Monthly Archives: August 2007 - Page 2

Racing News

Pro Tour News Roundup

La Vuelta coming soon The 62nd edition of the Tour of Spain, the final of the three Grand Tours, will take place from 1-23 September. Riders...

Pro Tour News Roundup
Rides News

Sample the delights of Leuven

Steeped in history, Flanders, Belgium, needs no introduction. It’s the home of the spring classic Tour of Flanders, a hard-as-nails race famous for its cobbled...

Sample the delights of Leuven
Racing News

Nicole Cooke takes women's RR champs

API/Metrow Foods promoted the 2007 National Women’s RR Champs on August 19 in Essex. Nicole Cooke celebrates another title – more pictures A field of just under 60 starters began...

Nicole Cooke takes women's RR champs
Racing News

Van Nicholas Yukon

Van Nicholas Yukon, frame only (no fork or headset)from £730.00, complete bikes from £1590.00 With the increasing popularity of Audax, Etape riding and fast day rides,...

Van Nicholas Yukon
Racing News

MapTrap by Polaris

Polaris MapTrap £15.00 With Audax and Etape riding ever increasing in popularity over unfamiliar roads, many of us now like to display maps and route sheets...

MapTrap by Polaris
Racing News

Gore Bike Wear Retro Gloves

Gore Bike Wear Retro Gloves £29.99 Gore Bike Wear built their reputation on producing high tech products using state of the art fabrics. Function over style...

Gore Bike Wear Retro Gloves
Racing News

Shimano PD-A 520 pedal

Shimano PD-A 520 pedal £34.95 Not everyone wants to ride around in cycling shoes that make walking, whether from house to garage, around the supermarket or...

Shimano PD-A 520 pedal
Gear

Specialized helmet gets lighter

We were at the Specialized offices recently (no not the Morgan Hill ones, the offices in South London) and got a chance to poke around...

Specialized helmet gets lighter
Gear

Mambo II

Not our hand we hasten to add GPS devices are proving to be all the rage right now, with technology allowing them to become both smaller...

Mambo II
Event News

Grand Union Cyclosportive

Taking place on September 2 and so called because this ride centres around the Grand Union Canal in the Heart of England. With nearly 2,000...

Grand Union Cyclosportive
Event News

Southdowns Challenge

The Sportive is a continental style cycling event starting and finishing in the village of Southwick, Hampshire on road routes (over 2 distances 50...

Southdowns Challenge
Gear

Conti Supersonic gets Black Chili compound

Continental Grand Prix Supersonic Black Chili £29.95 Claimed to be the lightest clincher in production, Continental’s Grand Prix Supersonic certainly looks and feels that way. Quoted...

Conti Supersonic gets Black Chili compound
Gear

Pro Bike Test : Cannondale Super Six

Cannondale’s latest and greatest Tour KoM Mauricio Soler placed 3rd at Plateau de Beille Lugged appearance… … looks like this before assembly New ‘Dale fork goes 1.5″ for...

Pro Bike Test : Cannondale Super Six
Gear

Bergamont bikes come to the UK

You might never have heard of Bergamont before, but in Germany they’ve been producing bikes for over 15 years, so should know...

Bergamont bikes come to the UK
Rides News

La Laurent Desbiens Sportive route preview

Plenty of Flanders atmosphere Not a race, but there is a race type finishing straight Riders can rely on being ‘looked ...

La Laurent Desbiens Sportive route preview
Gear

New Flite from Selle Italia

The new Flite is a classic saddle updated. Most of us will have perched upon a Flite – seemingly the saddle of choice during the...

New Flite from Selle Italia
Gear

Eddy Merckx Premium SL Road Test

Eddy Merckx Premium Classic – £1,305 frame and fork...

Eddy Merckx Premium SL Road Test
Racing News

Post-Tour de France Roundup

With the Tour not long finished, there’s been plenty happening amongst the pro ranks. Here’s a roundup of all that has happened recently. The end for...

Post-Tour de France Roundup
Gear

Sunday Bicycles release Monday’s Child

Sunday Bicycles has been around for about a year now, and was set up by Greg Roche, a rider with over 15 years of competitive...

Sunday Bicycles release Monday’s Child
Gear

Bikes in the City

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, announced today that he has asked Transport for London to examine the feasibility of a bicycle hire scheme to...

Bikes in the City
Rides News

Exmoor Beast; New Cyclosportive for November 4th

Just when you thought it would be safe to stow your good road bike away for the winter, the Exmoor Beast is set...

Exmoor Beast; New Cyclosportive for November 4th
Riding

Charge Plug Titanium

Following the preview of the recently released Charge Plug (full review on its way), we’ve just heard news on a titanium version. Details are brief, but...

Charge Plug Titanium
Racing News

BMC pulls support for Astana team

To have to pull out of sponsoring one pro team may be unlucky, but to pull out of sponsoring a second… Someone at BMC must be...

BMC pulls support for Astana team
production