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
The sedate-sounding British Waterways has used guerrilla art tactics to force cyclists using a stretch of London canal to slow down.Riders on the towpath of the Regent’s Canal in Islington are being confronted by a canvas painting of a gaping hole in the path which, when viewed from a certain angle, looks like it will swallow up the … Read more
Four major British cities will be closed to traffic for a day later this summer as thousands of cyclists take over the roads.London, Manchester, Glasgow and Leicester are all participating in ‘Skyride’, an initiative launched by the global communications company and supported by British Cycling.The streets will be closed to cars so that mass-participation cycling … Read more
If you’re looking for a new race steed that won’t leave you with moths in your pockets, you could do a lot worse than Kinesis’ new Alu/Carbon road platform, the KR510. There’s plenty of good technology crammed in, and Kinesis’ reputation of producing high quality frames at a decent price looks to be safe with … Read more
The top three teams divided the spoils last night at round seven of the Tour Series: Team Halfords Bikehut finally moved to the top of the all-important overall Team competition while a rejuvenated Rapha-Condor squad took the Team win and on home turf Candi TV – Marshall Pasta took the individual win through Russell Downing.Halfords … Read more
