The first Monument of the season didn’t disappoint, with the longest one-day race on the calendar being won in dramatic fashion on the Poggio with a blistering attack by Mathieu van der Poel of Team Alpecin–Deceuninck.This marks the third monument win of his career, and making it a little extra special was the fact that this … Read more
The Supersapiens Glucose Monitoring System claims to be the world’s only minute-by-minute energy management system. Does it work? Simply put, yes. I’ve learnt an awful lot about my personal nutrition strategy and have enjoyed a glitch-free and reliable review period. The price means it’s not for everyone, though, and even the most serious of athletes … Read more
Cycling UK deems it “unlawful”, residents find it “ridiculous”, but the BCP Council doesn’t see anything wrong with opening Keyhole Bridge — a 2.7 meters wide rat-run to vehicles.After threatening BCP Council with legal action last month, the charity announced this week that it has followed through on its warning by taking the council to … Read more
This week in the cycling tech world, it’s been quiet on the breaking stories front – except for those literally breaking Bianchi handlebars – but we’ve still witnessed quite a bunch of new product launches nevertheless. As usual, we’ve compiled all the most interesting stories for you here, so dig in and learn all about cycling video apps, new clothing, bike designs and of … Read more
After sending a cyclist diving to the side behind parked cars, the driver seems to have found a new loophole in the law: Don’t live in the UK!At least that’s what the police are claiming after Rendel Harris submitted footage of his near-miss in Southwark, London to the Met on the same day of the … Read more
Salsa got in touch from the US this week with news of new builds and colours for its genre-defining Warbird gravel bike, and that’s a good excuse to take a look at what makes this model so special.Gravel might be big business in the bike world these days, but it was only in the 2013 … Read more
An eleven-month-old baby was hospitalised last week after a driver collided with a roadside cycle hangar – and a local residents’ group has blamed the crash on the destroyed storage unit.The collision, which we featured on last week’s live blog, saw a motorist drive straight into the back of the green bike container located on Grove … Read more
Bianchi stands by the safety of the integrated aero handlebar on its Oltre RC road bike despite Team Arkea-Samsic rider Hugo Hofstetter breaking two during yesterday’s Grand Prix de Denain.> “That’s not normal”: Arkéa-Samsic pro breaks TWO sets of Bianchi handlebars during cobbled race Bianchi says, “The possible breakage of a carbon fibre handlebar is a predictable … Read more
Milton Keynes-based delivery cyclist Steve Abraham has criticised the local council’s decision to install a growing number of barriers and bollards on the city’s cycleways and shared use routes, which the ultra-cycling legend says prevents the paths being used by delivery riders with large bike trailers – that were themselves supplied by the council.Earlier this … Read more
With TT season fast approaching, we take a closer look at Aaron’s fully modded-out Cannondale Superslice. With access to just about every go-faster upgrade out there, would you have made the same component choices as Aaron when every second counts? Roadcc-Aaron staff bikes – frame at 6m11s (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) Our Staff Bike features take … Read more
