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New Charge Skewer video

Here’s the latest video from Charge, team rider Abi Greenaway showcases the titanium charms of their road bike, the Skewer a bike launched at Eurobike last year and first tested here on road.cc

Colomba launch range of classic themed Sportwool tops

Last month we wrote about a new Yorkshire-based company, Shutt VR, who are producing a range of wool cycling jerseys, today we’ve got news of another one, Colomba CC.Colomba are based in Richmond North Yorkshire at the gateway to the Dales, speaking to road.cc founder Chris Atkinson told us that they worked on their range … Read more

Lance Watch 1. Be careful where you point that wristband!

The phenomenon that is Lance Armstrong generates such a vast amount of news and comment on the web, that there’s now way anybody would ever be able to cover all of it a vast amount of it comes through the news feeds here at road.cc and never makes it on to the site… what a … Read more

Equipment checklist for patriotic cyclists

Here’s an interesting piece from that interweb thingy – a tongue in cheeck (I presume) call for US cyclists to help kickstart the US economy… by buying stuff.To help the process a handy equipment checklist is provided so that you buy the right sort of equipment to fit in with what your image of your … Read more

We’re riding the Cotswold Spring Classic

Yes indeed – come easter monday we’ll be lining up for a bit of early season sportive action, and we’ll be bringing the camera to record it all for posterity, including the bits where we fall in a hedge or get swept up by the broom wagon, possibly. Certainly the bits where we clean the … Read more

Australian study says more cycling = more injuries, but no increase in risk

A study into the rate of cycling injuries in the Australian state of Victoria has found the the number of injuries described as cycling related rose signigicantly between 2001 and 2006, but that the number of reported cycling accidents did not change. Despite the rise in the numbers of hospital recorded cycling injuries the study … Read more

Lezyne Stainless 12 multi tool

The Lezyne 12 is a stylish and practical design in an overcrowded pocket tool market. The forged CNC machined stainless steel construction improves rigidity and lifespan while the high lustre aluminium side plates look pretty and shave a few grams into the bargain. Tools are pretty comprehensive: there’s 2,3,4,5,6 & 8mm Allen wrenches, Phillips screwdriver, … Read more

Stijn Devolder wins Tour of Flanders for second year running

History repeated itself in the Tour of Flanders today when for the second year running Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) broke away in the final kilometres to take the win. Afterwards Devolder, not unnaturally said that he would continue to concentrate on this race in the future too.Devolder’s team mate and fellow countryman, Tom Boonen was … Read more

Cycling in the headlines – road.cc’s weekend news roundup

Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas says he would jump at the chance of signing for Sky’s new cycling team and British Cycling’s performance manager Shane Sutton has revealed he is in the running.According to a story in Wales on Sunday, the cycling star, who is recovering from a crash in Italy, is the first name on … Read more