Lance Armstrong may not have won the Tour de France this year but he found some surprising new fans at the event thanks to the free social networking site Twitter.French cycling fans had never taken to Armstrong when he dominated the Tour from 1999-2005 and generally went out of their way to cheer for anyone … Read more
Bradley Wiggins is considering releasing a decade’s worth of testing data in a bid to quell any suspicion of doping, following his remarkable performance in this year’s Tour de France. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Wiggins had previously been fairly anonymous at the Tour de France, but after making the three-week race his focus for 2009 … Read more
For many students graduating from university it’s a difficult time, given the current economic climate, and what to do next is a daunting prospect. But Sean Maher is meeting the challenge head on – by cycling from Cornwall to Cape Town. He hopes to ride out the recession and get some perspective in his life … Read more
George Hincapie’s sudden burst with 1km to go on the final stage of the Tour de France was what set the stage for a great final day for Mark Cavendish, and his efforts look even more heroic now that an X-ray has confirmed that the 36 year old American was riding with a broken collarbone … Read more
The recent spell of fine weather has seen an increase in sales for car maintenance and cycling firm Halfords. Dry weather, the success of the Cycle2Work initiative and the sales of premium cycles helped drive the firm’s leisure category, causing like-for-like sales to rise by 1.3 per cent.In the 13 weeks ended July 3 the … Read more
You would be forgiven for thinking a nice cycle ride along your local promenade could soon be a thing of the past.Having seen Portsmouth councillors banning riders, and Bournemouth imposing a strict 10mph speed limit along its prom, Weymouth cyclists are the latest to be hit.Council chiefs and police are cracking down on anyone caught … Read more
With a few notable exceptions, arm warmers fall into one of two categories. You’ve got your skinny Lycra ones for summer mornings and evenings. And you’ve got your thicker, fleecy-backed thermal ones – like these ones from Sugoi – that’ll keep you warm in autumn and spring conditions. Sugoi haven’t tried to reinvent the wheel … Read more
Strange things [s]seen[/s] done on a ride.#4 Road KillJust riding along, swearing at the newly resurfaced road and the thick gravel pinging the paint off my down-tube when from the hedge on the left a black cat darts out and runs across the road with a rabbit in it’s mouth.Cor.The cat sees me, panics, falters, … Read more
Lance Armstrong isn’t the only elder statesman looking at the pro peloton and thinking he can show those young types a thing or two. However, the cheers that accompanied Armstrong as he rolled off the ramp in Monaco probably won’t be ringing in Michael Rasmussen’s ears should he find a team for the Vuelta a … Read more
Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong were not the only ones sprinting through central Paris on the final weekend of the Tour de France.A group of TV doctors have successfully completed a 300-mile London to Paris bike ride for children’s health charity Action Medical Research and are set to raise more than £10,000.Team GP, lead by … Read more
