Mark Cavendish grabbed his first stage win at this year’s Tour of California when he took stage 4 by a couple of inches from Tom Boonen.Yesterday’s winner Thor Hushovd looked to have everything lined up for the win as the race entered the final kilometre, but Rabobank’s Pieter Weening jumped off the front of the … Read more
US rolling news networks and websites reporting that Lance’s stolen time triail bike has been found. The Sacramento Police Department has now confirmed these reports as true.Phew!Here’s the statement released by the Sacramento Police Department…Lance Armstrong’s Bike Turned Into Police StationOn Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at 10:35 a.m., a local resident brought Lance Armstrong’s stolen Trek … Read more
Just been writing up the BMC SLC01 Pro Machine that’s just in, and it got me all angry about carbon stems again. Not because it has one – sensibly BMC spec the EA90 – but just because they exist, really. Why do they exist? The EA90 and EC90 are a good case in point. The … Read more
Weighing in at 7.07kg (15.6lb) for a 57cm bike (complete with pedals, and a bit of road grime) the SLC01 is a true lightweight and it’s landed – gently – here at road.cc towers for us to have a play with. It’s a thoroughbred too, having worn the colours of Astana and Phonak, and more … Read more
Is it me or are all of the world’s cycling stars crashing at the moment? First it was Downhill Diva Rachel Atherton http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7843559.stmThen Sir Chris decided that he needed to spice things up a bit in Copenhagen http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7891088.stmBig Tex hit the deck (well a motor bike) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7894564.stmAND NOW he rides in to Levi!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7896327.stm
Reports on two schemes in different parts of the country aimed at getting people out of their cars and on to bikes suggest that they are having very different levels of success.A study of commuting habits 6,500 people in Exeter has found that car use has declined by only one per cent since Devon County … Read more
Looking for something cheap and different to do in East London this Saturday night? How about generating the electricity for the party? This is a night out where you have to pedal dynamo’s to power up the room! Here is the blurb lifted from their website:Due to adverse weather and economic conditions there’s going to … Read more
It’s all very well locking your bikes up in the shed, but much better if you’ve got something secure to lock them to. The Torc Ground anchor has been around for a while and gained high praise; the new Series II is a simpler design that’s easy to fit with standard DIY tools, and will … Read more
Thor Hushovd used a perfect leadout from his Cervelo Test Team to propel himself to victory in yesterday’s stage of the Tour of California. Hushovd’s win did not affect the overall standings of the race and Levi Leipheimer remains in the lead with his teamate, Lance Armstrong back in fourth.Leipheimer did not have a quiet … Read more
This week we’ve been at the Fisher Expo 09. Fisher distributes a number of big name cycling brands in the UK including Look, Dahon, SRAM, Tacx and Schwalbe amongst its portfolio – this year they were also showing of two new brands: bspoke cycle clothing and Lambretta bikes.First stop was the Look stand to give … Read more
