​Slick shoes made for touring - and more

​An interview with Mark Cavendish, Geraint Thomas and Ian Stannard

​Hot wheels?

With 15 seconds to go I jumped commando style from the chopper and legged it across the field to my bike and made it two full seconds before the big off.

Stop off for a coconut and it'll dry out faster than a barrel of free beer, which is ideal in any weather, and especially in the hot weather that it's really designed for.

My first piece of advice to them (if they ask, and even if they don't) is to invest in a good pair of shorts - preferably bibs

These white, black, and yellow trimmed beauties are real lookers; sleek, mean, designed for racing

It (Silverado) may sound like a spaghetti western, but there’s certainly nothing “cowboy” about this high-end saddle

First impression were that it was a little "pimpy", but would be ideal for a muddy offroad ride, and could sweat some in the heat

Turn on the music, grab a bottle of rioja and some jamon, or blast it at full pelt for those dreaded turbo sessions.

On the bike and these really do feel surprisingly comfortable, although we had to ride them for some time to really get used to the feel of the padding, and to be honest we still figure it's a little excessive

As romantic as the history of Bianchi it’s self is the legend of the Celeste colour; it is believed that after making a custom bicycle for, and teaching her to ride it, that Edoardo became so enchanted with the Celeste

Italian star Salvatore Commesso is a virtual maestro, and is renown as one of the most aggressive and attacking riders in the pro peleton, which is why we tracked him down

Kelly was known as a true grit hard man, one of the most intuitive and gnarliest riders the sport has ever seen. It was said that the tougher the weather and the conditions the more he relished the fight

I’d been to all kinds of bike races (Even at such a tender age), yet this was something else. I’d never seen anything quite like this, it was surreal, mesmerising and fascinating.

Right until the bitter end was splattered above Wiggins name on the cruelly steep slopes of the Angliru