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Franco Pellizotti’s new Bianchi Sempre Pro
Jan 7 2013 - 12:18 Italian champ's ride for 2013 [more...] 
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British Cycling chief says any confession from Lance Armstrong must "name names"
Jan 7 2013 - 11:49 Brian Cookson, who also sits on UCI management board, urges disgraced cyclist to tell all [more...] 7
Bristol councillor calls on new police commissioner to crack down on pavement cycling
Jan 6 2013 - 22:29 Wants action taken against 'dangerous and illegal' riders [more...] 13
Great Glen cycle path cash welcomed
Jan 6 2013 - 15:35 Local campaigner and cycling writer hopes it will; encourage more people in Highlands onto two wheels [more...] 3
Ballan to leave hospital following serious injuries in training crash
Jan 6 2013 - 13:41 Team BMC rider can now look ahead to his rehabilitation [more...] 1
Bike owners have an average of 23 months before their bikes are nicked
Jan 6 2013 - 12:10 But only a third of victims report the thefts to police [more...] 14
Cyclists in South Africa gather to pay tribute to Burry Stander and call for safer roads
Jan 5 2013 - 17:11 Chris Froome and Robbie Hunter lead tributes, Burry Stander Foundation set up to promote cycle safety [more...] 1
Updated: Dubai Tour plans announced as 67km 'world class' cycle track opens in Dubai
Jan 5 2013 - 13:41 Dubai to host its own Tour race in 2014 [more...] 2
Downhill mountain bikers targeted with potentially lethal boobytraps
Jan 5 2013 - 13:02 Traps include black cords tied between trees and rocks in landing areas [more...] 5
Lance Armstrong 'will admit doping to stage a comeback'
Jan 5 2013 - 12:45 Reportedly told friends he would publicly acknowledge his cheating… but there are likely to be strings attached [more...] 37
Just in: Merida Bikes Cyclo Cross 4
Jan 5 2013 - 09:16 Merida’s aluminium disc-equipped cyclocross is ready to race or commute [more...] 9
Sign up as a Le Tour Maker and get involved in next year's Yorkshire Grand Depart
Jan 4 2013 - 18:33 Welcome to Yorkshire needs volunteers to help it put on opening days of 2014 Tour de France [more...] 4
Rapha launches Team Sky range, with three-tier pricing on kit in shrewd marketing move
Jan 4 2013 - 15:14 Team Sky range goes live, Pro Team, Replica and Supporters ranges available, plus women's and kids [more...] 81
'Tour de France' reportedly heading to Japan next October
Jan 4 2013 - 14:38 ASO said to be in talks to host star-studded criterium in city close to Tokyo [more...] 1
Work begins on new Bath cycling circuit
Jan 4 2013 - 12:12 £600k investment by British Cycling will deliver a 1.5km tarmac circuit as part of a larger redevelopment [more...] 3
South African Olympic MTB rider Burry Stander killed by car on training ride
Jan 3 2013 - 20:01 Former U23 XC world champion's death comes two years after young SA road star Carla Swart lost her life [more...] 7
Yoga for Cyclists part 8: Hamstrings
Jan 3 2013 - 20:00 Simply close your eyes and inwardly focus on the backs of your legs [more...] 2
Top track sprinters head to Manchester for Revolution Series round 3 this Saturday
Jan 3 2013 - 16:42 Evening event a sellout - but you can pay on door for Nat'l Madison Champs & sprint qualifying in the afternoon [more...] 0
Bristol not-for-profit bike workshop hit by arsonists twice
Jan 3 2013 - 14:23 Fifty bikes destroyed in attacks that took place just before Christmas and on New Year's Eve [more...] 5
Mark Cavendish heads to Argentina for Omega Pharma-Quick Step debut (+ video)
Jan 3 2013 - 11:17 Former world champion to ride Tour de San Luis and says he's settling in well at new team [more...] 9
Dan Hunt returns to Team Sky as Sports Director
Jan 3 2013 - 10:23 New DS worked for Sky in debut 2010 season before coaching Team GB men's pursuit squad to Olympic gold [more...] 6
Tour de France 2014: Cambridge to London via...?
