Bridgegate Cycles

Bridgegate Cycles Cycle and cycle accessory shop in Retford, North Nottinghamshire It has been called an Aladdin's cave!

A visit to Bridgegate Cycles can prove an exciting experience, as this outwardly small independent shop contains a Tardis like interior! Established in 2008 the shop is a Mecca for cyclists of all ages, skills and experience, stocking a wide range of cycles to suit all. Whether you want to join the peloton on a top of the range racing bike, or just get across town quicker than on foot, this shop should be your first point of call. After more than 10 years working in London and the Lake District, owner Dom has returned to his home town to offer a service that has not been seen in Retford for many years. As a fully qualified Cytec mechanic, a Campagnolo pro mechanic and A DTswiss wheel builder, there aren't many jobs Dom can't cope with, the repair workshop can accommodate all sorts of cycles. Cycle to work schemes are welcome at Bridgegate Cycles, including cyclescheme, cycleplus and Bike2work. The shop currently stocks cycles from Specialized, Surly, Pashley, De Rosa, Condor, Lynskey And Brompton, don't be surprised to find other brands and unusual cycles as the shop loves every sort of pedal power. Acquiring the customers dream bike is there main aim, and you can see many examples on there page. Current special offers include a free helmet with the sale of every children's bike. A range of clothing with sizes to suit everyone from the race whippet to regular hungry people. The shop is very conscious of value for money and tries it's best to beat prices listed on the internet. There is a real passion in the the shop to follow all the bike racing, ask any of the staff, and they will get you up to date with the race situation and they will probably make you a coffee!

What’s the bike in the window? The bike in the window is a Peugeot PX10. All ready for the Tom Simpson Retro Ride on the...
29/08/2026

What’s the bike in the window?
The bike in the window is a Peugeot PX10.
All ready for the Tom Simpson Retro Ride on the 13th September.
The bike is over 50 years old and does have some scratches and the decals are wearing off in places.
The bike appears to be totally original, as the same specification matches up with what would have been on the bike back in the day.
It’s the same as many professional riders used in the 60’s and 70’s including Tom Simpson and Eddy Merckx, Peugeot also sold many of these bikes to the general public.
Frenchman Roger Pingeon, who won the 1967 Tour de France rode a stock Peugeot PX-10.
We celebrate Tom Simpson with our current window display honouring his life as we look forward to the upcoming Simpson Retro Cycling Festival in Harworth this September.

The Peugeot lion first appears in 1858. The lion symbolised durablity, suppleness and the quickness of steel.
The lion also stood for the speed and aggressiveness of the Peugeot company.
The vast majority of French-built Peugeots came from the factory in Beaulieu.
The company built a racing reputation rapidly,
Between 1903 and 1983, Peugeots were ridden to victory ten times in Le Tour de France, in addition to winning championships and breaking records.
in 1905 Louis Trousselier claimed Peugeot's first official Tour de France victory.
In 1906, René Pottier won the grueling race for the team.
1907 & 1908: Lucien Petit-Breton took back-to-back titles.
Eugene Christophe, rode Peugeots during his heart-breaking Tour de France attempts in 1913 and 1919.
In 1922 Firmin Lambot secured the yellow jersey for Peugeot after the post-war team re-organizations.
In 1963 Team Peugeot adopts the black and white checkerboard design.
In 1964, Tom Simpson wins Milan-San Remo.
In 1965 Tom Simpson wins the World Road Championship.
Eddy Merckx rode for the Peugeot team from 1965-67, winning the World Road Championships in 1967.
The Arc-en-Ciel (rainbow) stripes of a World Champion appears on Peugeot down tubes shortly after Simpson’s 1965 World Road Championship victory, and they remained there for many years.
In 1975 and 1977 Bernard Thévenet famously defeated Eddy Merckx to win two Tours de France on a custom Peugeot frame.
In 1987 Stephen Roche took the final Tour de France victory associated with the historic brand.

