In a week in which the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the ban of one rider, Alejandro Valverde, from racing in Italy, Riccardo Riccò is preparing to return to the sport after serving out his own suspension.The former Saunier-Duval-Scott rider, who tested positive for EPO variant CERA during the 2008 Tour de France, in … Read more
A Conservative MP has claimed that the Department for Transport (DfT) has “buried” research that he says proves that wearing cycle helmets would save the life of up to one in seven cyclists involved in a fatal accident.Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough, has called on the DfT to publicise the research which it commissioned last … Read more
Here’s the latest in Charge’s ongoing series of videos featuring their sponsored fixed gear riders. Fixed 4 features their American rider Tom La March on a flying visit to Britain and enjoying “a typical fixed day out”. Blimey he didn’t have get about… pinging around Southern England. It must have been a long day. So Tom … Read more
Straight out the box from Upgrade is this Kinesis Crosslight FiveT cyclo-cross bike. Looking rather dashing in new graphics the double-butted aluminium frame shows it’s race heritage by sporting weekend friendly features like a flattened top-tube underside for shouldering ease and mud-shy top-routed cabling and yet has twin bottle-mounts and rack/mudguard eyelets for weekday versatility. … Read more
Lance Armstrong has branded a US radio talkshow host who said live on air that motorists should run cyclists down a “complete f-ing idiot.” In a message on his Twitter page, the seven times Tour de France winner also called the remarks “Disgusting, ignorant” and “foolish.”The comments were made by ESPN 980 host Tony Kornheiser, … Read more
The Bionicon Urban is a fun, agile, energetic city bike that is also super-versatile. The rugged look, set off perfectly by a matt green paintjob and understated graphics will certainly draw a crowd.On the first ride to the office I had nice things shouted at me by drivers “nice bike mate” being the most common, … Read more
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), Britain’s largest road safety charity, is urging cyclists to make themselves more visible and “claim their lane” by moving out into the middle of the lane when passing parked cars or approaching junctions.Duncan Pickering, IAM Cycling Development Manager, said: “There has been some debate as to whether cyclists should … Read more
Apart from the stunning performance of Albert Timmer getting in a break in Paris-Nice the end of last week and weekends highlight was me bagging my first big climb since Kirkstone Pass in 1994.Els Angels is shortish at only 6 miles but it is steep and averages 8% for the final 4 miles easily.The piles … Read more
Work has started on a new £715,000 clubhouse at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit, which is due to be completed in May ahead of a National Youth Series meeting at the West London venue.Completion of the new building at the circuit in Minet Country Park, Hayes, which hosts some 300 cycling events a year plus sports including … Read more
With just a few months to go before the London Cycle Hire Scheme comes into operation, the man who designed Montreal’s Bixi scheme on which it is based has been talking about the success of that initiative.In an interview with the Guardian, Michel Dallaire said that he believes that the London scheme could achieve similar … Read more
