Competition: Win a set of Giant wheels every week of the Tour de France
Cyclist magazine3 Jul 2017 Need some new wheels? This competition from Giant might help A new set of wheels is the usual default option for anyone hoping for an easy win when it comes to upgrading...
View ArticleSir Bradley Wiggins targets Olympic return as a rower
Joseph Delves3 Jul 2017 Post-retirement workout regime leads Tour de France winner to consider Olympic comebackSir Bradley Wiggins is set to return to the Lee Valley Velodrome where he set the Hour...
View ArticlePeter Sagan wins Tour de France Stage 3 despite unclipping with 200m to go
Sam Challis3 Jul 2017 Slovak rider Sagan bests rivals on uphill finish despite being forced to restart his sprint Stage 3 of the 2017 Tour de France was won by Peter Sagan after a tough uphill finish...
View ArticleHappy Mondays star Shaun Ryder: 'Cycling got me off drugs'
Joseph Delves3 Jul 2017 Black Grape and Happy Mondays musician credits mammoth cycling sessions with helping him get drugs out of his system Notoriously hard living Shaun Ryder claims that cycling up...
View ArticleBike preview: Orbea Orca Aero
Joseph Delves4 Jul 2017 Will defying the UCI’s previous 3:1 ratio rule make for a speedier racing bike? When the UCI scrapped its three-to-one rule it freed designers to start experimenting with more...
View ArticleMark Cavendish likely to be out of race as Arnaud Démare wins Stage 4 of the...
Peter Stuart4 Jul 2017 Cavendish reportedly breaks his shoulder in treacherous crash-filled sprint finish into Vittel; Sagan is disqualified from the raceArnaud Démare of team FDJ won a chaotic sprint...
View ArticlePeter Sagan disqualified from the 2017 Tour de France for elbow on Cavendish
Joseph Delves4 Jul 2017 Commissaires panel ejects World Champion after reviewing footage of Cavendish crashGreen jersey favourite Peter Sagan has been disqualified from the 2017 Tour de France for his...
View ArticleWatch: Tour de France Stage 4 highlights – Cavendish down, Sagan out
Joseph Delves4 Jul 2017 Controversial sprint sees Sagan ejected from the race, Cavendish limping home, and Démare victoriousSummary - Stage 4 Finish - Tour de France 2017by tourdefrance_enAfter a slow...
View ArticlePreview: Tour de France 2017 Stage 5 - the first mountain stage
Joseph Delves5 Jul 2017 Today's climb of La Planche des Belles Filles should see the first major GC shakeup Somehow the Tour de France organisers appear to have snuck a huge great mountain past a...
View ArticleFroome takes yellow as Aru wins Stage 5 of the 2017 Tour de France
Sam ChallisStu Bowers5 Jul 2017 Aru escapes on the final climb to take Stage 5 victory, Geraint Thomas hands yellow jersey to team leader Froome Fabio Aru put in a huge attack with 1.5km to win on La...
View ArticlePeter Sagan disqualification appeal rejected: Unpicking Stage 4 of the 2017...
Joseph Delves5 Jul 2017 With Sagan confirmed out, we try and untangle the bikes and limbs that made up one of the most controversial sprints ever This is really the point of a sprint stage. A boring...
View ArticleClean Air Act: Lords’ debate shows cross-party support for tackling pollution...
Joseph Delves5 Jul 2017 However, many peers still believe cycle lanes are the cause, not the effect, of vehicle pollution Moved by the Conservative Lord Borwick, earlier this week the House of Lords...
View ArticleGraphene innovator Dassi bikes is threatened with closure by Companies House
Peter Stuart5 Jul 2017 The luxury British-made bike company has failed to submit a confirmation statement; is issued with a notice of compulsory strike-off Dassi Bikes, a British brand that builds...
View ArticleWatch: Tour de France Stage 5 highlights: Aru wins but Froome in yellow
Jack Elton-Walters 6 Jul 2017 Fabio Aru took the stage but Chris Froome relieved teammate Geraint Thomas of the race leadSummary - Stage 5 - Tour de France 2017by tourdefrance_enFabia Aru (Astana)...
View ArticleHow to dress well: Cartoon BMC team explain what to wear
Joseph Delves6 Jul 2017 Van Avermaet, Porte, and Oss get animated to teach riders the art of layering Illustrator Richard Mitchelson has cartoonified four of BMC’s pro riders in a short film explaining...
View ArticleMarcel Kittel takes Tour de France Stage 6 in sprint
James Spender6 Jul 2017 A long day in the peloton culminates in the predicted sprint with Marcel Kittel the winner Marcel Kittel produced a well-timed sprint finish to win Stage 6 of the 2017 Tour de...
View ArticleKicked off the Tour de France: A history of controversial disqualifications
Joseph Delves6 Jul 2017 Peter Sagan’s sending home is just the latest in a history of controversial Tour dismissals Peter Sagan's 2017 Tour de France is over, in the process ending his chances of...
View ArticleCycling science: What pressure are my tyres really at?
James Spender6 Jul 2017 The moment you close the valve, your tyre pressures can fluctuate, so the reading on the dial isn’t necessarily what you’re riding on Whenever you see a shiny new bike in a...
View ArticleSent home from the Tour de France, could Peter Sagan return next year in...
Joseph Delves7 Jul 2017 Swapping Green for Yellow: Is Sagan capable of winning a Grand Tour? Whatever the wrongs or rights of Peter Sagan’s dismissal from this year’s Tour de France following his...
View ArticleWatch: Kittel's second stage win of the 2017 Tour de France (video highlights)
Jack Elton-Walters 7 Jul 2017 Marcel Kittel once again came out on top of a fast bunch sprint at the 2017 Tour de FranceSummary - Stage 6 - Tour de France 2017by tourdefrance_enMarcel Kittel...
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