The remarkable story of the 77 year-old who attempted to descend the Stelvio at night with no bars or brakes
48 Tornanti di Notte (48 Hairpin Bends by Night) is a film which is set to be released later this year which tells the remarkable story of Giuliano Calore and his attempt to enter the history of cycling. Giuliano Calore was born in Padova (Italy) in 1938. During his life he has contributed to writing the history of extreme cycling....
Dangerous Pass with Only A Few Inches To Spare Caught on Go-Pro
There is passing too close and then there is this. This pass by a driver of a SUV was only inches away from hitting cyclist from the Tyler Club who was out on an evening ride on Tuesday. The footage was caught by John Horsely who head a helmet mounted Go-Pro during the spin. According to KLTV "the...
Sam Bennett Nets Podium Finish in Norway
In his first race since his withdrawal from the Tour de France, Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) has shown that he's back in form by taking third place on the opening stage of the Arctic Race of Norway. In the process, he also took the white jersey for the best young rider. The opening stage of the race was based around...
Dan Martin Looks Set to Leave Cannondale-Garmin
Dan Martin looks set to leave the Cannondale-Garmin team at the end of this season. According to a report on www.cyclingnews.com, the Irishman has rejected a contract extension with the American team. Martin has been with the team since the start of his professional career in 2008, and has taken big wins such as the Tour of Lombardy, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the...
The Cycling Family 1961 (VIDEO)
The Foster family from Rushkington in Lincolnshire show us how they manage to transport a family of ten people around the place in a world before minivans or minibuses. Taking eight children camping is no problem for this family on their bicycle built for four which has a trailer in tow for the two youngest children. They also...
Behind the Scenes with a Cycling Photographer at the Tour of Denmark
This Point-of-View film shows the work of a cycling photographer at the recent Tour of Denmark, shot using a GoPro mounted on one of his DSLR cameras. It was made by Danish sports photographer Lars Rønbøg, and shows how he goes about getting various shots, and then the resultant photo itself. It's quite interesting to see how well photos can...
Cyclist knocked off on mini roundabout
There is nothing worse than that sound of a cyclist hitting a car. The noise of the metal panels bending under the weight of the impact is just something you never forget. This unlucky cyclist was almost home and was just about to exit the roundabout when he got t-boned by a car entering the roundabout. The driver did...
14 Minutes of Enduro Riding with Dan Atherton @ EWS Whistler – Stage 5
Race run onboard with Dan on Stage 5 at the Enduro World Series in Whistler as he races the clock to a 12th place overall. The video has no fancy backing track or sound effects just the sound of heaving breathing and trail noises.
We All Know Who Sean Kelly Is But Did You Know That His Home County Was Host To The First Cycling Race In The British Isles
Waterford has played an important role in Irish cycling history. The first cycle club in Ireland- "The Dungarvan Ramblers" was formed in Dungarvan in 1869 by Richard Edward Brenan, the local Postmaster. His various other occupations included; bookseller, stationer, letterpress printer and photographer. In 1883, he edited and printed The Dungarvan Journal. Richard also went on to win...
HANDCRAFTED BY GIANT: Creating the Ultimate Cycling Experience
We tend to imagine that just like the car industry that robots and automated assembly lines play a big part in bike building but not when it comes to carbon bikes. Giant Bicycles have put together this really well shot video showing just how 'hands on' the process of building their carbon bikes is. The process starts with...
“Chris Froome now stands comparison even to Eddy Merckx” according to The Telegraph
An article appeared in the British paper The Telegraph recently, with the headline "Tour de France: Chris Froome now stands comparison even to Eddy Merckx". It was written by Oliver Brown who says that Froome "is fit to be bracketed even now in the same breath as Merckx." He also goes on to say that "The finest tribute to...
How to Overtake Cyclists with Chris Boardman (VIDEO)
This video produced by Carlton Reid (editor of www.bikebiz.com) is really good at explaining the reasons why motorists need to give adequate space when overtaking cyclists. The film features 1992 Olympic Pursuit champion Chris Boardman and driving instructor Blaine Walsh, who explain amongst other things, how cyclists may need to avoid damage to road surfaces and that motorists need to...