Peter Sagan of Liquigas, a former World Junior Mountain Bike Champion, confirmed his growing stature as an exciting young talent on the road by taking victory in Stage 3 at Aurillac in Paris-Nice today.The 20-year-old Slovak rider’s win puts him second in the general classification, six seconds behind the Team Saxo Bank rider Jens Voigt, … Read more
Brief update today… tyre purchased so just have to do the maintenance on the Bianchi tonight before squeezing three bikes into the car.Straight from work tomorrow will be picking up the other riders and to Portsmouth for the night ferry.From Le Harve on Friday morning it will be a 12 hour drive to the appartment … Read more
The blue wristbands and headset spacers produced by Bike Pure, the organisation committed to paving the way for a drugs-free future of cycle sport, are an increasingly familiar sight among the pro ranks, and now there’s another way you can show your support for the cause with the launch of the new Bike Pure team … Read more
A new bridge that helps complete the Deeside Way cycling and walking route in Aberdeen has been opened, improving safety for the 500 walkers and 200 cyclists who use the path each day.Until now, users have had to go down a steep slope to cross West Cults Road then climb an incline on the other … Read more
Yesterday morning, as Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced his new Cycle Safety Accident Plan, news broke that a 21-year-old male cyclist had been killed after being hit by an HGV at the junction of Weston Street and Snowfields in Southwark. A 30-year-old man was arrested and has been bailed while police carry out their … Read more
Internet giant Google will today formally unveil its long-awaited bike route feature on Google Maps covering 150 cities in the United States, including San Francisco, New York and Portland, Oregon at the Annual Bike Summit in Washington, DC.The launch is accompanied by a video that shows just how easy it is to plot a route … Read more
Tesco, the UK’s biggest retailer, has set its sights on the bicycle sector, opening a ‘Bike Shop’ concept at a number of its stores, according to the trade website, BikeBiz.Rumours that the supermarket giant had been considering such a move had been circulating for some time, and a Tesco spokesman has confirmed that it has … Read more
A comfortable saddle has got to be any cyclist’s Holy Grail. Buying a new saddle is almost always like Russian Roulette and the aftermath can be nearly as unpleasant. Over the years, my posterior has been weighed, measured and found lacking, all in the name of getting a saddle that fits and will keep me … Read more
Work has finally started on the Two Tunnels project in Bath, which will provide a four-mile cycling and walking route between the city and Midford using the route of a disused railway line.The £1.9 million project has been championed by sustainable transport charity Sustrans and local campaigners the Two Tunnels group, who are delighted that … Read more
French cycling fans got to celebrate a home win in Limoges this afternoon as William Bonnet of BBox Bouygues Telecom caught Liquigas rider Peter Sagan on the line to win Stage 2 of Paris-Nice. Luis-Leon Sanchez of Liquigas, last year’s overall winner, came third.With the peloton strung out in a difficult approach to the finish … Read more
