Monthly Archives: June 2009 - Page 2

Racing News

Tom Southam wins in Colchester

Pic: Joolze Dymond Going into Round 8 of the Tour Series you could have thrown a handkerchief over the top four teams, never mind a blanket....

Tom Southam wins in Colchester
Road Cycling News

The Race Across the Alps

Established at the turn of the millennium when extreme athlete Franz Venier wanted to prove that it was possible to scale eleven hors category climbs,...

The Race Across the Alps
Road Cycling News

Dragon Ride Wales 2009

14-year old Germain Burton climbs in a group Cervelo Test Team pro Dan Lloyd was fastest Andy Kay senses the finish line The editor enjoyed the descents Continental-style UK...

Dragon Ride Wales 2009
Road Cycling News

Crater-sized pothole spotted

A canyon sized hole has been causing chaos for cyclists along Regent’s Canal towpath in Islington, North London. However, all isn’t what it seems. The huge...

Crater-sized pothole spotted
Road Cycling News

Rapha Etape du Tour Recce

The 2009 edition of the Etape du Tour is hotly anticipated, with the legendary and feared Mont Ventoux featuring on the route profile. As with most...

Rapha Etape du Tour Recce
Gear

Scott Speedster S50 First Ride

Scott Speedster S50 £699.00 I, like most people who live in London, hanker after a fixed-gear bike. I know, I know, I’m just another sheep wanting...

Scott Speedster S50 First Ride
Gear

Ride to the Horns Ride Report

Mark Webber in pedalling action Stunning Chilterns views Pics by www.georgeburgessphotography.com Glorious sunshine greeted nearly 300 cyclists on Sunday 14th June for the second edition of the...

Ride to the Horns Ride Report
Road Cycling News

Skyride to boost cycling

Sky today announced a series of mass-participation summer cycling events, supported by British Cycling, to encourage people to get back on the bicycle. Throughout the summer...

Skyride to boost cycling
Racing News

Team Halfords dominate Tour Series

Pic: Joolze Dymond Team Halfords Bikehut finally moved to the top of the podium on this year’s Tour Series, but this time it was in the...

Team Halfords dominate Tour Series
Gear

3T supports Bike Pure

Bike Pure, the independent anti-doping group, has received endorsement for its campaign from component manufacturer 3T, with the release of a limited edition Bike Pure...

3T supports Bike Pure
Gear

Arundel Stainless Steel bottle cage

Arundel Stainless Steel bottle cage $25 (about £15) There are bottle cages and then there’s Arundel’s elegant Stainless Steel cage, a modern twist on a...

Arundel Stainless Steel bottle cage
Gear

Shanaze Reade interview

Shanaze Reade has faced a lot of obstacles so far in her 20 years, but none more so than the fall at the Olympic Games...

Shanaze Reade interview
Gear

Oakley Anti-Freeze Radar XL

Oakley likes releasing special edition versions of its eyewear and this trend is set to continue with the launch of the new Anti-Freeze Radar XL...

Oakley Anti-Freeze Radar XL
Gear

Shutt VR jersey review

Shutt VR No.3 jersey £59 New to the cycle clothing scene, Shutt VR was founded recently by two cyclists who decided they wanted to create their...

Shutt VR jersey review
Gear

Cinelli UnicaNitor saddle released

Once upon a time, bike saddles were made of moulded leather stretched over a steel frame. When it rained and they got wet they sagged....

Cinelli UnicaNitor saddle released
Racing News

Tour Series Round 7 and 8 this week

The Tour Series moves into its fourth week this week with the town centre crit racing heading to Stoke-on-Trent on 16 June and Colchester on...

Tour Series Round 7 and 8 this week
Gear

Shimano Dura-Ace 7900: First Ride Impressions

Dura-Ace 7900 shifting – how does it perform? There’s a lot riding on Shimano’s new Dura-Ace 7900 groupset, with the outgoing 7800 which it replaces being...

Shimano Dura-Ace 7900: First Ride Impressions
Racing News

Cadence Man wins second Nocturne Folding Bike Race

The 2009 Smithfield Nocturne Folding Bike Race was won, as was the 2008 event, by RCUK reader Keith Henderson, who is better known to the...

Cadence Man wins second Nocturne Folding Bike Race
Road Cycling News

Big weekend for UK sportives

Dragon Ride ventures into the Brecon Beacons Chiltern Hills face Ride to the Horns entrants Northern Rock Cyclone heads into Northumberland Three big sportive rides take place this...

Big weekend for UK sportives
Racing News

Ed Clancy wins in Southport

Ed Clancy took the win from a select group of three riders who had escaped early on in this hour-long race. The intimate surroundings of Lord...

Ed Clancy wins in Southport
Racing News

Helly Hansen Stripe T baselayer

Helly Hansen Stripe T baselayer £23.99 Helly Hansen has been a name synonymous with baselayers since about the year dot, or least as long as we...

Helly Hansen Stripe T baselayer
Road Cycling News

Investiture for Britain's Cycling Stars

Dave Brailsford collects his CBE Pic: Press Association Images Seven members of British Cycling, ranging from Elite riders to a volunteer, had the privilege of attending the...

Investiture for Britain's Cycling Stars
Road Cycling News

Cervelo R3 First Ride Impressions

As one of the toughest tests for racing bicycles, Paris-Roubaix is extreme. Very few of us however are going to ride on cobbles like those...

Cervelo R3 First Ride Impressions
Road Cycling News

DZ Nuts Chamois Cream

DZ Nuts Chamois Cream £11.99. “Proper maintenance of the perineal area is essential during high level training and racing. Nothing can ruin stage race success...

DZ Nuts Chamois Cream
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