Edvald Boasson Hagen won today’s stage of the Tour of Britain the 153.8Km stretch from Peebles to Gretna Green taking it in a sprint finish from Michele Merlo (Barloworld) and Chris Sutton who won Saturday’s opening stage.Today’s win brings Boasson Hagen’s tally of Tour of Britain stage victories to four – he won three last … Read more
Image © UnipublicVuelta Stage 15: Jaén – Cordoba: 168KMLars Boom of Rabobank put in a great solo performance this afternoon to claim Stage 15 of the Vuelta in Cordoba. The 23-year-old Dutchman, the current world cyclo-cross champion, had figured prominently in breakaways during the race’s opening days in the Low Countries. He couldn’t give Dutch … Read more
Travelling to work by greener methods is all the rage at the moment. And for many people, the choice of taking to cycling in rather than driving is a tough one. But spare a thought for staff who work for global engineering consultancy WSP. Driving to work too often could land them with a £100 fine.WSP … Read more
Famous as the home of British motor racing in the sport’s golden age during the 1920s and 1930s, Brooklands in Surrey is gearing up to host a Veteran Cycling Festival this Sunday.The venue, where the first-ever British Grand Prix took place in 1926, hosted cycle races during the 1930s and also had an airfield, becoming … Read more
You wouldn’t normally associate a huge wad of cash with the simple task of riding your bike – unless your name’s Lance Armstrong, of course – but in Winnipeg, Canada, a bicycle courier found almost $20,000 on top of an ATM machine last week.The Winnipeg Free Press reported that 29-year-old Matt Magura, who makes his … Read more
You don’t have to be a mountain biker to appreciate that Mountain Mayhem is something special. Up until now though you did have to be one if you wanted to enjoy its unique festival atmosphere: not next year though, because the organisers are adding a new 100Km sportive in to the mix.The 100Km Sportive will … Read more
A corner, a kerb, a double-yellow line, a pair of cycle-clips, a paper-clip and a cigarette-butt.There are eight million stories in the Naked City; this is just one of them.
Looking at Moore Large’s own brand seatpack, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d travelled back in time some twenty years. There’s no LED tab, a single, expandable compartment and very basic nylon construction but it remains serviceable enough for budget conscious riders needing a big pack. Simple Velcro strapping snakes around the saddle rails and … Read more
We’re always going on about how big Eurobike is. So to give you a flavour here’s a quick vid of us walking from one end where our dodgy Hymer was parked, to the other where we were meeting Viner in the very furthest stand in the last hall. We’ve speeded it up obviously…
Avon and Somerset Police have stepped up their efforts on bike crime in Bristol. Plain-clothes officers are out in force on the lookout for cycle thieves in the city.And their attempts to crack down on bike theft were highlighted after two men, including a one-legged thief, were caught by plain-clothed police trying to make off … Read more
