The UCI Track Cycling World Cup starting today in Manchester is just the first of a number of world class events in the country, the UKs elite sporting agency has announced. UK Sport has a target to host 64 events in 20 cities in the 1,000 days before the London 2012 games – one every … Read more
British Cycling Performance Director Dave Brailsford claims that the British squad is eager for success in this weekend’s World Cup in Manchester as it finally comes down from its post-Beijing high.Speaking to the website This Is London, Brailsford conceded that the Olympic effect meant that this had been a unique pre-season. “It’s been really difficult … Read more
I’ve got a cycling mate who defines ‘hill’ as a gradient steep enough to come off the big ring. There were 16 such hills on the Tour of the Peak last weekend, meaning a good baker’s dozen to test the legs as well as the three major headliners of Cat & Fiddle, Winnats Pass and … Read more
The Royal Mail may be facing meltdown through strike action from postal workers concerned, amongst other things, about the effect on their jobs of its modernisation programme, which includes bicycles being replaced with electric trolleys. But one postman is determined to stay on his bike – and has turned into an impromptu round-the-world cyclist in … Read more
The Transfer is a cracking helmet (no pun intended!) even more so when you look at how little it costs. Giro’s designers have always come up with great looking designs and sales have no doubt been helped by the likes of Lance Armstrong being photographed for the last decade wearing the brand.Giro uses ‘in-mould’ technology … Read more
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) welcomed the announcement made by Secretary of State for Transport Lord Adonis yesterday of the introduction of the Cycle to Work Guarantee, but also warned that the scheme may need to go further still in order for the number of cyclists to continue to rise. The Cycle to Work Guarantee … Read more
A Scottish cyclist has set a new world record for cycling solo on a route known as the Pan American Highway from the top of Alaska to the bottom-most point of Argentina. Scott Napier reached Ushuaia, Argentina on Sunday in 126 days, smashing the previous record by a whole two weeks.The 24-year-old from Leslie in … Read more
While the noises coming out of the Team GB camp in the last couple of weeks have been positive about medal prospects at the London 2012 Olympics, cycling chiefs in Ireland fear an uphill battle to earn medals due to a lack of training facilities, limited financial resources and the carding scheme which funds its … Read more
I’ve tried loads of different chain lubes over the years but I’ve never really found one that I’m overly impressed with. The Pedro’s ChainJ though is actually really good. Pedro’s was started back in 1989 in New England with the main ethos being a passion for cycling and commitment to the environment. This still stands … Read more
While Mayor Boris is promising a cycling revolution in London it would appear that one of the things putting off people getting on their bikes in the capital that he might not have been aware of is graffiti. It’s a problem in London, as it is in most cities, but you wouldn’t have thought it … Read more
