Today the full list of teams invited to compete in this year’s Halford’s Tour Series is announced, among them is Kuota – road.cc. Ten teams will battle it out in town and city centres across the country during May and June.The teams invited to race the 2010 Halfords Tour Series are: · Team Corley Cycles· CyclePremier.com … Read more
London is to get another bike show, the says what it is London Bike Show, and it promises to be a whopper. The new show is slated to take place from 13-16 January 2011 at the ExCel exhibitions centre alongside the Outdoors Show and the London International Boat Show as part of what is being … Read more
A pedal-powered submarine formulated at the University of Bath is to feature on a Channel 5 programme tonight (Monday).The Gadget Show is to feature the handiwork of BURST (Bath Uni Racing Submarine Team) who, over a two year period, have designed, built, funded and raced pedal-powered subs.Why, might you ask? Well, Bath is the only … Read more
Efforts made by the Norwich Cycling Campaign to improve the lot of cyclists in the area are highlighted in a new exhibition starting this week.The display is being hosted at the Gallery@Ethika shop based in Timberhill and runs until Saturday.Included are details of the national Fill That Hole website, www.fillthathole.org.uk which aims to make councils … Read more
Historically, I’ve always ridden on high-tech, gel-filled, cut-out, super light saddles. Saddles that promise much, but often deliver little but discomfort. There are websites offering ‘saddle trials’ for those who, like me, suffer frustration in the process of finding a comfortable women’s saddle. I’ve most often taken the trial and error approach, to the point … Read more
Lance Armstrong took part in Africa’s biggest bike race – and finished ninth after helping a mate to a podium finish.During the Pick n Pay Cape Argus Cycle Tour in South Africa, Armstrong set up a sprint for fellow RadioShack rider Daryl Impey after an attack. Impey finished third, buffeted slightly by a strong headwind.South … Read more
Blasting a series of ten one-minute sprints on an exercise bike three times a week has the same benefits as ten hours of distance cycling, say scientists.Researchers at McMaster University in Canada say high-intensity exercise at 95 per cent of your maximum heart rate is an efficient way of avoiding heart disease, obesity and stroke.The … Read more
The newly-formed Kuota-Road.CC Team has had its first win of the season with a textbook race in Derbyshire.A windswept Darley Moor was the scene for an elite circuit event in which team-mates Dan Davies and Jon Mozley cruised home to finish first and second.Mozley and Davies, along with ex Cervelo Pro Dan Fleeman, now riding for … Read more
Another month another cold…this week’s is my third of 2010 and although it’s no monster it’s been enough to stop me doing any kind of meaningful training since Monday. So it feels like another week’s been lost in the drive to build up that all-important base fitness.It’s so hard to resist pushing it when these … Read more
Alberto Contador has won Paris-Nice in a storming finale that bodes well for his chances in the Tour de France.The reigning Tour champion powered up the final climb on the Col d’Eze and fought off late attacks from Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) and Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) to claim a top 10 finish, ensuring he … Read more
