Mark Cavendish has notched up his second win of 2010 in Stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie, and the Manx Missile, never one to shy away from controversy, set tongues wagging with a two-fingered victory salute as he crossed the line.It seems that the V-sign was aimed at critics who have taken the HTC-Columbia … Read more
Two Sussex firms enjoy their bike riding so much they’ve formed a strategic alliance to….erm…ride their bikes, write about it quite a bit and wear some really cool kit. But not to start a team. Their slogan, however, is ‘Come Out To Play.’ Remember Jo Burt blogged about the Brighton clothing company Morvélo a couple … Read more
2009 Vuelta winner Alejandro Valverde’s achievements on the bike, the latest being a third-place podium finish behind Alexander Vinokourov in last Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne- Liège – continue to be overshadowed by the Caisse d’Epargne rider’s alleged links to doping.This week finds the Caisse d’Epargne rider the potential recipient of two bits of very bad news for … Read more
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is urging cyclists to ‘claim their lane’, in ‘How to be a better cyclist’, a practical guide to cycling, launched in London yesterday.Last month, we reported that the IAM were advocating a more assertive stance from cyclists and yesterday they made that a bit more formal with the launch … Read more
With more than a third of the 250 or so votes cast, Team Sky gets the nod from road.cc readers as their favourite cycling team – apart from Kuota-road.cc, of course which we assume you’re all supporting anyway.That suggests that many of you will be glued to the TV or computer screen as the British … Read more
A bus driver in Birmingham filmed by a passenger reading a book at the wheel while using his elbows to steer the vehicle has been handed some new reading material in the shape of a P45 after being sacked by his employers, National Express West Midlands.Last week, we reported that the driver had been so … Read more
A cyclist was knocked down and killed by an angry motorist after he accidentally clipped the driver’s wing mirror, a murder trial at the Crown Court in Warwick heard yesterday.Sean Fitzgerald allegedly used his car to chase Paul Webb for 300 yards before mounting a pavement and ramming into his mountain bike in a revenge … Read more
This time next week, the early birds among us will already have visited the polling station to place an ‘X’ in the box of choice on the ballot paper. While cycling hasn’t exactly been at the top of the agenda during the campaign, it’s worth looking at what the three major parties (in terms of … Read more
Opinion was divided among testers on the taste of this energy bar. It’s got a lemon tang but it’s also very sweet; too sweet for some, just right for others – taste is a matter of taste, after all. Soft and quick to chew, It’s certainly easy to eat on the go, even when you’re … Read more
A school in Neath Port Talbot, South Wales, has become the first in the principality to be granted a School Mark Award from Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity. Bryn Primary School has been awarded the accolade after getting more pupils to use pedal power to get to school.Earlier today, Jane Davidson, Welsh Assembly Minister for … Read more
