News archive
Video: I found a bike today
May 21 2013 - 19:21 For your delectation and delight [more...] 
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Twit and run story goes viral, police question driver, cyclist's Facebook response, #bloodycyclists hashtag reclaimed
May 21 2013 - 17:52 One tweet causes perfect social media storm and leads media to examine relationship between cyclists and "road tax" [more...] 24
Giro d'Italia Stage 16: Intxausti wins for Movistar, Astana's Nibali retains maglia rosa
May 21 2013 - 16:14 Vini Fantini's Mauro Santambrogio the loser today as he drops from 4th place overall after ceding 2 minutes to rivals [more...] 0
Latest Vulpine Cycling Fete takes place on Bastille Day
May 21 2013 - 15:16 The next summer cycling fete from Vulpine finds new home and goes French on 14th July [more...] 1
Revolutionary Kappius hubs use 3D printing process + video
May 21 2013 - 15:11 Is 3D printing the future? One company thinks so + video [more...] 4
Glasgow cycle commutes up a quarter in 2012 and boosting city's economy says study
May 21 2013 - 13:34 Better infrastructure behind rise in riders riding in and out of city centre, economy benefits by at least £4.3m [more...] 3
Video: Bicycles at heart of Seattle disaster relief contingency plans
May 21 2013 - 11:38 Tests next month will use cargo bikes & trailers to ferry essential supplies around - here's a video of last year's rehearsal [more...] 2
Video: Charge 3D printed titanium dropouts being made
May 21 2013 - 11:35 See Charge's dropouts being 3D printed from titanium down the road in Bristol [more...] 2
Denis Menchov announces his retirement
May 20 2013 - 21:56 Russian says knee injury that kept him out of the Giro lies behind decision to call it a day [more...] 11
Updated: Norwich Police seek driver who tweeted about collision with cyclist
May 20 2013 - 19:38 "He doesn't pay road tax" so presumably deserves to be hit [more...] 97
Video: Lisbon's hill climb with a difference - up a funicular railway track
May 20 2013 - 17:01 Climb to Glory features 17 per cent gradient, wet cobbles, and funicular tracks to dodge... [more...] 4
Barclays teams up with Sportsdirect.com for national cycle helmet promotion
May 20 2013 - 16:31 10 per cent discount off brands stocked by sports goods retailer [more...] 29
Fantasy Cycling: Giro week two roundup + ToC results
May 20 2013 - 14:10 Who's upped their game as the parcours gets trickier? Read all about it here… [more...] 0
Green Party's Jenny Jones says law must evolve as London moves away from car-dominated roads
May 20 2013 - 13:35 London Assembly Member's blog post outlines concerns; attendees at seminar this week to discuss issues include Met and Andrew Gilligan [more...] 1
"We're everyone" - thousands descend on Holyrood for second Pedal on Parliament ride
May 20 2013 - 13:00 Victims' families and Graeme Obree among those who took to streets of Edinburgh yesterday [more...] 1
Just in: Raleigh Militis 3
May 20 2013 - 12:55 Carbon race bike that Raleigh hope will re-establish the flying Heron's racing credentials [more...] 4
'Hug an Historian' night comes to Look Mum No Hands on 30 May
May 20 2013 - 12:13 Evening will feature Carlton Reid and US historian David V Herlihy; hugs optional [more...] 0
Tech roundup: BMC Impec, Madison Genesis' Lazer helmets, retro kit, game changing brake pads and more
May 20 2013 - 11:01 Product news in brief... and a right old mix it is too [more...] 7
Giro Tech 2013: Team Sky's Pinarellos, Lotto Bellisol Ridleys, and Garmin Cervélo bike tech from stage 14
May 20 2013 - 09:43 A look at the bikes, wheel and gearing choices as riders faced the first high mountain stage of the Giro [more...] 8
Rider sent crashing to ground after being elbowed during Norway's Glava Tour (+ link to video)
May 19 2013 - 21:50 Topsport Vlaanderen rider seems to lash out at Caja Rural's Fabricio Ferrari... accidentally, or on purpose? [more...] 10
New Cardiff - Newport cycle corridor planned for 2014
