The Festival of Bikes
2014 Velo d’Or was won by Alberto Contador. He got the rider award. He wants to climb to 5895 metres with his team mates of Tinkoff-Saxo at Kilimanjaro.
He wants to start his career with a kick start in 2015. He states that he will have to recover soon from the trip so that he could focus on other tour.
On 21st October, 2014- Steven Del Duca (Transport Minister) reintroduced in the legislature certain amendments to Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act. Earlier this year, Liberal government had initially put forward the proposals but due to the June elections these were not passed.
Mr. Del Duca made it clear in a certain interview that it is essential for the government to show support to the Ontario cycling community and make the motorists understand that it is important to share roads with cyclists.
Brian Cookson, the UCI chief has openly expressed fury over the new naked kits meant for Bogota Humana female riders. Terming them as “unacceptable”, the UCI President has declared to be “on case” over the eyebrow-raising uniform.
The new cycling kit for Bogota Humana female riders has led to serious controversies across the cycling world, citing outraging the decency of women. The cycling kit has got a beige vagina shaped design for the female uniforms that make the wearer look almost naked.
A star name- Bradley Wiggins battled through the weather to take part in the race of the London Park’s Olympic. He raced for Team Sky. The race was shortened to 86 miles from 100 miles due to warnings of weather. In Surrey, Box Hill and Leith Hill were left out.
The 2013 Tour France champion Chris Froome is surely one of the most dangerous competitors in the esteemed race this year – but on the eve of 2014 Tour de France, the defending champ revealed that he too is tensed about his contenders, especially Alberto Contador.
The 31 year old Tinkoff-Saxo rider has twice been the Tour France champion in 2007 & 2009 while it was the first Tour France win for the 29-year-old Froome last year.
A sum of £3,000 was raised by two friends for special children, by cycling all the way from London to Holland (Amsterdam). Alison Armstrong and Kate Lovett, both at forty nine from Sutton upon Derwent , have taken up the challenge third time in a row, in support of the National Autistic Society to help the children with special needs.
After a consecutive two years of disappointment Andy Schleck is all set to start afresh in 2014 and his hopes are sky high. 2012 was an injury filled year for Andy where he could not perform well in any of the major championships and 2013 saw him struggling to perform even after the break in 2012. The reason for his off form can be his brother Frank Schleck who is serving a ban for one year and was also not able to clear the race for his team RadioShack Leopard.
Sir Wiggins, the 1st Brit rider to bag the coveted Tour France champion jersey last year would be honored with the prestigious “Knighthood” at the imperial Buckingham Palace on December 10, 2013.
Fondly nicknamed as “Wiggo” the Team Sky rider would be regarded for his legendary services towards cycling witnessed last year from his Olympic Gold & the celebrated Tour France victory. The 33-year-old was even felicitated with the coveted “BBC Sports Personality of 2012” award after he showed up as one amidst the highly decorated cyclists in the Brit sporting history.
Bradley Wiggins has confirmed that he positive about his participation in the Tour de France next year. He also assured that he has no qualms in riding in support of his teammate and this Tour France winner Chris Froome.
The famous rider Cadel Evans is expected to meet his BMC managers to deliberate on his future tour ambitions. This is expected to happen immediately he finishes the current tour in France on Sunday. The rider who is now 36 years old is one of the America’s best general classification riders.
The other popular rider in this classification is Tejay Van who is now 24 years old. Tejay joined BMC in 2011 as Evan’s successor apparent.