What a weekend for Team Wiggle!

Team Wiggle athletes have kicked off their seasons in style with some impressive performances this weekend.

Lee Williams and Matt Page were in action at the British Mountain Bike Series in Sherwood Pines. Lee proved he is definitely one to watch this season, racing superbly to finish second in the elite race. In fact, the only man to beat him was Olympian Oli Beckingsale.

Lee’s fine form is forcing scores of people to take note of what we’ve known all along – he’s a formidable rider. Here’s what British Cycling had to say about him:

“Lee Williams recorded his best result in the British XC Series, underlining his growing reputation in the XC ranks. Dubbed “Wales’s best kept secret” by some, he started his season early in Cyprus and showed the steady progression we’ve seen over the last couple of years has continued over the winter. ‘Watch out for Lee in 2010′ is clearly the message he’s sending out.”

After his mammoth effort last weekend cycling across Wales for Sport Relief, Matt Page also rode strongly to finish third in the expert category.

Team Wiggle triathletes Stuart Hayes and Jodie Stimpson were both in action at the first ITU race of the season, the Mooloolaba World Cup near Brisbane, Australia. Stu finished second while Jodie came sixth in the women’s race. Both of them are racing again in a fortnight’s time at the opening leg of the ITU World Championship Series in Sydney.

Closer to home, Team Wiggle roadie Jon Cannings returned to racing for the first time in almost five years and started how he means to go on – with a victory in the sprint race at Thruxton Circuit.

Sunday saw the first of the Verenti sponsored KILO TO GO events take place – the Verenti Cheshire Cat.
Wiggle’s very own CEO Humphrey Cobbold took part and rode strongly to complete the 100-mile route in under six hours. Team Wiggle staff riders Rich Pearman and his partner Nicky Wheeler also took part, riding the 70-mile route. Judging from their smiles together with the comments posted on Team KILO TO GO’s Facebook page since the event, it seems everyone had a great ride at an extremely well organised sportive. To find out how to enter the remaining races in the series, click here http://www.kilotogo.com

Wiggle staff Jason Sims, Doug Macgrain, Andrew Delahey and Rob Mort and his fiancée Kelly were all involved in the set-up, organisation and running of the Verenti Cheshire Cat, so huge congrats to them on their mammoth efforts (they feel as tired as the riders do – if not worse!)

And last, but by no means least, well done to Wiggle’s marketing and e-commerce manager Steve Mills who was in action at the masters trio Questars Adventure Race in the New Forest at the weekend. Against all the odds, his team finished 14th in a 50-strong field.

We’re off to rest our weary bodies now, but it won’t be long before we’re all back out there. Keep up the training – it always pays off!

Team Wiggle

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Grab a superb opportunity to bag yourself a great deal on Focus Bikes, A huge 15% – 40% off in stock Focus Bikes will only be available until midnight GMT Thursday 11th March 2010.

Whether it be a MTB, Road Bike or Tourer, grab yourself a cracking deal!

View the Focus Bikes range.

Few bike brands can claim to be as beautifully crafted or as lovingly made as De Rosa – so we’re understandably excited about stocking them at Wiggle.

De Rosa is synonymous with everything cyclists know and love about Italian bikes: passion, master craftsmanship, skill and precision. Whether it’s the hand-finished steel Neo Primato frameset which catches your eye or the Merak Carbon, all bikes are created with the same close attention to detail by the family-run De Rosa company, which is based in Milan.

These are the bikes which Ugo de Rosa dreamt of building as a teenager back in 1947. More than half a century later, his dreams are reality and countless champions have ridden – and still ride – his prestigious bikes. His love and enthusiasm for cycling is reflected in every single bike made. A De Rosa bike is the kind of bike you buy and keep forever…

Here at Wiggle we are stocking four different framesets:

Check out our De Rosa page for more information – De Rosa Bikes at Wiggle.co.uk

Wiggle Super Series Event Competition

Wiggle Super Series event organiser UK Cycling Events has provided a superb prize package to anybody who enters a Wiggle Super Series event before the 14th March 2010!

About Wiggle Super Series Events

Wiggle has teamed up with UK Cycling Events to bring you a New Series of Road Bike Sportives and Mountain Biking events. The aim of the Wiggle Super Series is to encourage all level of riders from new to experience riders to get out on their bikes and ride! To encourage cycling to children, all children ride for free when accompanied by a paying adult!

The prizes

UK Cycling Events and its sponsors (Garmin & IPC media) have teamed up to supply a prize haul worth over £500! For your chance to win, simply enter one of the new Wiggle Super Series Events prior to the 14th of March 2010.

This amazing prize haul includes:

First Prize

• A Garmin Edge 500!

