This year’s Tour de France will be the most heavily tested ever UCI President Pat McQuaid told an international anti-doping conference in Paris today. The organisation is collaborating with Tour organisers ASO and the French National Anti-Doping Agency, the AFLD to ensure that all riders likely to ride in this year’s Tour will be targeted … Read more
Katusha team member Antonio Colom has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned substance EPO, amid allegations that a ‘culture of doping’ is prevalent in the sport.The 31-year-old Spaniard will now face a hearing with the Spanish Cycling Federation and if the allegation is upheld he may miss the Tour de France, beginning on … Read more
An information site for women cyclists in London was launched at an event in the capital last night (Tues June 9)SheSpokeLondon, set up by the LCC, aims to encourage women to get out on their bikes, share experiences and information and campaign for cycling rights.Around 100 people turned out to the launch event at the Shortwave … Read more
My quest for a road shoe you can walk on is over! I’ve been looking for a pair of comfortable and stiff – in short, performance – cycling shoes in the what manufacturers would call MTB class.I’ve always thought this was a bit short-sighted. What about commuters, audaxers, people who own more than one bike … Read more
British Cycling has confirmed to road.cc that they are having “conversations” with Alain Baxter Britain’s most successful ever skier who retired in April about him becoming a cyclist, Baxter has said that he wants to compete on a bike at the 2012 Olympics.A British Cycling spokesperson told road.cc that Baxter, who has enrolled on a … Read more
Traditional bike maintenance skills will be shared in North Tyneside this Saturday (June 13) as an older generation of cyclists are encouraged to pass on their know-how.The event will give parents and grandparents the chance to share the pleasures of bike-tinkering with their children, assisted by trained mechanics.The session is part of Get Moving North Tyneside – a … Read more
Thousands of London commuters took to two wheels this morning as the effects of the capital’s Tube strike began to bite. LCC’s much vaunted Biketubes (guided rides from London tube station) also took to the road and the same rides will run again tomorrow (Thursday) too.Although striking members of the RMT union didn’t manage to … Read more
Remember the laser light lane that we featured back in January? The idea was that the laser projected a virtual bike lane behind you to keep drivers out of your space. Well, the whole concept has been taken a step further by industrial designer Leonardo Manavella: step forward a system known simply as ‘The Laser’.The … Read more
AN attempt to beat the world record for the largest parade of bicycles ever will be made in Dublin this Sunday (June14)The attempt is part of Ireland’s National Bike Week, and organisers have asked for more than 2,284 riders to converge in Phoenix Park and take the title from Taipei, the current world record holder.Transport … Read more
Halfords Bikehut once again underlined their strength and their mastery of Tour Series tactics as they won round five of the Tour Series in Blackpool tonight (9 June).The evergreen Rob Hayles exploded from the front of a small group of four riders – who had been away for most of the race – to ensure … Read more
