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Video: Giro d'Italia highlights five men challenging for the maglia rosa this May
Mar 29 2013 - 15:41 Basso, Hesjedal, Nibali, Sanchez and Wiggins talk about their early years and reveal their heroes [more...] 
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Fear of roads biggest barrier to getting people in Wales cycling says Sustrans survey
Mar 29 2013 - 15:00 Findings suggest Wales on right track with Active Travel Bill, but Sustrans says cycling needs to be seen as everyday activity [more...] 4
Rapha release Bordeaux-Paris jersey
Mar 29 2013 - 13:41 UK clothing brand launches jersey for 50th anniversary of Tom Simpson's victory [more...] 22
New products from 3T
Mar 29 2013 - 12:25 Wheels, seatposts and a cheaper version of the Integra stem with a built-in Garmin mount [more...] 2
Just in: SRAM Red 2013 groupset
Mar 29 2013 - 11:21 SRAM's updated top-end groupset is now the lightest groupsets on the market, we put it on the road.cc scales to see for ourselves [more...] 5
Just in: Canyon VCLS Post 2.0
Mar 29 2013 - 11:15 Unqiue flex seatpost offers up to 25mm of bump absorption [more...] 8
Experience riding bike in Denmark or Netherlands without actually going there
Mar 29 2013 - 10:41 Cyclodeo website combines Googel Maps and YouTube for virtual journeys by bicycle [more...] 0
Oakley release Mark Cavendish signature RadarLock glasses + video
Mar 28 2013 - 17:10 Plus an Oakley branded cycling cap, revealed in this video with Cav [more...] 1
BMC confirms Philippe Gilbert and Taylor Phinney out of Sunday's Tour of Flanders
Mar 28 2013 - 17:07 Cold keeps world champion out, while Phinney doesn't want to aggravate knee injury ahead of Paris-Roubaix [more...] 2
Video: Team Sky riders talk about Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix
Mar 28 2013 - 16:36 Bernie Eisel and Mat Hayman among those looking forward to back-to-back cobbled Monuments [more...] 0
Revolution Series joins UCI calendar, rounds in Manchester, Glasgow and hopefully London in 2013/14
Mar 28 2013 - 15:20 Points for World and Olympic qualification means competition likely to be hotter than ever next winter [more...] 0
Video interview: Richie Porte on his successful March, SRMs, and riding with Chris Froome
Mar 28 2013 - 14:48 Tasmanian rider chats with Daniel Lloyd and sets record straight on Froome's attack in Criterium International last Sunday [more...] 1
Turn your bike into a tandem for €39
Mar 28 2013 - 13:34 Well, kind of. Vigurvant extendable pedals allow two people to ride at once [more...] 24
Bradley Wiggins says he's in better shape for Giro than he was ahead of last year's Tour
Mar 28 2013 - 12:31 Sky rider who followed race as a teenager through pages of Gazzetta dello Sport prepares to challenge for maglia rosa [more...] 13
Campagnolo open ‘virtual museum’ + video
Mar 28 2013 - 12:18 Italian component manufacturer launches website detailing the brand’s history over the past 80 years [more...] 7
British Cycling urges more people to switch to two wheels for their commute
Mar 28 2013 - 10:55 Organisation highlights health and financial benefits of riding to work [more...] 8
Spanish investigating Lance Armstrong, raising prospect of criminal charges
Mar 27 2013 - 22:55 Big fine and potential prison sentence should disgraced cyclist stand trial and be found guilty [more...] 8
New and updated kit from Trigon
Mar 27 2013 - 18:21 Frames, wheels, seatpost and saddle... it's wall-to-wall carbon [more...] 3
Red light jumping Tokyo cyclists could face jail, says report
Mar 27 2013 - 17:39 Toughening up of traffic laws aimed at improving road safety for cyclists [more...] 9
Video: Wiggle Honda's training camp in Italy + team kit goes on sale
Mar 27 2013 - 16:06 Cameras follow recently founded women's team as its riders take to the road together for first time [more...] 5
Spin London Schwag part 1: we have a winner!
