Cafevelo

Velo-labelled vin hard to resist

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Cafevelo has a weakness for red wine badged with a bicycle...

STRIDA spotted in the South West

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:22:00 +0000

Here are some tech specs if you're interested, but cafevelo reckons that you'll be better off with plan B

Chew Valley chow down

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:16:00 +0000

JP's with cheese and coleslaw at...

Chew Valley lake

Brewery tap revisited

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:08:00 +0000

Is number 1 still the best ale in the rack? Cafevelo's trio of beer buffs returned to Derby's Brewery Tap to find out...

Number 4 pleased one of the judges with its coffee and peat notes, but...

there's no change at the top. It's back-to-back wins for number 1.

Phew.

Clevedon cake stop

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +0000

In front, date & walnut, and behind, apple. Very nice. Can't say the same about the weather though. Never known it to be so windy (check out the flag).

Photo shoot: Tour of Britain, stage 8

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:15:00 +0000

Put some oil on your mouse wheel and give your scrolling finger a stretch. Our super snapper has hit the jackpot, so get ready to enjoy a bumper batch of rider photos from Saturday's Tour of Britain sprint showdown.

Winner on the day, Michelle Merlo

2006 Luxembourg national road race champion, Kim Kirchen (circled) and Russian king of cool, Vladimir Karpets

48 year old former national jersey wearer, Malcolm Elliott, makes his way past the team cars

and then goes on the attack

Breakaway hero, Thomas De Gendt

Italy's Filippo Pozzato (circled) and Tour of Ireland overall winner, Russell Downing

2009 Tour de France stage winner, Brice Feillu

(Left) Irish champ, Nicolas Roche, alongside race leader, Edvald Boasson Hagen

Overall winner in 2008, Geoffroy Lequatre wearing a Union Jack helmet and matching socks(?)

Once again on cafevelo, Rob Hayles (4 appearances in 2009!)

Aussie sprint legend, Graeme Brown

(Left) future GB star and winner of stage 7, Ben Swift, and (right) current British road race champion, Kristian House

2010 Team Sky recruit, Chris Froome

Pirate skyrides around London

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:34:00 +0000

Boasson Hagen takes top prize in Tour of Britain

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:33:00 +0000

Cafevelo's senior lens man was in central London to capture all of the action from stage 8.

More photos to follow...

Bike shops of the world - Valencia, Spain

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:58:00 +0000

Working out the work out - part 1

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:10:00 +0000

Take one temperature sensor -

Clip it to your turbo trainer's cooling fin. Pictured, a Phonak-tastic CycleOps Fluid2. Notice how the sophisticated clamping device has been fashioned to resemble a clothes peg - genius.

and measure -

(A) background temperature, (B) warm up (literally!) and (C) first interval session.

The serial buffer maxed out after 250 data-points, but the initial results are promising. Cafevelo reckons that the jewels are buried in the area under the curve.

Any thoughts readers?

Bromptoneering: from store to door

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:31:00 +0000

British time trial championships 2009 - part 2

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:22:00 +0000

Rob Hayles (Halfords/Bikehut)

Michael Hutchinson (In-Gear Quickvit RT)

Bradley Wiggins (Garmin Slipstream)

British time trial championships 2009 - part 1

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:16:00 +0000

Tractors, hay lorries, bonfires and bemused motorists can only mean one thing - the British time trial championships. Closed roads would have been a dream, but British Cycling made the best out of a bad situation and sent vehicles around the circuit to protect the country's finest pedal pushers from the hustle and bustle of village life.

Borrowed camera in hand, cafevelo managed to snap the top riders in action.

Wendy Houvenaghel (Science in Sport)

Emma Pooley (Cervelo)

Chris Newton (Rapha Condor)

Check back on Monday for exclusive photos of Rob Hayles, Michael Hutchinson and Bradley Wiggins.

Results - Womens / Mens

Arduino: let the fun begin!

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:08:00 +0000

Cafevelo has got its hands on a microcontroller. Why? You'll just have to wait and see ; ) Want one? Visit oomlout and put an Arduino experimentation kit in your basket. Have fun.

Some pix from the "lab" -

And a video -

Newsfeed nuggets now available via RSS

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:34:00 +0000

Bored of the same old selection of cycling news? Then check out cafevelo's newsfeed nuggets powered by friendfeed. Now available as an RSS feed.

Cider provider - Cheddar, UK

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:06:00 +0000

For more info, see Cheddar village website.

Rider of the day - Lance Armstrong

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:29:00 +0000

Lance Armstrong touched down in Ireland yesterday for his last road race of 2009.

Cafevelo 2.0 - newsfeed nuggets now live

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:52:00 +0000

Notice anything different? Yep, cafevelo's code monkeys have been busy updating the website. Now, we can put our RSS addiction to good use and bring you the best of what we're reading on the web via friendfeed.

It's a bonus feature for our wonderful readers. Don't worry, we'll still be uploading stacks of original cycling related content. So, stay tuned and enjoy.

Hidden bicycle racks - Clifton, UK

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Rider of the day - Franco Pellizotti

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:32:00 +0000

King of the mountains, Franco Pellizotti.

Rider of the day - David Millar

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Team Garmin-Slipstream's David Millar is planning to ride all three grand tours in 2009 - il Giro d'Italia (May), le Tour de France (July) and la Vuelta España (August).

Rider of the day - Carlos Sastre

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:08:00 +0000

2008 Tour de France winner, Carlos Sastre.

Rider(s) of the day - Juan Manuel Garate and Tony Martin

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:02:00 +0000

First and second on stage 20 - Montelimar to Mont Ventoux.

Rider of the day - Oscar Freire

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:11:00 +0000

Three times world champion Oscar Freire was shot in the leg during stage 13.

Rider of the day - "Big" George

noreply@blogger.com (mr fabio whistler) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:13:00 +0000

George Hincapie fell on stage 17 of this year's Tour de France and rode the rest of the race with a broken collarbone - ouch!