A cup of coffee allegedly got Astana in trouble at the Tour and lead to the first (probably of many) spats between the Tour organisers ASO and cycling’s world governing body, the UCI.Trouble brewed (sorry) when Astana were late signing on apparently because Lance Armstrong was sharing a cup of coffe with his good buddy … Read more
It’s not your usual idea of a themed cycle route, but it’s one that will certainly provoke thought among an eight-strong group of cyclists who will travel across parts of the United States later this summer.The eight are all of Cherokee descent, and they will be following a 1,000 mile route called the Trail of … Read more
Last week it was sperm count. This week it’s bones. Maybe it’s the sight of all those super-fit, Lycra-clad man-machines hitting the Tour De France circuit, but suddenly a rash of health-related stories around cycling has broken out.Notwithstanding the risks to health from heavy metal objects whizzing past at 50 mph-plus, now there’s the chance … Read more
We’ve just had a press release in from Shimano outlining who’s got the electronic Shimano Dura Ace Di2 gear on their bike and it makes for interesting reading.Where time trialling is involved there seems to be little dispute: of the five teams running the electronic gear, four have Di2 on the TT bikes of all … Read more
So there I was the other Saturday in the middle of a heat wave crunching through the dark across white frosted ground pushing my bike due to the treacherous conditions…Two Tunnels open day gallery + captionsNo, Winter hadn’t make a freak return to Bath, in fact I was 90m underground and the “frost” on the … Read more
Welsh cyclists have plenty to celebrate this week with the launch of new cycle maps for the country, plus the opening of bridges carrying a £2m cycle route near Conwy.The Welsh Assembly funded two maps covering the National Cycle Network in Wales, which were put together by Sustrans.They will cover the 251-mile route from Holyhead … Read more
Anything Cervelo or Rotor can do… Cancellara’s storming victory on the prologue circuit around Monaco saw him in yellow for stage two, but it wasn’t just his jersey that got the treatment. That night Cancellara’s mechanic, Roger Theel, worked round the clock to build him up a yellow Specialized Tarmac SL3 complete with yellow-detailed SRAM … Read more
Well the sun shone for the recce and it shone in places for the Sportive on saturday too. When it wasn’t shining… Well, this is Wales. So I set off in drizzle on the day, with Gareth from Longleat who I met on the line and tagged along with right through the ride. It was … Read more
In a game of word association dhb’s “Psyborg” jersey prompted “Abdujaparov”; it’s a design you’ll either love or loathe but earned a fair few admiring glances, makes a welcome change from trade jerseys and continues the dhb’s reputation for well made, well priced garments.Available in a choice of either black or white fit is close, … Read more
Stage 2: Monaco – Brignoles 187kmMark Cavendish enjoyed the perfect leadout to win stage 2 of the Tour de France and take his Tour stage win tally to five. Garmin’s Tyler Farrar held on for second and Romain Feillu was third. Fabian Cancellara remains in yellow after today’s stage with Alberto Contador in 2nd and Britain’s … Read more