May 19 2013 - 20:44 Could ease traffic on the M4 - it's hoped commuters will take the hour-long route [more...] 1
Giro d'Italia Stage 15: Visconti victorious on the Galibier, Nibali retains race lead
May 19 2013 - 16:46 Movistar rider gets away with 23km left as three-time Italian champ wins his first ever Giro stage [more...] 2
US town proposes to ban cyclists from passing through
May 19 2013 - 16:00 Riders heading for Mount Diablo State Park cause problems, say locals [more...] 12
Manchester cyclists back Dutch style cycle path proposals
May 19 2013 - 14:00 Oxford road plans for buses, cars and bikes shown [more...] 6
Cyclists in Bristol welcome congestion charge proposal
May 19 2013 - 12:28 Mayor also supports Sunday traffic ban [more...] 7
Video: Giro d'Italia Stage 15 insight - Dan Lloyd rides the Telegraph & Galibier
May 19 2013 - 00:12 Ex-Garmin Cervelo rider Dan Lloyd recces what could be one of the pivotal stages of this year's race [more...] 0
Updated: Col du Galibier back on the Giro menu… but it could be off again it the weather worsens
May 18 2013 - 21:38 Revised stage could be as short as 50km as two big cols dropped [more...] 13
Wiggins vows to be back to full strength for Tour de France
May 18 2013 - 17:20 Sir Bradley Wiggins puts Giro woes behind him to focus on hitting peak fitness for Tour de France… but leaves open question of whether he aims to defend title or support Chris Froome [more...] 11
Giro d'Italia Stage 14: Weather plays havoc as Santambrogio wins and Nibali tightens grip on overall
May 18 2013 - 16:37 Climb to Sestriere missed out and no TV pictures [more...] 0
Joanna Rowsell to lead out Great Manchester Cycle
May 18 2013 - 15:00 Cyclists can enjoy new views of the city, including a stretch along a closed motorway [more...] 0
Cycling to work saves over 100,000 tonnes of CO2 a year claim cycle to work scheme providers
May 18 2013 - 12:00 Cycle to Work Alliance found more than 2/3 cyclists are saving the environment from a car journey [more...] 14
'Our sport will be lost if Pat McQuaid is re-elected,' says former Cycling Ireland board member
May 18 2013 - 10:00 Pat McQuaid is up for a third term as UCI president [more...] 14
Pedal on Parliament 2 on Sunday aims to bring thousands of cyclists out in protest
May 18 2013 - 07:00 Sir Chris Hoy urges cyclists to join campaign to make Scotland's roads safer [more...] 3
Video: Giro d'Italia Stage 14 Insight from Dan Lloyd
May 17 2013 - 19:24 IG Sigma Sport rider gives the lowdown on the first to two mountain stages this weekend… by riding them [more...] 0
Video: Pinch Point - excellent short documentary explores attitudes towards cycling in Cambridge
May 17 2013 - 17:37 Sixth form student's film shows road users talking about RLJing, pavement cycling, perceptions of danger and more [more...] 0
Giro d'Italia Stage 13: Cavendish makes it two in a row, Nibali stays in pink
May 17 2013 - 16:19 Fourth stage win in this year's Giro for Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider, who extends points classification lead [more...] 5
Specialized release Mark Cavendish green edition Venge
May 17 2013 - 15:29 Limited edition green Venge frame to mark Cav's 100 race victories [more...] 3
London cyclist who lost leg wins victory over insurers who said she was partly to blame
May 17 2013 - 14:02 RSA Insurance backs down in light of CCTV footage as victim slams "cold and heartless" insurance companies [more...] 7
Just in: Haibike Affair RC
May 17 2013 - 12:09 German carbon specialists hit the UK with impressive looking carbon racer [more...] 0
Tom Boonen being investigated for tax evasion, says Belgian newspaper
May 17 2013 - 11:15 Case reportedly revolves around declarations of income while Omega Pharma-Quick Step star lived in Monaco [more...] 9
Specialized build their own wind tunnel + video
May 17 2013 - 10:33 The aerodynamic battle hots up as Specialized unveil a wind tunnel at their Morgan Hill headquarters [more...] 1
Danny MacAskill releases third episode of his Imaginate series (+ video)
