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Just in: Cube Litening Super HPC Race
Feb 12 2013 - 16:13 Super light 6.4kg carbon race bike with full SRAM Red for £3,300 [more...] 
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Tour of Oman Stage 2: Peter Sagan takes stage win and race lead
Feb 12 2013 - 13:37 Two late clmbs see plenty of action, Slovak gets clear to take over red jersey from Marcel Kittel [more...] 3
Gazzetta dello Sport takes aim at Ivan Basso as it publishes doping 'evidence'
Feb 12 2013 - 12:34 Italian rider says he started working with Fuentes in 2005 and never actiualy took PEDs; Italian sports daily claims otherwise [more...] 5
First look: Stoemper Taylor
Feb 12 2013 - 10:45 Belgian born, Oregon made, steel road racer arrives in the UK [more...] 13
BBC show Newsnight Scotland accused of anti-cycling bias in studio discussion
Feb 12 2013 - 09:56 Head of Sustrans Scotland crticises remarks by BBC programme's presenter [more...] 22
Italian anti-doping authority opens investigation into Mario Cipollini
Feb 11 2013 - 22:11 Anti-doping arm of Italian national Olympic committee CONI takes action after Gazzetta dello Sport claims [more...] 13
Sustrans stresses shared use paths are for all after Taff Trail dog incident makes news (+ video)
Feb 11 2013 - 21:06 Cyclists, dog owners, and pedestrians reminded of their responsibilities… and Sustrans calls for safer routes too [more...] 23
Yoga for Cyclists part 16: Hip abduction and adduction
Feb 11 2013 - 20:20 We give you the tools to your best season ever [more...] 1
World's longest off-road cycling trail, 1,000km, nears completion in Western Australia (+ video)
Feb 11 2013 - 16:20 Munda Biddi Trail runs through 1,000km of unspoilt country and includes camp huts for overnight stops [more...] 11
Tour of Oman Stage 1: Marcel Kittel adds another stage win to his 2012 haul
Feb 11 2013 - 13:33 German sprinter took two stages last year and is first off the mark this time round [more...] 0
Sir Chris Hoy reveals seven signature road and city bikes
Feb 11 2013 - 13:26 Hoy Bikes to launch in May with four city bikes and three road bikes, starting from £850 [more...] 13
Pro bike: Caleb Fairly's Garmin-Sharp’s Cervélo R5
Feb 11 2013 - 13:12 The lightweight road bike used by one of the World Tour's most successful teams [more...] 11
Illegal texting at wheel doubles in past year, says new research from Halfords
Feb 11 2013 - 12:24 Nine in ten survey respondents highlight phone danger... but half have been on phone while driving in past year [more...] 11
UCI makes changes to No Needles Policy
Feb 11 2013 - 11:13 Window between glucocorticosteroid injection and competing increased to eight days; rules relaxed for vaccinations [more...] 3
Tour of Oman 2013 preview (+ video)
Feb 10 2013 - 20:40 Three Tour de France winners and some top Classics riders head a star-studded field [more...] 1
Jody Cundy knocked off bike on training ride on Mallorca
Feb 10 2013 - 18:57 World champion para-cyclist escapes serious injury after car he was overtaking turned into his path [more...] 3
Sunday Times: Strava records achieved by speeding and ignoring red lights
Feb 10 2013 - 18:57 Newspaper tried to beat cyclist's times sticking to 'legal' speed limits - and failed [more...] 40
Cyclists aged over 80 are 80 times more likely to die in a bike incident, Dutch study finds
Feb 10 2013 - 18:07 More than 10 times more dangerous than riding at 75 years old [more...] 5
Updated: BMC says Alessandro Ballan on target to return in four months despite new surgery to remove appendix
Feb 10 2013 - 15:30 Ex-world champion rushed to hospital due to complications related to training crash in December as he continues slow recovery [more...] 0
Freight Transport Association says responsibility for cyclist safety around HGVs shouldn't rest solely with lorry operators
Feb 10 2013 - 09:10 Responded to TRL report by saying 'all road users need to share roads safely' [more...] 23
Tyler Hamilton calls on Bruyneel and Riis to own up to doping
Feb 10 2013 - 08:56 Says that they should be given a fresh start if they do [more...] 0
Mario Cipollini denies Fuentes links after Gazzetta dello Sport publishes 'proof' of doping
Feb 9 2013 - 21:18 Italian newspaper claims documents it published today prove Fuentes put the 'Super' into Mario (aka 'Maria') [more...] 8
