2009 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will be joined by Lance Armstrong in France tomorrow for the unveiling of the 2010 route by organisers of cycling’s biggest race. Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck, who finished second, and Mark Cavendish are also expected at the Paris ceremony, according to the Associated Press.Seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong … Read more
Free cycling courses are being offered to people over 50 in York as part of Age Concern’s Fit As A Fiddle project. Similar sessions took place earlier this year and proved a success. The scheme, funded by the Big Lottery, includes six free cycling courses this month and next month in Acomb, Haxby, Fulford, New … Read more
Sturmey Archer goodness was spread about the show. They’re gaining traction with their newer, more reliable hub gears, especially among smaller manufacturers, and they’ve used some of the internals of the new five speed hub to revive a 1950s classic, the three speed fixed. The new S3X uses the direct drive and two lower ratios … Read more
Following last year’s record cold snap, Cambridgeshire County Council will be piloting a range of trial improvements to the gritting service over the coming months, and major cycle routes in the area could benefit.Cambs 24 reports that the initial proposals, which include trialling the gritting of major cycle bridges in Cambridge and treating of secondary … Read more
Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke has died at the age of 34 after he was found dead in his hotel room while on holiday in Senegal, Belgian media have reported. The cause of death has not yet been established but initial reports indicate that the 34-year-old died of a blood clot in the lung. Frank Vandenbroucke, … Read more
Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke has been found dead in a hotel room in Senegal according to a report from the Yahoo network.The former classics winner had been suffering from depression for a long period of time but no cause of death has been established as yet.
An art wall created with the help of Bridgend school children and local residents will be unveiled as the first stage of a community-led scheme to clamp down on speeding traffic and parking problems to help make the road safe. Neighbours in Heol Degwm will celebrate installing the 6ft high wall, by Welsh artist David … Read more
The most advanced and arguably beautiful wheels that Shimano produce (we won’t talk about their Pro offshoot here) the 7850 50mm carbon wheels certainly catch the eye and with a price tag that places them neatly below rival hoops from Hed and Zipp.The first time I rolled along on the 50mm versions of the 7850 wheels … Read more
Yes, there are some very strange developments afoot here in my rural parish and the Teenage Dream is very much coming of age. Celebrating its eighteenth birthday back in August, we’re awaiting delivery of Acor one-inch carbon forks tested here in April and I’ve since uncovered a suitable bar and stem. My love of fat-tyre flyers with beefy … Read more
Tour de France winning team Astana looks to have secured its future with a three-year sponsorship deal with Kazakhstan’s vast state holding company, the Kazakh Cycling Federation’s deputy president, Nikolai Proskurin, told agency Associated Press. Samruk-Kazyna, a state holding that encompasses some of the energy-rich country’s largest companies, including the oil and gas company Kazmunaigas … Read more