May 17 2013 - 10:29 Street trials ace carries Olympic torch, scouts a location and heads to Fort William for the World Cup [more...] 2
Sir Bradley Wiggins withdraws from Giro on medical grounds
May 16 2013 - 22:39 Sky rider out of race with worsening chest infection; meanwhile, Cav reflects on 100th pro win [more...] 37
Giro d'Italia Stage 12: Career win 100 for Cavendish but Wiggins' GC hopes washed away in the rain
May 16 2013 - 16:35 Team Sky rider loses big time to rivals again following split in peloton on descent from climb 40km out [more...] 14
Mavic launch new CXR60 wheels with aero blades
May 16 2013 - 16:02 Mavic follow last year's CXR80 launch with new 60mm tubular and clincher offerings [more...] 6
Fears of speeding 'competitive road cyclists' leads to protests against proposed cycle path upgrade
May 16 2013 - 15:44 Lack of consultation about Vale of Glamorgan Council's plans to resurface shared use route also angers locals [more...] 16
Canadian study say compulsory cycle helmet laws have had "minimal" effect on number of cycling head injury hospital admissions
May 16 2013 - 11:39 Researchers support helmet use but say improved infrastructure and "passive uptake" have been more effective [more...] 6
Pat McQuaid secures nomination of Swiss Cycling to stand for third term as UCI President
May 16 2013 - 10:02 Cycling Ireland EGM next month which was to reconsider whether to back McQuaid rendered academic [more...] 20
Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins admits he's been struggling at Giro with chest infection
May 15 2013 - 23:48 Tour de France champion admission follows weekend rumours of illness [more...] 23
British Cycling recruits motorsports engineer Tony Purnell as head of technical development
May 15 2013 - 23:10 Cambridge academic and former Jaguar F1 boss will be helped by Chris Boardman who takes on consultancy role [more...] 1
Giro d'Italia Stage 11: Navardauskas rescues stage win for Garmin as Hesjedal struggles again
May 15 2013 - 16:05 Lithuanian attacks from the break to win stage as defending champion dropped on final climb [more...] 2
Lampre-Merida's Miguel Ubeto provisionally suspended after positive test for black market drug GW1516
May 15 2013 - 15:09 Product was subject of a WADA health warning to athletes earlier this year [more...] 4
AG2R rider Sylvain Georges tests positive for stimulant Heptaminol, leaves Giro
May 15 2013 - 14:06 UCI says rider who was racing Italian Grand Tour notified of adverse analytical finding this morning [more...] 0
Rugby star Martin Johnson aims to set new Guinness World Record for most bicycles in a line (+ video)
May 15 2013 - 13:44 England's 2003 world cup winning-captain aims to set new record at August's Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle [more...] 2
Join the Cervo Rosso Test Team
May 15 2013 - 12:41 Ride Test Team events and get discount of Cervo Rosso clothing [more...] 4
Atom USB bike generator hits funding target on Kickstarter + video
May 15 2013 - 12:12 Generator features removeable battery pack and retrofits to any bike [more...] 5
Cinelli to launch Hobo steel all-rounder
May 15 2013 - 11:35 Prototype has just proved its credentials in Tour d’Afrique [more...] 11
Dutch-style cycle lane planned for Manchester's Oxford Road in major revamp
May 15 2013 - 11:34 Public consultation opens next week into overhaul of busy thoroughfare as part of TfGM's Bus Priority scheme [more...] 33
Boris Johnson's £913m Vision for Cycling reportedly under threat as TfL faces spending cuts
May 15 2013 - 00:44 Treasury determined to cut central funding for London's transport budget in next month's Comprehensive Spending Review, say reports [more...] 6
Video: Diplomatic incident! South African cyclist manhandled by occupants of diplomat's car could face charges
May 14 2013 - 19:00 Footage shows rider being forced to ground following road rage incident - but police en case against him [more...] 12
Rapha & Raeburn launch city cycling collection
May 14 2013 - 17:03 Very limited edition clothing from Rapha and fashion designer Christopher Raeburn [more...] 33
