A six-month film-making project that focuses on young people’s experiences of cycling in Southport will be show at the town’s Arts Centre this Wednesday (July 15)A group of girls from Greenbank High School have produced the film called ‘Pedal Power – The Way Forward’ which explores cycling and the role it can play in everyday … Read more
Lance has been riding some pretty idiosyncratic-looking bikes this year. Shepard Fairey, Futura, Yoshimoto Nara and Marc Newson have all chipped in with designs but come the final day in Paris it looks like everyone’s favourite Texan will be taking to the streets on a Madone personalised by none other than Damien Hirst.Given Hirst’s penchant … Read more
Perfect beneath ¾ courier knickers or mtb baggy shorts, Polaris LS pro liners are a considerable improvement over most OEM inserts thanks to superb cut and good quality pad but the polyester based fabric induced feelings of damp faster than more sophisticated materials.Cut marginally longer in the thigh than most, the Pro undershorts provide unrestricted … Read more
Saint-Gaudens-Tarbes 160.5kmAnother day, another break that stuck: that makes four wins on the break this year as Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouyges Telecom) and Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) spent practically the whole stage off the front. Despite some hard work from the chasing pack that’s the way it stayed until the finish on the streets of Tarbes, … Read more
Published by Sustrans, Do Humans dream of electric cars is a thought provoking critique of the car dependent lifestyle and how simple and relatively inexpensive changes can reduce our impact upon the environment, thus avoiding climatic disaster and a fossil-fuel-starved future while improving our health and well-being into the bargain. All music to the ears … Read more
“I’m Spartacus” “I’m Spartacus” “I’m Spartacus!”I am not Spartacus, I descend more like Sparky’s Magic Piano.Fabian Cancellara’s awesome downhill, Stage 7 TdF 2009
On paper it looked like a day for a break and in the end it came down to a straight fight between four men: Sandy Casar (FDJeux), Michel Astarloza (Euskaltel), Luis Leon Sanchez (Euskaltel), and Vladimir Efimkin (AG2R). Casar would have been the emotional choice – he’d been attacking from the off and clawed his … Read more
The prototype Giant Trinity Advanced time trial bike ridden by the Rabobank team in the Tour de France is to go into production and will be available to the public from early September says the company.The Trinity SL Advanced prototype first made an appearance in 2008 but the development process has continued. The latest version … Read more
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op’s range of Stow rucksacks have been around for a few years now and are much loved by the two wheeled community. This Stow Expert is the biggest of the family, with a capacity of 25 litres and an extra 5 litres available at the tug of a zip. It shares the excellent … Read more
Stage 7: Barcelone – Andorre Arcalis 224kmThe drama just keeps on comin’ this year: Contador was the man in the mountains today, riding away from everyone at the top of the final climb to put 22 seconds into his rivals and stamp his authority on the race in spectacular style. Brice Feillu (Agritubel), one of … Read more
