News archive
Second look: Eastway 2013 range (the production version)
Feb 19 2013 - 16:11 Highlights include disc-equipped road, ‘cross and city flat-barred bikes. Prices start at £599 [more...] 
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The Empire Bikes Back - Giro del Lazio revived as Roma Maxima (+ Strade Bianche promo video)
Feb 19 2013 - 13:45 RCS Sport puts Ancient Rome centre stage as it revives historic race [more...] 3
Stats reveal London's deadly cycling zone… if you're a woman
Feb 19 2013 - 10:29 Blogger finds 14 women and no men killed in one area of Central London since 2001... nearly all by lorries [more...] 23
Ridley Fenix Classic revealed + video
Feb 18 2013 - 22:23 New pavé-tamer revealed in time for spring classics [more...] 5
UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for rest of season after Katusha wins appeal
Feb 18 2013 - 18:24 Governing body heads off threat of legal action but creates headache for race organisers [more...] 5
Bicycle love story documentary Janapar screening in London tomorrow (+ video trailer)
Feb 18 2013 - 16:33 Bethnal Green venue for charity showing of film charting how cyclist set out to ride the world and came home with a wife [more...] 2
Cycling Australia to back up doping declaration with criminal sanctions?
Feb 18 2013 - 16:16 Giverning body considers following Australian Olympic Committee's lead for penalties for those who lie [more...] 7
Trouble at t'mill - venue change for inaugural Morvelo CityCross in Halifax next month (+ video)
Feb 18 2013 - 14:09 Landlord withdraws permission, but Calderdale Councilprovides old rubbish tip as alternative venue [more...] 2
Viral video shows cars being turned into bikes, but is it all it seems? We're not so sure... (+ video)
Feb 18 2013 - 12:41 Major ad agency is behind Madrid-based creative agency that produced video and website [more...] 5
Updated: Wales unveils Active Travel Bill - law compels councils to provide routes for cycling and walking
Feb 18 2013 - 11:30 Sustrans hails proposed legislation as "World first" that will make a massive contribution to improving public health [more...] 11
UK couple riding round world killed in Thailand just weeks after their film accepted for festival (+ video)
Feb 18 2013 - 10:07 Peter Root and Mary Thompson set out on their journey 18 months ago [more...] 9
First look: Sabbath Cycles 2013
Feb 18 2013 - 00:27 Sabbath Cycles are back with an all titanium bike range this year [more...] 6
WADA says organised crime's links to doping and match-fixing too big for sport to fight alone
Feb 17 2013 - 20:47 David Howman also says people who think UK immune to mafia involvement in sport are living "in fairyland" [more...] 3
Thousands using GPS jammers to disguise over-long hours or stolen cars
Feb 17 2013 - 15:30 Devices also stop navigation devices from working [more...] 28
Andy Schleck withdraws from another race as stuttering start to 2013 season continues
Feb 17 2013 - 14:30 It's said his respiratory problem is on the mend though [more...] 8
Tour of Oman in pictures - a gallery of great shots from this week's race
Feb 17 2013 - 14:13 Fourth edition of race in the Middle East was best yet - here's a look back at the week [more...] 0
Brit to head up 2013 Tour de France anti-doping strategy
Feb 17 2013 - 13:30 Spotlight will be on this year's Tour following Armstrong scandal [more...] 1
IOC calls conference to debate role of WADA as row rumbles on
Feb 17 2013 - 09:30 War of words between UCI, IOC and WADA [more...] 3
Angry with Lance? Trade in your Livestrong bracelet!
Feb 17 2013 - 08:00 Charity offers recycling and replacement service for yellow rubber bands [more...] 14
Criminal investigation opened against ex-Rabobank and Sky doctor Geert Leinders
Feb 16 2013 - 14:46 Controversial doctor who left Sky in October named as overseeing former doping programme at Rabobank [more...] 0
Tour of Oman Stage 6: Froome seals overall win, Bouhanni takes final stage in the sprint
Feb 16 2013 - 13:32 Team Sky rider tops podium ahead of Contador and Evans [more...] 9
Oxford University professor calls for performance-enhancing drugs to be legalised
Feb 16 2013 - 12:21 Prohibition leads to organised crime, says Julian Savulescu [more...] 33
US Driver who harassed cyclists refused plea deal (+ video)
Feb 16 2013 - 09:55 Judge says cyclists must have an opportunity to comment on the case… video of the incident went viral around the world [more...] 9
Woman charged with killing teenage cyclist while over drink drive limit
Feb 16 2013 - 09:35 Also failed to stop at the scene or inform the police of the collision [more...] 18
Police appeal to find identity of seriously injured cyclist
Feb 16 2013 - 09:19 Bristol man came off mountain bike on the Portway [more...] 1
Jesús Manzano: doping doctor Fuentes gave me dog, horse and cattle pills
Feb 16 2013 - 09:12 Doping was compulsory, he told trial, and doctor carried blood bags in his Porsche [more...] 2
Pro bike: Lampre Merida’s Merida Scultura SL
Feb 16 2013 - 08:14 Merida’s Head of Design Juergen Falke shows us around the team bike… [more...] 5
Dates announced for Rollapaluza National Series 2013
Feb 15 2013 - 22:45 Nationwide search for 'King of Spin and Queen of Cadence' enters its fourth year [more...] 1
Giant expand e-Bike range with Roam XR and Talon 29er
