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Family ride and May Fair fun for opening of Festival Way route from Bristol to Nailsea next month
Apr 22 2013 - 23:29 Plenty of family fun including Wurzels tribute band at end of ride that statrts in Bristol's Queen Square [more...] 
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Video: Blanco count cost as Renshaw and Bos hospitalised in huge Tour of Turkey crash
Apr 22 2013 - 16:34 Renshaw loses tooth and injures collarbone, while Bos is being treated for leg injuries; Kruopis avoids carnage to win [more...] 5
First ride: Cannondale Synapse Hi-Mod + Video
Apr 22 2013 - 15:59 Major revamp for Cannondale’s Synapse puts it right at the front of the growing endurance race bike category + video [more...] 18
Yorkshire-based brewery launches Maillot Jaune beer
Apr 22 2013 - 14:12 Tour de France-inspired tipple from Great Newsome Brewery is official beer of this weekend's Heart of the Wolds Sportive [more...] 14
Dame Sarah Storey signed up by Cyclescheme to promote cycling to work
Apr 22 2013 - 13:03 Four-year initiative includes launch of Britain's first National Cycle to Work day this September [more...] 1
Brompton launch limited edition Barcelona bike
Apr 22 2013 - 11:24 Second bike in city series is available this week [more...] 0
Suspended sentence for lorry driver who admitted killing A1 time trial cyclist
Apr 22 2013 - 11:04 News of punishment comes in week when APPCG expected to urge government to get tough on drivers [more...] 15
Spin LDN mug schwag: we have a winner!
Apr 22 2013 - 10:00 Someone gets a set of cool mugs plus a pair of tickets to the show thrown in [more...] 448
Third Trek Bicycle Store for the UK opens in Glasgow
Apr 22 2013 - 09:35 Alpine Bikes open the UK’s third Trek Bicycle Store in Glasgow at the Tiso Glasgow Outdoor Experience [more...] 2
Get Britain Cycling report 'will recommend' tougher sentencing in cases where victim is a cyclist
Apr 22 2013 - 00:22 Sunday paper says lower speed limits and more spending on infrastructure will also be among report's recommendations [more...] 5
"Shocked" - Dan Martin on his victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Apr 21 2013 - 23:10 Garmin-Sharp rider reveals his Tour of Catalonia win provided perfect omen for him to follow in Sean Kelly's footsteps... [more...] 2
Liège-Bastogne-Liège: Dan Martin wins La Doyenne
Apr 21 2013 - 16:24 Garmin-Sharp man becomes second Irish rider to win cycling's oldest monument - and the first British-born victor [more...] 10
Scots sweep Rollapaluza National Finals in London
Apr 21 2013 - 14:22 John Paul takes the men's title, Ishbel Taromsari is women's champion [more...] 1
British Cycling loses another staff member - this time to Scottish Cycling
Apr 21 2013 - 13:00 Gary Coltman appointed Head of Performance [more...] 4
Manchester to improve some of its most dangerous junctions for cyclists
Apr 21 2013 - 11:25 News welcomed by cycling groups in the city [more...] 23
Chris Boardman calls for action on Get Britain Cycling inquiry report published this week
Apr 21 2013 - 10:37 …Not like the last time parliament published such a report, this time we need to make an enemy of apathy says Boardman [more...] 1
George Hincapie to open 'Hotel Domestique' in South Carolina
Apr 21 2013 - 10:20 Blue Ridge Mountains provide setting for continentally-styled retreat [more...] 1
Toddlers train for Strider British Balance Bike Championships (+ video)
Apr 21 2013 - 09:49 Four qualifying heats ahead of Manchester finals in September... with one winner going to Florida for World Championships [more...] 0
Glasgow intends to open city-wide bike hire scheme
Apr 21 2013 - 09:12 Expected for completion before the Commonwealth Games in 2014 [more...] 10
EPO competitor pill from UK's biggest drugs firm fools body into behaving as if at altitude
Apr 20 2013 - 14:21 GlaxoSmithKline reported to have already alerted WADA to product that will be used to treat conditions such as anameia [more...] 6
Jeremy Clarkson rides a bike (yes, really!)
