Trek, as a sponsor of the Étape du Tour, have announced a competition for buyers of its premium road bike line, the Madone. One lucky customer will win an exclusive trip to ride the Étape with Trek Travel.Anyone buying a Madone between 13th February and 30th April 2009 can register their details and bike serial … Read more
For those of you that keep a close eye on all things sport you might have seen a worrying trend in the last few months – early death in young athletes.
There have been two high profile deaths in athletics over the last month or so. Firstly, 26 year old Rene Herms died of a ‘heart related’ illness http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=48890.html. Then only yesterday it was announced that another 26 year old athlete Kamila Skolimowska has also passed away http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=49374.html. She ‘collapsed’ which can normally be construed as heart failure.
The Diamante is a good quality, comfortable road helmet for ladies. Whether the fact that they’re ‘created for the well being of dynamic women’ means that the helmet is actually a different shape, rather than just pink, is not something that Met divulge in their literature, but our tester certainly found it comfortable. The adjustment … Read more
Patrick Pogan, the New York policeman filmed shoving a cyclist from his bike during a Critical Mass ride has been fired by the New York Police Department.According to the Associated Press (AP) news agency he lost his job 10 days ago – although Mr Pogan’s lawyers dispute this and claim that he resigned to concentrate … Read more
Lying in bed enjoying those few minutes after the alarm has gone off but before actually getting up, right arm dangling off the edge, scruffling the top of the cats head while she’s marthering for food.
Thinking about the ride for the day.
Mark Cavendish won Stage 5 of the Tour of California in a replay of Stage 4’s battle with Tom Boonen – except this time the outcome was more emphatically in the Briton’s favour as he won by a bike length rather than a couple of inches. To tell it like it was Cavendish simply outclassed … Read more
Fresh from sweeping all before her at the Brits Duffy climbs aboard her bike to go and get some Diet Coke… Don’t get too excited though she also sings. Click on the story to watch the vid. Oh, you might want to hit the ‘mute’ key first.Anyway, we’re not here to discuss the vocal merits, or … Read more
Has anyone noticed the latest Diet Coke advert with the Welsh singing strumpet Duffy ‘borrowing’ a single speed bicycle to nip to the shop for a can of pop before her gig? Now, am I just getting excited about seeing a girl on a bike (I would have been more excited if she was riding … Read more
Fancy riding some nice bikes and rubbing shoulders with a racing legend next Saturday? Well, make it a date on the 28th and head over to the official opening of Twenty3c an exciting new bike shop in Stony Straftord, Milton Keynes which caters for all levels of cyclist from enthusiast to elite athlete.Twenty3c actually opened … Read more
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