Turns out there’s no tiffin on Wednesdays. Either that or we forgot. Anyhows, a day late we’ve managed to fire up the randomiser and feed in the burgeoning thread of comments from would-be bar-chompers, and asked it to spit out a single name.It has, and that name is: davelodwig!Congratulations Dave, send us your details and … Read more
Tell a citizen you’re going to ride 60 miles, and they look at you, mouth agape, as if you have just indicated a desire to to push yourself beyond the limits of human endurance. Tell them you’ve just ridden 140 miles in one sitting, and it barely registers as an interruption to their discussions on … Read more
Lance Armstrong will ride the spring classics Team RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel today told the Spanish magazine Biciciclismo. Last year he rode in Milan San Remo, but this time out said Bruyneel his schedule will include the Tour of Flanders, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Amstel Gold.The RadioShack team leader will kick things off at the Tour of … Read more
A young boy whose cycle fundraising efforts for Haiti has now passed the £175k mark cycled through the most famous address in the country.Seven year old Charlie Simpson pedalled his bike around the corridors of Number 10 Downing Street during a private visit.Gordon Brown was away in Northern Ireland, so the PM’s wife Sarah gave … Read more
You can’t move for interesting bits and bobs at your trade shows, and CORE Bike is no exception. There was plenty of stuff we’d seen before but also some shiny new things, so sit back and let us tell you all about them. From seatposts to sprockets and racks to reads, there was something for … Read more
Online bike shop Wiggle and UK Cycling Events have teamed up to launch a series of road sportives and mountain biking events.The Super Series will take place throughout 2010, encouraging riders of all ages and abilities to join in. There will be 10 road and four MTB events, with two or three different distances on … Read more
You have finally died. You came into my life almost ten years ago and the first thing you did was save it. Within reach of the summit of Mont Ventoux on the infamous 2000 Etape, and the day had just flipped from melting sunshine to pelting hail in an instant and I scrabbled you … Read more
A tongue-in-cheek showing of a classic 1948 film will accompany the unveiling of new bike racks outside a York cinema.The City Screen in Coney Street is to show Vittorio De Sica’s ‘The Bicycle Thieves’ on Tuesday February 2 at 6.15pm.Cyclists attending the film will be able to use the 20 spaces installed by Cycling City … Read more
Work has finished on the steel structure of the London 2012 Velodrome, the first venue likely to be completed in the Olympic Park.When work started in March 2009 the Velodrome was one of the last venues off the block, but is now on track for completion in early 2011.As our pictures show, the steelwork sections … Read more
An important part of a cycle route that will eventually link Weston-super-Mare with Dorset and Devon has been approved.Plans for a cycle path between Brean and Weston have been given the go-ahead by Sedgemoor District Council, to be used as part of a national cycle network.The new Wessex Cycle Route will eventually link Weston with … Read more
