protectors from Danish company Yakkay are all based around a straightforward crash helmet with a range of funky covers to choose from to make them look, well, less helmet like.The Tokyo takes the form of a Trilby-esque hat, which simply pops on over … Read more
With just three rounds left in the Halfords Tour Series, things couldn’t be tighter at the top of the team standings, with Rapha-Condor-Sharp and Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta level on points, the former taking the lead by virtue of having won four rounds to two of the seven races to date.The fourth of those wins for the … Read more
We always like to test stuff well to see if it’s fit for purpose here at road.cc, so the first thing we’ll often do is nip over to the maker’s website to see what they say it’s meant to do. And GT make some pretty grandiose claims of this carbon mid-ranger. “If you are a … Read more
Paralympian Sarah Storey finished the toughest day yet of the inaugural Deloitte Ride Across Britain having spent most of the day on her own – but still managed an average of 20mph over the hilly 130-mile route.Day three of the nine-day challenge took the 600 riders from Fort William to East Kilbride, taking in Glen … Read more
The London Cycling Campaign is advertising for a new chief executive, with the deadline for applications falling on Monday 21 June – right in the middle of Bike Week.The current chief executive Koy Thomson will be leaving the organisation on 23 July to become chief executive of the charity Children in Crisis.Koy will be a … Read more
Holy moly, Reynolds’ new super-light RZR wheels – they’re claiming the world’s lightest – are fast! Really fast. Like, so fast it’s mental! And for the kind of money that would get you a pro-level complete bike, so they should be we’d have to say.Okay, so assuming you can afford them – which, we’ll admit, … Read more
The CTC project for young people, Bike Club, has partnered with the National Trust at Stowe Gardens near Buckingham to open up a new off-road bike trail on Father’s Day this coming weekend.This stunning new route will take you around the historical National Trust property where you can enjoy views over the surrounding lakes and valleys.You can stop off … Read more
Days of sleep deprivation are taking their toll on the RAAM riders as the men’s race moves into its 6th day and the women mark a whole week on the road. With time off the bike kept to a minimum it’s natural for the riders to suffer, and one of the things that they suffer … Read more
Yesterday’s decision by Vuelta organisers, Unipublic, not to award one of six wildcard entries to Lance Armstrong’s Team Radioshack has brought a withering response from team boss Johan Bruyneel who, in a statement on his website, has vowed to work to change the way the sport is run.Under an agreement agreed between Unipublic, the UCI … Read more
