Manchester Velodrome’s busy autumn programme continues this weekend with the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships taking place there from Friday through to Sunday.Team GB won 20 medals at last year’s Paralympic Games in Beijing, 17 of them gold, and some of the contry’s World and Paralympic champions will be competing at Manchester. Star names include … Read more
We first saw the Urban Cargo back at Eurobike in 2008 and we’ve wanted to have a go on one ever since. Described by Bionicon as “the classic Dutch roadster dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century”, it’s certainly got its own unique look and a few interesting bits and bobs to boot.The frame … Read more
Army medics in Birmingham have raised money for the Royal British Legion ahead of next weekend’s Remembrance Sunday with a charity bike ride around the city, their route marking out the shape of a poppy.The West Midlands city is home to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM), based at Selly Oak Hospital, which is … Read more
Rounds 4 and 5 of the Scottish Cyclocross Series headed to a very special venue indeed last weekend – Glenmore Lodge, Scotland’s National Outdoor Centre, located in the heart of the awe inspiring Cairngorms National Park. Reports on Saturday’s Round 4 appear below, with details of Sunday’s Round 5 to follow. The course, laid out by organising … Read more
Mud-splattered mountain bikes to a modern penny farthing will be trialled by children at a Surrey school to celebrate starting a nationwide project to enhance the school run. Hundreds of youngsters at The Beacon School in Banstead will try out the bikes and pedal power their own breakfast smoothies for the launch of Bike It … Read more
Entries are now open for the Northern Rock Cyclone Challenge, England’s biggest sportive ride, which takes place on Saturday 12 June 2010. The race starts from Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club’s ground at Kingston Park, and three itineraries are available, covering 33, 63 and 104 miles, respectively.The ride forms part of the Northern Rock Cyclone weekend, … Read more
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has officially opened an innovative diagonal crossing at London’s Oxford Circus that does away with features such as railings and other clutter to try and make busy streets safer for all road users. Meanwhile, Channel 4 News has reported that a similar ‘naked streets’ scheme in Kensington has helped accident … Read more
Rollapaluza ventured outside last weekend for what was claimed to be London’s first night-time cyclo cross event and they proved just as adept at pulling the crowds outdoors as in. Herne Hill was the venue and Halloween Cyclocross was the name of the game with over a thousand competitors and spectators sampling the unique atmosphere … Read more
Clergy at one of London’s leading Roman Catholic churches, Brompton Oratory, are opposing plans by Transport for London (TfL) to place a docking station housing 28 bicycles for the city’s new Cycle Hire Scheme on the pavement outside.Instead, in what is no doubt a well-meant but perhaps culturally insensitive suggestion, they have proposed that it … Read more
A former accident & emergency doctor in California has been found guilty of assaulting cyclists by overtaking them and then slamming on his brakes and he now faces up to five years in jail. In one incident he left a cyclist requiring 90 stitches and reconstructive surgery to his nose and several broken teeth. Dr Christopher Thompson … Read more
