The first screenshots of the Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de France 2010 game have been revealed. ‘Beautiful and immersive’, say the developers.Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive say images testify to the great improvement added to the popular sports game series.”Benefiting from a new more beautiful and more powerful graphic engine,” says the blurb, “Pro Cycling Manager/Tour de … Read more
This weekend’s National Cyclo-Cross Championships, being held in Sutton Coldfield, is the latest victim of the snow.Organisers have ‘reluctantly’ decided to postpone the champions scheduled for Sutton Park after consultation with Birmingham City Council Safety Advisory Group.In a statement, the organisers said the decision had not been taken lightly.”It comes after extensive daily discussions with … Read more
One of the UK’s top cycling events, the National Elite Circuit Race Championships, is to welcome international riders this year for the first time.The event, held in Beverley, East Yorkshire, attracts around 1,000 entries and this year’s crop will include riders from 10 countries, including Poland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.Beverley will become the first town … Read more
An international lobby of cyclists – including UK riders – is urging an American judge to impose a tough jail sentence on a doctor convicted of a road rage assault.Dr Christopher Thompson, from Los Angeles, slammed on his brakes in front of two riders to “teach them a lesson” after he shouted at them to ride … Read more
With CNC machined alloy and carbon construction, and weighing a very competitive 180g, Dia Compe’s Gran Compe Zero is a competent and good looking alternative to Shimano’s Ultegra and Dura Ace mechs. It’s also compatible with, Shimano’s 10-spd Dura-Ace, Ultegra and 105 transmissions and it’s SRAM compatible too according to Dia Compe – though not … Read more
York is the latest UK city to hold a mass bike registration scheme in a bid to combat on-going cycle theft.Operation Spoke is being launched by the Guildhall Safer Neighbourhood Team, and officers hope the thousands of bike owners in York will register in the coming weeks.The system works by invisibly marking cycles with a … Read more
Anyone who’s ever fancied cycling across Cuba is being asked to take part in a ride to help a children’s charity.The Surrey-based Children’s Trust is attempting to raise more than £40,000 from the ride, which takes place in November this year.The 350-km Cycle Cuba Challenge will will start at the infamous Bay of Pigs, scene of … Read more
A lawyer and community council chairman has been cleared of sabotaging the Etape Caledonia race last year after charges against him were dropped by the Crown.Alexander Grosset, 62, was charged in connection with the scattering of thousands of tacks during the Perthshire event the road closure, which locals say last May.Several hundred cyclists had their tyres punctured … Read more
Rear lights save cyclists’ lives, so we’re told, but not quite in the way York commuter Sarah Archdale might have expected it.Mrs Archdale was cycling to work at 7am in the snow when she fell off her bike and was knocked unconscious. As she lay there, the blizzard quickly covered her body, and she was unable … Read more
It is freezing out there, anything poking out is likely to get frost bite and fall off. Fact. Luckily for me I’ve been testing this fifocycle Pegasus cycling hat.Usually in really cold weather my ears get particularly cold when I’m riding and glow bright red when I get back indoors and into the warm then … Read more
