MaxLeonard, Author at Bikerumor

Video: Vigorelli Velodrome Used in Milan Men’s Fashion Week

Very Milanese, this is. Moncler Gamme Bleu used the legendary Vigorelli Velodrome as a backdrop to the runway (perhaps we need to find a new…

Written by Max Leonard June 22, 2010

Rapha Announces Details of its New York Pop-up Shop to Open in July

Upmarket performance clothing brand Rapha has announced the details of its New York pop-up store. The Rapha Cycle Club NY, which will be open by…

Written by Max Leonard June 22, 2010

Victoria Pendleton Takes to the Rollers for Team Green Britain Bike Week

Olympic and World Champion sprinter Victoria Pendleton took theÂ Rollapaluza rollers last week, as a publicity effort forÂ Team Great Britain Bike Week. She recorded a fast…

Written by Max Leonard June 22, 2010

Kinfolk x Nike Tied Together Video

Kinfolk – Nike “Tied Together” Relay Race Bike Doc (Nike Stadium Version) from frantic studio on Vimeo. Some more Tied Together ish here, this time…

Written by Max Leonard June 22, 2010

Empire at the Bicycle Film Festival NYC Sunday – Almost Sold Out!

A heads up here for those who’ve been waiting for Empire, the NYC-based fixed-gear film to drop. It’s topping off proceedings on Sunday night at…

Written by Max Leonard June 18, 2010

Incredible Video of Stunt Riding on a Carbon Road Bike

Can’t say it better than this video’s title: amazing stunt ridingâ€¦ on a carbon road bike. UK trials legend Martyn Ashton takes a carbon road…

Written by Max Leonard June 18, 2010

First Pic of Docking Station as London’s Cycle Hire Scheme Draws Nearer

Here’s a picture of the first fully completed docking station, on Southwark Street, for London’s municipal cycle hire schemeâ€¦ (*rant* which I refuse to call…

Written by Max Leonard June 17, 2010

Twilight Crit Racing in London on Saturday

This Saturday the fourth annual Nocturne hits London, the hugely popular twilight criterium around the historic Smithfields Market. Now sponsored by HTC, the men’s elite…

Written by Max Leonard June 17, 2010

Cav goes down and Haussler out at the Tour de Suisse

Brilliant photo here, by photographerÂ S. Jacob found onÂ PezCycling News, of the moment that HTC-Columbia’s Mark Cavendish went down during the final sprint in yesterday’s Tour…

Written by Max Leonard June 16, 2010

Rare Campag/Cinelli NJS parts on eBay

I’m looking at my collection of hen’s teeth and unicorn eggs and deciding what to sell off, so that I can bid on this lot…

Written by Max Leonard June 16, 2010

Copper-plated track bike on show at 14BikeCo

Peeped on a recent visit to London’s 14BikeCoâ€¦ a completely copper-plated bike, their Truman model, made bespoke for a client. Harking back to the very…

Written by Max Leonard June 15, 2010

Tokyo Fixed Gear x Nike – Tied Together for Charity

Amazing pictures over on the Tokyo Fixed Gear blog of their commission from Nike for a bike (frame built by Feather Cycles)Â celebrating the Tied Together…

Written by Max Leonard June 12, 2010

Giro stage 4, Team Time Trial: Nibali in Pink as Vino Fumes

Liquigas sprang a surprise on the Giro today, beating Sky into second place in the Team Time Trial to take the maglia rosa for their…

Written by Max Leonard May 12, 2010

Rapha’s Cycle Club Opens For Business In London

This week saw the opening party for Rapha clothing’s cycle club on London’s Clerkenwell Road. Not so much a traditional CC as a pop-up shop,…

Written by Max Leonard May 07, 2010

Volcano fallout disrupts Amstel Gold riders – Sastre now out

Carlos Sastre will miss the Amstel Gold tomorrow, the CervÃ©lo Test Team has said, due to the fallout from the Icelandic volcano eruption on Wednesday.…

