As former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once famously said, “a week is a long time in politics.” That’s nothing, however, compared to the Machiavellian machinations of the sport of professional cycling.Just days after two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador confirmed he intended to honour his contract with Team Astana into 2010, his future … Read more
I was riding with a friend on Sunday who had a completely waterproof holder for wallets and valuables and believe me it was needed.Check it out, these were designed for water sports.Flo K
Tonight on my ride home i stopped a young lad riding without lights and he proceeded to abuse me!I guess you have to be careful who you confront these days, even if you have a fast get away option and good motives.If he got hit by car, heaven forbid, we all lose. I even offered him … Read more
The first tandem we’ve got our hands on to test here at road.cc is a real beauty – a Santos Double Travel touring machine hand-built just across the channel and shipped over to blighty fully equipped for some serious long distance riding. Santos offer 24 colour options on all their frames as standard, so if … Read more
The iconic Italian racing marque Colnago is set to feature in some of the UK’s top domestic bike races in 2010, with the news that it has become official bike supplier to the Yeovil-based Pendragon Sports / Le Col / Colnago professional cycling team.The team, which raced in 2009 under the Pendragon Kalas name, plans … Read more
While to some, earning a living through riding your bike may seem like heaven, for bike couriers there are obvious downsides, such as dealing with irate taxi drivers and white van men, dodging careless pedestrians, and consigning packages to unsmiling security guards, not to mention the ever-present risk of serious injury or worse while going … Read more
Green Oil’s sweet smelling chain cleaner is made from a blend of natural, citrus based ingredients and is every bit as effective as those derived from petrochemicals without damaging the environment or bank balances into the bargain. Diluted with 900ml of fresh water, it also produces a litre of the firm’s bike wash. Better still, … Read more
Round 7 of the Scottish Cyclocross Series returned to one of the finest ‘cross venues in Scotland, Caird Park at Dundee last Sunday. And this year, promoting club Discovery Junior CC upped the ante with a new course centred on the outdoor velodrome.Riders were treated to a full circuit of the velodrome each lap, before swinging off … Read more
The whole situation surrounding Bradley Wiggins is turning into high farce and the main loser will end up being the Garmin/Slipstream rider. Any energy he is spending on this proposed transfer to Team Sky (even if it is mental) is going to be detrimental next July.I have looked back at many of sports protracted transfer … Read more
Johan Bruyneel, manager of Team RadioShack, has announced the final list of 25 riders who will ride alongside team leader and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong in the squad’s debut season next year. Some 16 different nationalities are represented in the roster.The birth of Team Radioshack was announced by Armstrong during this year’s … Read more
