Chris Hoy can normally be depended on to win a Keirin race and tonight’s World Championship bout was no exception, with the Scot putting in an awesome display to win on the track where a Keirin crash cost him almost a season of competitive riding, and snag Team GB’s first rainbow jersey. After the disappointment … Read more
Drop everything and head west!* Tommorow night sees the opening of a two week long celebration of the bicycle. “A Beautiful Machine” runs from the 26th of March to 9th of April above the Howies store in Bristol and features over 50 artists from around the world, 15 incredible speakers (including us, so make that … Read more
Medal-winning wheelchair racer Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson attended a meeting of London Disability Cycling Forum to hear first-hand what it takes to encourage disabled people to cycle.Dame Tanni, who enters the House of Lords this month, was keen to hear what the provision was for disabled cycling, and whether funding was adequate.She said:”There are of course … Read more
A clear message about York’s cycling status has been fixed to signs on approach roads to the city.Cycling City York branding, complete with the message ‘Respect On Our Roads’, has been added to the city’s ‘Welcome to York’ signs.As well as trumpeting York’s Cycling City initiative, the signs are also designed to remind drivers to … Read more
Shutt Velo Rapide have launched a new range of clothing aimed at all cyclists with clothes for women and younger riders, too and they’ve also launched a shiny new website to show it all off. Yesterday Simon Warren and Peter Bragg from Shutt popped along to road.cc to show us both.The new range builds on … Read more
If you’ve ever been to the west of Ireland, chances are that you’ve visited Co Clare’s Cliffs of Moher, 702ft at their highest and with a drop straight into the Atlantic Ocean.Nice to look at, sure, but not somewhere you’d necessarily pick to cycle along, even if you had a spare few metres between you … Read more
Entries for a cycle ride from Liverpool to Chester and back are now being taken.The aptly-named Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool Bike Ride takes place on Sunday, July 18 and starts at Old Haymarket, close to the Birkenhead Tunnel.This year, there are four rides; a challenge ride of 54 miles (Liverpool – Chester – Liverpool), a community ride of … Read more
Coming from a small factory in Columbus, Ohio is this handmade, woollen cycling cap designed to decorate your head whilst keeping it warm at the same time. They are used to cold winters in Columbus and this winter bonnet has a slightly different cut to your normal cycling cap, covering a bit more of your … Read more
Camden borough council is to install the Cyclehoop, a device which converts a lamp-post into a secure bike stand, following successful trials.The steel hoops, designed by Anthony Lau, will start appearing around the borough (tomorrow) after trials proved them popular with the public.As reported previously on road.cc, Cyclehoops have already been installed in the London boroughs of … Read more
A popular road race in Hounslow is under threat as its organiser prepares to retire.Jeff Marshall has organised more than half of all the editions of the Peter Young Memorial Road Race which has been going since 1971.But unless someone comes forward to take over the running of the event, which is taking place this … Read more
