A ‘party on the path’ is being held this weekend (January 30) to celebrate the opening of a cycle way in Dorset.Cyclists, residents and walkers will gather at Toller Porcorum Village Hall on Saturday to mark the opening of the Maiden Newton to Bridport Trailway.Local residents, walkers and cyclists in Dorset are gearing up to … Read more
Lance Armstrong has wriggled out of suggestions that this year will be his last in the saddle, and thinks it’s ‘possible’ he could win the 2010 Tour de France.Speaking at a press conference in Australia following the end of the Tour Down Under, the seven-times TdF winner appeared to sweep aside rumours that he’ll retire … Read more
A campaign for better cycling around Colchester that was started in response to a huge upturn in car ownership is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month.The Colchester Cycling Campaign (CCC) was set up by Will Bramhill – with his friend Hugh Ward – to make sure that his children enjoyed cycling as much as he’d … Read more
We haven’t even finished January and the first ProTour race of the season is already done. The big teams got the chance for an early try out of their new bikes and equipment and to run the rule over some of their riders too all in the warm sunshine of a South Australian summer.As ever … Read more
Just a week after Boris Johnson pledged to make London safer for cyclists, the sister of a woman crushed by a truck has hit out at the mayor over the ‘needless slaughter’ on the capital’s roads.Kate Cairns was speaking following the inquest into the death of her 30-year-old sister Eilidh, a TV producer who died … Read more
We had a long old schlep up to Harrogate last week to have a look round the 2010 products that distributor Zyro will be bringing in. It was definitely worth the trip: as well as seeing a bunch of good-looking new stuff, they thoughtfully provided air hockey and table football based entertainment as well. Some of … Read more
Two years exactly since the death of Bradley Wiggins’s father Gary, a former Australian champion cyclist, the family are still hoping to bring those believed to be responsible to justice.The 55-year-old alcoholic was found beaten to death in a street in the town of Aberdeen, New South Wales. He died from haemorrhaging caused by a … Read more
Cycle sport’s top teams are already battling it out in the first ProTour race of the season so let’s take a look at what they will be riding this year. The 2010 season sees two big new teams on the block in the shape of RadioShack and Team Sky and the usual merry go round of … Read more
With four million cars on the road and a near-permanent smog, Beijing is a particularly unhealthy city to live in. But now, planners have reached into the past for a solution to the Chinese capital’s traffic problems – bicycles.Twenty years ago, four out of five Beijing residents used bicycles, riding along some of the best … Read more
Vintage cycling shoes are getting harder to find nowadays, so it is pleasing to see a new company turning out smart, Sunday best, footwear for you to slip into your toe clips. Quoc Phan is a young St. Martins fashion graduate who loves cycling and spotted a niche in the market for traditional cycling shoes … Read more
