Abergavenny is set to become a cycling fan’s dream from this weekend as the picturesque Welsh town plays host to a week-long festival of cycling culminating in the National Road Race Championships.The festival kicks off this weekend with the Iron Mountain Sportif which offers you the chance to test yourself on a choice of six … Read more
When it comes to offering low-cost clothing, DHB have been untouchable over the past few years, and their new Knowle range sees them moving into more high end territory.This is a really lightweight nylon/elastane jersey for the warmest summer weather. The stretchy front panels are joined by a full-length zip so you can let plenty … Read more
Team Halfords Bikehut have been the form team of the latter rounds of the Tour Series and tonight in Colchester they once again showed their mastery of the format and of their opponents in this new form of team cycle racing. The men in gold have the momentum with them and another team win made … Read more
A £240,000, eight-mile long new national cycling route between Glasgow and East Kilbride has now opened.The route is officially known as National Cycle Route 756.It starts from East Kilbride railway station and continues via East Mains, Kingsgate, Nerston, Cathkin, Rutherglen and terminates at South Lanarkshire Council’s boundary with Glasgow City Council at Shawfield. The cycle … Read more
The Astana cycling team today released a statement saying that team manager John Brunyeel had reached agreement with the teams licence holder and principle backer, the Kazakh Cycling Federation.In what was descrbed as a ‘fruitful meeting” all the parties involved, including the Kazakh Government reached a mutually acceptable agreement that resolves the financial difficulties that … Read more
A year ago, Gary Brennan was 39 stone and was in such poor health that only a gastric bypass operation would rescue him from disaster.The 28-year-old, from Hyde, Greater Manchester, had diabetes and high blood pressure. His waist measured 68 inches and he wore 26-inch collar shirts. He knew something had to be done.But instead … Read more
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