Jan 3 2013 - 02:42 Speculation over how cycling's biggest race will get to London... and we look at the case for Olympic Park stage finish [more...] 36
Scottish cycle spending takes the high road
Jan 3 2013 - 00:49 Great Glen NCN route gets three quarters of £3.9m funding... but should money have been spent on lowland roads instead? [more...] 11
Paolo Bettini wants Max Sciandri to reprise his GB development role for Italy
Jan 2 2013 - 14:53 Italy's national coach sees British and Australian models as ones to emulate in bringing forward young talent [more...] 3
Time revamp pedals for 2013
Jan 2 2013 - 13:39 French brand develop their range with new Xpresso pedals [more...] 6
Has growth in London cycling flattened out?
Jan 2 2013 - 13:33 Wet weather to blame for drop in Q1 2012/13, but do TfL's forecasts reflect reality? [more...] 9
Joaquim Rodriguez reportedly headed for Argos-Shimano - but Dutch team denies the rumour
Jan 2 2013 - 10:03 Dutch team set to pull off sensational signing, says Gazzetta dello Sport, as Katusha uncertainty continues [more...] 9
Doping: Padua magistrate says nothing has changed in cycling
Jan 2 2013 - 09:35 Italian investigator says doping still rampant, including two new undetectable variants of EPO [more...] 16
Vecchiojo's Video Selection…
Jan 1 2013 - 23:09 Art, tricks, racing, parody, crime, the Olympics, jaw dropping Cipo & 2012's best cycling Downfall vid +more [more...] 3
2013 Cycling Trends & Predictions
Jan 1 2013 - 16:00 13 predictions (and then some) for 2013 as the road.cc crystal ball gets its annual airing [more...] 15
First pictures released of Rapha Team Sky jersey (+ video)
Jan 1 2013 - 12:37 Wiggo and co model British ProTeam's new kit [more...] 37
road.cc Bike of the Year
Jan 1 2013 - 12:20 We pick our top 10 test bikes from the last 12 months + 5 bike Superbike Shoot-out [more...] 15
Yoga for Cyclists part 7: Knees
Dec 31 2012 - 20:00 Are your knees kinky? Get them back in line with our handy guide [more...] 0
Cambridgeshire police commissioner vows to rid roads - and pavements - of "dangerous cyclists"
Dec 31 2012 - 17:48 Promise comes days after County Councillor urges end to divisive bickering over road safety [more...] 20
Injured cyclist tells how he lay by roadside for more than 20 minutes as cars sped by
Dec 31 2012 - 14:21 Incident took place on A5 in Warwickshire... happier outcome for stranded rider elsewhere in county thanks to a fellow cyclist driving by [more...] 9
6000 lose driving licence for poor eyesight in 2011 - and that's a 39% rise in the number of bus and lorry drivers
Dec 30 2012 - 22:56 The responsibilty is on drivers to state when their eyesight is too bad to drive [more...] 15
London's cycle commuter boom causes problems on Regents Canal towpath
Dec 30 2012 - 16:11 Canal and River Trust aims to create on-road peak time routes to ease congestion as up to 500 cyclists an hour use narrow shared use towpath [more...] 15
Video round-up: 10 big moments in cycling in 2012
Dec 30 2012 - 14:39 We look back at some of the moments that shaped a memorable year on the road [more...] 8
Deaths of cyclists and pedestrians on Scotland's roads to overtake those of car users
Dec 30 2012 - 11:46 Vulnerable users need better road safety measures [more...] 1
Just In: Time Xpresso 8 Carbon Pedals
Dec 29 2012 - 15:42 Time evolve their iClic system with the Xpresso pedal [more...] 6
Lance Armstrong decides not to appeal his ban or loss of titles for doping
Dec 29 2012 - 09:01 Misses December 27 deadline to lodge an appeal - now Olympic committee can strip him of his bronze medal too [more...] 1
