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
TRP stands for Tektro Racing Products and is basically the firm’s elite component range. I’d definitely recommend the 920s for those seeking topflight performance on a mid price budget. The lack of increments on the quick release might annoy puncture prone racers who regularly perform roadside wheel swaps, but other than that it’s all good … Read more
Kenda’s C2C is a proven performer over long distances, scoring a third place in the Race Across America (RAAM), and it’s a good performer over here too, though it fares best on smoother tarmac The name of MTB legend Tinker Juarez isn’t one you might expect to find on a road bike tyre but the … Read more
It takes more than a lorry door to keep Boris out of the news on a working day, especially when there’s a revolution to start. So this morning it was off to Trafalgar Square where the Mayor of London today unveiled a package of measures, billed as a “Cycling Revolution” designed to boost cycling in London over … Read more
The DfT has removed an online game from a road safety website following criticism of its attempts to hammer home the helmets message to children (watch it on video below).The “Knockin’ Noggins” game, which appeared on the DfT’s dedicated child road safety website talesoftheroad.direct.gov.uk operated along the lines of the fairground game ‘Splat the Rat’. In this … Read more
