Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Transport for London (TfL) have announced a £1.3 million investment in new and existing Greenway schemes in the capital which they say will enable the city’s residents to make the most of cycling and walking in quiet, greener surroundings.The schemes fall under the Mayor’s Great Outdoors Programme, in which … Read more
Brooks, the traditional leather bicycle saddle maker based at Smethwick in the West Midlands hosted a picnic ride for an international group of journalists on Tuesday. Although there was indeed a (soggy) bike ride, a (gloriously sunny) picnic – mmm cake – and some tasty new leather products to announce, the main point was to … Read more
Average-speed cameras, which compare the time at which vehicles pass two separate points on a stretch of road to enable the average speed to be calculated to determine if drivers are breaking the speed limit, are now being deployed in the Greater Manchester suburbs.Typically used on motorways and major trunk roads, the Manchester Evening News … Read more
As London gears up to host the Olympic Games in a little over two years’ time, a Belgian cyclist has been presented with the gold medal he won the last time the games were held in the city, 62 years ago.Eugene van Roosbroeck, aged 82, was a member of the three-man team representing Belgium in … Read more
UCI lawyers warned Floyd Landis weeks before he went public with his drugs allegations that he risked being sued for defamation, that’s the word from former UCI President Hein Verbruggen, one of those at the centre of Landis’s allegations about drug taking and suppressed test results. According to Verbruggen the UCI sent Landis what amounted … Read more
Titanium bike maker, Sabbath has announced that it is launching a small range of components which will feature as standard options on some build kits and be available to buy separately too. The range comprises three products and top of the tree is a titanium seat post that looks pretty competitive in terms of weight … Read more
Police in Wales are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist taking part in a time trial was hospitalised when a passenger in a car apparently leant out of the window and pushed him off his bike.The BBC reports that the victim, who comes from Northwich, Cheshire, was participating in a time trial on the A451 … Read more
Frenchman Alexandre Blain of Endura racing claimed Endura Racing’s first win of The Halfords Tour Series in Southport last night, getting off the front of a breakaway inside the closing lap for what turned out to be a comfortable victory.There was cause for celebration for Rapha-Condor-Sharp, too, who pipped Blain’s outfit to the team victory … Read more
Blackburn’s Atom 4.0 is not a bells ‘n’ whistles, all-singing and dancing computer for those who want to scrutinise every moment of their training runs, or indeed bore their riding companions, friends and family to tears. On the contrary, it’s a pared to the essentials, slimline unit with uncluttered display for racers needing a combination … Read more
Bianchi announced the launch of a second new road bike at their recent 2011 range launch to go alongside the new top end Oltre – it’s a carbon performance bike called the Sempre, and we’ve been to Italy to ride it.The Sempre fits into the B4P (Born For Performance) range and is designed to combine … Read more