This bike is for sale - Peugeot PX10 - £800

Frame : 57cm Reynolds 531
Headset : Stronglight
Brakes : Mafac centre pull
Front and Rear Deraillieur : Simplex
Gear Shifters : Simplex
Cranks : Stronglight
Pedals : Lystard
Saddle : ideale
Cable Stops : Simplex
Wheel Hubs : Exceltoo course professionelle
Wheel Rims : Mavic

Have you been Inspired by Le Tour de France ? our local club Retford & District Wheelers meet every Sunday and are a gre...
27/07/2026

Have you been Inspired by Le Tour de France ? our local club Retford & District Wheelers meet every Sunday and are a great bunch of supportive riders, they do sometimes do a short ride and a long ride, and its great to have other people to ride with, they also know the some of the best cafes and cake shops around.

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 21 - THOIRY to PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES a 132.5km Flat stage with 1000m of climbing.The now tradi...
26/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 21 - THOIRY to PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES a 132.5km Flat stage with 1000m of climbing.

The now traditional run into the CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES with a lap around Montmartre and the Sacre Cæur, and the Tour de France will be over for another year.

Just in case you hadn’t noticed, Tadej Pogačar has won another Tour de France, even without his minute of added time bonus’s Tadej is 6m26s ahead of Remco Evenepoel in second place overall, and Tadej’s team mate Isaac del Toro will take the third place on the podium in Paris this afternoon.

Mads Pederson made the breakaway yesterday, and won the intermediate sprint and secured the Green Jersey, he said he doesn’t mind who wins the stage today as he’s got the jersey.

Richard Carapaz won yesterday’s stage and has gone clear on points to win the king of the mountains competition.

Frenchman Paul Seixas lost 1m50s yesterday confirming Isaac del Toro will keep the white jersey for best young rider.

The team classification is a time calculated each stage and combines the team’s 3 fastest riders times, Lidl Trek have won this competition with their consistent efforts.

Our Lantern Rouge rider looks like No53 Cees Bol from the Netherlands, he’s riding for Decathlon, and is five minutes slower overall than anyone else.

Who will win today's stage ?

Hope you have enjoyed this years Tour commentary, Please join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, and by the side of the road in France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5. Don’t forget to check out the Tour de France on YouTube, the TDF has its very own YouTube channel, with clips and interviews, you won’t see anywhere else.

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 20 - LE BOURG D'OISANS to ALPE D'HUEZ a 170.9km Mountain Stage with 5450m of climbing. They h...
24/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 20 - LE BOURG D'OISANS to ALPE D'HUEZ a 170.9km Mountain Stage with 5450m of climbing.
They have saved the best stage till last this year.
A ridiculous stage similar to the “Marmotte” sportive route, but not going up the 21 bends at the end, so not really a win at Alpe D’Huez like yesterday.
This could change everything though.
First to the top of the Galibier will win the souvenir Henri Desgrange worth an extra €5,000
We could see some big time gaps, and the GC may change a bit, but do we really need this stage, it looks epic, but the day before Paris?

We know who’s won, don’t we.

don’t think its all over there is lots that still needs settling…..

The other Jerseys are not secure yet, if Tadej (90 points) would like the polka dot mountains jersey, whatever happens earlier in the stage, all he needs to do is go over the Galibier first and win the stage again at Alpe D’Huez. Frenchman Valentin Paret Peintre (84 points) who was wearing the jersey yesterday and current leader Richard Carapaz (91 points) are the only other climbers left with enough points to win, all three are only a few points apart, we can already see the mountain competition podium, but we don’t know the order we may see in Paris on Sunday.

Mads Pedersen deserves to keep the green jersey and looks safe with his rides in the bank through the mountains to reach the intermediate sprints, and says he will try again today, but Jasper Philipsen only needs 55 points to pinch his jersey, with 2 intermediate sprints left and 70 on the line in Paris.

