Riding for Astana Qazaqstan in his final Tour de France, Mark Cavendish swaps his usual blue marble Wilier Filante SLR for this special edition, white marble and gold Wilier Filante SLR TDF23. Could this be the bike upon which Cav takes the outright record for the most Tour de France stage wins by an individual rider in history?Cavendish … Read more
Intermarché–Circus–Wanty rider Lilian Calmejane shared a furious social media post showing the state of his front tyre after today’s Tour de France stage in the Basque Country, his front wheel covered with tacks that were spread on the road.“Thank you for this kind of human bullshit,” he wrote. “I don’t think I was the only victim of … Read more
Cofidis have ended their Tour de France drought after 15 long years, Victor Lafay outfoxing Wout van Aert, Jumbo-Visma, Tadej Pogačar and Tom Pidcock with a late attack to win the second stage of the race.Not since Sylvain Chavanel on the 25th July 2008 had the peloton stalwarts won a stage of their home Grand Tour, but … Read more
A Deliveroo delivery cyclist stabbed outside a McDonald’s in north London on Saturday afternoon had reportedly confronted a man trying to steal his bicycle.The news has been widely reported online, the Mail and Metro saying it is believed the cyclist in his 20s had tried to stop a bike thief outside the fast food outlet on Fore Street … Read more
The new Cervelo Soloist sits in the gap between the very aero S5 and the very light R5 models. That doesn’t mean it isn’t as good as either of them; in fact, it actually makes a brilliant blend of streamlining and weight reduction for the road rider who tackles a bit of everything. As Goldilocks … Read more
As a peloton of the world’s strongest and fastest 180 cyclists race stage two of the world’s biggest bike race, millions more around the globe will similarly take to their bikes today. And while a tiny fraction of that number will ride as far at as great speeds as the pros, nor will many wear fancy kit aboard … Read more
This was the scene on the tranquil Derwent Walk cycling and walking route yesterday in County Durham, an off-road path “(almost) inaccessible” to vehicles, one person sharing the photos joked.What’s more, it is the second time in two months that the path has been blocked at the same point by a crashed car — after a similar incident back in … Read more
The Passport Tool Keg is a neat little solution for carrying your essentials noise-free. It isn’t that different to others on the market, so really it just comes down to price, and it does well there, to be fair.> Buy now: Passport Tool Keg for £4 from PassportIt’s a simple idea, like many others out … Read more
Adam Yates will wear the yellow jersey having won the opening stage of the Tour de France in Bilbao, beating twin brother Simon to the victory.A quite incredible day for the Yates family, both brothers escaping the front of the race over the top of the Côte de Pike, building a lead on the descent, before … Read more
Riding the Tour de France is stressful enough without your suitcase going missing…That misfortune befell Intermarché Circus Wanty’s Mike Teunissen this week. As the Dutch rider and the rest of the peloton set out from Bilbao for stage one this morning, his suitcase remained at Amsterdam airport where it had been since he boarded a flight to … Read more
