News archive
Win hundreds of pounds worth of security equipment with Stolen-Bikes.co.uk
Apr 28 2013 - 08:00 Help for victims of bike theft, and advice to avoid becoming one [more...] 
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Family calls for tough sentencing on driver who killed cyclists 30 years apart
Apr 27 2013 - 17:59 Family of victim killed in 1986 say 'don't let there be a third' [more...] 11
Days after 'retiring', could Alessandro Petacchi be Mark Cavendish's Giro d'Italia leadout?
Apr 27 2013 - 16:52 Gazzetta dello Sport reports Italian sprinter may be answer to Omega Pharma-Quick Step's train troubles [more...] 6
More than 8000 drivers have 12 or more points on their licence - and are still allowed on the roads
Apr 27 2013 - 12:07 Some have as many as 25 points - and the worst offenders are men [more...] 24
Row over Vachery Triathlon: Is Surrey the new New Forest?
Apr 27 2013 - 09:04 Residents angry over road closures and disruption could force race onto open roads [more...] 16
Graeme Obree to join thousands of campaigners to Pedal on Parliament
Apr 27 2013 - 08:41 The Flying Scotsman' lends support to pressurise politicians for more cycle funding [more...] 2
Cycling Ireland EGM to reconsider McQuaid UCI nomination
Apr 27 2013 - 08:20 Meeting may have been convened on a technicality, but gives members a chance to express their feelings [more...] 4
Vulpine launch new spring merino clothing
Apr 26 2013 - 15:19 Vulpine add new Alpine Jersey plus new women's and updated men's merino jerseys [more...] 2
UKIP Cambridge candidate: "if everybody cycled, there would be no roads to ride on"
Apr 26 2013 - 14:09 Peter Burkinshaw, UKIP candidate for East Chesterton, displays contempt for cyclists and interesting grasp of how taxation works [more...] 49
Coffee Velo launch range of coffee blends
Apr 26 2013 - 13:54 Like your coffee? New UK hand-roasting coffee brand launches [more...] 11
Hoy's Hidden Bikes compo gives you the chance to win a £1,000 bike
Apr 26 2013 - 11:38 Three gold bikes hidden across the UK, follow the clues to find one and you could win big [more...] 10
Leeds and Manchester each seeking £20m from DfT's £30m Cycle City Ambition fund
Apr 26 2013 - 11:31 Deadline for bids is next week - Birmingham, Bristol, Norwich and Nottingham also among those competing for cash [more...] 4
Lake reveal prototype CX shoe
Apr 26 2013 - 11:09 Scary ‘cross specific shoe from Lake [more...] 1
Updated: UCI rejects Travis Tygart's claims over Lance Armstrong cover-up... and claims credit for catching him
Apr 25 2013 - 23:33 USADA chieve gave evidence in Paris to Senate doping inquiry [more...] 5
Ridley release X-Night Disc cyclocross bike
Apr 25 2013 - 16:58 Belgian firm launch SRAM Red 22 hydraulic disc-equipped cyclocross bike [more...] 7
AA, British Cycling CTC, Sustrans IAM and MPs unite to call for cycling to be put on National Curriculum
Apr 25 2013 - 16:08 Call comes ahead of publication of figures today showing sports participation up [more...] 0
Sidi’s new Frame shoe comes out the box
Apr 25 2013 - 15:45 Sidi’s limited edition shoe, for not cycling in. [more...] 14
FTA rejects calls to restrict movement of lorries in cities as minister confirms proposal being studied
Apr 25 2013 - 13:30 Trade body generally positive on Get Britain Cycling report, but doesn't want lorry ban at peak times [more...] 11
Howies update Outback softshell
Apr 25 2013 - 11:14 Versatile jacket combines waterproof outer and merino liner with a relaxed fit that works on and off the bike [more...] 5
Giro D'Italia Fiorenzo Magni commemorative jersey now available
Apr 25 2013 - 10:52 Show your love for the Giro with a jersey that celebrates a three-time winner [more...] 6
Banned driver pleads guilty to killing Bristol tandem couple
Apr 25 2013 - 10:27 Owner of vehicle involved who was passenger at time also admits perverting course of justice [more...] 6
Just in: Pinnacle Arkose Three
Apr 25 2013 - 09:48 £1k disc-equipped do-it-aller from Evans Cycles [more...] 10
Invisible cyclists: Eye-tracking experiment finds drivers don't see more than 1 in 5 riders (+ video)
Apr 25 2013 - 09:03 Younger drivers, women and sat-nav users most likely not to see cyclists [more...] 44
Team Sky announce Giro d'Italia 2013 line-up
Apr 24 2013 - 19:43 Sir Bradley Wiggins to lead with strong supporting cast for his attempt to add Giro win to his palmares [more...] 14
Video: Point of view from the tallest of tall bikes
Apr 24 2013 - 16:19 14.5ft to the saddle... you better not go under any low bridges. What? Oh... [more...] 8