The white jersey is held by Tadej’s team mate Isaac del Toro, Frenchman Paul Seixas is only 24 seconds behind him and could move up to not only take the Youth jersey but also third place.

The team classification is a time calculated each stage and combines the team’s 3 fastest riders times, it all adds up, Lidl-TREK have only a 19m33s lead, over Tadej’s team UAE so they will have to keep up with the race today, expect to see Quinn Simmons and others in the breakaway again.

Our Lantern Rouge rider is No53 Cees Bol from the Netherlands, he’s riding for Decathlon, and is 2+1/2 minutes slower overall so far than No74 Kamil Gradek from Poland

Will this be the best stage of the race?

Please join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, and by the side of the road in France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5. Don’t forget to check out the Tour de France on YouTube, the TDF has its very own YouTube channel, with clips and interviews, you won’t see anywhere else.

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 19 - GAP to ALPE D'HUEZ a 127.9km mountain stage with 3500m of climbing.Is the Peloton afrai...
24/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 19 - GAP to ALPE D'HUEZ a 127.9km mountain stage with 3500m of climbing.
Is the Peloton afraid of beating the Alpe D’Huez record?
Everyday 'sportive' riders attempt to ride under one hour up Alpe d'Huez to a finish line 12km from corner 21, Le Tour de France goes a little further, going nearly 2km more through the town of Alpe d'Huez at the top of the mountain.
The legendary Alpe D’Huez record set by Marco Pantani in 1997 is hard to relate to, some say the start point for his incredible 37 minutes and 35 seconds was well before corner 21, and at the roundabout or even at the bridge over the river before it, and some say, maybe even a little bit before that at a house on the left of the road, giving him at least a 14.4km climb to the finish line. It makes the numbers even more amazing, or unbelievable.
Others report his time was a faster 36 minutes and 40 seconds, this may be an estimated time from corner 21. Armstrong tried on numerous occasions to beat Pantani’s time, the start line for the clock was alway in a slightly different place and he was always, when tested, just one second away from any of Marco’s records on the climb, Pantani’s times were just out of his reach. Some sauces say Marco still has the fastest 3 times on The Alpe, others may think comparing time trial times from altering courses is not fair.
Times up the Alpe now officially start at corner 21 now with a 13.8km distance to the finish line.
Who will get there name on the corner 11 sign with Bernard Hinault?
Will we see a French Haggis on the mountainside?
Maybe tomorrow.
Will Tadej upload to Strava ?
Or give his computer to a slower team mate at the bottom like last time?
Will Tadej still be wearing his one million pound watch at the top? Can anybody beat the record set by Pannetoni?
Does it really matter?
Pantani is not on STRAVA anyway.

Please join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, and by the side of the road in France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5. Don’t forget to check out the Tour de France on YouTube,it has its very own free channel, with clips and interviews, you won’t see anywhere else.
AND you can watch it LIVE for FREE on S4C live on YouTube in Welsh, for the rest of the weekend, get that on mute and run the TDF app in the background so you can get the live radio reports, and you will know what happens.

We keep a leader board of times up customer Alpe D’Huez times in the shop over the years and use STRAVA segment 652851 to keep a track of things, it’s 12.02km long, starts at corner 21, and finishes before the very top, next to the Cycle Huez bike shop, just before the tunnel, the locals use this as a weekly Time Trial, I think on every Wednesday through the summer, look in the comments for the shop times and modern leaderboard on the Strava segment . Everyone would love to go under ‘the’ hour, but it’s a lot easier to say than do ! I have tried. See you at the top!
https://www.strava.com/segments/652851

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 18 - VOIRON to ORCIÈRES-MERLETTE a 185.2km Mountain stage with 3900m of climbing.The Breakawa...
23/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 18 - VOIRON to ORCIÈRES-MERLETTE a 185.2km Mountain stage with 3900m of climbing.
The Breakaway should have their day, but will they be allowed any space?
The intermediate sprint point is nearer the finish line today, behind three of the five climbs. Jasper Philipsen’s win yesterday has brought him within seven points of Green Jersey Holder Mads Pedersen, some say, the Green Jersey won’t be decided until we get to Paris on Sunday.
With a Summit finish at the end of today we may see a battle for the white Jersey, Frenchman Paul Seixas is only 20 seconds behind Mexican Isaac del Toro who also sits in third place overall. Top British rider Tom Pidcock is holding 8th place, and would only need 7 seconds to move past Lenny Martinez to go up to seventh.

