Juan Manuel Garate of Rabobank was the man to tame the Ventoux today as he survived from an all-day break to power to the summit ahead of Tony Martin. But all eyes were forty seconds down the road as the GC contenders made their final plays. At the line Alberto Contador finished with Andy Schleck … Read more
We have history. July 2000, and my first ever Etape Du Tour. At 155kms not quite the longest ride I’d ever done, but certainly the lumpiest with a couple of cols to breach before reaching the infamous Giant Of Provence. After pedalling through several comfort zones I’m finally and nervously on the steep slopes of … Read more
Genetic’s track pro are faithful copies of MKS’ high-end RX1 pedals approved by the Nihon Jitensha Shinkōkai (NJS), the Japanese Keirin association. Intended primarily for Velodrome duties, they may lack the NJS kudos but with low cage profiles and slick, sealed bearings they’ve broader horizons than track and wouldn’t look out of place on a … Read more
Now, can it be a coincidence that since intrepid round-the-world cyclist James Bowthorpe started pedalling around the North American continent, he’s been eating some hefty meals – followed by a succession of punctures?Well, it would be unfair of us at road.cc to comment but James does seem to be living well, putting the burritos away … Read more
Oxfordshire is the latest county to enjoy a supermarket’s bike trailer hire scheme to cart shopping home.Earlier this year the Waitrose company decided to encourage shoppers to ride home with their groceries rather than drive. So they invested in specially-designed cycle trailers equipped with a large canvas shopping bag to store shopping for the ride … Read more
Cavendish sprints to glory on Stage 19 taking the win, but with Thor Hushovd right on his wheel. It should have been a stage for the break, it turned out to be one for the sprinters. Hushovd’s second place means that the green jersey is still tantalisingly out of reach – in fact it was … Read more
Howls of derision have greeted an ASDA TV advert talking up ‘Britain’s cheapest bike’- showing the bike with its forks the wrong way round.The £70 British Eagle bike has attracted criticism for its shoddiness and overall lack of user-friendliness, criticism that appears to be justified in light of the advert to promote it.A red-faced ASDA … Read more
Nothing – not the severity of the ascent, the driving snow and ice or my non-cycling wife, was going to stop me getting to the top. I had driven 11 hours to get to Mount Ventoux and, with all my fellow riders having dropped out, there was just me – yards from the summit but … Read more
The government has been taken to task for failing to fully implement its own Cycle To Work scheme – in which employees are offered discounts on bikes – among its own departments.Various sections of government, including DEFRA, haven’t offered their employees access to the scheme and have even blocked requests from individual employees who wish … Read more
Ollie from Bullitt Bikes UK came down to show us a couple of their big-capacity load-luggers the other day. The bikes are designed in Denmark by Larry vs Harry (who run the excellent tagline ‘you will not be able to stay home, brother’ on their website) and the Aluminium frames are built in Taiwan. The … Read more
