Heras, 3 seconds shy of victory

Roberto Heras had to settle for second place at this year's Brompton world championship. It's hard to believe that Lance Armstrong's former team mate and three times Tour of Spain winner would lose out to a bunch of commuters.

According to the official race results Heras set the fastest lap, but slowed on the second to surrender victory by a bitter tasting three seconds.

Cafevelo rode itself into a world of pain to place in the top 40 (out of 364 finishers).

Image credit: AT (reproduced with permission)

Photo shoot: Brompton world championship 2008

En route to Sunday's BWC

Lean and bean

Cafevelo cooks up paella (page 58), but the culinary delights don't stop there. "Delhi Rajma" (page 60) is next to appear on the specials board, followed by the wonderfully named "Pasta La Vista, Maybe" (page 103).

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Feet take to the street 2008

Today was the day for Bristol's half marathon hopefuls. Top marks to the organizers for putting on one of the best starts for years. Team cafevelo recorded times of 1h24m and 1h39m and will soon be replenishing its energy stores with a water-soluble mix of carbohydrates, protein, micronutrients and alcohol (for more info, see link).

Off-street parking