September 2011

It has been announced that Yorkshireman Adam Blythe will be joining the likes of Philippe Gilbert and Cadel Evans at BMC Racing next season as he leaves behind Omega Pharma-Lotto. The team confirmed the 21-year-old’s appointment along with that of Belgian Klaas Lodewyck. Read More

Formerly the Christmas Cracker this great Cumbrian sportive has now moved up the calendar to avoid the potential snow and ice but still takes in some of the areas best scenery whilst avoiding climbs of the major passes. Just short of 60miles the route heads along the shores of Read More

High5 have been around for quite some time and in addition to their other products, including their EnergySource 4:1 and Protein Recovery mix, Cyclo has long used their energy gel products that come in two basic types: traditional gel and IsoGel. The basic High5 Energy Gel is a Read More

Warming up before exercising should be second nature to diligent riders; preparing your muscles for the hard work of anything from a pro competition to a Sunday sportive or even the daily commute will invariably help your body work harder and, crucially perhaps, suffer less Read More

In a near perfect show of team work, HTC-Highroad yesterday (Sunday, September 26) delivered Mark Cavendish to the finish line in Denmark that would make him World Road Race Champion. In a spectacular demonstration that took no prisoners and looked to have a single purpose – to Read More

Lights. Seems simple, doesn’t it? You put lights on your bike for two main reasons: to see and be seen. And, as most cyclists know (or at least should know) they are a legal requirement in the UK in both poor visibility and, naturally, at night. But what exactly is the Read More

Yesterday (September 20) was not the day for Emma Pooley. At the UCI World Road Cycling time trials in a rain soaked Denmark she failed to defend her time trial world champion position when her rival, Judith Arndt of Germany, raced her way to the win across the  27.8km course in Read More

A Mexico City journalist whose outburst called for motorists to “squash cyclists” and “rid the city of a plague” has lost his job. Angel Verdugo, an economic analyst, delivered his tirade on Mexico radio program Reporte 98.5 after two cyclists had reportedly nearly hit his car on Read More