The North and South Ideas Gallery in London is currently hosting an exhibition entitled Bicycle Bespoke: A Celebration of the Creative Cycle, which sets out to encourage Londoners to celebrate and reinvigorate their relationship with the bicycle. At the heart of the exhibition also lies a creative declaration that it is never too late to … Read more
The Royal British Legion is calling for riders to sign-up for September’s Pedal to Paris ride and raise money for a great cause. With all of the exciting action from the Tour de France coming to an end now is a great time to get into cycling and sign-up for a real challenge that will … Read more
A £100,000 prize fund raised via Bike Hub, a levy on bike and accessory sales, is to be split between three projects which put in applications for their inaugural New Ideas Fund. The winning schemes are Bikeboost from Get Cycling of York; Age Well on Wheels, a scheme by the London Cycling Campaign; and DarloVelo … Read more
In exactly three years, people around the world will be celebrating the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. And cycling fans will be pleased to hear that work is said to be progressing well on the Velodrome.The Velodrome will be part of the VeloPark which is being built in the north of the Olympic … Read more
Looking for a challenge next year? Business Advisors Deloitte have announced today that they’ll be backing a major new event for 2010, the Deloitte Ride Across Britain. Essentially this is Land’s End to John O’Groats in reverse but with some fairly hefty organisation behind the scenes. There’s a tent village following the ride to support … Read more
Urine samples from the 2008 Tour de France will be re-examined by The French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) according to comments made yesterday by the agency’s president Pierre Bordry.Bordry told Reuters: “Before this year’s Tour start in Monaco, we warned some 15 riders that in conformity with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code, we would analyse … Read more
New for 2009, these 3/4 length versions of Endura’s well respected FS-260 bibshorts will give you the extra warmth you need when the temperature drops. They’re not full on winter gear but great for cooler conditions and early starts. Choosing bibs that fit can end up as an uneasy compromise between your height and waist … Read more
And so the dust can now settle on the 2009 Tour de France and the winners of each individual classification are now know.There isn’t too much funny stuff you can say about Alberto Contador. It was clear he was suffering on the Ventoux but Andy Schleck was too preoccupied with trying to get his brother … 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
Featuring a super-sturdy handlebar bracket that greatly reduces unsightly and annoying scratching of head tubes and handlebars coupled with genuine 5 litre, 5 kilo carrying capacity Basil’s Bassimply basket has to be one of the most practical and arguably likeable I’ve encountered. However, while convenient, it seems pricey compared with a single utility pannier and … Read more
