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Commuter Diaries – luggage

continuing my recent luggage theme, check out my friends bike for a tour of The Isle Of Wight.I didn’t actually weigh it, but it must have been over 70lbs with complete camping kit and even tinned food.125 mile tour carrying everything including the proverbial kitchen sink, now that’s good strength. Check out the home made … Read more

Police in Tour de Force challenge

The winner of the famous yellow jersey from this year’s Tour de France may have been decided but the excitement in the UK is about to begin with the start of Tour de Force.This Friday Dominic Chambers, manager of the only national police children’s charity, Child Victims of Crime, trustee Ronny Carey and Matt Ferguson, … Read more

Armstrong’s tweets woo French

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

Wiggins may release 10 years of blood testing data

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

Riding out the recession

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

Hincapie confirms collarbone break

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

Fine weather sees sales increase for Halfords

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

Weymouth seafront cyclists banned

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

Sugoi Icon arm warmer

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