Giro d'Italia Stage 10: Sky's Uran wins first mountain stage, but Wiggins loses time again
May 14 2013 - 16:21 Colombian climber rides to solo win on first mountain stage but Wiggins' Giro suffers another setback [more...] 20
Slow down or else! Sustrans warns cyclists
May 14 2013 - 14:38 Cyclists asked to show more respect to other users of popular shared use path or face barriers to slow them down [more...] 40
Ex-Sky race coach Bobby Julich joins BMC Racing as consultant
May 14 2013 - 13:04 Man who helped turn Chris Froome into a GC contender surfaces at team rider has been linked to [more...] 3
Government issues response to Get Britain Cycling e-petition
May 14 2013 - 09:46 57,000 signatories get email detailing what the Government is doing to promote cycling… but no mention of implementing report [more...] 4
CTC and families of cyclists killed by same driver 25 years apart call for appeal against driver's community service sentence
May 14 2013 - 00:05 Audrey Fyfe's husband and George Dalgity's sister join CTC chief exec to deliver letter to Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service [more...] 14
Organisers hail 2013 Etape Caledonia success... and open pre-registration for next year's event
May 13 2013 - 18:20 5,000 cyclists took to Perthshire's closed roads yesterday for one of UK's top sportives [more...] 2
Richie Porte targets 2014 Giro d'Italia - but just how many GC riders can Team Sky support?
May 13 2013 - 14:34 Australian wants maglia rosa - but where does that leave Colombia pair Uran and Henao who are currently riding the race? [more...] 16
Fantasy Giro: week one roundup
May 13 2013 - 11:21 Who's been doing what in the first fantasy Grand Tour of the year [more...] 0
Texting at wheel kills more US teens than drunk-driving says new study
May 13 2013 - 10:31 3,000 lives lost last year... but almost six in ten male teens continue to use their phones while driving [more...] 13
Giro Tech Video: Vincenzo Nibali's Astana Specialized Tarmac SL4 Shark special
May 12 2013 - 22:24 Astana team mechanic Tosello Grabrielle builds up Nibali's Giro bike from scratch & Nibali explains about the shark motif before heading off for a spin [more...] 11
Giro d'Italia Stage 9: Belkov solos to win, Wiggins clings on, Hesjedal dropped
May 12 2013 - 16:26 Katusha rider takes first pro win in Florence, Wiggins battles back after losing a minute, but defending champ Hesjedal loses time [more...] 16
Cyclist hopes to make 'strict liability' legal history with High Court case
May 12 2013 - 16:02 Suing both passenger and driver of car after being 'doored' in London [more...] 39
New York cyclist films harassment from driver and bystanders
May 12 2013 - 13:03 Rafael Huerta filmed incident in New York borough facing problems for cyclists [more...] 37
Bristol man embarks on charity ride in memory of cycling buddy who died training
May 12 2013 - 11:26 Partner fell into Bristol Harbour and died when his wheels caught in a rail track [more...] 0
Road journeys down in 2013 says DfT traffic figures
May 12 2013 - 10:40 Poverty, recession and bad weather cited as reasons for fewer journeys [more...] 4
Giro Stage 8 reaction from winner Dowsett, runner-up Wiggins and new maglia rosa Nibali (+ video)
May 11 2013 - 22:08 New video from Astana highlights work Nibali put in over winter to raise his game against the clock [more...] 0
Giro d'Italia Stage 8: Alex Dowsett wins ITT as Bradley Wiggins' GC hopes take another setback
May 11 2013 - 16:24 British national TT champ Dowsett takes biggest win of career, but Wiggins' dominance fails to materialise [more...] 11
Giro Tech Video: Sir Bradley Wiggins Pinarello Bolide TT bike
May 11 2013 - 15:18 Pinarello's new Bolide made a short but dramatic debut at the Giro today, despite the outcome it is an awesome machine, so let's take a close look [more...] 9
CTC boss explains why he needed to create an elite women's race team
May 11 2013 - 13:36 'Getting women cycling is our job' says chief executive Gordon Seabright [more...] 0
