France’s anti-doping authority, l’Agence Française de lutte contre le dopage (AFLD), has revealed that an international arrest warrant has been issued for the American cyclist Floyd Landis after he failed failing to appear before a judge to explain how he came by certain information used in his defence as he tried to clear his name … Read more
You’ll have seen the distinctive shape of the Whisper Plus on the heads of riders from Euskaltel Euskadi and Cervelo Test Team, amongst others, with more than one podium appearance.The Whisper Plus doesn’t just grace the heads of such august names as a marketing freebie though. Its design has been finely tuned over the last … Read more
Council bosses in York are in talks with transport consultants involved in the implementation of London’s Congestion Charge about implementing a similar scheme in the historic city.The news follows calls by cycling campaigners in the city, reported by road.cc at the weekend, for the council to charge motorists to avoid York’s streets becoming gridlocked.According to … Read more
Looking for a fuss-free budget bike for getting around the city? The Urban Soul from KHS could be it – at £299.99 you’ll have to go a long way to find a machine as good for the price.The Soul comes equipped with a Double Butted CrMo top and down tube frame, single-speed freewheel on its … Read more
Riccardo Riccò, the former Saunier Duval-Prodir rider who is due to return to the sport with Ceramica Flaminia next month after serving a 20-month suspension following his positive test for CERA during the 2008 Tour de France, has publicly dumped his partner and mother of his child, cyclocross rider Vania Rossi, after she failed a … Read more
Mark Jamieson, a member of Australia’s World Championship winning team pursuit squad in Bordeaux in 2006, has admitted four counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and one charge of sexual assault.The 25-year-old from Tasmania, who was also a member of the Australian team at the Beijing Olympics, appeared before the South Australian District … Read more
A pensioner from Surrey has been revealed as Britain’s most enduring female cyclist after riding more than 600,000 miles – that’s equivalent to going round the globe around 24 times – over the past five decades.Former hospital worker Sue Swetman, from Epsom, took up cycling at the age of 13, admits she is “not very … Read more
A rear cycle light that senses approaching traffic and illuminates both the rider and the road has been nominated for a major international award.Australian design student James Morton has come up with the ‘Firefly’, a piece of kit that uses a passive infra-red sensor to detect vehicles coming from the rear. The closer the vehicle … Read more
Not so long ago, the Los Angeles Police Department would’ve smirked at suggestions that they spend their time finding bike thieves, but as crime on the whole is dropping in LA, cycle theft has gone up by 29 per cent. And it’s become such a problem that vigilante groups have been set up to protect precious … Read more
Scottish stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill, whose eye-watering tricks on YouTube made him globally famous, is up for a prestigious award, joining the likes of Lance Armstrong and Jenson Button.The 24-year-old street-rider has been nominated for the Action Sportsperson of the Year Category in the Laureus World Sports Awards. The award ceremony is on March 10 … Read more
