With the evenings drawing in, winter is definitely here. And when the clocks go back on Sunday it will mean even more longer and darker nights. Which is why Cycle Exeter is encouraging cyclists to be safe and easy to see this winter.The Devon County Council-run organisation is targeting cyclists that ride without lights and … Read more
British Cycling today announced the squad of 19 riders that will be competing in the first round of the 2009/10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, taking place at the Manchester Velodrome, from October 30-November 1.Team Sky+HD will be gearing up to take on some of the world’s best sprinters, with Sir Chris Hoy taking … Read more
News that cycling could be severely restricted on two major Belfast streets has been met with amazement by sustainable transport charity Sustrans. The proposal would exclude cyclists in one direction on Donegall Place and Queens Street and is part of the Department of Social Development’s Streets Ahead programme.Steven Patterson, Sustrans Director for Northern Ireland questioned the … Read more
Former Olympic skier Alain Baxter has been forced to delay his cycling debut this week after withdrawing from the national track championships because of illness. The 35-year-old was due to take on triple gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy in tomorrow’s sprint and Saturday’s keirin in the Manchester Velodrome.Baxter said on the BBC Sport website: “I … Read more
Cycling fans with deep pockets will be keeping a close eye on proceedings at Sotheby’s in New York on 1 November when seven Trek bikes used by Lance Armstrong’s bikes during his comeback season this year, including six customised by some of the world’s leading artists, go under the hammer.And the seventh? Well, you may … Read more
Mark Cavendish has been celebrating another career milestone after he was awarded the International Flandrian Of the Year prize in Belgium. A jury of team managers, sports directors and media voted the Columbia-HTC rider top international cyclist of the year.Cavendish celebrated 25 wins during the 2009 season, including 10 Grand Tour stages, including the team … Read more
Transport in London has always been high on the agenda in the capital. And these past few weeks it has been in the spotlight even more with the Mayor’s Draft Transport Strategy. But thanks to the BFI you can see what transport in London used to be like in the past – and how different … Read more
A police sergeant was yesterday found guilty at Fenland Magistrates Court in Wisbech of knocking a cyclist off her bike in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, with his victim requiring six stitches to a cut above her left eye, leaving her with a scar.According to a report in The Cambs Times, Sergeant Robert Norman had claimed that he … Read more
Lance Armstrong fans could be forgiven for wondering whether the seven-times Tour de France winner is having some kind of identity crisis right now.Following last week’s revelation that Armstrong is to be played on stage by a woman, we now bring you the possibly more disturbing news that the Texan appears to have grown rabbit … Read more
It’s hard to get excited about a base layer, but this one has some endearing features that make me a fan. Simple things like flat seams and putting the care label on the outside of the garment demonstrate that the designers have through about its function.I put this through a cold autumn hill climb and … Read more