Yellow Jersey Press to host South Bank Cycling Festival
May 11 2013 - 13:29 Cycle tours, book signings, talks and quizzes on London's South Bank [more...] 0
Croydon's bidding for a share of outer London cycling cash - but Boris bikes aren't part of the plan
May 11 2013 - 08:15 Four outer boroughs are to become 'mini-Hollands' according to Mayor [more...] 1
Cycle to Birmingham digital mapping conference State of the Map 2013 - and get in for free
May 11 2013 - 07:55 Delegates from around the world encouraged to arrive on two wheels [more...] 1
Giro Stage 7 reaction: Sky and Astana on crashes that open up big gap between Nibali and Wiggins
May 10 2013 - 18:22 Nibali talks about his chutes, Brailsford says all not lost and says decision of Uran and Henao to stay back to help Wiggins was the correct one [more...] 8
howies launch new Dyfi windproof jacket
May 10 2013 - 17:40 Stylish (and colourful) windproof jacket for the unpredictable spring weather [more...] 2
Giro d'Italia Stage 7: Hansen takes solo win, Wiggins & Nibali crash but it's the Sky rider who loses time
May 10 2013 - 16:19 Lotto-Belisol takes victory in Pescara, GC favourites both come down in the rain [more...] 11
UCI to appeal decision to withhold Operacion Puerto blood bags
May 10 2013 - 15:18 Governing body challenges Spanish court's decision not to provide access to doping case evidence [more...] 6
Record number of applications for Transport Scotland cycling cash
May 10 2013 - 12:32 More than 100 schemes seek share of £6.4m made available under Community Links programme run by Sustrans [more...] 2
Stunning display of riding in Chris Akrigg's latest video
May 10 2013 - 12:21 Amazing skills include leaping from rooftops [more...] 7
Lezyne Look Mum No Sleep! overnight Audax set for July
May 10 2013 - 11:38 200km randonnee ends at the Orbital Cycling Festival [more...] 15
Laura Trott and sister Emma to take on the men at Elveden Estate Cycle Races tomorrow
May 10 2013 - 10:59 Double Olympic champion granted permission to take part in race at Lord Iveagh's Suffolk estate [more...] 8
Transfer rumours: Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport links Sagan, Froome and Cancellara with moves
May 9 2013 - 21:49 BMC said to be up for all 3 of the year's standout riders to date, Sagan pencilled in for 2015; Spartacus to join Trek venture? [more...] 21
Giro d'Italia Stage 6: Cavendish takes second stage win on day Wiggins' GC hopes nearly took a big blow
May 9 2013 - 16:27 TDF champ's Giro challenge nearly hits a snag as he's caught up behind big crash... but he manages to rejoin peloton [more...] 10
Join Rapha's Peak District women's ride
May 9 2013 - 15:18 60km group ride is in preparation for this summer's Rapha Women's 100 challenge [more...] 0
road.cc wins LCC London Cycling Award +video
May 9 2013 - 14:46 Sir Bradley Wiggins, Brompton, Rapha, Cycle Surgery, Heathrow Airport, London Bike Kitchen among the other award winners [more...] 7
Virgins and vampires - Sir Richard Branson joins Robert Pattinson in falling foul of Aussie helmet law
May 9 2013 - 14:25 South Australia police caution business tycoon after he's spotted riding without cycle helmet [more...] 2
"Action hero" Ed Miliband rushes to help stricken Camden cyclist
May 9 2013 - 12:07 What is it with Camden, politicians and bikes? First Boris, now Labour leader, hailed as a hero [more...] 19
Tech Roundup: Rapha, Wiggo, Lightweight, Tokyo Fixed, SIS and more
May 9 2013 - 11:48 Starring Rapha's new Team Sky Spray Jacket and one of the lightest bottle cages known to man [more...] 29
Bristol Belter back for 2013 with new sponsor and date
May 9 2013 - 11:15 Three routes to choose from and free goody bag for first 300 entrants [more...] 0
Barclays and Bikeworks team up to offer Londoners free bike clinics over next two months
May 9 2013 - 10:45 Initiative follows reasearch from bank that suggests most bikes in London not fit for the road [more...] 2
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