Sustainable transport charity Sustrans is to receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Award, which is officially announced today (21 April) comes from the Queen, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and an Advisory Committee that includes representatives of Government, industry and commerce, and the trade unions. The Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development is … Read more
Places are going fast for this summer’s Highclere Castle Sportive on 4 June with over 800 entries in already. Speaking to road.cc, organiser Ken Robson told us that entries are up on last year and that the event is down to its last 500 places, and he expects those to be gone before the official … Read more
The Easter weekend was not complete without some Obree-esque fettling of the tag-along. Family and friends have become fiercely protective of their washing machines, inspecting them upon my departure to ensure I’ve not amputated the main bearing for an improved Q factor! I have mounted some Smica micro ends inboard of the grips to give … Read more
Dahon have announced a voluntary recall of some models of their 2008 range of folding bikes. The affected models are the:Speed TR 2008 model Speed D7 2008 model Jetstream P8 2008 modelThe problem centres on the handlbar radius which according to the company’s statement can “crack and break, posing a fall hazard” a problem caused … Read more
British Cycling will hold its inaugural Inter-Regional Youth Track Championships on 4-6 September 2009. The competition, open to teams of Youth riders from each of the 10 English regions, Scotland, Ulster and Wales, will take place at the Newport velodrome as part of the UK School Games – an Olympic style multi-sport event.The cycling events … Read more
With the Rutland Sportive less than a week away I wanted to spend last weekend going as hard as possible at the little hillocks around Northamptonshire for practise. The wind on Saturday meant this was a laborious process zig zagging the lanes into the breeze for respite and then having to bust my backside in … Read more
Motor tabs score over traditional supplements by coupling carbohydrates with the time honoured electrolyte replenishment to give welcome fuel on longer rides. The starter kit consists of four Motor Tab tablets and a 500ml bottle. Sold separately Motor Tabs are £1.15 each or £24.99 for a pack of 24.Each tablet consists of 16g carbohydrate (dextrose, … Read more
55 per cent of children would rather cycle to school than travel by car but only one per cent actually do, according to new research commissioned by Cycle England.The research, commissioned to coincide with Bike to School Week, which starts today, also shows that 38 per cent of children seek the independence and freedom cycling … Read more
The Stealth Evo is a one-piece carbon monocoque bar and stem combination produced by Shimano’s subsidiary company, Pro. It has been seen fitted to the bikes of pro-riders such as Michael Rassmusen, during his ill fated 2007 Tour de France, and recently by Robert Gesink, the 3 times white jersey winner of the Tour of … Read more
Beer + cheese + salami snacked upon with considerably more gusto than the peleton could be bothered to muster to race up the final hill.
