The humble club 10 had been losing appeal for me in recent years. Increased work time meant no guarantees of getting off on time to make it and the apathy reached such a height last autumn that someone got an E-bay bargain when I sold my carbon TT bike. Locally this year hasn’t started too … Read more
Controversial new laws which could see cyclists jailed for up to five years for hit-and-run offences have been introduced in Australia.The state of Victoria has introduced a range of draconian penalties that range from a fine of $681 (AusD – £330) for a first offence of careless riding, to dangerous riding (£13,610 – £6,650) and … Read more
Cannondale’s Mike Cotty isn’t a man to shirk a challenge, and every year they seem to get that little bit more extreme. This year he’s working up to the Cent Cols Challenge (100 climbs in 10 days), and tomorrow he’ll be on the start line of the gruelling 535km Race Across the Alps – eleven … Read more
The small Scottish town of Huntly is the subject of an artistic cycling experiment this weekend as riders paint its streets in multi-colours.Using water bottles filled with coloured chalk, the cyclists will ride three miles around the Aberdeenshire town, leaving a trail that will be deemed a work of art – the concept is very similar … Read more
This stem is brilliant if you’re not sure about the stem angle you need and you want to experiment with different positions, or if you want to change the height of your bars throughout the season or for different events. This is particularly handy for time triallists or triathletes. It can also come in quite … Read more
A former World Road Champion is among five riders fingered by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in its investigations into blood doping.Spain’s Igor Astarloa, the 2003 world champion, with fellow countrymen Ruben Lobato Elvira and Ricardo Serrano Gonzalez, are facing disciplinary proceedings after the UCI discovered ‘suspicious data’ in their biological passports.Two Italians, Pietro Caucchiolo … Read more
Australia is a vast country, as our intrepid round-the-world cyclist James Bowthorpe is finding out. In an attempt to raise more than £1 million for research into Parkinson’s disease, James is aiming to circumnavigate the globe in record time. This week sees him cycling along the coast from Perth in the direction of Adelaide….James found … Read more
A TV commercial featuring the singer Duffy on a bike is not guilty of breaking health and safety regulations, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.The Welsh singer was seen riding around a supermarket and through darkened streets in the advert for Diet Coke. After it was aired, there were 22 complaints that Duffy wasn’t … Read more
I dunno, maybe some people have too much time on their hands or maybe there’s something in the water in Texas?
US Olympic gold medallist Tyler Hamilton has been banned from competitive cycling for eight years after admitting taking a steroid.Hamilton, who announced his retirement in April, will almost certainly not return to the sport after the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) handed out its punishment yesterday.The 38-year-old admitted the offence, telling the agency he had taken … Read more