Apr 20 2013 - 10:09 Took to a recumbent hand trike in the name of charity [more...] 17
Norfolk man names baby after the founder of the Tour de France
Apr 20 2013 - 09:58 Henri Desgrange Martin has a lot to live up to - especially as his birth made his dad miss the race [more...] 4
Birmingham reacts as council lays out plans to compete for £10 million of cycle funding
Apr 20 2013 - 09:31 Department for Transport running £30 million competition for cities to win Cycle City Ambition grants [more...] 6
70-year-old woman writes ode to her stolen bicycle
Apr 20 2013 - 09:03 Had owned the bike for 50 years when it was stolen in Leeds [more...] 1
Barclays Cycle Hire bike rider seriously injured after being struck by lorry
Apr 19 2013 - 21:57 Male aged in his 20s suffers multiple injuries, driver of lorry arrested at scene [more...] 2
Donhou Bicycles 100mph bike and more from Bespoked Bristol 2013
Apr 19 2013 - 18:45 We chat with Tom Donhou about speed records, disc brakes and building custom bikes [more...] 2
Lezyne reveal new LEDs and digital pumps
Apr 19 2013 - 17:59 Upgrades across the board and new products on the way [more...] 0
"Amazing month" - Kickstarter campaign for Carlton Reid's Roads Were Not Built For Cars book closes tomorrow
Apr 19 2013 - 15:54 Not too late to get on board project which has raised nearly four times its target [more...] 0
Video: Park your bike like a pro... Tour de France champ Bradley Wiggins shows you how
Apr 19 2013 - 15:23 Nice piece of Pinarello-tossing action as mech costs Team Sky man his chance in Giro del Trentino [more...] 23
Italian cycling film The Last Kilometer out now on DVD - or to watch online (+ video trailer)
Apr 19 2013 - 14:34 Documentary looks at two riders at opposite ends of their careers - Davide Rebellin and Ignazio Moser [more...] 0
Scott Vanish Aero helmet released
Apr 19 2013 - 14:31 Details emerge of Scott’s entrant into the aero road helmet market [more...] 4
Cannondale launch Synapse Hi-Mod
Apr 19 2013 - 10:59 We're in Italy for the worldwide launch of Cannondale's new endurance race bike [more...] 18
Top riders risk missing Liège-Bastogne-Liège after environmental groups' litter complaints
Apr 19 2013 - 10:48 L'Equipe says Belgian police taking complaints relating to last year's race seriously [more...] 25
Council Tax bills in Bath delivered by bike
Apr 19 2013 - 09:17 Council says deal with mail firm saves it £6,000 a year; delivery firm plans to expand to Slough and Edinburgh [more...] 4
Voting open in London Cycling Awards...
Apr 18 2013 - 22:51 Erm, did we mention that road.cc is up for one? Oh, and you don't have to be in London to vote [more...] 4
Just in: StantoVelo Protective Arm Warmers
Apr 18 2013 - 18:41 First look at protective arm warmers to keep road rash and injury at bay [more...] 10
Cambridge still tops list for cycling in England... but is bicycle usage there really in decline...?
