The Quick Step team today took their second stage of this year’s Giro d’Italia, with Jérôme Pineau outsprinting his two breakaway companions Julien Fouchard (Cofidis) and Yukiya Arashiro (Bbox) with the pack breathing directly down their necks, seconds behind.Japanese Arashiro had been away since 15 km into the stage and was joined 10 km later … Read more
With the general election over and new ministers in place, including Philip Hammond the Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge as Transport Secretary, the Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC) has today pushed for the points it set out in its Vote Bike Manifesto to be implemented by the new Government.Prior to the election, thousands of members … Read more
Suits are out and Lycra is in as some of London’s leading companies line-up for the Canary Wharf Grand Prix cycling race on 25 May.Canary Wharf-based Barclays Capital, Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG), Citi, Clifford Chance, Coutts & Co, Credit Suisse, FSA, HSBC, KPMG, State Street and Thomson Reuters will be among the diverse corporate … Read more
Now in its second year, the Midland Monster this coming Sunday 16th May is “the only truly Midland based sportive” according to its organiser Graham Temple.Starting and finishing at the picturesque Rosliston Forestry Centre near Burton-on-Trent, Graham Temple from Wheels in Wheels, who also organises the popular Forest of Dean Spring Classic and five other … Read more
There could well be an angry farmer out there with an escaped bull because someone has made a bicycle from one of his gates.
Cyclists are being encouraged to take their bicycles for a free ‘bike MOT’ at the Dust Off Your Bike events around Cambridge. Held on Saturday 15 May in Barnwell and Saturday 19 June in Arbury, everyone is welcome to go along for free basic bike repairs and learn about bike maintenance. There will also be … Read more
Cycling has grown by 14 per cent in London since Boris Johnson became Mayor, but as we reported yesterday Boris wants more people on bikes and today he unveiled his plans for just how he is going to do that over the coming year. The Mayor intends spending £116m on cycling in the capital in … Read more
Based on the famous Amsterdam scheme in the late 1960s to release white bicycles onto the streets for public sharing, a Glasgow art group has launched 50 free white-painted bikes and immediately lost 30 of them.The White Bike Plan was supposed to be a highlight of the Glasgow International Art Festival, making a statement about … Read more
Stronglight’s ST 55 is one of those components that does exactly what is says on the tin, sure it’s the workhorse of the range but a great choice for moderately geared town hacks and budget fixer/singlespeed conversions so long as you’re the lighter side of 80 kilos. Non detachable rings, old fashioned square tapers and … Read more
Vincenzo Nibali gave home fans cause for celebration when the Giro d’Italia resumed on Italian roads this afternoon, taking the race leader’s maglia rosa from Astana’s Alexandre Vinokourov after a storming performance from Liquigas-Doimo in a 33 kilometre Team Time Trial from Savilgiano to Cuneo.Nibali was only called up to his team’s squad for the … Read more