Written by Max Leonard April 17, 2010

Cancellara Stuns Boonen on the Muur to take Tour of Flanders

Fabian Cancellara of Saxo Bank made two audacious moves – the first on the Molenberg and the second on the Muur – in a stunning…

Written by Max Leonard April 04, 2010

Huge London Critical Mass in Memory of Fallen Cyclists

Last Friday saw around 600 cyclists reclaim the streets for London’s Critical Mass. It followed a call by many London bloggers and forums to come…

Written by Max Leonard March 30, 2010

Tour de France Line-up Announced: Team Sky, BMC, Radioshack, CervÃƒÂ©lo Get Wild Cards

ASO has announced the teams invited to the 2010 Tour de France today, with wild cards going to: Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ BMC Racing Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ CervÃƒÂ©lo Test Team…

Written by Max Leonard March 30, 2010

Roberto Chiappa and Rob Hayles in Line-up for the Herne Hill Good Friday Meet

A sprint in 2009. Photo: www.britishcycling.org.uk The venerable Herne Hill Velodrome opens its doors this Friday for the traditional Good Friday meet. Signalling the start…

Written by Max Leonard March 30, 2010

Death of the Campag triple?

With articles in CICLISMO magazine and now March’s edition of Bicycle Europe, there is rising speculation that Campagnolo may be about to phase out its…

Written by Max Leonard March 29, 2010

Jamie Goldman, Amir Kabbani and Darren Berrecloth Confirmed Jumping at the Vienna Air King

An awesome line-up of riders has been announced for the fifth annualÃ‚Â Vienna Air King mountain bike dirt jump contest on 10-11 April. The centre of…

Written by Max Leonard March 28, 2010

Track World Championships Day 2 Report – Records Fall, Phinney and Hoy take gold

In a thrilling second day of the track world championships in the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, the undoubted highlights – unless you’re an…

Written by Max Leonard March 25, 2010

Track World Championships First Day Report

The opening night of the Track World Championships in Copenhagen provided plenty of thrills and spills, and gave some tantalising glimpses as to future form…

Written by Max Leonard March 24, 2010

A Beautiful Machine: howies Announces Exhibition and Talks in Bristol UK

Clothing company howies is running a series of talks and an exhibition at its Bristol HQ. Curated by John McFaul of McFaul Studio, from 26…

Written by Max Leonard March 19, 2010

NiteRider to Sponsor Charge Bikes

PRESS RELEASE: NiteRider will be lighting the trails for the Charge [off-road] team in 2010. The team will be using the NiteRider Pro 600 LED…

Written by Max Leonard March 19, 2010

Revealed: How Hitler’s ‘Spyclists’ Tried to Take Over Britain

MI5, the UK’s domestic secret intelligent service, released files last week showing that in 1937 the British authorities were concerned that Hitler youth in the…

Written by Max Leonard March 16, 2010

Paris-Nice: Sagan Surprises Pack with Stunning Second Stage Win

Liquigas rider Peter Sagan sprung a massive surprise on the peloton today, as he launched a gutsy attack 1.9km out, and buried himself to stay…

Written by Max Leonard March 12, 2010

Paris-Nice stage 4: Contador floats to the hilltop finish, takes Yellow

Today’s 173.5km stage from Maurs to Mende skirted the Massif Central for most of the day, only at the end facing some difficult hills. And…

Written by Max Leonard March 11, 2010

Defgrip to Curate the BMX Shorts at Bicycle Film Festival – a Call for Submissions

Defgrip has announced they’re teaming up with the Bicycle Film Festival and will choose all the BMX shorts for this year’s international touring programme. They’ve…

Written by Max Leonard March 10, 2010

Paris-Nice Stage 3: Sagan Bursts Through but Voigt Takes GC

Peter Sagan of Liquigas won a thrilling shortened stage in the Paris-Nice today. Cut down to 155km Ã‚Â due to snow at St Junien, the course…

Written by Max Leonard March 10, 2010

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