Katusha appeals to sport's highest court over UCI's World Tour exclusion
Feb 9 2013 - 18:49 Verdict expected next week from Court of Arbitration for Sport [more...] 4
Three held after cyclist killed in east London
Feb 9 2013 - 17:29 Driver left the scene but was stopped nearby [more...] 1
Arsène Wenger says football needs blood testing to catch the doping cheats
Feb 9 2013 - 17:09 Arsenal manager also causes for tougher measures to combat corruption in wake of match-fixing allegations [more...] 9
Tour de France boss rejects French federation's appeal to restore national teams to race
Feb 9 2013 - 15:54 FFC president claims reintroducing national teams would solve ethical problems including race-fixing [more...] 3
Garmin-Sharp pull out of Tour Méditerranéen after overnight theft of 16 bikes
Feb 9 2013 - 13:41 Team's truck broken into as riders slept, 16 Di2 equipped Cervelo R5 bikes stolen [more...] 27
Pro bikes: Team Lampre-Merida's new Warp TT bike
Feb 9 2013 - 12:03 The time trial bike Team Lampre-Merida will ride this year [more...] 9
Children who cycle to school have measurably better concentration than those who don't
Feb 9 2013 - 09:16 Up to 4 hours' after-effects of exercise on the way to school [more...] 8
London Assembly votes for an increased budget for cycling
Feb 9 2013 - 08:53 Assembly called on TfL budget for cycling to match its 2% modal share [more...] 1
RadioShack team manager says he's worried about Andy Schleck's mental state
Feb 8 2013 - 22:46 Team also said to be concerned over work ethic and attittude towards training as Schleck fails to complete another race [more...] 24
Vulpine Cycling Fete heads to Manchester next weekend
Feb 8 2013 - 21:37 Event makes first sortie outside London as it moves to the Bike & Triathlon Show [more...] 0
Yorkshire company offers family-friendly Tour de France-themed holidays
Feb 8 2013 - 17:58 Scoot Cycling Holidays has variety of packages aimed at all ages and abilities to celebrate Yorkshire's Grand Depart [more...] 0
Video: programming Shimano's Di2 system
Feb 8 2013 - 17:42 Mark Greshon from Shimano shows us how you can program new Dura Ace Di2 from your laptop [more...] 12
Scottish Power makes 'six figure' investment in youth cycling in Scotland
Feb 8 2013 - 14:59 Energy supplier ramps up backing for Scottish Cycling first begun in 2008 to help develop new talent [more...] 1
Tour of Qatar Stage 6: Cavendish wins overall in style, taking fourth stage in a row
Feb 8 2013 - 13:57 Former world champion picks up the second stage race win of his career [more...] 8
Wiggo's witticisms see Sir Brad voted Britain's funniest celebrity
Feb 8 2013 - 11:44 Boris Johnson and Alan Sugar among celebrity cyclists on list... but Jeremy Clarkson's there too [more...] 2
TfL backs London Cycling Campaign's Safer Lorries, Safer Cycling pledge
Feb 8 2013 - 10:48 Campaign continues to urge cyclists to get in touch with councils to ask them to sign up to safety standard [more...] 1
Wilier Zero 9 launched
Feb 8 2013 - 09:00 New bike borrows tech from top-end race bikes but is packaged with classic styling [more...] 4
Australian Crime Commission's damning doping report; meanwhile Rafa Nadal says Puerto trial damaging Spain's image
Feb 7 2013 - 23:40 Givernment commits itself to fighting doping on what is being called "“The blackest day in Australian sport” [more...] 14
Just in: Bianchi Infinito
Feb 7 2013 - 17:15 Bianchi's endurance racer arrives for testing [more...] 12
New kids’ bike brand launched
Feb 7 2013 - 16:37 Frog aim to offer high-quality, lightweight kids’ bikes [more...] 3
Tour of Qatar Stage 5: Three in a row for Mark Cavendish as he looks set to win overall
Feb 7 2013 - 13:49 Bonus seconds see Bernie Eisel jump to fifth, but break from him and Taylor Phinney brought back before finale [more...] 2
DfT Statistics: Number of cyclists killed or seriously injured in Britain up 8 per cent in year to September 2012
Feb 7 2013 - 13:03 Campaigners say government needs to do more to protect vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians [more...] 8
New stuff from Cateye, Abus, Camelbak, Zéfal, Altura, Hamax…
Feb 7 2013 - 13:00 Hot new gadgets in the shops for spring, including Cateye's new GPS computers [more...] 6
Valentine's competition - win a bespoke print from Velolove!
