Organisers of the Tour of Britain have put out a call for volunteers to help at this year’s event.The 2009 tour will be the sixth running of the race, which continues to grow from strength to strength, attracting millions of spectators to the roadside and via the daily highlights programmes on ITV4.If you would like … Read more
Rouleur 13 is out in a couple of days and features the Tour, the Giro, the Spring Classics and all you ever wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask… about fitting tubs. Highlights of the new issue include: Robert Millar writing about Stage 17 of the 1984 Tour A tribute to the men … Read more
Boris Johnson’s brush with death during a recce to find suitable roads for separated cycle lanes in London forms the peg for cycling journalist Jon Snow’s latest blog.As reported by road.cc the London mayor was with a group of cycling researchers when a passing lorry’s rear door sprung open catching and dragging a parked car up … Read more
I tested the Sealskins All Weather gloves to the maximum in winter hail, a deluge of rain and wind storms. Freezing temperatures and painful hail stones bit into my exposed face, but the gloves, and my hands, stood up to the extreme winter weather. However, they weren’t as waterproof as I’d hoped. The gloves are … Read more
Thousands of cyclists are expected to flock to York next month for a national cycle show – the grand finale to Bike Week.Cyclists from all over the UK will attend the country’s largest mass participation cycling event, one of the highlights of the cycling calendar, which has been running since 1945.The York Cycle Show, on … Read more
If you’ve just ridden in to work – it could be time for second breakfast… A study by scientists from the University of Texas suggests that a bowl of whole grain cereal and non-fat milk could be the ideal post-ride recovery food. Their findings are published in the latest edition of the Journal of the … Read more
Top class road racing comes to the streets of Exeter tonight when Round 2 of the Tour Series hits town. The forecast is for sunshine which should make for a great evening’s entertainment. The course is tight and technical so it should test the pros bike handling skills even in the dry. If you can’t … Read more
This pump has been left at my bike park at work for a number of weeks for all commuters to use and I have seen it in action on a number of occasions. I couldn’t think of a better way of testing a track pump: it has been used on 700c, 26” and 20”, inflating … Read more
Franco Pellizotti won today’s charge from Chieti to Blockhaus with an audacious escape on the slopes of the Pass Lanchiano to give his Liquigas team a much needed stage win and to move himself up to third place overall in the general classification two minutes back on Denis Menchov in the maglia rosa. Carlos Sastre (Cervelo … Read more
Urban Hunter have launced a new range of t-shirts to celebrate the memory of legendary British cyclist Tom Simpsom 42 years after his death on the slopes of Mont Ventoux brought on by a combination of heat exhaustion and amphetamines.Ventoux “the Giant of Provence” is likely to play a pivotal role in this year’s Tour … Read more
