Cycling firm Velusso offers premium biking trips in the Balearics. We geared up to take them for a spin January 20, 2017 Cycling holiday firm Velusso has grand designs on satisfying the needs of City cycling enthusiasts. Its aim: to combine a luxurious break with a darn good workout while providing snippets of what it’s like to be a member of the Olympic cycling team. The post-London Olympic cycling boom led to increasing numbers of cycling holiday [...]
Chris Froome vows to come out fighting in bid to turn the tide in remaining Vuelta a Espana stages September 5, 2016 Britain's Chris Froome has vowed to continue fighting for his maiden Vuelta a Espana crown despite trailing race leader Nairo Quintana by more than three minutes after stage 16. Team Sky’s Froome finished alongside Quintana in the peloton as Luxembourg’s Jean-Pierre Drucker out-sprinted Rudiger Selig of Germany to win the 156.4km stage from Alcaniz to [...]
Simon Yates darts to stage win as Chris Froome stays in the hunt for a Vuelta-Tour de France double August 25, 2016 Britain's Simon Yates savoured an opportunistic victory after he won his first grand tour stage yesterday at the Vuelta a Espana. Compatriot Chris Froome remains third in the overall standings, 32 seconds behind Colombian leader Darwin Atapuma, after he finished safely in the peloton. Yates, who rides for the Orica-BikeExchange team alongside twin brother Adam, attacked [...]
Geraint Thomas’s quest for pre-Rio glory thwarted in RideLondon-Surrey Classic July 31, 2016 Britain's Geraint Thomas rued a missed opportunity to chalk up a pre-Olympic Games victory after his long-range solo bid for success in Sunday's RideLondon-Surrey Classic was thwarted. Team Sky’s Thomas, who finished 15th at the Tour de France, made a bolt for glory with just over 50km remaining and opened up a lead of more than [...]
Briton Chris Froome seals historic third Tour de France title and targets the haul of five-time winners Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain July 24, 2016 Euphoric Briton Chris Froome vowed to make further headway on the overall list of Tour de France race winners after his coronation as a three-time winner was confirmed in Paris. The 31-year-old crossed the finish line on the Champs-Elysees shortly behind the peloton, arm-in-arm with his team-mates, to secure victory by four minutes and five [...]
Chris Froome conserves energy for crucial double-header as Briton retains Tour de France lead July 12, 2016 Britain's Chris Froome concedes he is keeping his powder dry for two crucial stages later this week after preserving his 16-second lead at the Tour de France on Tuesday. Froome finished safely in the peloton, more than nine minutes behind Australian Michael Matthews, who pipped Peter Sagan and Edvald Boasson Hagen in a sprint finish [...]
Chris Froome eyes decisive move at Tour de France as unheralded Briton Daniel McLay grabs share of limeligh July 5, 2016 Defending champion Chris Froome is steeling himself to start the Tour de France in earnest – just as a less heralded British rider makes his mark on the world’s most prestigious race. Froome once again finished safely among the peloton as German Marcel Kittel snatched Tuesday’s fourth stage by a whisker, leaving the Team Sky [...]
Mark Cavendish takes second stage win of Tour de France – and yet another milestone July 4, 2016 Britain's Mark Cavendish struck a humble note after going joint-second on the all-time list of stage winners at the Tour de France. Dimension Data rider Cavendish pipped German Andre Greipel of Lotto-Soudal by 0.006 seconds in a photo finish in Angers on stage three of the world’s most prestigious race. The Manx sprinter’s second stage win [...]
The Tour de France: a French institution. Visit and you’ll soon find out why… July 3, 2016 It is carnival time in Normandy. Yes, France is still hosting the football European Championships, but many believe there is no sporting event that captures the hearts and minds of the French public better than the Tour de France. The event isn’t just a bicycle race. Aside from being pinnacle of professional racing, it gives the opportunity for [...]
New homes on sale in London: from a Hackney reservoir opened by Sir David Attenborough to Shared Ownership homes in Greenwich and Penge June 2, 2016 Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington From £475,000 Live in an apartment overlooking a protected nature reserve in north east London that hasn’t been accessible to the public for 200 years. Sir David Attenborough re-opened the Stoke Newington Reservoir in April and now the first homes next to it, The Nature Collection, are on sale. Set across [...]