Apr 18 2013 - 18:07 Latest data suggests a drop in people riding at least once a week... but figures come with a big health warning [more...] 5
Italian Olympic Committee given access to Mantua files, major doping case opens days before Giro d'Italia
Apr 18 2013 - 14:36 31 potentially face charges including Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Ballan [more...] 7
Tributes paid to Sir Chris Hoy as retirement made official (+ video)
Apr 18 2013 - 12:57 Sir Dave Brailsford and Brian Cookson reflect on Britain's greatest ever Olympian; special programme on Sky Sports 2 tonight [more...] 5
Loopwheels launches funding drive on Kickstarter
Apr 18 2013 - 12:54 Unique suspension design for 20" wheel bikes was at Beposked show; now 35% of the way to its funding target [more...] 7
London Cycling Awards 2013 shortlist revealed... and road.cc is on it
Apr 18 2013 - 12:15 Shortlist drawn up following public nominations... and winners of five categories announced today will be decided by public vote [more...] 8
New satnav system warns lorry drivers in London that they are approaching cyclist 'hotspots'
Apr 18 2013 - 10:47 Device uses TfL data to identify where popular cycling routes and common lorry itineraries converge [more...] 9
First spy shots of finished Kinesis Aithein frame
Apr 18 2013 - 09:54 Frame and fork package expected next month, SPF Aluminium frame weighs just 1,200g [more...] 35
Police in Cumbria seek witnesses after 3 cyclists slapped by car passenger in separate incidents
Apr 17 2013 - 23:47 Cumbria Constabulary warn that incidents near Barrow could have led to serious injury [more...] 11
Test Brooks' new Cambium saddle
Apr 17 2013 - 17:00 Get your name down for a chance to try out new saddle before its launch [more...] 14
Flèche Wallonne: Daniel Moreno strongest on Mur de Huy to win from Sergio Henao and Carlos Betancur
Apr 17 2013 - 16:16 Katusha rider succeeds team mate Joaquim Rodriguez on list of winners of Ardennes Classic [more...] 2
Marianne Vos wins Flèche Wallonne Féminine for the 5th time
Apr 17 2013 - 15:39 Rabobank rider takes third victory in four World Cup races so far in 2013 [more...] 3
Green Party's Darren Johnson raises concerns over TfL's claimed figures on cycling spend (+ video)
Apr 17 2013 - 14:56 London Assembly Member says amounts include sums not spent, and also says budget for coming years is deliberately underestimated [more...] 0
Cyclist dies after Norfolk crash that also claimed driver's life
Apr 17 2013 - 13:57 Police repeat witness appeal after 31-year-old Essex woman dies from injuries sustained last Thursday [more...] 8
Yorkshire cyclist Gordon 'Tiny' Thomas who won silver medal at London 1948 dies at age of 91
Apr 17 2013 - 13:34 Olympic medallist also won 1953 Tour of Britain [more...] 1
Cotic update Roadrat
Apr 17 2013 - 12:57 Super-versatile bike gets new tubeset and design features [more...] 6
Cervélo launch updated P3 +Video
Apr 17 2013 - 11:43 Most successful bike in time trial/triathlon history is redesigned [more...] 0
UCI memo reveals Lance Armstrong failed four doping controls during 1999 Tour de France
Apr 17 2013 - 11:33 Governing body's lawyer says ointment the most likely cause - even though rider himself admitted saddle-sore story was a cover-up [more...] 4
Video: UCI highlights of opening two rounds of 2013 Women's World Cup
Apr 16 2013 - 22:37 Coverage of the Ronde Van Drenthe and the Trofeo Binda released ahead of today's Flèche Wallonne Féminine [more...] 0
Four arrests after car occupant pushes Oxford cyclist from bike
Apr 16 2013 - 21:39 Men arrested in connection with incident that left bike rider with grazing last week all from Wiltshire [more...] 11
Cycling Ireland board member who opposed backing of Pat McQuaid resigns
