Plus highlights from this week <\/p>
Once again, we have reached the end of the working week, which means it\u2019s time for First Look Friday.<\/p>\n
The sunny weather of the past month has given way to a more familiar drizzle in the UK, and while optimists will say the trails needed some moisture, I for one am missing the consistent sunshine and a clean bike.<\/p>\n
On the site, it has been another busy week following on from Eurobike<\/a>, where over the weekend we caught a glimpse of Shimano\u2019s new 105 mechanical groupset<\/a>, the first 12-speed mechanical groupset from the brand.<\/p>\n Throughout the week, we\u2019ve been sharing reviews from our women\u2019s bib shorts<\/a> test, kicking off with Alice Thomson\u2019s thoughts on the Le Col Women\u2019s Sport Cargo Bib Shorts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tour de France<\/a> fever has taken over the office, with the race starting this Saturday.<\/p>\n Earlier in the week, we explained what the different leaders jerseys<\/a> mean for the grand tour and looked into the financial rewards for wining the Tour de France<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the mountain biking side, our senior technical editor Alex Evans reviewed Unparallel\u2019s Dust Up<\/a> flat shoes, the climbing brand\u2019s first foray into cyclewear.<\/p>\n Anyway, without further ado, here\u2019s the lowdown on the latest kit to land at BikeRadar HQ.<\/p>\n