Please join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, and by the side of the road in France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5. Don’t forget to check out the Tour de France on YouTube, the TDF has its very own YouTube channel, with clips and interviews, you won’t see anywhere else.

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 17 - CHAMBERY to VOIRON a 174.7km “flat” stage 2200m of climbing.It’s not flat, how is that f...
22/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 17 - CHAMBERY to VOIRON a 174.7km “flat” stage 2200m of climbing.

It’s not flat, how is that flat? Maybe the sprinters have another chance? Or is it a day the top ten in General Classification let the breakaway go up the road? After yesterday some riders have moved up in the standings. Paul Seixas is now in forth place and Tom Pidcock is up to eighth place with a ten minute time buffer to ninth, as last years third place overall Florian Lipowitz crashed out and left the Tour mid stage. Will we see more mistakes made as the tired riders get closer to Paris?

Please join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, and by the side of the road in France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5. Don’t forget to check out the Tour de France on YouTube, the TDF has its very own YouTube channel, with clips and interviews, you won’t see anywhere else.

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 16 - ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS to THONON-LES-BAINS a 26.1km individual time-trial with 500m of climbing...
21/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 16 - ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS to THONON-LES-BAINS a 26.1km individual time-trial with 500m of climbing.

Race Leader Tadej Pogacar has a five minute lead going into today’s Time Trial, but as we saw late Sunday afternoon anything can happen, Jonas Vingegaard has left the race, after his interaction with a roundabout gutter.
Remco Evenepool, now in second place, is expected to triumph today, can he extend his 58s seconds to 3rd placed white jersey holder Isaac Del Toro?
Top British rider Tom Pidcock looks secure in 9th place, with a 8 minute time buffer back to 10th place, but he expects to loose time today, The Gateaux is at the Chateau. not far to Paris now.

Please join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, and by the side of the road in France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5. Don’t forget to check out the Tour de France on YouTube, the TDF has its very own YouTube channel, with clips and interviews, you won’t see anywhere else.

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 15 - CHAMPAGNOLE to PLATEAU DE SOLAISON a 183.9km Mountain Stage with 3950m of climbing.Welco...
19/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 15 - CHAMPAGNOLE to PLATEAU DE SOLAISON a 183.9km Mountain Stage with 3950m of climbing.

Welcome to the Alps, thought yesterday was hard? today is a bit more testing. The riders have a hard week ahead but with a rest day tomorrow, some will go all in on today’s climbs. There is not much flat riding left, it’s all up and down until Paris now.
Tom Pidcock is back to ninth place, frenchman Paul Seixas is in 4th place now, can Tom stay top ten overall?

Join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, France 1 and 2, and by the side of the road in Southern France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5.

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 14 - MULHOUSE to LE MARKSTEIN FELLERING a 155.3km Mountain Stage with 3800m of climbing.Yeste...
18/07/2026

TOUR DE FRANCE 26’ - STAGE 14 - MULHOUSE to LE MARKSTEIN FELLERING a 155.3km Mountain Stage with 3800m of climbing.

Yesterday saw a large breakaway escape the peloton and take the stage win. Can this happen today, or will this be even allowed again? British rider Tom Pidcock has moved up to 4th place, can he hold his new position or even over take world Time Trial Champion Remco Evenepool to take 3rd spot overall ?

Join in and cast YOUR predictions in the comments, You can see all of the action today on TNT sports, France 1 and 2, and by the side of the road in Southern France and Later on this evening the highlights will be on Channel 5.

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