Mar 27 2013 - 15:02 We've picked a winner in the first of our urban cycling schwag grabs [more...] 264
Giro organisers offer fans chance to be part of race history... via Twitter
Mar 27 2013 - 14:54 200 tweets in English or Italian will be painted on road of Stage 10 Montasio climb this year [more...] 0
Students in Canada develop cycling crash test dummy (+ video)
Mar 27 2013 - 12:04 Dummy will enable emergency services and collision investigators to better understand natiure of collisions [more...] 2
Pearl Izumi named title sponsor of Tour Series
Mar 27 2013 - 11:30 Clothing firm takes over from Halfords as sponsor of 11-race event which starts in mid-May [more...] 0
No Tour Series for Oxford this year after University objects due to exam clash
Mar 27 2013 - 10:35 Course in St Giles' is overlooked by several colleges and libraries [more...] 8
Pro bikes from Gent Wevelgem classic
Mar 27 2013 - 07:01 Team Sky's Pinarello DogmaK, Lampre's new Merida Ride endurance bike and lots more [more...] 0
Cyclist hits out at driver awareness course but no charges for motorist who knocked him down… on bike path
Mar 26 2013 - 17:36 Rider injured and bike written off after car crossed grass verge and struck him on shared use path [more...] 42
Video: Cannondale give insider's view of Peter Sagan's Gent Wevelgem win
Mar 26 2013 - 14:00 Slovak celebrates first Classics win in style, following up one-handed wheelie with a nicely controlled slide [more...] 2
Pro bike: Marcel Kittel’s Argos-Shimano Felt F1 FRD + video
Mar 26 2013 - 13:55 A look at Felt's state-of-the-art carbon fibre F1 race bike [more...] 2
Taipei Cycle bike porn from Cervélo, Colnago, Giant, Merida, Focus…
Mar 26 2013 - 13:38 A look back at the show's most interesting bikes [more...] 15
Sustrans gears up for opening of Two Tunnels route in Bath next month
Mar 26 2013 - 13:13 New route including Britain's longest cycling tunnel opens on 6 April... our man Dave popped along for a look [more...] 4
TV star Christine Bleakley hosts Barclays films aimed at encouraging women to take to two wheels (+ 4 videos)
Mar 26 2013 - 12:44 TV presenter fronts initiative designed to help overcome some barriers to cycling [more...] 5
Shimano Believe! initiative sends top pros back to their clubs to inspire next generation (+ video)
Mar 26 2013 - 11:34 Shimano hopes current generation can inspire a future one [more...] 5
Irish Road Safety Authority video shows drivers how to share road with cyclists (+ videos)
Mar 26 2013 - 10:06 Latest public safety film follows others aimed at cyclists - here they are [more...] 5
Yorkshire Grand Départ will be 2nd toughest in Tour history, says race director Prudhomme
Mar 25 2013 - 23:40 Tour de France boss likens Stage 2 from York to Sheffield to Liege-Bastogne-Liege [more...] 8
Wiggins effect & shaved legs said to lie behind rise in thread vein removal surgery among male cyclists
Mar 25 2013 - 21:25 Clinic has cyclists queueing for procedure, but is it really down to post-TDF and London 2012 boom? We're not so sure [more...] 29
New wheels from Reynolds, Hed and Token
Mar 25 2013 - 19:17 Redesigned alloy clinchers on the way from Reynolds, new alloy 'Roubaix' wheel from HED + Token AVT tech [more...] 2