Feb 7 2013 - 12:12 Which famous cyclist would you cosy up with? [more...] 95
First transEuropean unsupported bike race launched
Feb 7 2013 - 11:50 Competitors will ride more than 2,000 miles unassisted from London to Istanbul [more...] 2
Prudential announced as sponsor of RideLondon Olympic legacy event as route unveiled
Feb 7 2013 - 11:30 Leith Hill is the new Box Hill as routes for RideLondon Classic and RideLondon 100 announced [more...] 20
Lance Armstrong given extra two weeks to make confession to USADA
Feb 7 2013 - 10:53 USADA boss Travis Tygart says Armstrong " does want to be part of the solution" to clean up cycling [more...] 0
Wanted: Your Lance Armstrong books, so they can be turned into art on Tyneside
Feb 6 2013 - 23:37 Proposed installation will have a doping theme - if only the books had, Lance would have saved us a lot of trouble [more...] 11
Pro bike: Jérôme Pineau’s Omega Pharma-Quick Step Specialized SL4
Feb 6 2013 - 23:00 Frenchman Jérôme Pineau’s Specialized SL4 with SRAM Red, Zipp 303 wheels and what's that, a 100mm stem? [more...] 1
Insurer tries to cut damages pay out to teenage pedestrian due to her lack of hi vis clothing on country road
Feb 6 2013 - 18:00 Case goes to Court of Appeal and could have implications for cyclists [more...] 54
Get Britain Cycling inquiry told that cycling infrastructure needs to be built into road design
Feb 6 2013 - 17:51 Planners and engineers need to focus more on cyclists and pedestrians and less on motorists, parliamentarians told [more...] 2
WADA set to extend doping bans from 2 years to 4 years from 2015
Feb 6 2013 - 15:17 Anti doping agency also extends statute of limitations period, and decides to retain B sample [more...] 4
Tour of Qatar Stage 4: Second successive win for Mark Cavendish as he takes race lead
Feb 6 2013 - 14:09 Bonus seconds mean Manx rider moves into leader's jersey with two stages left [more...] 8
Bike Place 2013: New aero Kuota, Fondriest, KCNC, Chris King, Torus and Roux
Feb 6 2013 - 13:48 Carbon, Titanium… and coffee, just some of the tasty treats at this year's Bike Place [more...] 5
Lance Armstrong could face charges of obstruction, witness tampering and intimidation, says 'senior source'
Feb 6 2013 - 12:02 No plans to reopen investigation closed a year ago, but separate case being built elsehwere in US government system [more...] 1
Motorists jailed in separate dangerous driving incidents involving cyclists
Feb 6 2013 - 11:32 11 months for motorist who left rider with "catastrophic" injuries; 19 months for road rage driver [more...] 10
Morvélo CityCross video trailer released
Feb 6 2013 - 10:18 Video trailer gives an idea of what to expect with urban cyclocross race in March [more...] 4
Federal prosecutor says Lance Armstrong criminal probe won't be reopened
Feb 6 2013 - 01:14 Man who announced 12 months ago that grand jury investigation being dropped insists case closed for now [more...] 1
Koga A-Limited 1130g aluminium racer launched
Feb 5 2013 - 20:08 High-end race-ready aluminium racer from Koga coming soon [more...] 3
Future of Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic secured thanks to new sponsorship
Feb 5 2013 - 19:01 Giant Store - Rutland Water and Schwalbe Tyres new backers of Britain's only UCI 1.2 race [more...] 3
Ridley launch latest version of X-Night cyclocross bike
Feb 5 2013 - 17:18 New top-end cyclocross racer has a 500g lighter frame, revamped internal cable routing and a 27.2mm seatpost [more...] 0
