• bikes more popular than feet Genesis, in the beginning
JANUARY’S LONDON Bike Show saw a number of cycle team launches, not least the debut of the Madison Genesis road team. It was the first public outing for the team and for the steel race bike Volare too, the encounter also saw the team kit – from Madison Clothing, natch – unveiled. Team manager Roger Hammond and Genesis designer Dom Thomas provided insights while the team was swiftly put to work at the IG London Nocturne later at the show where the team got off to a promising winning start. There’s more further down the page and at www.genesisbikes.co.uk/team
CRC backs Bike Relief
CHAIN REACTION Cycles has partnered global non-profit organisation World Bicycle Relief. WRB, founded in 2005 in response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami, has provided over 120,000 specially designed, locally assembled bicycles to students,
healthcare workers and entrepreneurs and trained over 800 field mechanics, transforming communities. Chain Reaction Cycles will promote this and other work done through the work of World Bicycle Relief in 2013 by offering marketing support to the charity, and by making a financial commitment through their events programme. www.worldbicyclerelief.org
Cycling rides far ahead of running
LATELY IT does seem like there’s been a rash of cycling charity fundraisers, but it turns out that’s because cycling has beaten running firmly into second place when it comes to preferred activity for raising charity cash. One such fundraiser was the HotChilee- backed London-Paris 2012, which saw fundraisers make £260,493.82 for worthy causes. David Casterton of ICAP raised a whopping £35k of that and has won free entry to London-Paris 2013 – a special year for HotChillee as it’s the event’s tenth anniversary – for his amazing effort. http://www.hotchillee.com/
Nocturne debuts at London Bike Show
Facebook fight!
It’s all about the ‘80s at the moment, but which bicycle-featuring movie from the era was best?
HISTORY WAS made at ExCeL last month with the IG London Nocturne – the UK's first fully indoor criterium race. The tight and technical circuit saw Elite mens’ (where Madison Genesis’ Ian Bibby triumphed) and womens’ races, folding bike races, track bike races, a Penny Farthing race, a media race and an industry race. The Financial Times won the IG
City Challenge, and Madison proved it wasn’t tired of winning when it triumphed again in the shape of Jim McConnel, who overcame all challengers at the Industry Race.
The industry lines up at the London Bike Show-set IG Nocturne; right