As a brand Lapierre may go mostly unnoticed, but the firm has actually been making bicycles since 1946 and supplies the La Française des Jeux...
Mavic’s R-Sys wheelset created something of a stir on first arrival, with its traction-compression carbon fibre spokes, chunky looks and stiff but light ride characteristics....
With one month to go, all exhibitor spaces for the first European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition (EHBE) have been snapped up. The show will be held...
Danilo Di Luca racing in the 2008 Tour of Britain ITV has announced it is to broadcast both the Tour of Britain and the Tour Series...
Spacious new departure road The Dragon Ride Wales has sold out, despite the event not taking place until 14 June, with 3000 riders signed up. Riders still...
New British-based clothing company Colomba has launched a range of Sportwool jerseys which take their inspiration from what it describes as the ‘golden era of...
Cannondale’s Slice Carbon Ultegra SL is designed for speed through the air. At its centre is a high-modulus uni-directional carbon frame with large bladed sections...
The UCI Highclere Castle MagnifiCat sportive reaches its third year when it takes place on 7 June, and will be the first UK sportive to...
Keen eyed observers will have spotted some unusual eyewear being sported by Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie and Mark Cavendish this year – they’ve been wearing...
It’s pretty difficult to get a Tour de France yellow jersey. Years of training, dedication and commitment are necessary to win the biggest bicycle race...
San Marco Lorica handlebar tape £26.42 (15% VAT) A fibrous, synthetic material that looks and feels much like leather but without the weight and water retention...
The British Heart Foundation is urging people to get on their bikes in support of its Round the Harbours bike ride, which takes place on...
Crisp, clean edges of new stem clamp Note chamfer on face plate While there’s nothing like a crisp, cleanly machined edge to a component, a gentle chamfer...
Nicole Cook donated her World Champion’s jersey to a special auction to raise money for the victims of the L’Aquila earthquake, which hit central Italy...
New for 2009, the Discover Rutland CiCLE Tour takes place on 25 April. There are three distances, 100 miles, 50 miles and a 30 km family...
A leading authority on all matters regarding training, Joe Friel’s The Cyclist’s Training Bible is for many essential reading, and now the comprehensive training book...
Sustrans is urging people to get out on their bikes this summer and rack up what it has dubbed ‘Fresh Air Miles’, by participating in...
Disaster struck Lance Armstrong’s comeback campaign recently when he broke his collarbone in a fall during the the Vuelta Castilla y Leon, offering RCUK readers...
It’s a common enough observation that there are a lot of very bad cyclists around, but are you sure you’re really that good yourself? ...
Sugoi Firewall 220 three-quarter tights £115 As the seasons do their yearly switchover, three-quarter length tights become a useful, and for the RCUK team, an essential...
Show your support for Team Rabobank with one of the newly available limited edition team replica Giant TCR Advanced and TCR Advanced SL road bikes. As...
Each year we like to find out if there’s more that we can be doing for you. The site relies on your feedback and we couldn’t...
Castelli has just announced news of its lightest jersey ever created for women cyclists, the Magnifica, which weighs just 84g. It achieves this low weight through...
Fi’zi:k Antares saddle £144.99 The Antares is Fi’zi:k’s third offering in its top-end saddle range and completes a line-up that most cyclists should be able to...
