British Cycling has announced the 50 cycling heroes who will be the first inductees to its Hall of Fame, set up to celebrate the governing body’s 50th anniversary.The list was whittled down from 300 names submitted by members of the public by a selection panel chaired by British Cycling President Brian Cookson and also comprising … Read more
With the omnium last week confirmed as part of the futiure Olympic track cycling programme, it’s clear that we’re going to hear a lot more about the event, often described as cycling’s answer to the decathlon, in the run-up to London 2012.Derided last week by Geraint Thomas, the second fastest man ever at the 4km … Read more
A popular priest from Norwich who also served as leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Norwich City Council has died in his sleep after cycling to the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.Canon Hereward Cooke, aged 70, had cycled to the summit with 25 other campaigners in a ride organised by the charity, … Read more
Next year’s Vuelta a España seeks to celebrate the race’s 75th birthday in style, getting underway with what promises to be a spectacular night-time team time trial in Seville on Saturday 28th August that starts outside the La Maestranza Bullring and takes in some of the city’s principal sights on its 16.5km route.And with last … Read more
We first saw the Urban Cargo at Eurobike 2008 and we’ve wanted to try one out ever since. Now we have and it turns out to be a very comfortable and capable town machine with some nice touches. It’s not all good news though: the expensive spec didn’t really enthrall us and the cargo system … Read more
A Canadian man described as “the world’s biggest bike thief” who acted as a fence for stolen bicycles which he then sold through his bike shop has been sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment, roughly equivalent to one day for every three of the 3,000-odd bikes police managed to recover during their investigation into his activities.According … Read more
It’s been a while since we’ve featured Outlier, the New York City-based bikewear brand that promises “tailored performance clothing for cycling in the city,” so we thought we’d bring you up to speed with some of their latest products.First up is the new Pivot Sleeve Shirt, a classic men’s shirt perfect for the office but … Read more
We like this, Charge may be best known in the road world as the purveyors of bikes for fixie hipsters, but they also do other interesting stuff too – like the Lazy Susan, a bike aimed at women who want some stylish yet practical transport around town. Charge Bikes_Lazy Susan from Charge Bikes on Vimeo.Their latest … Read more
We had our first look at the Hope PRO3 RS-SP5.0 wheels at the Cycle Show back in October, and we liked what we saw: Hope have invested a lot of capital to create a state-of-the-art wheelbuilding facility at their Barnoldswick factory and the focus is on a quality build with reliable, serviceable parts. We didn’t … Read more
Bike riders tearing through red lights, wearing dark clothing or riding at night without lights are to blame for less than 7% of accidents that result in a cyclist being seriously injured, according to research commissioned by the Department for Transport.The study, carried out by the Transport Research Laboratory – which has also published a … Read more