Holyhead lifeboat launched in gale force winds and crashing waves... to rescue cyclists
Feb 5 2013 - 16:57 RNLI gies to aid of cyclists who had pedalled to end of UK's longest breakwater, but they turn down help [more...] 27
Tour of Qatar Stage 3: Mark Cavendish sprints to the win in scrappy finale
Feb 5 2013 - 13:55 Second win for Manxman since switching to Omega Pharma-Quick Step [more...] 7
Pro bike: Chris Anker Sørensen’s Team Saxo-Tinkoff Specialized SL4
Feb 5 2013 - 09:38 WorldTour 2013 bike: SRAM Red and Zipp wheels for Sørensen’s SL4 [more...] 7
Cyclists in Australia who don't wear helmets more likely to take risks, claims study
Feb 5 2013 - 01:37 People disobeying helmet law may be more inclined to flout other laws, says academic [more...] 25
Greg LeMond launches new venture
Feb 4 2013 - 21:14 Three-time Tour winner promises innovative cycling products [more...] 5
Broken bones for Johnny Hoogerland, but extent of injuries not as bad as feared
Feb 4 2013 - 20:17 Rider relieved by fact that extent of damage to his liver is confined to bruising [more...] 3
Pinarello 2013 Team Sky and Giro d’Italia edition Dogma 65.1 Think 2 bikes
Feb 4 2013 - 16:50 Latest Dogma now available in new Rapha-inspired Team Sky paint finish, and there’s a Giro d’Italia commemorative bike too [more...] 9
IAM: Government cutting road safety campaign spend too far and too fast
Feb 4 2013 - 15:40 Spend slashed by 80 per cent since 2008/09 and will be less than £4 million in current year [more...] 1
Tour of Qatar Stage 2: Brent Bookwalter extends overall lead as BMC Racing win TTT
Feb 4 2013 - 14:22 Phinney moves second on GC behind fellow American, three British riders in top ten overall [more...] 0
Just in: Garmin Edge 810 + videos
Feb 4 2013 - 12:49 Garmin's new flagship GPS is in… we've been tinkering with it [more...] 20
RoadPeace to hold City of London vigil tomorrow to commemorate victims of lorries
Feb 4 2013 - 11:35 Victims remembered at site where Alex Barlow lost her life and takes place on fourth anniversary of Eilidh Cairns' death [more...] 2
Just in: Pearson Cycles Once More Unto the Breach
Feb 4 2013 - 10:52 Pearson's £799 singlespeed/fixed wheel road bike for winter training or year round commuting [more...] 13
Prioritise this! CTC email campaign aims to get Police & Crime Commissioners to make road safety a priority
Feb 4 2013 - 09:27 Does your PCC know that four time as many people died on roads in 2011 as were murdered? You can tell them [more...] 7
Reducing traffic speeds below 40mph may increase toxic pollution, says Transport Research Laboratory report
Feb 3 2013 - 22:58 But slower cars cause fewer crashes, and the roads are safer for cyclists and pedestrians too [more...] 25
Johnny Hoogerland suffers fractured ribs after being hit by car on training ride
Feb 3 2013 - 21:52 Vacansoleil-DCM says it will update further on his condition on Monday [more...] 10
Racing motorists causing terror for cyclists at new Dubai Cycling Course
Feb 3 2013 - 15:48 Families scared to use off-road facility say cyclists who experienced near misses [more...] 4
Tour of Qatar Stage 1: BMC's Brent Bookwalter keeps ahead of chasing bunch to win
Feb 3 2013 - 15:14 Main group just fails to make catch - Bernie leads it home in fourth place, two ahead of ex-room mate Cav [more...] 3
Teenage pedestrian fighting for her life after being hit by a cyclist in Southend
Feb 3 2013 - 09:29 Was walking in town's controverisal 'shared space' for cyclists and pedestrians [more...] 22
Greg LeMond in car collision on icy roads, says wife
