“road.cc changed its profile picture”“road.cc became a fan of Lance Armstrong”Yes, that’s right – road.cc has set up a Facebook page!Well, we’ve been “tweeting” for a while now so it was only a matter of time before we joined the social networking phenomenon that is Facebook.Become one of our fans (we’ve got nine so far!) … Read more
Some might call it vanity (huh!) but Vecchiojo knows there’s more to being fast than simply going quicker… you need to look quick too, particularly in the leg department. Everyone knows that fast legs are honey brown coloured legs and very definitely not white.So with the season fast approaching it’s time to get the self … Read more
It’s that worrying time of year when legs can finally be stripped of their Winter’s bib-long cocoon and have to emerge blinking into the harsh bright sunlight and gentle hopeful warmth. Blinking and pale. For those of us that haven’t been lucky enough to jet to foreign climes for a week or so of off-season … Read more
Sustrans continues its campaign to encourage young people to get into cycling with a free bike breakfast and bike skills session provided by the Bike It project.Pupils from Whipton Barton Junior School in Exeter will kick off the spring term with a free bike MOT from the Exeter Bikeshed and the first of five bike … Read more
South East-based amateur club Agiskoviner has launched its 2009 senior squad line-up, including Olympic hopeful, 17-year-old Jon Mould.Mould, the team’s youngest member, had an excellent 2008 winning five junior and senior National Track Championship medals, which led to him being accepted onto the Olympic Development Programme. True to form, he has started this year strongly … Read more
British Cycling’s aim of having a British team in the Tour de France today took a mammoth step forward with the announcement of the formation of Team Sky. The new professional team will be headed up by British Cycling Performance Director Dave Brailsford, who will also continue in his role as Performance Director for Team … Read more
A mirror, light and indicator in one, the Winkku is designed to address some of the problems faced by commuters – especially inexperienced ones, or those facing heavy traffic. It’s not the first time we’ve seen a bike mirror, or an indicator, or an outboard light, but the combination of the three is novel and … Read more
SIS rider Matt Crampton rounded off a successful night at Revolution 24 by knocking a second off Craig MaClean’s previous all comers 500m record of 18.94. Earlier that evening he had set the fastest 200m time of the night on the track and finished second in the sprint final, but Matt’s competitive instincts still weren’t … Read more
These are the facilities cyclists in London will be able to take advantage of after the Olympic games in 2012.The Velodrome and VeloPark will include 6.5km of multi-use trails, a BMX track and learn-to-ride track for children – a definite improvement for the area formerly occupied by the West Ham tip.Venues were shifted a few … Read more
HerbaLife and Wheelbase have launched a new, fresh and exciting team they hope will become a high profile contender in the UK’s road racing scene.The North West-based HerbaLife/WHEELBASE.co.uk team held their launch ceremony in Lancashire at the weekend to a crowd of 60 supporters, sponsors and family members.The hope is to build on the WHEELBASE.co.uk … Read more