Routes revealed for this summer's National Road & Time Trial Championships in Scotland +video
Apr 24 2013 - 14:13 Road race sees first city-centre course in Glasgow, East Ayrshire to host time trial [more...] 3
NeilPryde Bayamo Time Trial bike wins pile of prestigious design awards
Apr 24 2013 - 13:19 New kid on the block scoops international gongs for time trial bike [more...] 0
Bespoked Bristol 2013 award winners: Feather, Swallow, Shand, Saffron, Oak, Winter, Woodel, Titchmarsh and Bicycle Academy
Apr 24 2013 - 13:13 A look back at the winners at last week's handbuilt and bespoke bicycle show [more...] 4
Online petition launched to get government to Get Britain Cycling
Apr 24 2013 - 12:01 Times journalist Kaya Burgess seeks support in making sure Government takes action on report [more...] 6
TRP launch Hylex hydraulic road/CX brake
Apr 24 2013 - 11:51 New hydraulic disc brake comes with a drop bar lever [more...] 6
Orange RX9: Video trailer points to imminent release
Apr 24 2013 - 11:08 Orange Bikes closer to launching disc-equipped cyclocross bike [more...] 5
Addison Lee bus lane row reaches Court of Appeal
Apr 24 2013 - 10:48 London private hire firm looking to overturn High Court decision last year that reinforced TfL ban [more...] 8
US Department of Justice says Lance Armstrong "unjustly enriched" himself and joins legal action against him
Apr 24 2013 - 09:30 Government formally becomes a party Landis whistelblower lawsuit [more...] 1
Government urged to fully embrace Get Britain Cycling report
Apr 24 2013 - 00:05 Cycling organisations, Labour Party and Times offer initial reaction to publication of report of six-week long Parliamentary Inquiry [more...] 3
Get Britain Cycling report calls for 10 per cent of journeys to be made by bike by 2025
Apr 24 2013 - 00:00 More segrated cycle lanes, lower urban speed limits. Govt cycling action plan among recommendatons to transform cycling in Britain [more...] 3
Video: Daniel Lloyd and Simon Richardson look ahead to the Giro d'Italia
Apr 23 2013 - 23:09 2013's first Grand Tour starts a week on Saturday... here's am overview of what to look forward to [more...] 2
First of Bristol's car-free Sundays to take place on 23 June
Apr 23 2013 - 21:17 Five such events this summer as costs force rethink of weekly plans for now [more...] 3
Pro bike: Peter Sagan's Tour of Flanders Cannondale Synapse
Apr 23 2013 - 15:32 A close look at the bike Sagan says is "perfect" for the Classics [more...] 1
Alessandro Petacchi announces retirement with immediate effect
Apr 23 2013 - 14:31 AleJet draws curtains on career in which he became member of select group to win points jerseys in all three Grand Tours [more...] 7
No charges for road rage van driver who assaulted cyclist (+ video of incident)
Apr 23 2013 - 13:31 YouTube footage shows van driver assaulting cyclist - but police say Home Offices guidelines leave them powerless to act [more...] 95
Play Fantasy Giro d'Italia and win a Bianchi road bike!
Apr 23 2013 - 13:10 We've got a Via Nirone road bike worth £800 to give away to the winner, plus a £200 Bryton is up for grabs just for entering a team! [more...] 1
Hincapie announce new season lineup
Apr 23 2013 - 11:57 New clothing from Big George's brand, including plenty of reflective fabric technology [more...] 9
A chat with Dániel Merényi at Bespoked Bristol 2013
Apr 23 2013 - 11:33 We catch up with Hungarian frame builder who trained under Dario Pegoretti [more...] 2
Drink-drive nurse who killed teen cyclist in hit and run sentenced to five years four months in jail
Apr 23 2013 - 11:30 Court hears that motorist stopped only to disentangle victim's bike from her car [more...] 21
Bath's new road racing circuit to open on Saturday
Apr 23 2013 - 11:01 Local MP Don Foster to lead the first official ride on the new tarmac... but there's already a leaderboard on Strava [more...] 13
WADA clarifies status of anti-obesity drug AOD-9604 as athletes turn to black market for doping
Apr 23 2013 - 10:09 Agency's statement comes after positive tests for number of cyclists for separate banned drug [more...] 2
Rapha offer personalised Team Sky replica jerseys
Apr 23 2013 - 10:06 Have your name added to a Rapha Team Sky jersey without the need for a pro contract [more...] 55
Charge custom saddle: here’s ours
Apr 23 2013 - 08:54 Our man Oli designed his own Charge saddle and here it is. What do you reckon? [more...] 7
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...] 0
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
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