Feb 3 2013 - 09:19 Tour de France winner 'in pain, but recovering' [more...] 0
UCI bids to extend Olympic cycling programme for Rio 2016 with three extra events
Feb 3 2013 - 08:57 Will bid for more BMX and MTB events, plus points races on the track [more...] 4
East Midlands towns and railway stations to see £2m investment
Feb 2 2013 - 18:50 cycling hubs at Nottingham and Leicester stations and hire bikes in Nottingham and Derby [more...] 0
Sir Chris Hoy: we should "break the chain" with dopers
Feb 2 2013 - 18:43 Doesn't want tarnished riders back in the sport [more...] 5
'Cassie's Law': drivers who fail eye tests can lose licences within hours
Feb 2 2013 - 18:36 Now takes police minutes rather than days to force drivers off the road [more...] 11
CX Worlds: Vos continues reign on great day for Dutch, Belgium's Nys regains men's crown after 8-year gap
Feb 2 2013 - 18:07 Netherlands win three of today's four races in Louisville, but Belgium boss the men's elite yet again [more...] 0
Thomson launch carbon handlebars
Feb 2 2013 - 17:36 Seatpost and stem manufacturer finally adds a drop handlebar to range [more...] 4
Blanco suspends Luis Leon Sanchez after reports of Fuentes links
Feb 2 2013 - 13:57 Spanish rider had also been named in USADA Reasoned Decision as one of Michele Ferrari's clients [more...] 7
Pro Bike: Cristiano Salerno's Cannondale Pro Team SuperSix Evo
Feb 2 2013 - 11:00 A look at the SRAM Red equipped bike Cristiano Salerno raced at the Tour Down Under [more...] 4
Cycling to work overtakes driving in a London borough
Feb 2 2013 - 08:58 First time in decades that cycling has been preferred method of commuting [more...] 4
CX Worlds - All events take place Saturday due to flood alert, all races streamed live in UK
Feb 1 2013 - 21:39 Marianne Vos aims to make it five in a row - and can anyone break Belgian dominance of men's event? [more...] 1
Fantasy Tour Down Under: the winners!
Feb 1 2013 - 16:53 Who won what in our inaugural fantasy competition of 2013 [more...] 0
London construction firms lack awareness of danger lorries pose to cyclists, says TRL report
Feb 1 2013 - 15:35 Industry also criticised for not applying same emphasis to health & safety on the road as they do on-site [more...] 4
Video: Kinesis Tripster ATR Ti prototype
Feb 1 2013 - 14:51 Built for taking on the world, the ATR has discs, mudguards, titanium frame and takes 40mm tyres. We chatted to designer Dom Mason in this video [more...] 15
Graeme Obree: UCI beyond repair, but doping far less prevalent nowadays
Feb 1 2013 - 12:50 Scottish legend gives his take on the fallout from the Lance Armstrong scandal [more...] 14
Core Bike Show 2013: Castelli, 3T, Thomson and PDW
Feb 1 2013 - 11:55 New products from Castelli, 3T, Thompson, Raceware and PDW [more...] 10
London boroughs paying up to £2 million each to bring in Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme
Feb 1 2013 - 10:33 Figures revealed as scheme prepares for next wave of expansion into South and West London [more...] 0
Pat McQuaid writes to all IOC members to seek support for UCI in battle with WADA
Feb 1 2013 - 01:05 Tactical masterstroke or the last throw of the dice by a man who finds himself cornered? [more...] 21
Fuller "disappointed" as doping expert Ashenden quits Change Cycling Now over Lance Armstrong contact
Feb 1 2013 - 00:04 Skins chairman defends right to make decision and tells road.cc opinionated people will sometimes have opinions that differ [more...] 12
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