Cycle routes in Glasgow get £1million boost from council

Nearly £1million is to be spent on cycling and walking routes in Glasgow’s East End because the city council wants to encourage more healthy lifestyles in an area of chronic ill health. The council also plans to give better cycling and walking access to job and education opportunities in the city.The scheme involves infrastructure upgrading … Read more

Eurobike 2009: the wheel deal

You could spend a whole week at Eurobike just looking at wheels, and still not see every one. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the more interesting stuff we’ve seen, as well as news from the major players. We’ll add more when we see more, and we’re sure we will. Of the major players, … Read more

Charge launch bike clothing for wearing off the bike too

Charge Bikes have a reputation for doing things with a certain style so it should come as no surprise that they’ve produced their own range of bike wear that you’d be happy to wear when you’re not on your bike too. Among the garments in their first collection are trousers, shorts, a technical wool jacket, … Read more

Vuelta Stage 5: Greipel’s two in a row gets him golden jersey

Image © UnipublicVuelta 2009 Stage 5: Tarragona-Vinaròs, 174KMAndré Greipel made it two in a row for himself and three for his team Columbia-HTC by perfectly timing his sprint to beat Belgium’s Tom Boonen in Vinaròs this afternoon – and time bonuses and a split in the bunch mean that the German rider also takes the … Read more

Final four teams announced for Tour of Britain

With only nine days to go before the start of The Tour of Britain, organisers SweetSpot Group have announced the names of the remaining four teams to make up the total line up for this year’s event. They are Katusha, Rabobank, Joker Bianchi and ISD-Neri.All four squads make their Tour of Britain debuts, with Rabobank … Read more

British Cycling celebrates its past

British Cycling has launched a new section online dedicated to its history and to the history of cycling as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary as the national governing body for the sport.The section, ‘50 Years of British Cycling’ intends to bring back to life some of the most memorable moments in the sport’s history, from … Read more

Close race anticipated at Warwick on Sunday

Olympic medallists Ed Clancy and Rob Hayles will be among 70 elite cyclists competing at the annual Warwick Cycle Races this Sunday. Clancy was gold medallist in the Beijing team pursuit while Hayles won silver and bronze medals at Athens in 2004 in the team pursuit and Madison events. They will be taking part in … Read more

Contador out of road world championships squad

Tour de France winner Alberto Contador was left out of Spain’s preliminary squad for the road world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland from September 23-27.Contador, who was crowned the yellow jersey champion in Paris, pulled out of the Tour of Spain last week and has now decided he is not 100 per cent fit to race.Following … Read more

Barmy Army biker Brisbane-bound

Barely a week after England regained the Ashes from Australia at the Oval, few cricket fans will be thinking ahead yet to the start of next series between the two countries in November 2010, let alone whether they will travel there. Not Oli Broom, however, who leaves London next month on a 25,000km journey by … Read more