Designed for performance cyclists, the GPS-enabled Edge® 500 is small and lightweight. It tracks speed, distance, GPS position and elevation. Compatible with ANT+™ heart rate monitor, speed/cadence sensor and third-party power meters. Offers advanced heart rate-based calorie computation when paired with heart rate monitor. Features moving alert, temperature readings and HotFix™ satellite prediction to calculate position faster.

Second Prize

• 1 Years subscription to either, Cycling weekly, Cycling Active or MBR!Included with the subscription will be a Cycling Weekly race jersey and shorts!

How to Enter

All you have to do is enter a Wiggle Super Series Event before the 14th March 2010 to be automatically entered into a free prize draw to win an amazing prize haul worth over £500!

For more information on upcoming Wiggle Super Series events and Terms & conditions visit the link below.

Wiggle Super Series Event Competition

Upcoming Wiggle Super Series Events

On Thursday 11th Feb we took delivery of the much anticipated range of Museeuw Bikes with the legend himself, Johan Museeuw, taking time-out of his busy schedule to revisit Wiggle and help promote the range of bikes.

With the help of Fanjio, technical expert, they both spent a good few hours explaining to various Wiggle employees the construction of the frames which uses a mixture of carbon fibre and Flax fibre. Fangio explained that weaving these two fibres together creates a composite material which is stronger and more able to absorb vibration and coupled with a 7 layer make-up on the carbon lugs gives the frame stiffness as well as the ability to absorb far more vibration than conventional carbon fibre frames. The frames are slightly heavier than full carbon fibre frames, but Johan believes that rider comfort should come first especially over rough roads.

As the photo shows (see photo below), Fanjio is explaining the Flax used on the MC2 road bike, which is an Wiggle exclusive as we asked Museeuw Bikes if they could alter this bike slightly by introducing a semi-integrated aero seatpost instead of a full integrated seatpost. The reason behind this was 2-fold.

Firstly a sizing issue as regards to fitting into a bike box etc and secondly to eliminate the possibility of incorrectly cutting of the seatpost when trying to correct your sizing. This is also the case with the MF-01, not so with the MF-1 frameset, also available at Wiggle. Also the MF-1 has a colour scheme (white) which is exclusive to Wiggle.

Johan also kindly took the time jump on his bike, in Wiggle Team Kit, so we could get some photos of himself and the MF-1 (naked Carbon/Flax) which he rides.

It’s all about Flax!

Below is a video where Fanjio talks about the benefits of Flax!

More About Flax

“to feel is to believe” is the company motto. Too true as when viewing and sitting on the bike in Wiggle HQ, you wouldn’t tell this was more than your average Carbon road bike. One tell-tale sign is a unique material pattern underneath the lacquer that tells you this isn’t carbon, rather Flax, an old material finally being utilised as it should.

Only when you jump on a Museeuw Bike and jet off down the road do you notice the difference. And it’s an instant difference too, one hard pedal stroke and you find yourself propelled at high speed like the fastest of race bikes, yet the usually coarse, decrepit road surface was ironed out to feel like freshly laid tarmac. An instantly unique ride, you will never have before experienced.

Flax is a plant which was extensively cultivated in ancient Egypt and has been used in multiple uses ever since, including on the wings of the famous Spitfire fighter plane. Two materials are found in flax, the first being flax oil, used in the production of linseed. The second is flax fibre, used in the production of textiles and bank notes. The chances are, you have flax in your wallet right now.

Today, flax is predominantly produced in the north of France. Museeuw bikes have perfected a process to combine flax fibre with carbon fibre to produce a composite material exclusive to Museeuw. At last, an environmentally friendly material that can be 100% recyclable. That’s why Museeuw are licensing the technology to the car industry to help reduce the car industries carbon footprint.

Unlike 100% carbon fibre frames, Museeuw bikes can be easily repaired and carry a lifetime warranty. When carbon fibre fails, it usually brakes clean, failing totally in an instant. Because flax has longer strands and is laid in a random order, unlike the uniformed layout of carbon, if the frame were to ever fail, it would fail slowly and not suddenly. Museeuw would then take the frame back, repair it fully to be as strong as new and return it. What’s more, for a premium, custom geometry and paint options are available.

Check out this nice video of Flax being tested.

View Meuseeuw Bikes at Wiggle

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Treat the one you love this Valentines… Give your bike some loving upgrades! £10 off £50, £20 off £100, We have two voucher codes live on site for extra discounts! Ends Midnight on Monday 15th February 2010!

How it Works

How to use your promotional voucher.
Select the items you wish to purchase and proceed to check out in the normal way. In the section titled ‘Wiggle e voucher’ in your shopping basket enter the voucher number and hit the ‘Use my voucher’ button. This will apply the voucher discount to your order.

