Everyone of a certain age remembers the Fisher Space Pen, a multi-million dollar project to create a biro using pressurised ink that would work in space. And it did. The irony, of course, was that normal biros don’t stop working in space: the ink is drawn down by capillary action, not gravity. The moral? Don’t … Read more
If you fancy some competitive roller action this Friday, the bad news is that entries are full for Rollapaluza’s Kingspin 2 event at the Kingpin suite in central London. The good news is though that spectator tickets are still available so you can pop along, soak up the vibe and work up a sweat enjoying … Read more
Following on from the theme of my last blog (but not wanting to pigeonhole myself as the road.cc fashionista) I wanted to talk about how pleased I am thus far with the content our this esteemed website’s forum.
Most other message boards I have had the time to frequent seem to have an obsession with ‘cycling as the new golf’. Which is fine. Rich business types on Cervelo’s are still fair game and worth catching to someone of my limited ability.
He won the Tour de France green jersey in 2005, he aims to do the same in 2009 and when he’s in a sprint he’s always a contender. Thor Hushovd is one of the bigger obstacles Mark Cavendish will have to overcome this summer if he is going to win the green jersey. We talk … Read more
Having spent three years as the Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling champ (1998-2000), I like to think I’ve done my bit at getting down and dirty. But if you want to see real bog cycling, take a look at Ian Hibell’s legendary crossing of the Darien Gap in Panama. Ian was tragically killed last year after … Read more
Coming up this week on road.cc top interviews, the latest gear news from the CORE Bike show and the usual mix of reviews and comment – we’ve also got some new staff bloggers joining the team too…Today we’ll be talking to Norwegian sprint ace Thor Hushovd about his plans for the season, his new Cervelo, … Read more
I was born in January 1959 making me 50 years young, and I still want to go out with my mates to play on bikes. I commute to work, do a few summer time trials and may write from a “it wasn’t like that in my day” position.This year I have signed up for a … Read more
This weekend’s Financial Times analysed the recent growth in cycle commuting and reports on anecdotal evidence that the economic downturn has added further impetus to the growing numbers of people riding to work in British cities.However, the paper also says that this isn’t necessarily filtering through into more bike sales, or if it is they … Read more
Friday afternoon fast busy roads, last 30 miles home against a belligerent headwind, and straight into a low winter Killing Sun.
One way or other I could just die.
Nothing for it but to put the Jens Voigt face on and bury self towing an imaginary team along. I am strong, I am super-domestique, I am a peleton crushing tempo, I am pulling them along like a train, I shall destroy myself for the good of The Team.
Gnnn.
Quickstep rider Allan Davis and his team held off the challenge of fellow Aussie Robbie McEwen to claim the winner’s ochre jersey in the year’s Tour Down Under. Going in to the final stage, 18 laps of a 4.5Km street circuit, Davis held a 25 second advantage over McEwen, Lance Armstrong was a further 24 … Read more
