Monthly Archives: July 2007

Features

Best blagged freebie of the Tour?

The Cote de Goudhurst welcomes the Tour Two clubs, one view An encouraging sign It’s not like this in a Kent League Enjoying the day Grandstand view coutesy of local...

Best blagged freebie of the Tour?
Gear

Pro bikes - Tour jersey winners 07

It has become a modern custom for team bike sponsors to provide a special bike for the finish of the Tour de France in...

Pro bikes - Tour jersey winners 07
Rides News

Newbury Sportive Cycling Festival

Leaving Newbury Showground The beautiful scenery of southern England Highclere Castle sportive organisers Ken and Barbara Robson have added a new and exciting cycling dimension to their...

Newbury Sportive Cycling Festival
Racing News

Tour de France roundup

The 2007 Tour de France has been anything but dull After three weeks of racing, it’s all over for the 142 riders left in the Tour

Tour de France roundup
Gear

Pro bikes - Tom Boonen's Green Tarmac

Tom Boonen’s ‘Green’ Tarmac SL2 We recently featured Tom Boonen’s custom carbon-fibre Specialized Tarmac SL, seen prior...

Pro bikes - Tom Boonen's Green Tarmac
Racing News

Racing returns to normal at Tour

Daniele Bennati wins first stage for Lampre Alberto Contador pulls on yellow jersey for first time With every twist and turn the Tour takes, you can be...

Racing returns to normal at Tour
Gear

ProCycling Manager Season 2007

Control the race yourself with the latest release of ProCycling Manager Touted as the must-have game for all cycling fans, ProCycling Manager Season 2007 is the...

ProCycling Manager Season 2007
Gear

Shimano electric shifters break cover

  Shimano electric Shimano electric gear shifter system featured at the Tour de France on a Gerolsteiner team bike. Whilst the Campagnolo electric gear shift system...

Shimano electric shifters break cover
Gear

SRAM Red first pics

Even lighter brake caliper Double Tap levers adjustable for reach Meaty-looking crankset runs on ceramic bearings Ti cage for front mech Titanium, carbon, ceramics… you name it… Sub 2000g for...

SRAM Red first pics
Racing News

Tour de France continues without Rasmussen

Leipheimer leads Contador over the Col d’Aubisque. Contador now leads the Tour The Tour doesn’t need a spectacular backdrop with the latest news… Michael Rasmussen has been...

Tour de France continues without Rasmussen
Racing News

Floyd Landis hits out at French lab

We reported just two days ago that Alexandre Vinokourov had tested positive for a homologous blood transfusion on a sample taken after his staggering time...

Floyd Landis hits out at French lab
Racing News

Cofidis pull out of Tour

After the news that Cristian Moreni has been tested positive when exogenic testosterone traces were found in his urine following stage 11, the Cofidis team...

Cofidis pull out of Tour
Racing News

Road to Hell

Michael Rasmussen finally got found out yesterday I really didn’t want to pull my laptop out of the bag this morning. In truth I’m not...

Road to Hell
Features

Rest Day Ramblings

24th July 2007 It took me 30 minutes to find a shop that had a copy of L’Equipe this morning. Hardly surprising in the...

Rest Day Ramblings
Gear

Pro bikes - Alessandro Ballan's Wilier

Ballan’s Lampre/Wilier Le Roi Italy’s Alessandro Ballan (Lampre) scored a notable victory in April 2007 when the he...

Pro bikes - Alessandro Ballan's Wilier
Gear

Ex-Pro Cyclists Wanted!

Les West, Sean Kelly and Sid Barras The Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne, which takes place on September 1st, features a "Past Masters" race, open to...

Ex-Pro Cyclists Wanted!
Rides News

Take a Ride through London's Green History

Sutton’s Carew Manor Two new cycle ride leaflets are now available free in the London Parks & Gardens Trust’s popular series London’s Green Heritage. The...

Take a Ride through London's Green History
Gear

Campagnolo electric - part 2

Campagnolo electric gears on Staf Scheirlinckx’s Time (Cofidis) More shots of the ‘ready to go’ Campagnolo gear shifter system,...

Campagnolo electric - part 2
Gear

Elite Pase Custom Carbon Cage

Elite Pase Custom Carbon Cage £54.95 Carbon fibre cages have been around for a long while now and whilst they coordinate well aesthetically with many of...

Elite Pase Custom Carbon Cage
Racing News

Alberto Contador wins Tour stage 14

Contador outsprints Rasmussen for stage win Many have expected this first stage in the Pyrenees to be decisive. So it proved, for although there...

Alberto Contador wins Tour stage 14
Racing News

Vinokourov wins Tour stage 13

In Saturday’s 54km time trial, Alexandre Vinokourov, struggling all week with injuries, put in a storming ride to finish over a minute clear of Cadel...

Vinokourov wins Tour stage 13
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