Books and other guides sell themselves from the cover inward so I was surprised that Excellent Books had given an otherwise contemporary guide with such an uninspiring and antiquated cover design. People do judge books by their covers.That would be a mistake with this one because get past the cover though and you’ll find a … Read more
• Ride bike. • Look at time, sprint home. • Helmet off, shoes off, gloves off, jersey off, telly on. • Slip on t-shirt from Urban Hunter specially acquired for the occasion. • Hurriedly make ham and cheese baguette to the sound of the title music. • Petite Biere Blonde. • Repeat for three weeks.
As widely predicted Fanian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) stormed to victory on a tricky technical course Tour Prologue course in Monaco today knocking almost 20 seconds off the previous fastest time, which had only just been set by British rider Bradley Wiggins to come home in 0:19:32. But if the stage belonged to Cancellara, the Astana … Read more
The UCI yesterday suspended Theo Bos for the incident during the Tour of Turkey in April when he appeared to push Daryl Impey into a crash barrier as the field prepared for the finishing sprint on the final stage. Impey, riding for Barloworld was the race leader and he went on to win the race … Read more
Sounding like a third-rate 1950’s B movie, Transfil’s flying snakes are in fact, high performance weather sealed cable systems and as close to fit and forget, as you’re likely to get. However, costing around fiver more than comparable brands they’re not cheap and trickier to fit.Transfil are no strangers to high stress applications supplying cable … Read more
York City fan Simon Hood is just a few weeks away from a cycling challenge that would put any round-the-world rider to shame – riding to every one of his team’s home and away games this coming season.While others meander through stunning desert landscapes and soak up the atmosphere in exotic cities, Simon will be peddling … Read more
Well, if you’re a band obsessed with cycling and you’re playing a gig in a velodrome, it figures that you should throw in a few cyclists as ‘scenery’.Which is exactly what German techno-pioneers Kraftwerk did at their show in the Manchester Velodrome to open the Manchester International Festival.And not just any old cyclists, too. Gold … Read more
This weekend, of course, sees the start of the Tour de France, but while most of us will certainly be watching it at some stage, it’s a fair bet that we’d rather be out cycling than sitting on the sofa.One of the highlights of this weekend, for anyone taking part , is Saturday’s La Marmotte, … Read more
The tangled tale of Torpedo Tom Boonen has taken a dramatic twist with the news that Tour de France organisers WILL allow him to compete this year after all.The Belgian star had been barred for a positive test for cocaine in April – his third such misdemeanour in two years – and was ruled out … Read more
London cyclists were gathering today (Friday July 3) outside the offices of the Crown Prosecution Service to protest at what they see as lenient treatment of drivers who kill cyclists.The demonstrators were due to gather at 4pm at the CPS offices at 50 Ludgate Hill EC4 to hold a short vigil and read out a prepared statement … Read more