For Terms & Conditions click here

For February, Wiggle are pleased to celebrate the Best of British brands on site and are offering our customers the chance to win a superb British bike and dhb kit.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply buy something Best of British at Wiggle.co.uk before Midnight Sunday 28th February?

Cooper Bikes, the bicycle division of Cooper Car Company, launch their new range of bikes at the Earls Court Cycle Show on the 6th October 2009. Utilising the engineering and technical know how that has been synonymous with the British company for 50 years, and with a nod to their racing heritage, the first models code name T100 will be called “Monza” and “Sebring”, after the circuits which saw the company’s F1 Championship victory in 1959. Mike Cooper commented: ”

The Cooper Car Company has always had a passion for bicycles and we have been thinking about diversifying the business for a while. We wanted to turn our engineering know how to making bicycles that offer the best possible components for the best possible price.”

These iconic British branded hand-built road bikes will only be available from selected dealers worldwide.

The prize

The winner may choose between:

• Cooper T100 Sebring
• Cooper T100 Monza

We will also provide the winner with over £300’s worth of dhb kit including:

• Finchdean Bib Shorts
• Short Sleeve Jersey
• Long Sleeve Jersey
• Droxford Waterproof Jacket
• R1 or M1 Shoes

How To Enter.

Simply buy anything Best of British for the month of February and you will automatically be entered into this fabulous competition.

For full terms & conditions please view here

Britain’s biggest online bike retailer Wiggle has teamed up with UK Cycling Events to launch an exciting new Super Series involving 14 events. The series consists of 10 road sportives and four mountain bike events which will take place throughout 2010 and are designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities to “get out and ride”.

With two or three different distances on offer at all events and free entry for under 16s, it is hoped the series will prove popular with families, recreational riders and competitive cyclists alike.

Martin Barden, of UK Cycling Events, said:

“We are hugely excited about the Wiggle Super Series and we’re working hard to ensure this is a truly special series of events. The series is all about encouraging as many people as possible to get on their bikes and have a great time riding. Riders will be able to experience some stunning cycling in some really picturesque areas simply by turning up. Let us do the rest.”

Wiggle’s Paul Bolwell said:

“We can’t wait to see the Wiggle Super Series get under way and we’re looking forward to getting involved with so many superb events.”

The first event of the series is the March Muddy Madness MTB ride, which takes place on March 21 in Storrington.

Other mountain bike events include the Ups and Downs on April 24 in the North Downs, the South Downs Epic on June 27 in Chichester and the Falling Leaves on October 2 in the New Forest. For those who prefer to ride on the road, there’s the New Forest Spring Sportive less than a month later on April 18 or The Ups and Downs on April 25 in Dorking. Two of the 10 road sportives – The Long One, which is a 200km epic on June 26 in Chichester, and the Jurassic Beast on May 2 in Dorchester – are believed to be among the hardest sportives in the country.

Wiggle and UK Cycling Events have signed a three-year deal which will see them working together to ensure every rider has a brilliant event experience. With many of the events based at prestigious venues in beautiful countryside, rider satisfaction is sure to be high. All events will follow clearly signed routes and have well stocked feed stations. There will be free bike wash facilities (courtesy of Mobi) plus cleaning products, accessories, mechanical support, chip timing, event photography, toilets, hot drinks and homemade cakes.

Entries can be made online via the Wiggle website (check out www.wiggle.co.uk) and Wiggle customer discount applies to all purchases, so platinum Wiggle customers will receive 10 per cent off entry.

With events scattered throughout the calendar from March until October, there promises to be something for everyone, to see the full list and to find out more. Visit: www.wigglesuperseries.co.uk or www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk

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This week Wiggle are introducing a special voucher promotion when you spend either £50 or £100. The voucher promotion ends on Monday 18th January 2010 24:00 GMT. So act fast to claim your reward!

How it Works

How to use your promotional voucher.
Select the items you wish to purchase and proceed to check out in the normal way. In the section titled ‘Wiggle e voucher’ in your shopping basket enter the voucher number and hit the ‘Use my voucher’ button. This will apply the voucher discount to your order.

For Terms & Conditions click here

Promotion Now Closed

This week Wiggle are introducing a special voucher promotion when you spend either £50 or £100. The voucher promotion ends on Wednesday 13th January 2010 24:00 GMT. So act fast to claim your reward!

How it Works

How to use your promotional voucher.
Select the items you wish to purchase and proceed to check out in the normal way. In the section titled ‘Wiggle e voucher’ in your shopping basket enter the voucher number and hit the ‘Use my voucher’ button. This will apply the voucher discount to your order.

For Terms & Conditions click here