Feb 15 2013 - 17:06 Two new Hybrid Cycling Technology bikes added to Giant’s range for 2013 [more...] 2
RetroRonde van Vlaanderen marks Tour of Flanders centenary
Feb 15 2013 - 13:01 RetroRonde van Vlaanderen is 100 years since the first Tour of Flanders was ridden [more...] 8
Tour of Oman Stage 5: Froome sees off Contador attacks to take stage and tighten grip on GC
Feb 15 2013 - 12:11 Tough stage today represented last realistic chance for Spaniard to threaten Team Sky rider's lead [more...] 6
Katusha WorldTour licence appeal upheld by CAS
Feb 15 2013 - 11:17 Knock-on effect likely with UCI previously telling road.cc that one team would drop down if Katusha won [more...] 25
Pro bike: Tyler Farrar's Garmin Sharp Cervélo P5
Feb 15 2013 - 10:15 The Garmin Sharp rider's time trial bike [more...] 7
Red Bull Hill Chasers heads to Edinburgh next month (+ video)
Feb 15 2013 - 01:31 Entries invited for cobbled climb starting on Grassmarket and heading up Victoria Street [more...] 1
NZ Ministry of Transport considering coroner's call for hi-vis clothing to be made compulsory for cyclists
Feb 15 2013 - 00:45 Coroner sitting in lorry death case says it's a "no-brainer" to make cyclists wear hi-vis at all times [more...] 33
Wife of cyclist killed in hit and run says driver should visit morgue and reflect on what they did
Feb 14 2013 - 20:55 Police continue appeal for witnesses to incident in Leytonstone early on Saturday morning [more...] 19
British Cycling nominated for Sports Governing Body of the Year award
Feb 14 2013 - 16:44 BSkyB plus management of Mark Cavendish and Victoria Pendleton also shortlisted in Sports Industry Awards [more...] 2
Just in: Pinnacle Dolomite Five
Feb 14 2013 - 16:00 £900 aluminium framed do-it-all bike arrives for testing [more...] 14
Interview: David Millar says it's technology, not doping, that now gives riders the edge
Feb 14 2013 - 15:22 Garmin-Sharp rider talks to ex-pro Tom Southam for Humans Invent website on role of tech at his team and in wider peloton [more...] 15
Donhou Bicycles move to London
Feb 14 2013 - 13:47 Change of location for custom frame builder Donhou, moving from Norfolk to London [more...] 7
Tour of Oman Stage 4: Joaquim Rodriguez wins on Green Mountain, Chris Froome takes race lead
Feb 14 2013 - 13:17 Sky’s Chris Froome second on stage with Cadel Evans third as big guns come to the fore [more...] 0
Family of cyclist killed in Tottenham considering appeal against 'lenient' sentence
Feb 14 2013 - 11:54 Driver who pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving banned for 3 years and given suspended sentence [more...] 8
Fulcrum launch CX Collection cyclocross wheel range
Feb 14 2013 - 10:36 Cross-specific wheel collection uses double sealed bearings [more...] 2
IOC's Rogge back McQuaid urges UCI and WADA to make up... as Verbruggen writes to IOC board to slam WADA
Feb 14 2013 - 00:12 WADA and UCI dispute no nearer resolution as governing body's honorary president goes on the attack [more...] 7
Alchemy custom carbon frames arrive in London
Feb 13 2013 - 17:38 Mosquito Cycles becomes exclusive UK dealer for Denver-based Alchemy Bicycle Company [more...] 0
Raising bike use to 1948 levels would be true 2012 legacy, Boardman tells Get Britain Cycling Inquiry
Feb 13 2013 - 17:07 Today's fourth session of Parliamentary Inqury also addressed role of cycling in health [more...] 8
Tour of Oman Stage 3: Sagan stretches lead with second successive stage win
Feb 13 2013 - 13:37 Slovak takes stage ahead of BMC Racing's Greg Van Avermaet [more...] 1
Just in: Monkii attachment system + video
Feb 13 2013 - 13:16 Easy on, Easy off kit for mounting all sorts of stuff on your bike [more...] 14
Driver awareness course for motorist who knocked Bradley Wiggins off his bike
Feb 13 2013 - 12:51 Police say matter concluded as woman who drove into Tour de France champ agrees to training [more...] 16
Just in: All-City Macho Man
Feb 13 2013 - 12:47 All steel cyclo-cross hunk from All-City struts into the bike-shed [more...] 3
Tom Boonen reveals he nearly lost his arm to septic infection
Feb 13 2013 - 11:47 Belgian star says he was eight hours away from doctors having no option but to amputate [more...] 11
UCI approaches WADA on truth and reconciliation, updates on Stakeholder Consultation
Feb 13 2013 - 11:19 Truth and reconciliation are "wonderful fancy words" says WADA boss as he calls for reinstatement of Independen Commission [more...] 1
Pro bike: Sergey Lagutin’s Vacansoleil-DCM Bianchi Oltre XR
Feb 13 2013 - 11:01 WorldTour bikes 2013: The latest Bianchi Oltre XR with Campagnolo Super Record EPS, FSA and FFWD wheels [more...] 6
Chris Boardman video asks, Who Are Cycle Lanes For? ahead of Parliamentary Inquiry appearance (+ video)
Feb 13 2013 - 00:00 Former world and Olympuc champ to give evidence to Get Britain Cycling inquiry [more...] 33
Zipp reveal 650c 404 wheels and Vuka Stealth aero bar
Feb 12 2013 - 18:46 New smaller wheel size option for 404 Firecrest Carbon Clincher wheels and a carbon fibre integrated time trial bar released [more...] 0
Suffolk motorist will kill someone, warns victim as man convicted for 43rd time of driving while disqualified
Feb 12 2013 - 17:35 10-month prison sentence and 12-month ban for serial lawbreaker... but he says it won't stop him [more...] 31
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...] 24
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