Ed Warner: Don’t criticise British Cycling for accepting sponsorship from Shell October 20, 2022 Disclaimer No1: I don’t think I’ve written anything in support of British Cycling down the years. Quite the opposite in fact. But I can’t bring myself to add my name to the lengthening petition that splutters in indignation about the governing body’s sponsorship deal with Shell. So, here’s a first for me. British Cycling’s eight-year [...]
Cyclists form human barrier in Old Street to protest bike safety concerns September 22, 2022 Around 350 cyclists gathered in Old Street earlier this morning to protest cycling safety concerns on one of the Capital’s most dangerous routes. The Make the Lane protest was organised by campaigner groups Camden Cyclists and Cycle Islington brought traffic to a standstill along the Clerkenwell boulevard route, on the way into the City. During [...]
Marco Pantani story is a modern fable of fragility September 14, 2022 When you’re at the very peak of your sport there will always be questions asked around how you got there, and how you stayed there. But for some of the very best in history, they became victims of high performance; chewed up by their own hype and spat out at the side of the road [...]
La Vuelta a Espana: Ones to watch as third Grand Tour departs August 19, 2022 This lunchtime the eyes of the cycling world will be on Utrecht, the unlikely starting point for the third and final Grand Tour of the year, La Vuelta a Espana. A Dutch Grand Depart kicks off the 77th edition of the race, which has traditionally followed the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, and this [...]
Dame Sarah Storey previews the Tour de France Femmes July 22, 2022 One of sport’s most recognisable scenes involves a peloton of more than 170 men hurtling down the Champs-Élysées, where the Tour de France yellow jersey wearer is traditionally crowned champion of the gruelling 21-day bike race. But just hours before the latest chapter of men’s cycling history is written, the first of a monumental era [...]
‘Cycling’s earnings can – and should – stretch beyond the Tour de France’ July 18, 2022 Cycling is a beautiful and complete sport. It is about individual performance as much as team strategy; has drama, proximity to the public and impressive scenery; and it’s a sport that billions of people can relate to. Yet cycling is suffering from a revenue problem. Currently, teams have to rely on sponsors to survive. Apart [...]
Exclusive: Lime sets eyes on future US IPO, but timeline still unclear July 12, 2022 US electric bike and scooter company Lime continues to have its eyes set on becoming a public listed company, but London looks set to miss out on the float. “We are always working to be in a position in which we would be ready,” Lime’s president Joe Kraus told City A.M. during an exclusive interview. [...]
Sustainable deliveries: Amazon launch first e-cargo bike fleet in central London July 4, 2022 Amazon deliveries across London are set to become more sustainable from now on, as the e-commerce titan launched today its first fleet of e-cargo bikes and walkers. Stored in Amazon’s Hackney hub, the new fleet will make more than one million deliveries a year across 10 per cent of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). [...]
Tour de France remains ‘absolutely unimaginable act of suffering’ July 1, 2022 It may be over 3,000km of blood, sweat and tears but it grips us for one month of the year. When the Tour de France peloton embarks upon its Grand Depart in Copenhagen today, its twists and turns will no doubt draw us into cycling’s most prestigious event. Starting in Denmark before weaving down the [...]
Londoners rely on e-bikes and scooters as strikes bring capital to standstill June 22, 2022 The number of Londoners using cycle and e-scooter hire schemes as well as ride-hailing apps surged on Tuesday after the combination of tube and railway strikes brought the capital to a standstill. According to Transport for London (TfL) figures, bike hires more than doubled yesterday, going from an average of 27,000 to 67,000 in what [...]