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“Spandex-wearing fuckers” HGV driver
"Spandex-wearing fuckers" HGV driver (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

HGV driver suspended after threatening to knock down “spandex-wearing f******”; Patrick Lefevere accuses Sam Bennett of “playing with my balls in public” by riding European Champs; LCC protest reaction; CyclingMikey’s bonnet ride + more on the live blog

It’s Thursday, unfortunately summer looks like it’s done…anyway, Dan Alexander is here for your live blog fix
  • by Dan Alexander
Thu, Sep 09, 2021 08:08
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SUMMARY

  • HGV driver under fire after threatening to knock down "spandex-wearing f******"
  • Huge turnout at LCC ride protesting inaction on dangerous junctions
  • White & Co. addresses "absolutely unacceptable" comments from one of its drivers threatening to knock down "spandex-wearing fuckers"
  • Patrick Lefevere accuses Sam Bennett of "playing with my balls in public" by returning to competition at European Championships
  • CyclingMikey takes a "stop a Douchebag" bonnet ride
  • Swiss Side’s new pressure measurement rake allows you to SEE drag
  • White & Co. reportedly suspends driver over comments
  • Tour of Britain...showcasing the best of British driving
  • Ethan Hayter wins stage five of the Tour of Britain to reclaim leader's jersey - heavily reduced bunch contested the win after a big crash on the final bend
  • North London's big gravel day out is back...Brooks comes onboard as sponsor
  • Stefan Küng defends European Championships TT title
  • Chris Froome joins forces with Supersapiens as newest advisor and investor
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9 September 2021, 08:08

HGV driver under fire after threatening to knock down "spandex-wearing f******"

Joel Lewis tweet name of HGV driver removed
Joel Lewis tweet name of HGV driver removed (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Joel Lewis tweet name of HGV driver removed
Joel Lewis tweet name of HGV driver removed (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

A HGV driver, whose Facebook profile says he works for White & Company, is today under fire after a message threatening to knock down “Lycra-clad, spandex-wearing fuckers” emerged online. Here it is in full…

HGV driver comment name removed
HGV driver comment name removed (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
HGV driver comment name removed
HGV driver comment name removed (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Joel Lewis raised the alarm and asked White & Company on Twitter if the views were company policy? We’ll see if they reply…Lewis later clarified that, “I personally would not expect someone to lose a job over one (albeit vile) social media shitpost. I would expect the company to make clear to all drivers to drive impeccably around cyclists.”

It wasn’t long before another user shared a negative review of the company on Trustpilot. Another said he was “unfortunately” using the company for his upcoming move to the Netherlands, and “if I had known this before hand, I would not have used them. Shame as they still have my stuff in storage, service has been good so far…However I shall now send a complaint to my contact.”

Matt Burnham shared the company contact details and speculated it may be receiving a few calls asking what action had been taken. 

Well for my forthcoming move, this was a good heads up. Thank you. I would have found it very wearing on removal day to deal with someone so rude and bigoted, especially as I love ‘spandex’ 😁

— Pilarin (@Pilarinciclista) September 8, 2021

9 September 2021, 08:08

Huge turnout at LCC ride protesting inaction on dangerous junctions

Huge turnout tonight at the @London_Cycling ride calling for safer junctions, good to see some familiar faces and that @BBCTomEdwards was at Southampton Row junction again to report on calls to make that safer for vulnerable road users. pic.twitter.com/rMhIoQKlOT

— Simone Di Michele 🇮🇹 (@simonmacmichael) September 8, 2021

These were the scenes in the capital last night for the London Cycling Campaign’s big protest ride demanding action on dangerous junctions. In August, yet another cyclist was killed at London’s Holborn gyratory, the seventh since 2008.

Riders were joined by Caroline Russell, the London Assembly member, and heard speeches, including from Liberal Democrat London Assembly member and Chair of the Transport Committee, Caroline Pidgeon. Flowers were laid and victims’ names read in Holborn, where Marta Krawiec was killed last month.

Approaching the Holborn junction where Marta Krawiec was killed on 4 August pic.twitter.com/0vLHAVjbXi

— London Cycling Campaign (@London_Cycling) September 8, 2021

 The LCC’s petition demanding action on lethal junctions has more than 7,000 signatures and can be accessed here…

Time to stop the preventable deaths at London’s dangerous junctions – join us @London_Cycling https://t.co/lwPxg6g3qh pic.twitter.com/YFHG6xZSWY

— Jules Mattsson (@julesmattsson) September 8, 2021

9 September 2021, 08:08

White & Co. addresses "absolutely unacceptable" comments from one of its drivers threatening to knock down "spandex-wearing fuckers"

the company and swift action will be taken to address this very serious incident.

