A BBC Radio 4 programme today looked at the efforts going into securing the first British winner of the Tour de France.Writer and broadcaster Jim White spoke to Dave Brailsford and other members of TeamSky as they prepared for this year’s Giro D’Italia about the challenge of getting Bradley Wiggins onto that podium on 25 … Read more
Thousands of cyclists shed their Lycra yesterday (13 June) to take part in Naked Bike Ride events all over the world.Globally more than 10,000 people take part in rides, designed to celebrate nakedness, draw attention to cyclists’ vulnerability and protest against oil dependency.An estimated 3,000 riders were expected to join the main UK rides yesterday … Read more
Another impossibly light unit from KCNC, this flat bar weighs in at a barely believable 119g. The Bone is constructed from T-7451 Scandium alloy, is 600mm wide and comes in standard and oversized clamp diameters.I had the standard unit which meant digging around in the bottom of the parts drawer for a stem that would … Read more
Rapha Condor Sharp’s Chris Newton powered to victory in yesterday’s (Sunday 13 June) Beaumont Trophy.Sigma Sport-Specialized CT’s Simon Richardson took second place while Motorpoint Marshalls Pasta rider Peter Williams took third place in the race, which took in some of Northumberland’s most beautiful countryside.The Beaumont Trophy, which dates back to the 1950s, rounded off the … Read more
Alejandro Valverde, can forget about any chance of his two year ban being reduced by cycle sport’s governing body the UCI if weekend reports are to be believed. It had been suggested in some quarters that were Valverde to finally admit his guilt and offer to co-operate with the governing body he could expect the … Read more
Team Sky’s Edvald Boasson Hagen pulled off a fine solo win in the final stage of the Criterium de Dauphiné this afternoon, which covered 148km from Avellard les Bains to Sallanches, finishing with five laps of a circuit that included a testing Category 3 climb halfway round.The Norwegian attacked on the last of those climbs … Read more
Just two weeks to go before my end-to-end adventure begins and although it feels incredibly foolhardy to say so, I think I’m pretty much ready to go.My Enigma came back from the shop this week following its pre-TRAT service. It looks beautiful, hums along almost inaudibly on its newly rebuilt rear hub, and feels taut … Read more
The inaugural Deloitte Ride Across Britain charity ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End is underway, led by Olympic gold medallist Jamie Cracknell, who dreamt up the ride as a way to raise more than £1 million for ParalympicsGB.Among the 600 riders who set off on their 1000-mile adventure yesterday (13 June) was paralympian and national … Read more
Excellent shorts – these are really comfortable and very well made. Yes, the Castelli Free Aero bibs are expensive, but there’s a whole lot of performance engineered in here.You get three different kinds of fabric in the lower section – a durable Lycra-esque material through the seat area, extra-stretchy ribbed sides, and slightly more breathable … Read more
A CTC ‘Cyclists’ Special’ will depart York Station on the Saturday of the York Cycle Show (19 June), at around 10am. Twenty pre-booked places will be available on the train, which will go to Thirsk and Northallerton. Riders will then cycle back to York under their own steam (a suggested route is available). York is … Read more
