A plan to attach mirrors to traffic lights so lorry drivers can see cyclists coming up their nearside has been put forward by London Mayor Boris Johnson.The mirrors will apparently give the driver a clear view of anyone just below the front of the cab or between the lorry and the kerb, and is a … Read more
When will it be back?
My cycling life isn’t worth living without my hunger for mileage being fulfilled on EverydayCycling.com.
I have been studiously logging data from every training ride, time trial and sportive I have ridden since 2006 and making year on year comparisons based on distance, speed and how I have felt.
Over the weekend before last I tried for ages without success to sign in once my ride had finished. Not that I am overly competitive or anything, but I was keen to see how my June 09 had started in comparison with June 08.
The four hundred pound mark is a competitive price point for wheels: If you’re looking to upgrade it’s the kind of money that’ll buy you something decent, and the Solitudes are certainly that. They’re a well-built, good quality racing wheel that’ll suit if you’re aiming for racing or TTs. For more general riding, the all … Read more
Here’s something that doesn’t happen very often, at the recent Liberty Classic/TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championships the women’s peloton caught and over took the men’s peloton – including Floyd Landis.The women’s race was a four lap affair containing a field of top line European pros – they weren’t hanging about, but as it turned … Read more
Russian oligarchs tired of the Ferrari or pop stars wanting to leave the stretch limo behind would do well to invest in a gold-plated Brompton folding bike pimped by online cycle insurers ilovemybike.co.ukValued at £2,500, the bike is a stock Brompton S2L which has been stripped down, polished, plated in copper and covered in 24ct … Read more
A survey released today by cereal makers Kellogg’s claims that one in 10 British children can’t ride a bike – and that one in three homes don’t even have a trusty two-wheeler.The research, unveiled to promote a cycling campaign on behalf of Kellogg’s Bran Flakes, appears to show that the next generation are already couch potatoes, … Read more
Good weather and concern for the planet combined to bring thousands of people out across the UK to take part in the World Naked Bike Ride event.The event, organised to raise awareness of oil dependency and cycling issues, saw riders come out in various stages of undress, many body-painted and with decorated bikes.More than 1,000 … Read more
A police officer who hero-worshipped Lance Armstrong faked his own cancer battle to “bring glory” to his life.Michael John Matts took time off work with the supposed illness, and used it to persuade his girlfriend to marry him.But while he was persuading friends to give him lifts to the hospital for chemotherapy, he was actually … Read more
A theatrical slice of the Tour de France arrives in London’s West End next month with the opening of a new play about the event and three of its brightest stars.The theatredelicatessen company is staging a production of Roland Smith’s ‘Pedal Pusher’, which tells the story of three cyclists slogging it out to win the … Read more
