Record numbers of riders turned out for the first race of the 2009 Scottish Cross Series at Plean Country Park on Sunday, of which road.cc was a sponsor, with 115 riders in the open race and over 50 kids in the U12’s event!Last year’s tweaks to the course were well received by riders and made … Read more
While the recession still bites in the UK, cycling is fighting the tough times according to the latest cycle retail market report from ActSmart. With cycling becoming more and more popular bike shops are doing well. The August report shows core sales of bikes in August increased by 3.7 per cent compared to the same time … Read more
British National Road Race Champion Kristian House’s bike will be one of the highlights of Condor Cycle’s stand at the Cycle Show 2009, which opens at Earl’s Court in West London later this week.House’s bike celebrates his success at Abergavenny last June by incorporating flashes of red, white and blue into a black carbon fibre … Read more
The must-do season ending sportive, the Exmoor Beast, is fast approaching and entries are filling up quickly. And when something’s got Beast in its name you know it’s going to be tough.Taking place on Sunday, November 1, the sportive offers two distances, 100km and 100miles, and organisers say entries are almost at 1,400, with the … Read more
A couple of weeks back we showed you a whole bunch of pic of the new Genesis range which looks very tidy indeed. While we were there we also asked James Olsen of Genesis to talk us through some of the range highlights on video, and here’s what he had to say for himself… see … Read more
Plans for more secure cycle facilities at railway stations across the country could not come quick enough for commuters in the South East after a serial bicycle thief who targeted commuters was caught and jailed for two and a half years.Muharrem Sener, 26, stole £33,000 worth of bikes from railway stations throughout the Home Counties … Read more
Madison’s new clothing range has been well received at road.cc towers: we liked the Tempest jacket very much, and we like this one too. It’s not quite the top performer that the Tempest is but then it’s only about half the price, and if you’re commuting through winter you could do a lot worse.Crafted from … Read more
The UCI have hit back at a report from the French anti-doping agency, the AFLD which apparently suggests that the UCI consistently favoured the Astana team at this year’s Tour de France labelling the accusations “groundless” and accusing AFLD boss Pierre Bordry of courting publicity. It also suggests that the UCI will look for a … Read more
A report published by the French anti-doping agency has claimed that Astana enjoyed favouritism from drug testers during the Tour de France. The AFLD has issued a 10-page document detailing how they feel Tour winner Albert Contador and his team-mates received preferential treatment by the International Cyclist Union (UCI) testers. Among the accusations is the claim … Read more
Debuting at last month’s Eurobike and being shown at the upcoming London Cycle Show is this cunning piece of kit from Fixie Inc and Gates Germany. The Kickflip hub is, they reckon, the first purpose built flip flop hub for belt drive bikes.Rather than being a screw-on the new hub works on a six bolt … Read more
