road.cc Recommends is the section of the site devoted products that have performed superbly in our reviews, and we’ve just added a dozen new items. We have bikes from BMC, Vitus and Vielo, clothing from Kostume and Assos, Prime wheels and a uniquely small bike transfer case among other great items.Let’s have a look at these top scorers. … Read more
Austin Killips’ stage-winning performance on Sunday’s final climb of the Tour of the Gila was significant, not just for securing the 27-year-old the overall victory of the New Mexico-based UCI 2.2 women’s event, but also for representing the first time a transgender athlete has won a UCI women’s stage race.Killips, riding for the Amy D. Foundation team, attacked clear on the final rise … Read more
Kask’s Utopia Y is an aero helmet which still creates a decent airflow, while keeping the weight low. It’s comfortable and has plenty of neat little design features, but then it needs them when you consider the £245 price tag.The Utopia Y is primarily an aero style helmet with few vents, although the ones it … Read more
Rasputitsa, an inclusive and fun community gravel race with over a thousand participants in East Burke, Vermont, was overshadowed this year after the tragic death of 54-year-old cyclist when a pickup truck driver drove straight into him as the cyclist was crossing a road.The Vermont State Police said that they were notified of a collision between … Read more
Just Riding Along’s Monitor Carbon wheelset is unbelievably light and impressively robust, and all for less than a grand. Performance-wise the wheels can’t be faulted, and with a 27mm inner rim width they work well with even the widest gravel tyres.The Monitors are excellent, but check out the guide to the best gravel wheelsets on off.road.cc for … Read more
All four council officers attending a meeting to discuss ways to promote walking and cycling, admitted that they drove to the venue of the meeting, with some even claiming that they were active drivers and preferred it over cycling and walking, which were “not practical”.The officers at the meeting in Pontypool in Wales included the … Read more
A Belgian pro cyclist has criticised the race direction for putting the spectacle over safety after a massive crash, which saw 90 per cent of the peloton riding at 60km/hr crash out on a muddy road, with many left concussed and four taken to a hospital, before the final stage of the Tour de Bretagne.The peloton … Read more
The Morsa Garmin Computer and Universal Adapter & Arm Kit is part of the company’s modular system that can fit up to two devices onto a single mount, to help free up handlebar space. It looks a little clunky but it’s deceptively light, does the job well and doesn’t move about.With cyclists wanting to know … Read more
Trek-Segafredo rider Giulio Ciccone will miss next weekend’s start of the Giro d’Italia in his home region of Abruzzo after testing positive for COVID-19, the latest sign that the coronavirus may once again be spreading through the professional peloton.News that the 28 year old from Chieti will not be lining up on the start ramp … Read more