— White & Co. Removals (@WhiteandCo1871) September 9, 2021

Here it is… I’m guessing it has been a busy morning over at White & Co. headquarters. Joel Lewis, who first shared the picture of the comment, got back to the removal firm, thanking them for the response.

He also suggested it could be a good opportunity to re-evaluate the training drivers are given regarding safe conduct on the road around vulnerable road users. An idea that seems particularly topical in the context of the upcoming changes to the Highway Code to be published this autumn. Under the new hierarchy of road users, those with potential to cause the most danger to others will be deemed to have greater responsibility to those who are more vulnerable.

9 September 2021, 08:08

Patrick Lefevere accuses Sam Bennett of "playing with my balls in public" by returning to competition at European Championships

Specialized S-Works Ares 6 Sam Bennett
Specialized S-Works Ares 6 Sam Bennett (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Specialized S-Works Ares 6 Sam Bennett
Specialized S-Works Ares 6 Sam Bennett (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Another day, another amusing balls story…today it’s Sam Bennett playing the wasp, while Patrick Lefevere is the unamused Sir Chris Hoy. The Deceuninck-Quick-Step boss has accused Sam Bennett of “playing with his balls in public” as the Irishman prepares to represent his country at the European Championships this week.

Lefevere, who earlier this year distastefully compared his sprinter to a domestic abuse victim, wrote in his Het Nieuwsblad column that Bennett has not communicated with the team about the knee injury that forced him to miss the Tour de France. At the time, the team boss said the 30-year-old’s problem was a “fear of failure”, not a physical issue.

Lefevere has begun the process of cutting Bennett’s salary in half from this month onwards, something the UCI allows if a rider has been inactive for three months. The Belgian believes Bennett is riding this weekend to prepare for a possible legal dispute, to prove he was fit and ready to race.

“What he’s doing now is playing with my balls in public,” Lefevere said. “Anyone who knows me knows that I never do that [cut riders’ pay]. I continued to pay Fabio Jakobsen and dozens of other riders in full, despite long injuries. But here the rider acts in bad faith. He no longer uploads training files. He doesn’t want to be operated on. And he is crying on the phone with our doctor Philip Jansen.

“I hear from his manager Andrew McQuaid that he will definitely finish the European Championship. I’m not so sure about that yet. We have already suggested that we do an exercise test at our Bakala Academy, but he does not go into that. For me it’s simple; first prove that you’re fit, before you take the place of a teammate.”

Lefevere also sarcastically questioned why Bennett was suddenly so keen to race a hilly course with more than 4,000 metres of climbing, having not raced since May.

9 September 2021, 08:08

CyclingMikey takes a "stop a Douchebag" bonnet ride

I’m all good though thanks everyone. It was a very standard Stop a Douchebag bonnet ride.

— CyclingMikey tired of road crime. 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇿🇼 (@MikeyCycling) September 9, 2021

9 September 2021, 08:08

Swiss Side’s new pressure measurement rake allows you to SEE drag

Swiss Side new pressure measurement
Swiss Side new pressure measurement (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Swiss Side new pressure measurement
Swiss Side new pressure measurement (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Swiss Side has unveiled a new pressure measurement rake that allows you to see aerodynamic drag, where it is coming from, and at what intensity.

“The Swiss Side pressure measurement rake measures the energy lost in the airflow behind an object,” says Swiss Side. “This is the aerodynamic drag. It does this using an array of 128 Kiel probes which are illuminated by 288 individually controlled LEDs, which change colour depending on the measured air pressure.”

A Kiel probe is a device that measures the pressure of a flow. Swiss Side says that its new equipment captures “a complete live colour picture of the aerodynamic drag and its intensity across the area measured”. 

No device of this kind existed before, so the Swiss Side engineering team developed everything in house to its exact requirements. 

“This included the design and assembly of every component from the physical rake hardware itself, the pressure measurement system electronics and data logger, all the way through to the software systems, “ says Swiss Side.  

The extensive array of sensors used by the rake system are connected wirelessly over a local internet network. 

Swiss Side says that its activities now extend well beyond cycling to include a wide range of industries from sports to automotive. 