Apr 16 2013 - 15:17 Anto Moran steps down from position four days after vote to nominate McQuaid for a third term as UCI President [more...] 6
Boom or bust? Sustrans laments "bitterly disappointing" cycling stats but British Cycling claimed boom on stats from same source
Apr 16 2013 - 14:33 British Cycling had hailed separate data from same source for same period as evidence of boom in cycling - so which is correct? [more...] 14
Storck bikes get Worldwide Custom Division
Apr 16 2013 - 14:19 High-end German bike brand to be more widely available in UK and gets dedicated custom division [more...] 3
Enigma launch Evoke Titanium road bike with disc brakes
Apr 16 2013 - 13:55 British-made titanium road bike with disc brakes shown at Bespoked Bristol 2013 [more...] 15
Proviz wins Red Dot design award
Apr 16 2013 - 11:44 Triviz electroluminescent lighting panel gets international gong [more...] 6
New Forest sportive sabotage reportedly results in broken collarbone for local man riding to work
Apr 16 2013 - 11:37 Friend of cyclist says his pal came off bike after suffering blowout due to tacks spread on road [more...] 16
Early Riser cycling and music festival coming to the New Forest in August
Apr 16 2013 - 11:26 Bands, pedal-powered discos, sportives, off-roading, children's entertainment, outdoorsy stuff and more [more...] 10
Danny MacAskill back in new Imaginate series from Red Bull (+ link to 15-minute video)
Apr 16 2013 - 11:21 Episode one follows street trials ace to California as he seeks treatment for injuries that are taking their toll [more...] 0
Spin Up In A Brewery returns for 2013
Apr 16 2013 - 11:18 Kinesis, Morvélo and Dark Star organize another Spin Up In A Brewery [more...] 3
Law firm launches campaign for 'strict liability' in Scotland in cases involving cyclists
Apr 16 2013 - 10:15 Cycle Law Scotland's initiative has backing of CTC Scotland, Pedal On Parliament and Spokes [more...] 29
Nottingham bids for £6 million Cycle City Ambition cash from DfT
Apr 16 2013 - 08:34 Money would be used for two cycle routes across city as well as improvements on inner ring road [more...] 1
Belgian football fans in charity ride from Brussels to Chesterfield's final home match
Apr 15 2013 - 17:54 Group who support rival teams at home wanted an English club they could all follow - and chose the one that was bottom of the league [more...] 0
First Ride: SRAM Red 22
Apr 15 2013 - 14:00 We try out SRAM’s new top-end groupset, including the hydraulic brakes [more...] 8
Why SRAM believe hydraulic brakes are the future
Apr 15 2013 - 14:00 SRAM’s Product Manager Paul Kantor explains why they’re releasing new hydraulic disc and rim brakes for the road [more...] 28
SRAM launch Red and Force 22 groupsets
Apr 15 2013 - 14:00 New groupsets are both 11 speed and offer hydraulic rim and disc brake options [more...] 18
Video: Riding a 200km Audax with Charge Bikes
Apr 15 2013 - 13:46 Neil from Charge bikes takes on his first 200km ride, the Dorset Coast Audax [more...] 0
Sir Chris Hoy expected to announce his retirement on Thursday
Apr 15 2013 - 13:14 Britain's most successful Olympian set to bring down curtain on glittering career [more...] 1
Classic clothing from Velocast
Apr 15 2013 - 11:16 Podcasters Velocast air new clothes and coffee cups. [more...] 8
Sabotage hits New Forest sportive with drawing pins spread on road, signs ripped down and go-slow driving
Apr 15 2013 - 10:38 Organisers of Wiggle New Forest Spring Sportive condemn 'vigilante' actions [more...] 62
Video: Richie Porte recces World Championship course; verdict? It's a tough one...
Apr 15 2013 - 10:06 Australian says climb to Fiesole on closing loop tougher than anything he's seen in a World Championship... [more...] 3
Joaquim Rodriguez to miss Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège?
