As another Friday draws to a close taking another Schwag Grab with it and this week two lucky winners go home if not actually with a road.cc jersey in the mitts at least knowing that a bundle of plaid perfection is on its way… as soon as we can find some stamps.We’re pretty much out … Read more
I dithered over whether to get the bike out this morning and ride with the continuing strong winds now coupled with sharp showers and slick roads.
I should have heeded my initial thoughts and pulled the duvet back over my head. Instead, I headed into the kitchen to prepare my bike. Sadly my Bianchi had somehow developed a popped spoke in the front wheel, which annoyed me.
So the Orbea, still dirtied and grimy from its last outing had air pumped into the tyres and the GPS swapped from the other handle bars before I set out.
Morbegno – Bergamo 209KmColumbia’s Kanstantsin Siutsou rode to a brave win today escaping with around 15Km to go at the bottom of the day’s final big climb but he still had to negotiate a tight finish including a short climb, narrow streets and even a section of rough cobbles. At one point in the closing kilometres … Read more
Made from hardened lazer cut steel, Pedros’ Trixie is a very clever tool with an equally slick name. There’s pretty much the full complement of fixed specific functions you’d need on an everyday basis including 15mm wrench for track nuts, 5mm Allen key stub, a curious serrated section tackling 8,9 &10mm bolts while doubling as … Read more
This blog is like a bus… nothing for ages then two posts come along at once!
So I managed to talk myself into going out this morning as opposed to setting up the turbo and putting the heating on, and with the benefit of hindsight it was the right decision (for a change!).
It didn’t feel it for a start as I struggled down the A15 towards the motorway fly over. A stiff headwind into Stilton before the short sharp climb to the lip of the valley. Great views if you look back over your shoulder, but the cross wind was battering my left shoulder. The same one I have just had treatment on!
Saturday morning in the English fens and the wind is howling whilst the rain is falling.
It was clearly a false summer during April wasn’t it? The good news is that whilst watching the Giro highlights on Eurosport I can see I am not alone in experiencing rubbish weather.
Cycle safety was discussed yesterday in Parliament where Transport Minister Geoff Hoon took questions on the subject during which Andrew Robathan, Conservative MP for Blaby priased the CTC’s Safety in Numbers campaign and urged the Government to take on board its cenral premise: that more cyclists equalled safer cycling as a whole and asked what … Read more
This weekend is forecast rain. This fun website should keep you amused. You can design your own bike, well, more like choose different colours for each component. You can be a virtual hipster.click herePost your bike designs here.
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Columbia High Road) who bagged second on yesterday’s stage in to Austria went one better today as the Giro encountered atrocious conditions in Switzerland. The final shakedown was between five riders with Boasson Hagen and fellow spring specialist Robbie Hunter (Barloworld) the big favourites to take the win. Hunter had to settle … Read more
