France’s supreme administrative court has rebuffed German cyclist Stefan Schumacher’s appeal against his two-year ban from racing in the country.The ban was imposed after Schumacher tested positive for CERA following retesting of samples taken during the 2008 Tour de France by the country’s anti-doping agency, the AFLD.Schumacher, who had won both individual time trials during … Read more
Individual pursuit Olympic champion Rebecca Romero has attacked proposed changes to the women’s track programme at London 2012 that, if adopted, will prevent her from defending her title on home soil in three years’ time.World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, has proposed a shake-up of track events at the London Olympics in a bid to … Read more
We’ve seen indicators on bikes before but the Bicygnals up the ante a bit with a wireless connection front to rear for all-round indicating visibility. It’s a clever system that gives a bit of extra confidence to riders who want to be more visible in traffic. It’s not without its faults though and we’re not … Read more
Team Sky has announced a further trio of signings, including Australian sprinter Chris Sutton, stage winner and second overall in this year’s Tour of Britain and nephew of British Cycling track coach, Shane Sutton.Earlier this month, 25-year-old Sutton also finished second overall in his home country’s SunTour behind Garmin-Slipstream team-mate Bradley Wiggins; whether the latter … Read more
The International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Academy will start its management training programme for director sportifs next week at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland. Registration for the course opened in August the programme and, says the UCI, there has been plenty of interest, resulting in an oversubscription of applicants. The course have been developed … Read more
The last thing you would expect a year on from having your bike stolen is that you’d get it back. But Derek Coupe, from Breightmet, was reunited with his top-of-the-range bicycle 12 months after it was taken. The Bolton News reported that police recovered the bike when it was used as a getaway vehicle for … Read more
Organisers of the Revolution Cycling Series have unveiled full details of the forthcoming inaugural Revolution Championship, which will take place at the Manchester Velodrome on four dates over this autumn and winter.Now entering its seventh year, Revolution attracts more than 15,000 fans to the Velodrome and as reported on road.cc earlier this month, from this … Read more
Frustrated cyclists pedalling through a beauty spot in Islington have been confronted by police as the speed bumps saga continues. PCSO’s were posted at two entrances to New River Walk in Canonbury last Tuesday to turn away cyclists trying to avoid the speed bumps in the adjacent Douglas Road South.Council-owned Homes for Islington (HFL), a … Read more
Cyclefit and the Serotta International Cycling Institute (SICI) will be holding independent professional bike fitting classes in London this December. The personalised course will be run over three days in Central London from Wednesday, December 16-Friday, December 18.It will cover cyclng bio-mechanics, road and aero position, cleat position and common cycling injuries.According to Cyclefit: “Cyclefit … Read more
Day 1 of a week of random ‘cross bike riding shenanigans with friends and Ride 1 of The New Bike. A spin towards the coffee-shop start of the odyssey and there’s a few things that a quick flick round the block on New Bike don’t quite reveal; this saddle that was fine on the other … Read more
