Olympic team sprint champion Jamie Staff plans to open a cycling academy once he retires to help provide inspiration to young riders and would-be cyclists in Kent. The facility could be in place by Autumn 2011, although the 39-year-old cyclist insists he has no plans to retire just yet.According to the newspaper Kent on Sunday, … Read more
Bicycle manufacturer Pashley has come to the rescue of one of its customers who had her bicycle stolen and replaced it free of charge.But before any other owners of bikes by the iconic British brand who have been left bereft by the theft of their pride and joy start beating a path to the door … Read more
A 19-year-old German cyclist killed by a lorry in New Zealand last week had blogged only days before her death about the danger posed by speeding drivers on the country’s roads posed only days before her death.Mia Pusch, from Fulda, north-east of Frankfurt, died last Tuesday after being struck by a lorry on State Highway … Read more
Los Angeles doctor Christopher Thompson has been sentenced to five years in jail after deliberately braking in front of a pair of cyclists on Mandeville Canyon Road, a winding five-mile residential street popular with local cyclists. The Los Angeles Times reported that Thompson offered a tearful apology to the injured rider and urged a peaceful resolution to conflicts … Read more
The global online cycling community appears to have taken matters into its own hands after Facebook rejected calls to remove an anti-cyclist group that had attracted more than 33,000 fans on the social network.Called There’s a perfectly good bike path right next to the road you stupid cyclist, the group – which seems to have … Read more
Genetic’s Syngenic pedals might well be faithful copies of Look’s justly popular ARC design but nice detailing and great build quality distinguishes them from a sea of clones. True, some may baulk at the relatively steep (20mm) axle to sole measurement and the KEO type just pip them to the post when it comes to … Read more
It may be another fortnight before the new ProTour season starts with the Tour Down Under, but Team Saxo Bank’s 2010 has got off to the worst possible start with the news that the Danish Bank is terminating its sponsorship of Bjarne Riis’s outfit at the end of this year, 12 months earlier than originally … Read more
The brains behind an eccentric pedal car race in Bournemouth has been asked by Boris Johnson to sort out London’s cycle networks.Cliff Polton, who for many years was the race director of the British Pedal Car Grand Prix, has been asked by London’s mayor to help devise a five-year plan for the Cycle Superhighway.According to … Read more
A Manchester MP campaigning to send bus drivers on cycle training courses claims local bus companies are refusing to do so – because of the dangers on the road.John Leech, Lib Dem member for Manchester Withington, says that his request to First Bus to send their drivers on the proficiency courses “so that they can … Read more
The national championships might have fallen foul of the weather this weekend, but Cyclocross racers are a hardy bunch and have turned out in force over the last few days.Nearly 200 racers turned out on a glorious midwinter day to race in Todmorden’s Centre Vale Park. They ranged in age from five to over-50 and … Read more
