As British cycling celebrates a successful Tour de France, the strongest criterium field assembled in the UK this season is set to light up Blackpool this Saturday night.Along with South African duo Robbie Hunter and Daryl Impey (Barloworld), other riders competing include Russell Downing (CandiTV squad), Dean Downing and Kristian House (Rapha Condor) Dan Lloyd … Read more
A SHOWPIECE cycling event in the London 2012 Olympic Games is set to be moved away from Hampstead and Highgate, to the dismay of residents.The International Cycling Union wants to move the bulk of the race outside the capital altogether, after the example set by the Beijing Olympics last year.Catherine Budgett-Meakin, chairwoman of the Highgate … Read more
Hot on the heels of our story last week about the US state of Colorado looking to ban bikes from country roads, another US state – Iowa – is following suit: or at least, the locals are moaning. A group called “Citizens for Safety Coalition of Iowa” have started an online petition to ban bicycles … Read more
There’s plenty of unsubstantiated rumours doing the rounds in the cycling world regarding the possibility of Alberto Contador signing a long term deal with the American Garmin-Slipstream team. After having dispatched some of the best riders in the world almost single-handedly this July in France, Contador is sure to leave Astana. Indeed, it’s far from clear … Read more
The Rapha Condor Professional Cycling Team has announced the signing of three new sponsorship deals that will bring some household names to their distinctive jersey.Sharp Electronics, Paul Smith Jeans and Malmaison Hotel Group will be supporting the team, home to the current men’s national road race champion, for the remainder of 2009.The deals mark a … Read more
The recent spat about the advantage offered by polyurethane body suits in swimming shows that athletes will look for any advantage that will help them beat the clock.And it seems professional cyclists could soon have something to provide them with that little bit extra – and it’s all thanks to the humble honeybee.A new study … Read more
We’ve reported on the Laser Light Lane in the past and were very happy to report in June that there was a working prototype doing the rounds. And now the idea has won an IDEA; IDEA being the International Excellence in Design Awards.The light lane concept is very simple: bike mounted lasers project a virtual … Read more
The Tour of Britain has announced a new three-year partnership with Saddleback, which will see the company provide the race with SRAM-equipped Felt bikes with Zipp wheels as well as neutral service support. Commercial Manager for The Tour of Britain Alastair Grant said: “The Tour of Britain is a fantastic platform for the promotion of … Read more
Scottish clothing and accessory kings Endura have a whole collection of eyewear available these days and the Marlins are their top-of-the-range offering. Unusually for specs of this price, they come with a one-piece photochromic lens that changes from slightly tinted to pretty dark in less than a minute of sunlight, and they adjust back again … Read more
Now that’s what I call luggage. Travelling the UK on his way to Cornwall.Flo K