Alessandro Ballan out of intensive care after crash - broken leg, ribs, ruptured spleen and punctured lung
Dec 29 2012 - 08:50 "Every day I am getting better" says BMC rider and 2008 road race world champion [more...] 3
Wiggins, Brailsford and Storey lead cycling names on New Year Honours List
Dec 29 2012 - 01:28 Knighthoods for Wiggo and DB, Sarah Storey made a Dame; honours too for other London 2012 gold medallists [more...] 22
Astana suspends Andrey Kashechkin for failing to sign team's internal code of conduct
Dec 28 2012 - 23:43 Kazakh who rider previously served two-year ban for blood doping was linked to Dr Ferrari in USADA evidence [more...] 1
Updated: Lizzie Armitstead joins other Team GB medallists for 2012 Superstars on Saturday night (+ video)
Dec 28 2012 - 19:04 BBC to air London 2012 special of iconic TV show over Christmas... meanwhile, here's *that* moment when Kevin Keegan came a cropper [more...] 8
Japanese adventurer Haruhisa Watanabe killed while cycling towards Arctic Circle
Dec 28 2012 - 17:19 31-year-old who was second youngest man to climb Seven Summits killed in Russia's Kola Peninsula [more...] 1
'Six Clues' - short, sweet film of a bicycle-based treasure hunt (+ video)
Dec 28 2012 - 16:30 Female protagonist takes to the saddle to solve series of handwritten clues [more...] 4
West London cyclist knocked off bike twice invites MP to ride with him - and she accepts
Dec 28 2012 - 15:02 René Pritchard from Chiswick is campaigning to get police to enforce cycle lanes and advanced stop lines [more...] 8
Peter Sagan goes into 2013 full of self-belief as he targets first Classics win
Dec 28 2012 - 12:37 22-year-old Slovak says he's the strongest rider in the peloton and is aiming for victory in Milan-Sanremo [more...] 3
Entries open for Virgin Money Cyclone Challenge ride 2013
Dec 27 2012 - 23:25 Big weekend of cycling returns to the North East... hopefully with better weather for the Tyne 6 Bridges Ride next year [more...] 2
Yoga for Cyclists part 6: Ankles
Dec 27 2012 - 20:00 Your ankles take the strain when you ride - so here's how to give them a bit of TLC [more...] 0
Sir Paul Smith to design 2013 Giro d'Italia maglia rosa?
Dec 27 2012 - 17:22 Italian website says cycling's favourite fashionista is behind jersey to be unveiled on January 14 [more...] 3
Menchov's Ferrari links reportedly behind UCI's Katusha licence refusal
Dec 27 2012 - 16:04 L'Equipe says Russian star named in Leipheimer's USADA testimony and also implicated in Padua investigation [more...] 3
Veleco schwag grab winners
Dec 27 2012 - 14:50 Find out whether you've won a T-shirt or a cap [more...] 599
Bike shop closed? visit on Google Maps!
Dec 27 2012 - 10:17 Sigma Sport in Kingston one of the first bike shops to take advantage of Google's Business Photos service [more...] 12
New sportive in February ties in with Manchester's Bike and Triathlon Show
Dec 27 2012 - 00:53 Set yourself a goal for your winter training and earn some hardness points* from your cycling buddies *probably [more...] 0
Bike Pure partners with Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling to set up ethical cycling programme
Dec 26 2012 - 16:01 Partnership focuses on winning clean and avoiding accidental positives [more...] 0
London couple in two-year honeymoon tandem world record attempt (+ video)
Dec 26 2012 - 15:18 Steve and Kay Turner set off from New Zealand in May on trip back to London of more than 38,000km [more...] 3
Christmas Vulpine schwag - we have a winner!
