Jon Snow, the Channel 4 newsreader who is also president of the CTC, has found himself in the headlines after revealing on his blog that his bike has been stolen. The news of the theft has sparked a wave of retweets on Twitter and posts on web forums, with the promise of a £250 reward, … Read more
In what is proving a regular tweet, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was at it again on social network site Twitter as he invited riders out to join him for an informal ride in Los Angeles yesterday.On Wednesday afternoon, Armstrong posted the following tweet invitation on his Twitter page: “Hey LA – get … Read more
I’ll start with a confession: I always thought cycling gloves were about padding for recreational cyclists, and not shredding your hands to bits in spills for racers. Testing these Giro zero mitts, I discovered a third function: grip on wet bars and controls. Not having used gloves for a long time — I don’t need … Read more
Nearly 200 youngsters from across the UK have ‘entered’ to race at this year’s Tour of Britain and in the coming days they have the privilege of competing at this country’s most prestigious road race thanks to British Cycling’s Go-Ride programme, which helps introduce young people to competitive cycling.Club teams and school teams of 11- … Read more
A 50-strong group of cycle campaigners rode between Fen Ditton and Horningsea in South Cambridge to show support for a bid to create a new cycle route between the two villages. The project is one of several schemes competing to be built as part of the £7.2 million Cycle Cambridge initiative.The Cycle Cambridge Team are … Read more
As more than a million spectators gear up for the Tour of Britain 2009 which starts this weekend, organisers of the event have said the field is the strongest in its history. Some 102 riders from 19 different countries, including several of Britain’s Olympic champions such as three-time gold medallist Bradley Wiggins, will be competing … Read more
According to reports on local radio this morning, the Tour Series criterium is likely to return to Peterborough for a round next season.Two dates are being considered in June 2010 for the event which, according to organisers SweetSpot, raised over £300,000 for the city’s economy and brought 8,500 spectators onto the streets on a Thursday … Read more
Sugio’s new jacket is part of their H.O.V. (Human Operated Vehicle) range designed for the fashion conscious commuter certainly fulfils what they set out to do: design a top with “technical performance with casual city style, a more leisurely, every-day look that easily switches from cycling trail to street cafe” As a cycling jacket it … Read more
Manx Missile Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the Tour of Missouri due to a lung infection. According to a statement released by Columbia-HTC team owner Bob Stapleton, “Mark has been fighting an infection since travelling to the USA which has spread to his lungs”.Stapleton added that the star sprinter, who earlier this week confirmed he … Read more
We’re still in the middle of a mega eyeball frying picture upload marathon from Eurobike now for your delectation we’ve added another gallery of road bikes, this time a feast of ultra-high end loveliness from Parlee, Lynskey, Museeuw and more plus another time trial gallery featuring time trial confections from the three previously mentioned brands… … Read more
