Pat McQuaid, President of the UCI yesterday confirmed that the organisation would double the length of the statutory ban for those convicted of doping if it considered them to have been wilfully cheating. Commenting on the latest doping scandal to hit professional road racing he confirmed that if Schumacher, Kohl and Piepoli had commited their … Read more
Stoke-on-Trent authorities are asking for your suggestions on how to encourage more people onto bikes after the city was awarded ‘Cycling City’ status back in June. Stoke is one of 11 new cycling towns and cities which, added to the six existing cycling demonstration towns, are set to receive the country’s largest ever investment in … Read more
This week in an answer to a parliamentary question the Department for Transport finally admitted that local authorities are reducing their investment in cycle lanes – from 405 km in 2001-2 to a mere 140 km in 2006-7, a 65% fall over the last 5 years. According to calculations by the national cyclists’ organisation CTC, … Read more
Dates for next year’s Tour of Britain have been announced. The 2009 edition of the race will take place over eight days, running from Saturday 12th September to Saturday 19th September. The race will once again be a UCI category 2.1 race which means the Great Britain team can take part (national teams are not … Read more
Brighton and Hove, which has been a Cycling Demonstration Town* since 2005 been criticised for plans to tear up a section of cycle lane on one of the busiest routes in to the city. Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth (BHFOE) are objecting to the plan to remove part of a southbound cycle lane … Read more
UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Manchester organiser British Cycling Events today announced that a host of Olympic stars will be riding at the event from 31 October to 2 November at Manchester Velodrome. British Olympic heroes Steven Burke, Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Chris Newton, Ross Edgar, Jamie Staff, Jason Kenny, Wendy Houvenahgel and Victoria … Read more
We were lucky enough to have a new 2009 Isaac Sonic on our stand at Cycle ’08 and it certainly created quite a stir. We haven’t ridden it yet – they don’t allow that sort of thing at the Cycle show – but here’s the technical lowdown. What Isaac are aiming for is a race … Read more
Bernard Kohl, the winner of this year’s King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour de France yesterday became the latest and most high profile rider to be nabbed for micro-dosing Cera – a type of EPO. Kohl was caught by the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) which has been re-testing blood samples from this year’s … Read more
It’s not that often you see a whole new range in the UK, especially from a brand that already sells nearly 200,000 bikes a year. Cycle 2008 is the first time we’ve seen Austrian bikemongers KTM in the UK. They’ve been around since 1964 making motorbikes, pushbikes and, erm, radiators, and their range encompasses pretty … Read more
Winter’s coming, and it’s time to reach for the longer sleeves and thicker fabrics. The Polaris Niteride II is one you could reach for – updated for 2008 it features Therma-Stretch™ fabric, a windstopper layer, rear pockets, reflectives and a full-length zip. Does all this make for a comfy Winter jersey? Let’s start with the … Read more
