Tues evening was the first edition of the Halfords Tour Series to be held in Oxford.     It was based around a twisty circuit on St Giles with several sharp hairpins, and two long straights up and down St Giles. It was quite a scenic criterium circuit with St John’s and some other colleges [...]

Readers Question: I don’t know the answer to the following question, and it bothers me. What is the difference between trying to gain a competitive edge through doping and trying to gain a competitive edge by using better equipment? Firstly, doping is prohibited. There is a long list of prohibited substances athletes can’t use. Using [...]

It’s that time of the year, when I try to summon up my will power and avoid spending 3 hours in the afternoon listening to what the Eurosport commentators had for dinner last night, and the history of the local Chateaux. It is of course, the 2009 Tour de France and what cyclist can remain [...]

Mark Cavendish won a thrilling sprint to take the 100th edition of Milan San Remo by the narrowest of margins. Second place Heinrich Haussler surprised everyone by jumping the leading group of 40 riders with under a kilometre to go. He looked to have the victory in the bag, but Cavendish came back and took [...]