Cwm Rhaedr in Dyfed’s Towy Valley has been confirmed as the venue for the 2010 Singlespeed UK Championships (SSUK), which take place from 13-15 August. The purpose-built trail, close to the town of Llandovery and the Brecon Beacons National Park, features a 4km descent.Organisers, who had to overcome a number of obstacles including a change … Read more
A row has broken out in South Wales regarding delays on cycle routes to a bridge linking Penarth and Cardiff Bay which are likely to see its opening, planned to coincide with National Bike Week in June, put back and which may result in some of the proposed cycle paths leading to it being scrapped … Read more
Chinese rider Li Fuyu of Lance Armstrong’s Team RadioShack has been provisionally suspended by world cycling’s governing body, the UCI, after it was revealed that he had tested positive for the anabolic agent Clenbuterol during the Dwars Door Vlaanderen race on 23 March.Under UCI rules, the Chinese Cycling Federation must now convene to decide whether … Read more
The Finchdean bib tights from Wiggle are aimed squarely at winter riders, and will keep you warm through those chilly days in autumn and spring too, making them ideal for commuting, training and early season sportives.I’ve got thin blood, so in the depths of winter I wear big fat windproof mountain-bike tights, even when I’m … Read more
One strictly for the traditional sit-up-and-beg and cruiser set, this is a classic wicker basket that will set off your Pashley Princess perfectly.Woven from high quality wicker, in a traditional style, this is a surprisingly lightweight (1032g) basket, given its ample size (48cm long x 32cm wide x 23cm deep). It hooks easily over the … Read more
Neville Chanin, president of Evesham Wheelers Cycling Club and a tireless campaigner for bicycle-related issues, has died while returning from a cycling trip in Europe.The club’s social secretary, Adrian Main, told the Evesham Journal that Mr Chanin, who was in his mid-70s, passed away at a bed and breakfast in Winchester, Hampshire on Saturday, and … Read more
The icy winter is a distant memory and we’re looking forward to a long, hot summer of sportives on sticky tarmac. Hope springs eternal, eh? Whatever else happens though it is going to be sunny tomorrow. And we’re off to recce the Mountain Mayhem Sportive sponsored by Verenti. And you’re all welcome too.Okay, it’s short … Read more
It’s been a while in coming but PRO’s handlebar and stem designed in conjunction with Mark Cavendish are finally making a dash for the line and, according to Shimano, should be in the shops from the first week of June catchily branded up as the Vibe Sprint Mark Cavendish Star Series.We first saw both the … Read more
While much of the UK has been enjoying warm spring sunshine for the past week or so, one reminder of this year’s particularly harsh winter remains in the form of potholes, presenting a potentially fatal hazard to cyclists, highlighted by the recent death of army officer Jonathan Allen when he was struck by a lorry … Read more
Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell and Lewis Hamilton all won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and it’s every petrolhead’s dream to do a few laps there in a Porsche or Ferrari – but on the forthcoming Mayday Bank Holiday weekend, the Northamptonshire venue is calling on cyclists to come and ride their bikes … Read more
