road.cc live blog: Chris Froome up for Sports Personality of the Year + pedalos have come on a bit, Times correction spotted & more
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Nick T 37 minutes ago
@jackcycles if what the Times has reported on is true, then there is certainly a legal aspect that needs to be investigated
kingleo 53 minutes ago
No idea if they still do it (the writing on my helmet is too small to read). There was a label inside stating, "Don't expect too much from this helmet".They were never designed to be used for racing; at the speeds that modern professionals go, they need to wear motorcycle helmets. I always wear mine when I go shopping in case I trip over and hit my head on the ground.
eburtthebike 3 hours ago
@qwerty360 "Oh; Huge reduction in all injuries;....." Which reminds me of the original Thompson, Rivara and Thompson study about cycle helmets, which found that helmets prevented 85% of deaths, but when peer reviewed, it was shown that helmets prevented injuries to all other parts of the body. That study was absolutely the most awful piece of original research about cycle helmets, completely invalid, but it's still the most quoted. You don't say where the figures you quote come from, but I'm sceptical of their validity.
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
@Nigel Garage Guess he's finding out that real life doesn't have an edit button, eh?
eburtthebike 3 hours ago
“The consultation showed a strong preference for Dryden Road to return to two-way traffic,........" But doesn't the council have policies which dictate that Active Travel routes should be adopted, preserved and promoted? From Devon CC's Roads and Traffic webpage: "Following a 2021 public consultation which showed almost 75% of respondents in favour of permanent changes to reduce traffic,........" So 75% of people are in favour of permanent changes to reduce traffic, but another consultation says take it out. Why aren't they going with the result of the 2021 consultation? "It followed concerns about the impact of displaced traffic on surrounding roads......" This is always exaggerated, and usually much smaller than the reduction in traffic on the blocked road, and of course, this is no exception: 'Devon County Council reported that closing Dryden Road to motor vehicles reduced traffic by 574 vehicles in the AM peak on Dryden Road itself, while increasing traffic on Bovemoors Lane by 180 vehicles in the AM peak. 'Impact on Surrounding Roads • Bovemoors Lane: Saw an increase of 180 vehicles during the morning peak hours following the modal filter/closure. (Devon CC) • Parallel Corridors (Heavitree Road and Topsham Road): Experienced no significant change in traffic volumes, with vehicle numbers remaining largely the same before and after the closure. (Devon CC) • Air Quality & Congestion: Critics and local campaign groups argued that the closure pushed congestion and fumes onto nearby residential streets, though official council data indicated minimal impact on major parallel routes.' (BBC) My guess is that some councillor has to drive an extra 500m because of the closure.
Rendel Harris 3 hours ago
@Blackthorne83 Please can you let us know what was said, as you apparently know that it was just "exercising his speech" [sic] and didn't deserve any sanction?
belugabob 4 hours ago
@jackcycles your biggest obstacle is a narrow mind - also caused by poor maintenance. Just Google "Cycling KSIs netherlands vs uk" to see how wrong you are.(not that you're open to facts)
belugabob 4 hours ago
@mark1212123 pausing before posting on social media would help a lot of folk. (not you, though)
belugabob 4 hours ago
@chrisonabike only in the brains of the hard of thing
Blackthorne83 4 hours ago
@jackcycles this whole thing is culturally deeply disheartening. Richardson was snitched on by a woke ‘whistleblower’ teammate for exercising his speech. Now British cycling is obligated to take performative measures to safeguard their image given their sins of the past. And a young rider sent to ‘re-education training’, reputation slandered without trial and career derailed. Everybody loses. Great job British cycling, propping up riders and then publicly throwing them under the bus.
8 thoughts on “road.cc live blog: Chris Froome up for Sports Personality of the Year + pedalos have come on a bit, Times correction spotted & more”
Won’t he have to come to the
Won’t he have to come to the UK to pick up the award?
Does he know where it is?
don simon wrote:
Apparently not, as Andy Murray can always be seen hanging around a swimming pool in Miami. I would love to see an analysis of how long Froome has ever spent in the UK though. At least Lewis Hamilton can be seen at the factory some times.
Leviathan wrote:
Yes, hanging around the factory smugly refusing to contribute to the country that he is apparently so proud to represent. He can do one.
Harry Kayne…..because Spurs
Harry Kayne…..because Spurs won…..errrrrrr.
“Best award for an english footballer with a well kept beard who hasn’t got into a fight outside a nightclub” maybe.
It is about time they change this to sportsman and sports woman. Bugger all to do with personality (if so Hamilton would never win as he is a complete tool) and woman rarely get a look in despite amazing acheivements…..out of date, out of touch.
Simmo72 wrote:
Awright, ‘arry? See that ludicrous display last night? What was Wenger thinking, sending Walcott on that early? Fing about Arsenal is, they always try an’ walk it in.
Oh dear, not football ‘debate
Oh dear, not football ‘debate’.
You could argue that not functioning for a team that wins makes the achievement greater; if either of the Yates brothers dominated the TDF that’d be a greater achievement than Froomey.
You could therefore argue that Steve Cummings performances deserve an honorary mention…
IT Crowd reference = Win!
IT Crowd reference = Win!
BBC & Joe Public ~ good luck
BBC & Joe Public ~ good luck Chris…