A cement lorry driver who pleaded guilty to the charge of causing the death of a London cyclist by careless driving is to stand trial for the more serious offence of causing death by dangerous driving after prosecutors refused to accept his plea due to their believe that he had been drinking and was using … Read more
Getting enough protein is vital if you want the maximum benefit from your training, and that’s where a concentrated source like this Recovery Bar comes in handy. Each 45g bar contains a useful 14g of protein – mostly milk protein – along with 17.1g of carbs and 5.2g of fat. You also get a decent … Read more
Cadel Evans of BMC Racing proved stronger than Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov and Lampre-Farnese Vini’s Damiano Cunego this afternoon in the run-in to the finish line in Montalcino of Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia on a day when a heavy downpour caused chaotic conditions on the road in scenes more reminiscent of a Flanders Classic … Read more
Jenson Button may be famous for his Grand Prix exploits – he is the reigning Formula 1 World Champion, after all – but the British driver, who also competes in triathlons in the elite category, is no slouch on his bike either.Cycling forms an integral part of the 30-year-old’s training regime to ensure he keeps … Read more
At a whisker under £25 the Buffo isn’t the most expensive U lock out there and in this case it’s very much a case of you get what you pay for: resistance to attack is decent rather than exceptional and it’s an acceptable deterrent for your town hack, but I can’t help thinking you’d be … Read more
I went five days without cycling this week. FIVE! This seems like an outrageous luxury of inactivity given that the big ride is now just 44 days away. But I think I needed the break after a really demanding wet, cold and windy 114 miler last Saturday (yes 114 miles – another double century missed … Read more
The Smithfield Nocturne returns for the fourth year on Saturday 19th June and has developed a partnership with the London Festival of Architecture in 2010.The festival, which launches on the same day as the Nocturne, has always had a strong link with cycling due to its popular guided bike tours and its green credentials.“We are … Read more
Team Kuota-road.cc visited Chester yesterday to promote the upcoming Halfords Tour Series. Chester will host Round 9 on June 21st when things should be boiling up nicely ahead of the series finale in Woking.Team managers Cherie Pridham and Eddie White along with riders Dan Davies, Jon Mozley, Jeroen ‘JJ’ Janssen, Matt Bailey and Jefte de … Read more
Our attention was drawn to the excellent London Fixed-gear & Single-speed forum where one of the posters George has been bigging up his dad who makes traditional hand made, block printed wallpaper.There are many different designs on the website of Matthew Meadows but, of course, the one we like is called ‘Bicycle Chain’ a three-colour … Read more
Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto) attacked his long-standing breakaway companion Rubens Bertogliati (Androni Giocattoli) towards the top of the last climb of today’s 6th stage of the Giro d’Italia with 11km still to go and time-trialled in for the predominantly downhill finish. Bertogliati came in 2nd on his own just over a minute later but with … Read more
