Forget anti-ageing cream to make you feel 30 again. Cycling is the way to knock those years off your age according to a new study. Post-menopausal women can turn back the clock by 16 years with just 12 weeks of sweat on an exercise bike, a new study claims.The research claimed that over-50s who make … Read more
Kristin Armstrong cemented her place at the top of the women’s TT ranks with an imperious display in Mendriso, taking the Women’s TT title by a big margin. The American looked a class act on the Swiss streets, taking the rainbow jersey by 55 seconds from Italian Noemi Cantele. Linda Melanie Villumsen of Denmark took … Read more
Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the British team for the World Championships in Mendriso, Switzerland, and won’t now compete in the road race on Sunday. The 23-year-old recently pulled out of the Tour of Missouri with a lung infection, and has battled to regain his fitness in time to have a pop at the … Read more
Having outlined its growth plans for cycling earlier this year, British Cycling has today published the Whole Sport Plan, revealing how it aims to achieve a lasting legacy for cycling in Britain. The Whole Sport Plan 2009-2013 sets out the work British Cycling will undertake with its partners over the next four years to grow … Read more
Pro are doing an excellent job of supplying top quality, attractive components to bicycle lovers everywhere and with the PLT stem they have continued in the same vein. It’s a very good looking and lightweight stem from Shimano’s component arm but for an alloy offering this isn’t cheap.A lightweight alloy stem (125g for 110mm length) … Read more
Something different when it comes to cycling is currently on at the Arnolfini arts centre as part of The Bristol Do 2009 Festival this week. Rider Spoke is a work for cyclists by award-winning artists company Blast Theory and is a Cycling City project which will give Bristol the opportunity of experiencing cycling as an … Read more
Cyclists in London who attended London’s Skyride on Sunday weren’t just taking advantage of the capital’s traffic-free streets – they were also giving their views on what they want to see in London as cyclists.London-based video communication service WinkBall.com launched the largest ever dedicated video survey of cyclists’ views on what it’s like to get … Read more
Worrying figures about the number of cyclists seriously injured on roads in North Lincolnshire have been revealed by Humberside Police. Some 21 cyclists have been seriously hurt between January last year and last month, while a total of 58 other riders were slightly injured.The news comes after a controversial proposal to make motorists legally responsible … Read more
The Giro stylus sits toward the lower mid section of Giro’s range. Tested as a road helmet it actually appears on the leisure or casual helmet section of a fair few websites so beware of this if you go looking for one and cant initially find it. For £50 this is at a very competitive … Read more
It’s a sunny 30+ degrees, I’m on a De Rosa Idol, in the Romagna hills above Riccione courtesy of the Hotel Belvedere and on the first 5km climb out of the town my Partner In Climb has been found. Nice shaved walnut-brown long pistons.La dolce vita, as they probably never actually say in Italy. A quick … Read more
