Anyone walking through Stirling last week would hardly have needed to be Sherlock Holmes to sense the buzz of the famous old city hosting an extravaganza of the world’s best time triallists. From the packed cafes and restaurants doing a roaring midweek lunch trade, the pubs filled with celebrating Belgians toasting Remco Evenepoel’s victory on the Friday, all the way … Read more
The “huge cost” of repairing vandalised low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) schemes — introduced to improve air quality and boost active travel — has been revealed by councils in London.A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by reporters at the Guardian found that the bill for repairing vandals’ work has now exceeded £850,000, with Hackney’s council paying almost £400,000 for repairs. Lambeth … Read more
These Ekoi E-Lens Evo glasses use an electronic lens to adapt to the surrounding light conditions, and they do that in the fastest time I’ve ever witnessed. If you aren’t concentrating you won’t even notice – it’s not just a gimmick. It does make them very pricey, though, so you’ll need to decide whether those fractions … Read more
Cannondale has dreamed up some innovative designs over the years – including the one-legged Lefty suspension fork and the SmartSense integrated electronic system on some of its Synapse road bikes, with a rear-facing radar, automatic lights, and wireless electronic shifting – but one of its wildest ideas came back in 2012. That’s when the US brand joined forces with … Read more
A drink and drugs driver has been jailed for 13 years for killing a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash in West Yorkshire in 2019, with the police saying that his driving was “erratic” and finding “alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis” in his system when they made the arrest, however the driver had claimed that “he didn’t think he … Read more
The Castelli Endurance Pro 2 Jersey is a very impressive hot-weather jersey that offers great breathability, wicking and fit.Our best summer cycling jerseys buyer’s guide covers our choices for warm weather, with our best cheap cycling jerseys buyer’s guide rounding up top tops from just £21.I was lucky enough to get this jersey right at … Read more
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has announced today that Richard Freeman, the former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor at the centre of a lengthy storm concerning alleged doping on both teams, has been banned from all sports for four years for violating its rules by taking possession of Testogel for unnamed riders, as well as lying to … Read more
Cycling is a fairly unusual sport in that, while there are elements such as bike tech, tactics and handling skills, ultimately it comes down to a simple question: can your body work more efficiently than your rivals? Even if you’re not in head-to-head competition, can your body conquer the ride as effectively as you had … Read more
What did it feel like to have such an event like the Cycling World Championships happening right at my doorstep? It was quite historical. Glasgow is no stranger to hosting significant cycling events – in 2017, we saw the European Championships in Scotland’s biggest city, and earlier in 2014, the Commonwealth Games took over the … Read more
