Team Sky today announced the first riders to sign for the new British professional cycling team. We’ve re-printed the text of their release below. While the names announced today may not exactly set the pulse racing, there is a canny blend of youth and experience, and the younger riders all have real potential on the road.The … Read more
A new £7.6million investment will complete a £16million cycling and walking network in the South Wales Valleys, the Welsh Assembly’s Minister for the Economy and Transport, Ieuan Wyn Jones, announced today. The money will fund 100 miles of new walking and cycling routes as part of the Valleys Cycle Network. This will enhance more than … Read more
With new bike hire scheme Dublinbikes starting this Sunday, cyclists in Dublin had more cause for celebration with the news that a new €10 million cycle route linking Rathmines to Fairview Park will be introduced next year.The 7km route will be largely off the road and segregated from traffic, and will provide a much safer environment for … Read more
Many traffic-calming measures have been put in place in various cities around the country to try and get more people cycling for the benefit of their health and to help the environment. But the AA said this week that such measures could actually be increasing C02 emissions.That was the view of AA president Edmund King … Read more
Spanish UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi has said that it will continue to stand by its rider Mikel Astarloza, despite the confirmation of his positive test for EPO announced after this year’s Tour de France following analysis of the B sample.Astarloza, who won Stage 16 of the race and finished 11th overall, received a provisional suspension … Read more
Felt’s AR4 is, as the name suggests, the fourth rung in the American company’s AR range – their take on the aero road bike concept as pionered by Cervelo, so how does it stack up?At £2400 the AR4 it is the lowest of three models in the AR (aero-road) line up available in the UK, … Read more
Road.cc wrote an article about my trip from Cornwall to Cape Town last month and I thought it was about time for an update from the horse’s mouth.My journey will hopefully start at the beginning of November and I will be travelling through France and Spain before hitting Africa. From there I will pass through … Read more
With the majority of pupils in the UK back at school this week after their summer holidays, the days of cycling the short journey could be over. That is the warning from cycle campaigners, as more and more children face active official discouragement and bans against cycling to and from school.Just a small minority of … Read more
Here’s a little cameo from the road.cc road trip to Eurobike. but what’s going on? Caption suggestions below! the best one will win some Euro schwag, we’ll have a dig through our big bags of leaflets and wurst wrappers – there’s bound to be something nice in there…
