The second women-only cycle event, Pedal it Pink, will take place at the National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham on October 25 in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. Organisers are on the look out for ladies from Nottingham and the Midlands to challenge themselves to cycle a marathon – 26.2 miles – or … Read more
Bike Blenheim Palace, launched last year, returns to the Oxfordshire seat of the Dukes of Marlborough, and Sir Winston Churchill’s birthplace, on Sunday 4 October, with new events including a sportive ride through the scenic Cotswolds countryside and cyclo-cross races around a 1.25-mile circuit in the palace grounds.Events returning from 2008 include the 20km time … Read more
The aeroflo race suit by up and coming UK performance sports clothing company Zone 3 brings a host of new ideas to the Triathlon and Duathlon arena.I have raced in this suit four times now, twice in duathlons and twice in triathlons, and to be honest I have nothing but praise for the aeroflo suit. … Read more
Olympic medallists Ed Clancy and Rob Hayles will be among 70 elite cyclists at the annual Warwick Cycle Races next month. 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 and earlier this month he won the … Read more
With Eurobike almost upon us the new range announcements are coming thick and fast – and now it’s the turn of Fixie Inc, the German purveyors of cycling high fashion with a sense of humour and an eye for detail. For 2010 they’ve re-worked their range and introduced a new model – the Backspin, and … Read more
Could Eurosport cycling commentator David Harmon and his partner in crime, Jez Harmon be planning a Cracknell/Romero style tandem ride next year? If their regular ‘tweets’ on free social networking site twitter are anything to go by then the answer is yes.Earlier this year the duo rode the London to Paris ride on fixed wheels, … Read more
Cycle lovers can take their bikes to a free bike festival in Hastings this Saturday to celebrate cycling and promote safety. Hastings Urban Bikes is staging it around the bandstand in Alexandra Park in the hope it brings together cyclists young and old to promote safe cycling, share information, and promote the health and environmental … Read more
According to research carried out by ilovemybike.co.uk up to 98 per cent of cyclists are not adequately insured. Anything that has a stat of 98 per cent is always going to shock at first, but when you consider ilovemybike is a cycle insurance provider then cyclists may want to take a step back and consider … Read more
A spate of bike vandalism incidents in Brighton and Hove has led to police urging cyclists to get in touch if they find their bikes have been damaged.The sight of twisted bicycles with misshapen wheels and bent frames has become common in Brighton and Hove and, speaking to The Argus, a Sussex Police spokeswoman said: … Read more
This Sugoi RS cycling cap looks to be the answer for the stylish amongst us that want all the benefits of a cycling cap but don’t want (or aren’t being paid) to advertise laminate flooring or liquified gas products via some garish sponsor’s logo. The only logo that does appear is the Sugoi one, subtly … Read more