$25k reward offered to trace LA hit-and-run driver who left cyclist with horrific injuries
Mar 25 2013 - 16:08 Victim had to have leg amputated following incident one Sunday morning last month [more...] 5
British teams go head-to-head with Majorca Sa Calobra (which is your fave?) +Videos
Mar 25 2013 - 16:00 On-bike camera footage as Raleigh and IG-Sigma Sport, and Madion Genesis tackle Majorca's fearsome Sa Calobra [more...] 12
Just in: Alchemy Arion
Mar 25 2013 - 15:40 Exclusive first look at the first Alchemy bike in the UK. It's a US handmade carbon aero racer guaranteed to turn heads [more...] 9
Video: Tour of Britain promo celebrates 10 years of country's biggest race
Mar 25 2013 - 15:13 Short film by organisers SweetSpot showcases action from country's biggest race [more...] 1
Updated: Tom Boonen to race De Panne this week despite injury, but cautious over Tour of Flanders title defence (+ video)
Mar 25 2013 - 14:16 Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider who crashed in Gent-Wevelgem included in line-up for Three Days of De Panne [more...] 0
Birzman reveal new products
Mar 25 2013 - 13:20 Lots of pumps, tools and bags in cool-looking designs [more...] 4
British Cycling unveils plans to get 1 million more women riding bikes by 2020
Mar 25 2013 - 11:55 Governing body launches campaign this morning, backed by Sky and DCMS [more...] 6
Round-up: Wins for Froome, Sagan, Martin and Longo-Borghini on big day of racing
Mar 24 2013 - 22:51 From Barcelona to Lake Maggiore via Flanders, here's who added to their palmares on Palm Sunday [more...] 5
Pro bike: Fabian Cancellara’s E3 Harelbeke winning Trek Domane 6.9 +video
Mar 24 2013 - 20:43 Pro bike: Custom painted Spartacus shield wins marks first win in a year for Swiss rider [more...] 2
Less than one bike a day taken out on Nottingham bike hire scheme
Mar 24 2013 - 19:57 Blackpool hire scheme up for consideration too after council cuts funding [more...] 5
Chilterns cycling challenge called off in icy conditions
Mar 24 2013 - 19:33 Other races, including Ghent-Wevelgem one-day classic, went ahead [more...] 3
GB's latest male track star Simon Yates wins on road in Belgium in U23 Harelbeke Criterium
Mar 24 2013 - 17:45 20-year-old World Points Champ wins on the road, team mate Joe Kelly 2nd, as 100% ME dominate Belgian race [more...] 0
Eddy Merckx fitted with pacemaker to regulate irregular heartbeat
Mar 24 2013 - 14:56 Cannibal should be back in the saddle shortly following precautionary procedure [more...] 2
Serena Williams jumps on bike to beat Miami traffic jam and avoid missing match… She won
Mar 24 2013 - 11:33 Tennis star and reluctant cyclist finds that two wheels beat four when the traffic's gridlocked [more...] 2
Video: Rapper's delight… his Charge Plug
Mar 24 2013 - 08:21 Rapper Mikill Pane talks bikes, cycling and a career that's taken him from Evans bike shop to stardom [more...] 0
Wiggle Etape Cymru filling up as Giant and Mavic come on board
Mar 23 2013 - 20:45 Bike checks and mechanical assistance from Giant plus Mavic neutral service will add to event experience [more...] 9
Video: Top ten sportives - but which are your favourites?
