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
Salsa’s Pistola is a lovely US-built Steel sportive iron, and a smooth performer over rough terrain. You’ll pay a bit of a premium for that US labour and the quality ingredients, but if what you really like in your road machine is a bit of steel spring mated with sure handling and classy looks, then … Read more
Cyclists are being reminded that a popular traffic-free route between Airdrie andBathgate is closed, as an increasing number of people pedal to a dead-end. Sustainable transport charity Sustrans has received calls from cyclists attempting to get onto the former 14-mile route, which ran along a disused railway line.The railway path formed part of the National … Read more
It’s been a good week for the launching of new distance events. Yesterday we featured the launch of the Deloitte Race Across Britain, a nine day moving cycling festival covering the length of the country. And today we bring you the inaugural Race Around Ireland, which takes in some of the country’s most famous landmarks … Read more
Well there was a lot of talk during the tour about the relationship between Astana’s two stars, Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, but radio silence was more or less kept by the team about any internal squabbles, and the Kazakh-backed team went on to score first and third overall.But if we were in any doubt … Read more
Supplied as a complete brake and gear cable system and a claimed thirty per cent lighter than standard models, the Jagwire Racer kit is a complete cable overhaul for your road steed. It incorporates some very clever detailing, and performance is better than most. They’re unusually pleasant to install and are fairly keenly priced to … Read more
If you’re the kind of rider that complains about your saddle digging into you on a long ride, or who gets put off going out on your bike because the weather’s a bit on the cold side, you should stop your moaning. It could be a lot worse.Because to celebrate Nude Recreation Week, which celebrates … Read more
So for another year the carnival (or circus, or freak show, depending on your point of view) is over. After the crowds disperse on the Champs Elysées, all that’s left on the roads of France are memories, fading chalk messages and discarded energy gel wrappers as the Tour packs up for another year. And it’s … Read more
