howies Revolution Competition 3

NOW CLOSED! And the winners is…  Greg Hodgson   Boys and girls it’s time for another brilliant howies competition!   Welsh clothing brand howies are very kindly giving you the chance to get your hands on a limited edition hand printed Revolution T-shirt to commemorate 2012/13 Revolution Series. Team howies return to support 6 Welsh juniors as well as national and professional riders in the four track meets over the winter... Read More

howies Revolution Competition

NOW CLOSED! And the winners is…  Janet Osguthorpe   Boys and girls it’s time for another brilliant howies competition!   Welsh clothing brand howies are very kindly giving you the chance to get your hands on a limited edition hand printed Revolution T-shirt to commemorate 2012 Revolution Series. Team howies return to support 6 Welsh juniors as well as national and professional riders in the four track meets over the winter... Read More

Ned Boulting Signed Book Competition

Here is your chance to win a signed copy of the excellent “How I won the Yellow Jumper” by the delightful Ned Boulting [author, journalist and sports presenter]. We have recently reviewed the book and it’s a firm favourite, so why not find out for yourself by entering our little competition. You can read our full review by clicking here. “How I won The Yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting” is available in paperback by Yellow... Read More

Out of the Saddle Gets Ready for Evening With The Stars

This weekend, professional cycling brothers, Dean and Russell Downing, will host “Out of the Saddle – An Evening with the Downing Brothers” on Saturday 20th October 2012 at the Carlton Park Hotel in Rotherham. Last year’s event saw numerous stars from the cycling world join the Downing brothers, and this year is no different. Team Sky rider Ben Swift and new teammate, as of next season Cycling Shorts very own Jon Tiernan-Locke, the overall... Read More

Velo Sisters

Are you a Velo Sister? Well if you live in London and are of the female persuasion why the hell not!? The cyclist and women’s cycling attire designer Anna Glowinski of AnaNichoola has started up a British Cycling affiliated club for like minded ladies. It will be sponsored by the AnaNichoola brand. It’s early days but Anna says she’s currently working on designs for the club strip and if her past and present clothing and accessory... Read More

Interview with Marianne Britten – Elite Women top British Cycling points scorer

Marianne Britten Interview with the Team Captain of VC St Raphael Women’s Team and lead British Cycling points scorer for Elite Women in 2010 and 2011.   How did you get into cycling? As a youngster I grew up riding horses and used to compete in tetrathlon, that’s swimming, running, horse-riding and shooting at Pony Club. That ends when you reach 21 so I was looking for another sport similar so ended up trying triathlon. I quickly realised... Read More

Revolution 35 Report

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Win! Team Sigma Sport – Specialized Pro Kit

NOW CLOSED!   Team Sigma Sport - Specialized Cycling Team Our own, very generous Tom Murray and the lovely folk at Team Sigma Sport – Specialized are offering Cycling Shorts readers the chance to win a full set of Team Sigma Sport Specialized Pro Kit (bib shorts, Jersey and gilet), that’s over £200 worth of kit you could bag yourself! After a great 2011 road season you can catch various team members on the track during the winter.... Read More

Bruce Doscher

Tour de France Preview 2011 Poster ©Copyright Bruce Doscher Today I spoke to the multi award winning designer, keen cyclist and triathlete Bruce Doscher to chat about his own incredible annual illustration – based Tour de France. Bruce goes through the daily deadline pain barrier to produce a poster for every day of the Tour de France as it happens. Tell me a bit about your career? Well, I’m originally from New York and I started off... Read More