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
Carradice have been around for a long time, are beloved by bearded men on antique steel tourers and I have been warned that saying anything disparaging about this Super C would result in me being pursued to the ends of the earth by gnarly CTC types. That is to say, slowly and with frequent breaks … Read more
Figures released by sustainable transport charity Sustrans at the beginning of Bike Week show that for the first time the national cycle network (NCN0 is being used for more than 1 million journeys every day.On the back of these figures Malcolm Sheperd, Sustrans CEO called for the NCN to be treated in the same way … Read more
The final stage of this year’s Dauphiné Libéré belonged to Dutch time trial specialist Stef Clement who won the first road race of his career when he outsprinted his two fellow escapees Sébastien Joly and Timothy Duggan. The race though belonged to Alejandro Valverde who made it two Dauphinés in a row, and two Pro-Tour … Read more
Well, does it get any better than this?Did any of you buy The Times yesterday? I was expecting the Cycling Supplement to be preachy and completely for beginners, as it happens I was mildly surprised!Apart from Alistair Campbell, who seems to put a spin on anything and everything (excuse the pun), I found the rest … Read more
Stephen Auerbach’s documentary follows participants in the 2005 Race Across America (RAAM), and although the race is also open to 2, 4 and 8-Person teams, he concentrates on the efforts of a handful of cyclists from the solo field whose efforts are on such an epic scale that they make our sportive heroics look like … Read more
When I’m not busy making road.cc I’m also involved in the organisation of a night ride, the Exmouth Exodus. This year’s ride was last weekend on 6-7 June, when all of the rain for June swept through the West country in a single evening. That made for ‘interesting’ conditions on the night, and my job … Read more
