Monthly Archives: June 2009 - Page 3

Road Cycling News

Colnago Primavera review

Colnago Primavera £1,099.95 www.colnago.com Aluminium frame with real pedigree The moment the bubble wrap was pulled off the latest RCUK test bike, Colnago’s entry-level Primavera, I knew...

Colnago Primavera review
Racing News

Rob Hayles wins Tour Series in Blackpool

Rob Hayles exploded from the front of a small group of four riders – who had been away for most of the race – to...

Rob Hayles wins Tour Series in Blackpool
Gear

Essential clothing on a budget?

Cycling is one of the most accessible sports and, while it’s all too easy to be tempted by the expensive exotica on offer, you really...

Essential clothing on a budget?
Racing News

Tour Series: Round 5 and 6

This week sees the racing heading up to Blackpool on Tuesday 9 June and Southport on Thursday 11 June. Unlike the racing in Woking and...

Tour Series: Round 5 and 6
Road Cycling News

London Tube strike to boost cycling

The number of cyclists on London’s streets will boom this week following Tube workers walking out on a 48-hour strike. London Cycling Campaign “predicts that...

London Tube strike to boost cycling
Gear

Ben Swift's Ridley Noah

Katusha’s Ben Swift, team mate to Filippo Pozzato and Robbie McEwen, headed to London at the weekend to participate in the Smithfield Nocturne Elite...

Ben Swift's Ridley Noah
Gear

Vittoria Open Corsa CX 320tpi First Ride

Vittoria Open Corsa CX clincher £43.99 Long established as one of the finest lightweight clincher road tyres around, Vittoria’s Open Corsa CX got a significant upgrade...

Vittoria Open Corsa CX 320tpi First Ride
Gear

Ed Clancy’s Boardman Pro Race Prepared

Just moments before he started the Smithfield Nocturne Elite race last weekend, we grabbed a minute with a relaxed Ed Clancy to check out...

Ed Clancy’s Boardman Pro Race Prepared
Features

Competition Terms & Conditions

The prize will consist of a travel voucher that entitles two adults and two bicycles to an unlimited [standard] return trip to France (EX UK)...

Competition Terms & Conditions
Racing News

Smithfield Nocturne attracts 10,000 spectators

A crowd of over 10,000 spectators enjoyed a packed evening of fast and furious cycle entertainment at the third Smithfield Nocturne, held on Saturday 6...

Smithfield Nocturne attracts 10,000 spectators
Gear

Crash damage to SRAM RED levers

Here’s the main damage sustained by my Enigma Occlusion during the Tour of Wessex, following a fall occasioned by the genius at the front of...

Crash damage to SRAM RED levers
Road Cycling News

William Fotheringham on the Innertube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfnTFrqWHkoWilliam Fotheringham, author of the Tom Simpson biography Put Me Back on My Bike, acclaimed by Velo magazine as ‘the best cycling biography ever written’...

William Fotheringham on the Innertube
Racing News

Team Halfords win in Peterborough

The latest round of the Tour Series in Peterborough last night was won by Halfords Bikehut. The boys-in-orange controlled affairs for much of the second part...

Team Halfords win in Peterborough
Racing News

Fizik MicroTex Handlebar Tape

Tasteful grey Tape comes in this box! Fizik MicroTex Bar Tape £10.99 Going by this handlebar tape, MicroTex is a stretch-resistant and breathable material with a rubbery outer...

Fizik MicroTex Handlebar Tape
Road Cycling News

Johan Museeuw heads to Smithfield Nocturne

Those heading to the Smithfield Nocturne on 6 June will be in for an extra treat as it has just been confirmed that three-time...

Johan Museeuw heads to Smithfield Nocturne
Racing News

Tour Series: Peterborough tonight

The Tour Series heads to Peterborough tonight, and serves up an excellent circuit of 90 degree corners and long straights which should guarantee some super-fast...

Tour Series: Peterborough tonight
Gear

Giant launches range of accessories

Giant doesn’t just make bicycles anymore. It’s now branching out into accessories, and has launched an impressive range of such items as luggage, bar tape,...

Giant launches range of accessories
Rides News

Hillingdon offers safe riding experience

Prime Coaching is offering Thursday evening riding sessions aimed at riders wanting to gain skills at riding in large groups at the Hillingdon circuit in...

Hillingdon offers safe riding experience
Gear

Cannondale’s new 2010 SuperSix Hi-Mod

Cannondale’s brand new SuperSix Hi-Mod has already been put to the test by the Liquigas team which it supplies bikes to, with many development...

Cannondale’s new 2010 SuperSix Hi-Mod
Racing News

Dean Downing wins in Woking

Proceedings were once again blessed with a warm, balmy evening of high-speed racing as the road show came to Woking. The Surrey town saw some...

Dean Downing wins in Woking
Rides News

Evans Cycles Warehouse Clearance Sale

Staff at Evans Cycles’s Gatwick warehouse are currently filling a 20,000sq ft marquee with 5,000 bikes as well as tens of thousands of accessories and...

Evans Cycles Warehouse Clearance Sale
Gear

Fizik Antares Team Replica saddles

Now, with the latest Fizik Antares team replica saddle and matching bar tape, you can show your support for your favourite team, as long as...

Fizik Antares Team Replica saddles
Rides News

Jet bicycle rockets to 73mph

Pic: Bob Maddox/Wired.com US cyclist Bob Maddox has built a twin-engine bicycle and tested it up to speeds of 73mph, Wired.com reports. This isn’t Bob’s first foray...

Jet bicycle rockets to 73mph
Racing News

Tour Series: Two races this week

Who said racing was easy? The next two rounds of the new format Tour Series will take place within three days, with riders racing...

Tour Series: Two races this week
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