Mar 23 2013 - 20:15 Global Cycling Network pick theirs, let's hear yours... [more...] 8
EuroVelo: 70,000km of European-wide cycle paths begin to open for business
Mar 23 2013 - 19:00 Public will be able to cycle from one end of Europe to the other on safe, high quality paths [more...] 2
Just in: Frog 52
Mar 23 2013 - 14:53 Nicely specced kid's bike from a new UK company [more...] 1
Spanish cyclists demand asylum at European embassies following helmet law
Mar 23 2013 - 13:58 Spanish national traffic authority has made list of new regulations [more...] 9
Scratch Race World Champ Martyn Irvine set to make full recovery after Tour of Taiwan crash
Mar 23 2013 - 11:17 United Healthcare Team doctor expects recovery to be 'uncomplicated' [more...] 0
Cyclist who survived cancer twice gains support on two world record breaking attempts
Mar 23 2013 - 10:49 James Golding will try for round the world and 7 day records in the coming year, backed by Chain Reaction Cycles [more...] 3
Kinesis Racelight Aithein takes shape
Mar 23 2013 - 07:42 New superlight aluminium road bike from Kinesis UK gets closer to completion [more...] 5
The most attention-grabbing products at Taipei Cycle… arguably
Mar 23 2013 - 06:35 There are zillions of products on display, some fabulous, others… less so [more...] 22
Eye-catching Bike of the Day IV: Dream Machine
Mar 23 2013 - 06:11 An ultra-aero road bike with disc brakes and radical features [more...] 5
Tour de France organisers ASO interested in taking over the Tour of Britain
Mar 23 2013 - 02:51 British Cycling said in December it was inviting bids for 2014 onwards; RCS Sport also eyeing race? [more...] 0
Hackers take two IKEA stools... and turn them into a kid's bicycle (+ video)
Mar 23 2013 - 01:20 Swiss student and French 3D printer act on suggestion to collaborate, with impressive results [more...] 0
Just in: Specialized Tarmac
Mar 22 2013 - 17:00 £1,200 carbon road bike that has race proven DNA [more...] 14
Videos: Stirring race promos for Italian women's races Giro Donne and Trofeo Binda
Mar 22 2013 - 16:09 No race is complete without an epic promo these days... and it's not just the men's races that are doing them [more...] 0
Charge custom saddle compo - our winners!
Mar 22 2013 - 16:04 Who's getting a new custom charge saddle then? These three peeps are! [more...] 1
Bikes take centre stage at London's Victoria & Albert Museum next Friday evening
Mar 22 2013 - 14:45 Latest edition of V&A's Friday Late season. Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat, showcases the bicycle [more...] 1
Melbourne to trial free helmets in bid to revive flagging bike-share scheme
Mar 22 2013 - 14:02 Australia's compulsory helmet laws thwart take-up of cycle hire programme [more...] 8
Scott new aero road helmet Milan-San Remo sneak peek
Mar 22 2013 - 13:40 New aero road helmet makes low-key debut with Orica GreenEdge at last weekend's big race [more...] 3
Shimano launch pro cycling website + videos
Mar 22 2013 - 12:26 Packed with video, blogs and news from Shimano sponsored pro cycling teams [more...] 2
Anthony Oram mugs now on sale
Mar 22 2013 - 12:13 Bikey design for your favourite brew, in six colours [more...] 0
IF Bikes produce Sandy Hook commemorative frame
Mar 22 2013 - 12:01 Independent Fabrication produce special one-off frame to carry the Sandy Hook Promise [more...] 3
Hubdock: a better way to change a rear wheel?
Mar 22 2013 - 11:30 Clever design allows you to remove the wheel and keep the drivetrain in place [more...] 32
Tour of Britain organisers planning five-day women's road race
Mar 22 2013 - 11:01 SweetSpot plan to showcase Britain's biggest stars and attract top international teams [more...] 4
Crank Bros launch new pumps and tools
Mar 22 2013 - 07:42 Six neat mini pumps and three lightweight tools added to range [more...] 0
Eyecatching Bike of the Day III: Frame 22
Mar 22 2013 - 06:01 Bamboo provides shock absorption on this fixed urban bike [more...] 2
New British brand Worx launch road, cyclocross and kids’ bikes at Taipei Show
Mar 22 2013 - 05:26 New aluminium bikes from a new British brand [more...] 5
'Roads Were Not Built For Cars' book now live on Kickstarter
Mar 21 2013 - 23:47 Carlton Reid's exploration of how cycling activists literally paved the way for cars is already 25% funded [more...] 4
Summit finish & longest TT as Tour of Britain 2013 promises to be toughest yet
Mar 21 2013 - 20:00 Race takes in Scotland, Lake District, Snowdonia, Devon, Surrey & Central London celebrates 10 anniversary in style [more...] 24
Tennant and Förstermann among the stars at Herne Hill Good Friday Meeting
Mar 21 2013 - 17:49 Historic event in South London celebrates 110th birthday a week tomorrow [more...] 0
Welcome to Yorkshire chief says it will meet government Tour de France funding conditions
Mar 21 2013 - 16:08 Boss of tourism agency that led successful Grand Depart bid reacts to criticism [more...] 3
Video: Marianne Vos recces World Road Championship course in Tuscany
Mar 21 2013 - 15:51 World champions's verdict is it's going to be a very tough race, with two hard climbs on closing loop [more...] 0
Pro bike: Vincenzo Nibali’s Astana Specialized Tarmac SL4 + videos
Mar 21 2013 - 14:17 WorldTour 2013 bike: A close look at Nibali’s SL4 equipped with Campagnolo Record EPS and some of the lightest wheels in the peloton [more...] 3
Video: Road race road rage - Bretagne Seche Environment team car rams moto
Mar 21 2013 - 13:38 It's the last place we'd expect to see driving like this... [more...] 27
Eye-catching Bike of the Day II: Giant Anyroad 1
Mar 21 2013 - 12:56 A fat-tyred, disc-braked, multi-surface aluminium bike that might never make it to the UK [more...] 8
DfT launches new road safety comparison website - but how useful is it?
