A doctor from Oxfordshire has had to put his dreams of spending the next five years cycling the world on hold after developing a knee problem that requires surgery less than four months into his journey, and has hitchhiked from Turkey back to Britain for an operation.In January, Dr Steve Fabes left London to begin … Read more
Yesterday, we reported on Essex Police’s Operation Velo initiative that has put Bobbies back on their bikes in Southend – and the cycling cops have wasted no time in sniffing out crime and feeling some collars.On Sunday evening, PC Paul Sheldrake and PCSO Luke Gamman, both members of the Operation Velo team, were patrolling the … Read more
This weekend’s Etape Caledonia will not face protests about the closure of roads along its route, instead the Anti Close Road Events (ACRE) pressure group opposing the event will put its energies into organising its own cycling events from 2012.The Etape Caledonia is the UK’s only closed road event and takes place in the Perthshire … Read more
The 196 riders left in this year’s Giro d’Italia – despite the multiple crashes of the opening three days of the race, only two have abandoned to date – will this morning wake up in Italy, presumably a little later than usual, for what many view as a badly-timed rest day before racing resumes with … Read more
This drop barred version of Kona’s classic Dew is a great, if hefty, do-anything bike built around Avid’s brilliant BB7 brakes.At road.cc we usually review bikes that distributors send us. I’ve been after a Dew Drop to cast an eye over for some time now but as I’m the impatient type I took advantage of … Read more
It didn’t get any better today for Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins and even Maglia Rosa wearer Cadel Evans went into the crash barriers at the same pile-up 7 Km from the finish that put paid to Sky’s chain gang. But Britain’s David Millar is up to 3rd on GC and 20-year-old Adam Blythe, a first-time … Read more
The business consultancy Deloitte is to examine the relationship between Team Sky and Great Britain’s Olympic squad and report their findings by the end of the summer.UK Sport is investing over £26m into British Cycling’s elite programme ahead of the 2012 London Games. And British Cycling is keen to avoid conflicts of interest, with team … Read more
Andy Bliss, Essex’s Deputy Chief Constable, has launched Operation Velo, using two-wheel patrols instead of cars after officers on bicycles made more than 100 arrests in a pilot scheme last year.Speaking from Meadows Park in Chelmsford where the initiative was launched, Deputy Chief Constable Andy Bliss, himself a keen cyclist, said, “Today has been fantastic, … Read more
The Halfords Tour Series organisers have put out a call this morning for volunteers to help at all the race venues coming up; that’s London’s Canary Wharf, Durham, Portsmouth, Exeter, Southport, Kettering, Peterborough, Stoke-on-Trent, Chester and Woking.You can see the full programme and dates in our previous story here. The first 50 people to sign … Read more
Altura might not have the heritage or the racer-chic desirability of some Euro brands but – and here’s the important bit – most of their stuff works incredibly well. In fact, we can’t think of any Altura clothing that we’ve tried that hasn’t been there or thereabouts in terms of function.The newly redesigned Night Vision … Read more
