Two British cyclists who were traveling around Thailand by bicycle and documenting it in their blog were killed by a young driver who leaned down to pick up his cap while driving his truck. The 25-year-old driver was released pending an investigation. In Thailand, killing someone with your motor vehicle can result in up...
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A motorist collided yesterday Wednesday with Bradley Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France winner, sending him to the hospital with injuries. In a strange twist, hours later head coach for Great Britain, Shane Sutton was also struck by a motorist, and sustained more serious injuries, according to news reports. The driver who struck Wiggins,...
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LONDON, August 6, 20112 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that it has disqualified American judoka Nicholas Delpopolo from the men’s 73kg judo event of the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Immediately after his participation in the event on 30 July, Delpopolo, 23, provided a urine sample that tested positive...
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The British cycling team won the sprint gold medal on Thursday, continuing their almost complete rein of the category. Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Chris Hoy posted a world record time of 42.6 seconds, overcoming France, one of the six world records that were remade in three hours on the London track, according to the...
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In the News August 2, 2012 This from Reuters: “A London cyclists demanded safer roads on Thursday after a young man on a bike was killed in a crash with an Olympic shuttle bus, just hours after Britain’s Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins grabbed gold in the road time trial. The 28-year-old, named by...
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In the News Alexandre Vinokorouv won the men’s road race in England for the Olympic road race, becoming the first Gold Medal winner in the cycling portion of the London Olympics. The Kazakhstan rider from the Astana Team beat out favorite Mark Cavendish, the world champion. Cavendish didn’t have a chance when he stayed...
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By Jen Benepe, July 21, 2012 There  was never any question that Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome, the two top placements entering the final time trial of the Tour would do well. But the two Sky Team leaders in the one and two positions obliterated the field in much the same flair as they...
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By Jen Benepe, July 20, 2012 Mark Cavendish won the final sprint into Brive la Gaillard in a magnificient come-up from behind. It was the 22nd Tour stage win for the Manx Missile, who was led out in the final 1,000 meters by the Yellow Jersey holder, Bradley Wiggins himself, then Edvald Boasson-Hagen. The...
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By Jen Benepe, July 19, 2012 Alejandro Valverde won his fourth stage of the Tour de France today, cresting the last climb through the Peyregude in the Pyrenees, just 19 seconds ahead of Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome. Valverde showed himself aggressive riding in the second to last climb over the Port de Bales,...
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Pierre Rolland, the Europcar rider who stunned the crowds in the 2011 Tour at l’Alpe D’Huez did it again, and took the stage at La Toussuire. It was an aggressive ride for the French rider who attacked up consecutive mountains, and even survived a spill on the descent from col de la Mollard to...
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By Jen Benepe, July 9, 2012 CHRIS FROOME THE BIG SURPRISE Sky Team riders Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome again delivered a two-punch today at the Tour de France. Wiggins  completed  the stage 9 time trial with a time that improves his lead over Cadel Evans, which is now one minute and 53 seconds....
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By Jen Benepe, July 7, 2012 Wiggins in Yellow Kenyan turned Brit Chris Froome of the Sky Team exploded at the finale of today’s first mountainous stage, stealing first place after completing the final ascent at of the Planche des Belles Filles. Fellow Sky Teammate Bradley Wiggins who was predicted to be one of...
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German rider Andre Greipel clinched the fifth stage of the Tour de France, this time in a straight match against his arch rival and former teammate, Mark Cavendish. It was an exciting finish to a mostly flat stage where the biggest news of the day went on behind the scenes. That news concerned allegations...
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With injuries he sustained to his hand yesterday, there was some question at the beginning of stage 5 whether Team Sky’s Mark Cavendish would be up to a full scale sprint. Well, at least he answered part of that question, with his sprint win at the intermediate point in Breteuil where he won handily...
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Yesterday’s mostly flat stage ended with a crash 2.6 km from the finish, which took down Robbie Hunter and Mark Cavendish, among others. So when Andre Greipel won the sprint finish into Rouen, he was dissappointed to learn it wasn’t mano a mano with the “fastest man on earth,” Mark Cavendish. Cavendish meanwhile suffered...
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Fabian Cancellara, the Swiss time trial champion and overall time trial specialist was expected to win today’s prologue being held in Liege, Belgium, and so he did with a crushing seven-second win over the second best time set by Bradley Wiggins. British Sky Team rider Wiggins who is being bandied by the media as...
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Check out this Video of the Week, thanks to Xtina Roar for sharing. It shows how Raleigh Bikes were made in 1945. If only bicycles were this important to society now, then referred to as “faithful friend.” All images copyrighted by the British Council Film Collection (1945) http://vimeo.com/39401575
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Photos by Andy Barnham, courtesy Ralph Lauren. If you missed the New York Tweed Run sponsored by Ralph Lauren a couple of weeks ago, you’ll have a second chance to attend in London, England this November. Antique bicycles, English tea, men and women dressed in old English Tweed outfits, and a ragtime musical emsemble...
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