Mar 21 2013 - 12:52 First glance suggests new site limited when looking at cycling casualties; research portal also launched today [more...] 0
Simon Warren's latest book tackles Belgium's 50 greatest climbs - launches at Policini in Cheshire this Sunday
Mar 21 2013 - 11:19 Hellingen launch preceded by ride on local cobbled climbs, then Gent-Wevelgem on TV afterwards [more...] 2
Operacion Puerto trial: Fuentes says he may co-operate with anti-doping authorities
Mar 21 2013 - 10:22 Spanish doctor ready to name names as trial heads towards its conclusion [more...] 7
Culprit launch disc-equipped Legend bike without seatstays at Taipei International Cycle Show
Mar 21 2013 - 03:44 New disc-equipped Legend comes without seatstays for a damped ride [more...] 12
TRP launch new disc brakes at Taipei International Cycle Show:
Mar 21 2013 - 02:37 Details on the soon-to-be-released Spyre and Hy/Rd disc brakes, including UK prices [more...] 2
Yorkshire secures £10m government funding pledge for 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ… with strings
Mar 20 2013 - 21:53 Culture Secretary makes commitment but governance much change, Sports Minister highly critical of Welcome to Yorkshire's plans [more...] 15
Eye-catching Bike of the Day: Sawyer
Mar 20 2013 - 16:57 You'll never guess what this beach cruiser is made from. Okay, you might... [more...] 3
1970s road bike stars in video for new British Sea Power single (+ video)
Mar 20 2013 - 15:04 Album title track Machineries of Joy features 1970s bike from Croydon's Allin Cycles [more...] 9
Sir Dave Brailsford says he'd consider move into football
Mar 20 2013 - 14:42 British Cycling and Sky supremo adds that players can learn to contol inner chimp as well as the ball [more...] 13
Just in: Genesis Equilibrium 853
Mar 20 2013 - 14:22 We've finished building our new Genesis frame in time for some Audaxy fun on the weekend... [more...] 29
London Cycling Campaign designs Safer Urban Lorry (+ video)
Mar 20 2013 - 12:58 Group urges construction industry to adopt similar designs to reduce risk of death and injury among cyclists and pedestrians [more...] 6
Video: Specialized follows Omega Pharma-Quick Step on an epic edition of Milan-San Remo
Mar 20 2013 - 11:36 Includes post-race thoughts of Mark Cavendish on day the peloton battled each other and the elements [more...] 9
Taipei International Cycle Show: Charge launch new Scoop saddle
Mar 20 2013 - 11:04 New material and manufacturing process results in a very flexible perch [more...] 8
C4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy giving away his Ridgeback bike (+ video)
Mar 20 2013 - 10:35 Broadcaster preparing to ride London-Paris in 24 hours will draw winner from those donating to charity [more...] 0
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