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Andy Schleck has confirmed that he and brother Fränk are definitely leaving Team Saxo Bank at the end of this season, a move that increases the certainty of Alberto Contador joining Bjarne Riis’s ProTour outfit, which will be sponsored by IT services firm SunGard, already a co-sponsor, and another as yet unnamed backer from next year.

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Good value upper body protection

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Cornish-based cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel says visiting the Olympic velodrome in London has given her extra motivation to ahead of the 2012 Games.

5000 bikes and 315 docking stations

Surprisingly capable fast roller

There’s no doubting the aesthetic beauty of these MKS clips and straps. Their mirror polish, the coveted NJS (Nihon Jitensha Shinkokai, the Japanese Bicycling Association) stamp of approval, the supple luxury of the tan hide... these are features guaranteed to unite traditionalists seeking the finishing touch to period road/path, track and touring builds and ultra trendy urban fixers alike.

Road.cc verdict: 

Beautiful and very sturdy old school clips and straps but leather detailing requires care

Road.cc rating: 

7

Weight: 

164g

Contact: 

www.zyro.co.uk

Face facts: these long, muggy evenings aren't going to last forever. August kicks in this weekend, and then it's September, and then... well, we don't want to depress you or anything but you'll be needing sme lights again soon. And we've got a swanky RSP set to give away to one lucky reader!

Andy and Frank Schleck are to leave the Saxo Bank team with a view to joining a a new Luxembourg-based team in 2011.

Andy and Frank reportedly joining new Luxembourg outfit

CTC, the national cyclists’ organisation, has welcomed new government research that it says shows that use of bicycles has grown to “the highest level in decades.”

The evening of Wednesday the 25th August 2010 sees a new road race take over Plymouth’s Historic Hoe as amateur riders from all over the region battle it out to be crowned the Shred Classic Champion in a one-hour circuit race.

Minimalist riding pack

It's always exciting when the posty arrives...here's some of the kit thats just turned up......

Team Sky has named its provisional line-up for September’s Tour of Britain, where it will be led by Bradley Wiggins, with its line-up also featuring British National Champion Geraint Thomas, who enjoyed a spell in the best young rider’s white jersey during the Tour de France earlier this month.

The second Old World Mountain Bike Championships

Long-awaited cross country racer plus new carbon and alloy trail frames

Alloy wind-jammer

Yesterday evening, Central London was awash with flatbed lorries carrying dozens of bikes at a time as the city’s new hire bikes – which we reviewed here yesterday on road.cc – were ferried to their docking stations ahead of the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme going live at 6am this morning. However, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has warned that there are likely to be some teething problems.