They say in football that it’s not what you do in August and September that counts, but what you do as the season picks up pace. For cycling football nut Simon Hood though, his toughest test is coming at the very start of the new campaign. That’s not allSimon is on a 10,000-mile mission to … Read more
Tickets for the Senior National Track Championships and the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, both to be held at the Manchester Velodrome this autumn, are now on sale through Ticketmaster. The Senior National Track Championships will see Olympic and World Champions battle for supremacy against the up and coming generation of track riders looking to establish … Read more
There are plenty of entry level shades around with switchable lenses jostling for your attention and here are some more from Maxgear. The Tornado comes with three lenses for your hard-earned: smoke, yellow and clear plus a soft carrybag/lens wipe. They’re a tad tricky to winkle in and out of the frame and you’ll be … Read more
Sportive promotor UK Cycling Events has announced a new series of rides starting this autumn sponsored by italian road bike manufacturer, Wilier. The rides start in October with the Wilier New Forest Sportive.According to Cycling Events the New Forest sportive will be the first in a comprehensive program of rides planned for this year and … Read more
Liverpool city centre will get new cycle routes and improved cycling facilities in a bid to encourage more people to consider travelling by bike, thanks to a £640,000 investment from the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).The Liverpool Cycling Strategy project, led by Liverpool City Council, aims to overcome existing barriers preventing people journeying by … Read more
Anyone looking for a serious test of cycling stamina need look no further than the David Duffield Severn Bridge Sportive on Sunday, September 13. The event starts and finishes at Castle Combe motor racing circuit and offers the choice of three routes. You can enter on-line and entries are now open and the event will … Read more
Kona have released details of the 2010 range and there are some interesting looking road bikes in the mix. Standout items are two new steel street singlespeed/fixed bikes plus a new cyclo-cross machine, also a singlespeed, and a new hub-geared flat bar road bike plus a very interesting new town bike.The other big news is … Read more
Cycling fans in Ireland may be gearing up for this year’s Tour of Ireland – but it’s not the only event for road race fanatics to enjoy in the country. Ireland’s premier international women’s road race, the Ras na mBan, takes place from Friday, September 11-Sunday, September 13.The four stage event will be a Festival … Read more
Morning all,I hope a happy weekend of riding was enjoyed by you all. Having more or less given up on the British Cycling website and their destruction of Everydaycycling (more on that to come later in the week) I am finding Mapmyride.com very useful for logging miels and inspiring me to get some training in.The … Read more
An estimated 11,000 people joined Olympic silver-medallist cyclist Ross Edgar for the Mayor of London’s Skyride in Hounslow yesterday.Riders enjoyed traffic-free streets, the green spaces of Osterley Park and Syon House and a range of entertainment at the event, organised by the Mayor of London in partnership with Sky, and Edgar was impressed with the … Read more