Apr 15 2013 - 09:41 Spaniard's team says yesterday's Amstel Gold crash puts him in doubt for rest of Ardennes Week [more...] 1
Witness appeal after cyclist killed near Peterborough this morning
Apr 14 2013 - 21:44 Victim said to be local man aged 57; police arrest 50-year-old woman on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving [more...] 5
Amstel Gold Race: Roman Kreuziger attacks to claim solo win
Apr 14 2013 - 16:05 Alejandro Valverde second and Simon Gerrans third; Thomas Voeckler breaks collarbone in crash [more...] 3
Wiggle New Forest Spring Sportive called off after deluge of rain
Apr 14 2013 - 15:18 Controversial New Forest ride is tentatively rescheduled - but some locals will be pleased it didn't happen [more...] 7
Architects design elevated cycleways along the Regent's Canal to alleviate congestion
Apr 14 2013 - 13:33 Dismissed as 'potty' by Canal and River Trust [more...] 4
Artist battles bad air in Beijing with home-made 'breathing bike' + VIDEO
Apr 14 2013 - 12:02 Matt Hope beats the smog with bike that creates its own clean air [more...] 4
Driver dead and cyclist in critical condition after collision in Norfolk
Apr 14 2013 - 11:24 Police seeking witnesses to the crash [more...] 2
Video: The making of a Moots +bonus vid
Apr 13 2013 - 19:00 Go behind the scenes with Moots as they open their Colorado doors to a film crew [more...] 0
Oxford University set to produce branded bicycles
Apr 13 2013 - 14:57 Rule bikes will produce the navy blue models [more...] 1
Sir Dave Brailsford beats rugby stars and footballers to top the Welsh Sport Power list
Apr 13 2013 - 13:10 Praised for methodical approach and forensic attention to detail [more...] 4
Solo tandem rider seeks stoker for LEJOG record attempt
Apr 13 2013 - 12:36 Appeal for winning endurance rider for 842 mile slog [more...] 3
Jury fails to reach verdict in lorry driver death case
Apr 13 2013 - 11:29 Argument centres on whether cyclist was on or off the carriageway when HGV hit him [more...] 12
Strada Wheels show Rail 52 carbon clincher wheels at Bespoked Bristol
Apr 13 2013 - 09:20 West Sussex wheel building company get exclusive UK rights to a brand new aero rim from the States [more...] 3
Bespoked Bristol 2013 + video: Donhou, Feather, Paulus Quiros, Rourke, Serotta, Hewitt, Merenyi and more...
Apr 13 2013 - 08:30 Our first quick run through the hall. Vedict: shiny bikes ahoy! Check out our vid of the show... [more...] 11
Pat McQuaid secures Cycling Ireland's nomination to run for re-election as UCI President
Apr 13 2013 - 00:13 Irishman running for third term - but national governing body wants to ensure he's the last who will be allowed to [more...] 4
Amstel Gold Preview: Is Philippe Gilbert the only man who can stop Peter Sagan?
Apr 12 2013 - 23:45 Sagan's finished 1st or 2nd in all his one-day races in 2013; Gilbert seeks 3rd Amstel win at place he won the rainbow jersey [more...] 2
Boris Johnson says he "won't be bullied" into wearing a cycle helmet (+ video)
Apr 12 2013 - 16:21 Mayor of London rejects calls to provide helmets with hire bikes and says he doesn't always use one himself [more...] 33
Plays your Joker cards right.
Apr 12 2013 - 15:05 VecchioJo rides the Joker Sportive and comes up trumps [more...] 0
Sustrans launches Bike to School guide
Apr 12 2013 - 14:40 Guide sets out six-week programme to help encourage kids to ride to school [more...] 1
Video: MTN-Qhubeka film looks back at WorldTour debut and Ciolek's win in San Remo
Apr 12 2013 - 12:04 18-minute feature follows Africa's leading team at Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-San Remo [more...] 3
New Fizik Antares Versus saddle spotted at Paris-Roubaix
Apr 12 2013 - 12:01 Edvald Boasson Hagen spotted using a saddle that is currently not available, is it a one-off or sign of a new product in the pipeline? [more...] 2
Sacramento cyclists rally to help injured rider... by stealing his Strava KOMs
Apr 12 2013 - 11:51 Anonymous donor puts up cash prizes to bolster Todd Stone's recovery fund [more...] 3
Tour de France and Olympic success sees cycling set trends in the world of gardening
Apr 12 2013 - 11:48 Yellow makes a comeback, while half the gardens at RHS Malvern Spring Gardening Show have sporting theme [more...] 0
Enrico Gasparotto and Thomas Löfkvist both hit by vehicles in training crashes
Apr 12 2013 - 11:14 Gasparotto will defend Amstel Gold title despite being hit by truck, but Löfkvist out for six weeks [more...] 6
Just in: Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 2013
Apr 12 2013 - 10:25 More stiffness and less weight from Canyon’s latest race-ready bike. 6kg weight and SRAM Red for £3,689 [more...] 27
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