Dec 25 2012 - 18:46 Harrington jacket to win plus a runner-up prize of a merino tee or women's merino jersey [more...] 1,323
Yoga for Cyclists part 5: Posture
Dec 24 2012 - 20:00 Your mum told you to sit up straight; now we're going to as well [more...] 0
Cult survivor becomes 'first woman' to circumnavigate the world by bike (at least by Guinness World Record rules)
Dec 24 2012 - 18:11 English language teacher from Naples completes 18,000-mile journey [more...] 1
Roberto Heras set to be reinstated as 2005 Vuelta winner after supreme court ruling
Dec 24 2012 - 13:36 Spanish national federation had appealed last year's decision overturning ban [more...] 2
Sunday Times launches £1 million lawsuit against Lance Armstrong
Dec 24 2012 - 11:40 Newspaper wants back £300,000 it paid to settle libel claim in 2006, plus interest and costs [more...] 15
That's Entertainment - Bradley Wiggins jams with Paul Weller at Crisis Presents gig
Dec 23 2012 - 17:21 Britain's favourite mods also set to feature in Boxing Day show on BBC Radio 6 Music [more...] 3
Yorkshire taken by surprise as it turns out hosting the Tour depart might cost some money
Dec 23 2012 - 16:40 And preparations for the Tour will affect county's highway maintenance programme next year [more...] 15
Tech Roundup: Orb's light-and-horn-in-one, a warm dry butt from On Yer Bike Seat, Enigma's moving out sale and more...
Dec 23 2012 - 16:28 Not to mention Prendas neon oversocks, a beautiful creation from English Cycles, and the mint that thinks it's an energy drink [more...] 1
Former Team Sky doctor accused in Rabobank doping
Dec 23 2012 - 10:31 Sky were forced to let him go over concerns about his past [more...] 5
New London cycle lanes will undertake buses at bus stops
Dec 23 2012 - 10:12 Lanes will cut into pavements so bikes don't have to swerve out into traffic [more...] 35
Wildwood CX Sportive in January set to sell out
Dec 22 2012 - 23:53 Get tickets now - it's muddy fun for first timers and pros [more...] 0
Pay homage to Fausto Coppi at the Hammersmith Cyclists' Film Show 2013
Dec 22 2012 - 23:38 Feature film about Il Campionissimo with supporting vintage footage [more...] 1
UCI approves equal prize money in men's and women's races in most world championship events
Dec 22 2012 - 17:03 First event will be Cylocross Worlds in January [more...] 8
Culprit Junior One kids’ bikes launched
Dec 22 2012 - 16:33 Bike co that gave us disc braked carbon road bike follows up with its first kids’ road bike + video [more...] 2
TfL Travel in London Survey reveals massive jump in number of cyclists during Olympic summer
Dec 21 2012 - 15:50 Cycling benefits from long term shift away from car use in capital, but it's not all good news disproportionate rise in casualties in 2011 [more...] 1
Team BMC's Alessandro Ballan seriously injured in training ride crash descending Coll de Rates
Dec 21 2012 - 13:39 2008 World Champion suffers multiple fractures, a punctured lung and has emergency surgery to remove spleen after crash on mountain descent [more...] 17
Pedal East is on the road: 458 miles in three days and you can join in!
