Cycling retailers could do a lot more to attract and retain female customers, admits the Association of Cycle Traders, in support of Sustrans’ mystery shopper initiative.The industry body is right behind Sustrans’ latest effort to attract more women to cycling by challenging them to take to the high streets and mystery shop their local cycle … Read more
If the creators of the Tour Series were looking for a way to engage riders and whet their appetite for the main event they have successfully pulled it off.
The Travel Choice TT that will preceed the Peterborough round of the series next Thursday will be entertaining to watch and a chance of a lifetime for most of us amateurs.
We get use of the circuit for an hour and have (in true Grand Prix stylee) two flying laps, the aggregate time for which will determine our overall position.
Tour Series 2009 – Round 2 – ExeterFine weather, a carnival atmosphere and huge crowds greeted the riders for the second round of the Tour Series in Exeter last night. On a classic, compact street circuit of sharp turns, narrowing straights and fans banging the boards, Rapha-Condor rider Dean Downing claimed a great win at … Read more
Schwalbe have found a manufacturing defect that they say affects a small number of their Ulremo R tyres which may start to bulge oddly with potentially catastrophic results if ridden with the fault.The company has issued a defect notice (reproduced below) as a result. Speaking to road.cc Fishers, Schwalbe’s UK distributor stressed that this IS NOT a … Read more
Mark from Viner stopped by at road.cc towers yesterday to show us the new (take a deep breath) cyclesport.se-magnusmaximuscoffee.com team replica bike that they’ll be bringing into the UK. The team is the brainchild of Magnus Backstedt and manager Martin McCrossan and aims to showcase new young talent from Sweden and beyond.See the gallery here… No … Read more
A fast day at the Giro resulted in another home win as Michele Scarponi took the sprint for victory at the end of the 182Km run from Sulmona to Benevento. Today’s stage started with a 2nd cat climb but thereafter it was pretty much all downhill to the finish.If ever there was a day for … Read more
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
