Saturday, 31st July 2010

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Dream finish for Cavendish

Alberto Contador, of Spain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, center, rides in the pack as it turns into Champs Elysees during the 20th and last stage of the Tour ((AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)

A third Tour de France win for Alberto Contador, not a huge surprise, given the number of mountain climbs in this year’s event, but nevertheless a great achievement.

Head-butting and crashes – it’s Le Tour!

Water is sprayed by spectators as Denis Menchov of Russia, Alberto Contador of Spain, and Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, front to rear, climb towards Ax Trois Domaines during the 14th stage of the Tour (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Cycling and head-butting are not normally associated but they were last week in the Tour de France. Arthur Lamy takes a look at the week’s events.

Two stage wins for Cavendish in Le Tour

Mark Cavendish of Britain crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 227.5 kilometers (141.4 miles) with start in Montargis and finish in Gueugnon (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Arthur Lamy takes a look at what is currently happening in the tour de France.

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The Tour de France has begun

It’s that time again, and for the next three weeks we shall be treated to an ever changing story that’s called the Tour de France.

Going against the flow

I had the interesting experience of cycling against the flow of traffic on the cycle track that goes between St Helier and St Aubin last Wednesday.

Do the right thing – ride your bike!

I read that nearly 900,000 bikes lie unused in sheds around Scotland according to Cycling Scotland, and I don’t doubt that the same situation exists here in Jersey.

Arthur’s Bike Blog

The news that Volvo Cars Netherlands and Swedish company POC are to produce their own cycle helmets for children could be seen as good news for cycling, and earlier this year Volvo unveiled a car with an automatic braking system that detects pedestrians.

Around the lanes of Trinity

Today we visit Trinity, literally the high spot of our rides around Jersey.­

No excuses for not getting on the bike

Sunny weather at last, so no excuses not to go cycling. Next week I’ll post a short easy route which everyone should be able to do. In the meantime, this might be a good opportunity to give your bike a quick clean, especially if you haven’t seen it since last year. Once you’ve cleaned it, [...]

What about a return of the Green Bike Scheme?

Reading about Glasgow’s White Bike Plan, I was reminded about our own Green Bike scheme here in Jersey.