Dec 21 2012 - 10:22 Epic adventure from Land's End to Lowestoft being tracked live and anyone's welcome to roll along [more...] 3
Yoga for cyclists part 4: Joint freeing
Dec 20 2012 - 20:00 Road cycling forces your muscles into all kinds of strange positions; here's how to sort them out again [more...] 5
Inquest told how cyclist died when he was thrown from his bike after hitting rock
Dec 20 2012 - 17:44 Coroner says debris could have been caused by lorry damage to verge of narrow road [more...] 9
British Cycling & CTC meet justice minister to call for review of sentencing
Dec 20 2012 - 17:00 Current rules "send the wrong message about the right of people to ride safely on the roads", say British Cycling [more...] 19
Bespoked Bristol 2013 lineup revealed
Dec 20 2012 - 16:49 Our favourite handmade cycle show reveals who will be attending next April [more...] 4
USADA boss Travis Tygart says Team Sky zero tolerance policy wrong way to fight doping
Dec 20 2012 - 14:29 Man who brought Lance Armstrong down fears Sky's approach could be "counter productive" [more...] 9
Video: Cobble Wobble 2012
Dec 20 2012 - 13:35 Michal Prokop takes the win but he didn't have an entire christmas tree strapped to his back [more...] 12
Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme a financial "black hole" for TfL, says London website
Dec 20 2012 - 11:40 MayorWatch says Boris bikes will have cost £225m by 2015/16; scheme fees double in new year [more...] 11
British drivers "dangerously complacent" in winter conditions, survey finds
Dec 20 2012 - 02:00 Brake and Churchill urge motorists to put safety first during the winter months [more...] 22
Omega Pharma-Quick Step unveil new kit for 2013 (+ video)
Dec 20 2012 - 00:22 Belgian team unveils updated jersey that will be sported by Boonen, Cav and co next year - complete with Twitter handles [more...] 2
TfL and LB Newham to open consultation on Cycle Superhighway extension
Dec 19 2012 - 18:04 Plans include 3km of segregated cycle lanes; consultation opens on 7 January [more...] 0
Kapz offer full-custom headset top caps
Dec 19 2012 - 17:43 Pimp your ride with your own design [more...] 11
Updated: Katusha rejects reasons behind UCI licence decision but reports differ on what those reasons were
Dec 19 2012 - 15:39 Russian team vows to continue legal battle to get its UCI WorldTour licence reinstated after receiving Licence Commission's reasoned decision [more...] 13
Poor quality pothole repairs putting cyclists at risk, says AA
Dec 19 2012 - 12:19 Half of potholes repaired present hazard to bike riders, wnd situation worse with inspection covers, finds AA Streetwatch survey [more...] 31
Yorkshire MPs ask Government for Tour de France cash
Dec 19 2012 - 11:33 Sports minister says any money would come from UK Sport and decision out of government's hands [more...] 10
Just In: BH G6 8.0
Dec 19 2012 - 01:25 A brand new aero road bike in a Shimano Ultegra build [more...] 9
London 2012 success means funding boost for elite cycling ahead of Rio 2016
Dec 18 2012 - 19:49 Cycling among the winners under UK Sport's "no compromise" policy but some sports see funding vanish altogether [more...] 5
Wiggins, Brailsford and Storey set to lead sporting figures on New Year's Honour List
Dec 18 2012 - 16:06 Tour de France champ and Team GB boss in line for knighthoods, mum-to-be Stoery set to be named a Dame [more...] 18
Key EU vote paves way for billions of euro to be invested in cycling
Dec 18 2012 - 13:05 European Parliament's Tourism and Transport committee includes cycling and EuroVelo within TEN-T framework [more...] 8
The future is hydraulic... SRAM hydraulic rim brakes spotted
Dec 18 2012 - 12:20 We know SRAM are bringing hydro disc brakes to the market soon; it emerges they’re working on a hydro rim brake too [more...] 17
English Cycles Naked time trial bike
Dec 18 2012 - 11:50 Stunning low profile TT bike from English Cycle [more...] 29
Team Sky sign young British talent Josh Edmondson
Dec 18 2012 - 11:00 Yorkshire youngster impressed during Tour of Britain in September [more...] 3
Chris Froome says he'll work to Team Sky plan in next summer's Tour de France - whatever it is
Dec 17 2012 - 23:53 Kenya-born rider says he and Wiggins could form two-pronged attack in next year's race [more...] 24
Yoga for cyclists part 3: breathing
Dec 17 2012 - 20:00 Breathing - simple, but when you know how, it's better for you and your training [more...] 1
December 17 is Danger Day on Britain's roads, say insurers
Dec 17 2012 - 18:34 Co-operative insurers says today sees twice as many claims as usual, with Glasgow the biggest blackspot [more...] 4
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