Halfords continues cycling-driven revenue boom
Halfords, Britain's largest cycling and auto retailer, has reported a growth in revenue of 7.9 percent for the 13 weeks ending 27 June, 2014. The growth has been driven by a continued boom in cycling...
View ArticleSpecial gear for the cobbles of stage 5 - 21 Days of Tour Tech
Every year the Tour de France tackles a new route, but this year riders and fans were in for something special on stage 5 that tackled many cobblestone sections made famous by Paris-Roubaix. Although...
View ArticleTour de France stage 6: Greipel wins sprint in Reims
This article was originally published on Cyclingnews.com.André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) stormed back to win stage six of the Tour de France from Arras to Reims. The Lotto rider, who had struggled during...
View ArticleVan Summeren's Cervélo R5 - 21 Days of Tour Tech
One of the tallest riders in any race, 33-year-old Johan Van Summeren’s 197cm (6’5”) frame manages to fit on to a stock 58cm Cervélo R5 frame. The frame’s construction is unchanged from last season,...
View ArticleVansummeren's Cervélo R5 - 21 Days of Tour Tech
One of the tallest riders in any race, 33-year-old Johan Vansummeren’s 197cm (6’5”) frame manages to fit on to a stock 58cm Cervélo R5 frame. The frame’s construction is unchanged from last season, but...
View ArticleJohan Vansummeren's Cervélo R5 - 21 Days of Tour Tech
One of the tallest riders in any race, 33-year-old Johan Vansummeren’s 197cm (6’5”) frame manages to fit on to a stock 58cm Cervélo R5 frame. The frame’s construction is unchanged from last season, but...
View ArticleFuji Altamira SL review
They’re not the peloton’s biggest name, but Team NetApp-Endura aren’t going to be weighed down by their bikes. Their Altamira SL is the lightest bike Fuji has produced, and at 6.14kg it’s well under...
View ArticleSchwalbe Rock Razor 26x2.35in tyre review
Many riders opt to run a more aggressive front tyre for grip and a lower profile, faster rolling tread out back, but it can be difficult to find a rear tyre that can be pushed hard in the turns. The...
View ArticleFriday five-a-side: This week's best road and MTB gear
Thank God it's Friday – and that means it's time for another episode of our Friday Five-a-Side roundup of the most interesting bits and pieces of road cycling and mountain biking gear that have...
View ArticleShimano unveils enduro-specific shoe and backpack – first look
Shimano has launched two new enduro-specific items: a top-of-the-range shoe and a backpack.The new SH-M200 is the Japanese manufacturer's flagship endurance race shoe. Shimano says it incorporates the...
View ArticleThe results are in! Your most iconic Tour de France climbs are here
Way back in April we asked you to nominate your favourite Tour de France climbs– and you have. So we, in association with Oakley, have produced a three-part series profiling the three most iconic...
View ArticleAlpe d'Huez: The Hollywood Climb - video
Way back in April we asked you to nominate your favourite Tour de France climbs– and you have. So we, in association with Oakley, have produced a three-part series profiling the three most iconic...
View ArticlePro bike: Anton Cooper’s Cannondale F-Si
At the Albstadt round of the UCI XC World Cup, Cannondale launched the F-Si, the successor to its F29 XC race bike. BikeRadar took a look at the machine belonging to U23 rider and former New Zealand...
View ArticleRide to work workouts
For many cyclists, the daily ride to and from work is the best – and sometimes only – riding opportunity of the day. So why not use it for training too? We’re not suggesting you take risks on the road,...
View ArticleTour de France stage 7: Trentin wins dash to Nancy
This article was originally published on Cyclingnews.com.Omega Pharma-QuickStep's Matteo Trentin took a photo-finish win over Peter Sagan (Cannondale) in the sprint finish of the seventh stage of the...
View ArticleBMC TeamMachine SLR01 review
Having already won the Tour de France, world championships and myriad other races with the SLR01, improving it was always going to be a tall order. But that’s what BMC has set out to do, and after a...
View ArticleSingular Rooster 29+ review
Created specifically for 29+ wheels, Singular’s Rooster is a 4130 chromoly rigid rolling on tyres a full 30.5in tall.The idea of 29+ (created by Surly, which supplies the Rooster’s Knard tyres) is to...
View ArticleNorthwave Mamba shorts review
Northwave's Mambas are at the lightest end of the shorts spectrum at a feathery 161g. Unsurprisingly, they feel particularly cool and airy, with a fairly open weave fabric on the sides of the legs and...
View ArticleInside BMC’s team bus – 21 Days of Tour Tech
Modern road racing places many demands on professional riders, and team buses have evolved to take a central role within the sport. Every top-level World Tour team has at least one bus, and some...
View Article2015 Giant Defy and Liv Avail endurance road bikes announced
Giant– and its recently pseudo-independent women-specific brand, Liv – have completely overhauled their Defy and Avail collection of endurance road bikes for 2015. According to Giant, they're lighter,...
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