Menu of champions: campagnola

Don't fancy turkey this Christmas? Try pizza.

26 miles of pain ends here

Virtual velo

Singlespeed snapshot - twice as nice

Bicycle booze uncorked

Forget your fancy wine guides, if the marketeer has the vision to plaster bikes all over the label then you know it's going be a decent tipple. Want to try some? Then a) track down one of Fabio Whistler's associates or b) go to Budgens.

Is all of the kit gonna fit?

Carradice Super C saddle and handlebar bags mocked up in cardboard.

In the bag: cafevelo shuns luxury accommodation as 2009 roadtrip takes shape

Stride and ride

Image credit: RT (reproduced with permission)

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt

...and the jersey!

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)