“The pressure measurement rake provides a hugely valuable development tool for any application,” says Swiss Side. “It also provides extremely useful data for correlation back to the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulation models, which further improves and refines the development process.”

9 September 2021, 08:08

White & Co. reportedly suspends driver over comments

Louis, a directors at the @WhiteandCo1871 has called me. Driver has been suspended, they are devastated that one of their drivers would hold these views. They have been inundated with calls & emails. They sound like a very decent company & they are handling this responsibly. https://t.co/hussYurCGA

— Jo Rigby (@Jo_Earlsfield) September 9, 2021

Here’s the latest update on the main story of the morning…White & Co. has reportedly suspended the driver involved and told Wandsworth Labour’s Jo Rigby they couldn’t responsibly have the man driving an HGV.

9 September 2021, 08:08

Tour of Britain...showcasing the best of British driving

pic.twitter.com/VvU54aj9et

— Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) September 9, 2021

Sometimes you’ve just got to laugh… 

9 September 2021, 08:08

Ethan Hayter wins stage five of the Tour of Britain to reclaim leader's jersey - heavily reduced bunch contested the win after a big crash on the final bend

🏆 @ethan_hayter (@INEOSGrenadiers) wins stage five of the @AJBell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 in Warrington and moves back into the race lead!#TourOfBritain 🔴🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/5BR9P12Eb0

— AJ Bell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 9, 2021

It was another chaotic finish at the Tour of Britain, this time because of a big crash on the final bend. Ethan Hayter and his final leadout man Michal Kwiatkowski made it through safely before the young Brit held off Giacomo Nizzolo to win his second stage of the race, reclaiming the leader’s jersey in the process.

Mark Cavendish was briefly held up by the fall and had to sprint just to regain contact with the front of the race. Once back in he had little left for the burst to the line and rolled over in fifth.

Wout van Aert wasn’t at the front either and missed the opportunity to sprint for bonus seconds. Consequently, Hayter will wear the blue jersey tomorrow, which he takes from his Belgian by eight seconds.

9 September 2021, 08:08

North London's big gravel day out is back...Brooks comes onboard as sponsor

North London Dirt x Brooks
North London Dirt x Brooks (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
North London Dirt x Brooks
North London Dirt x Brooks (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

North London Dirt is back for its fourth year on the scene. The team wanted to create an event that could incorporate the qualities of urban and gravel riding – two types at riding you might not necessarily assume go together. The 113km route winds through North London’s overlooked paths, farm roads and winding trails.

The event is also raising money for the St Mary’s community centre and is partnered with Ride 4 Unity to celebrate diversity and togetherness in cycling. Unfortunately, if you’ve had your head turned, this year’s event is already full…but the NLD team encourage you to head over to Instagram to check out all the best photos from the big day, as well as details on a charity raffle and info on signing up to future events.

9 September 2021, 08:08

Stefan Küng defends European Championships TT title

🇪🇺 #EuroRoad21

🥇 Stefan Kung 🇨🇭
🥈 Filippo Ganna 🇮🇹
🥉 Remco Evenepoel 🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/RdG9xG6yff

— Isma Álvarez Cycling (@CyclingIsma) September 9, 2021

Swiss time trial machine Stefan Küng can keep his European Championships jersey for another year after defending his crown. The FDJ man beat Filippo Ganna’s time by eight seconds. Remco Evenepoel was third, 15 seconds slower.

Of the other notable starters, Tadej Pogacar’s 12th place caught the eye. Possibly a result down to minimal racing since dominating the Tour de France. The road race follows this Sunday…and you’d expect Pog to be one of the main favourites considering the 4,000m+ of climbing on the route.

Sam Bennett not so much, but hey, if it winds up Patrick Lefevere then surely it’s worth it…

9 September 2021, 08:08

Chris Froome joins forces with Supersapiens as newest advisor and investor

Chris Froome Supersapiens
Chris Froome Supersapiens (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Chris Froome Supersapiens
Chris Froome Supersapiens (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Chris Froome has joined with energy management brand Supersapiens as a technical advisor and investor. The deal follows on from the news that the seven-time Tour de France winner will be joining Factor’s board of directors and will take up a product development role.

Speaking about his latest partnership, Froome said: “I’m proud to be joining Phil and his team at Supersapiens. I’m constantly searching for improved performance from myself and my equipment. I’m looking forward to playing my part in bringing Supersapiens to performance athletes of all levels in cycling and beyond. It’s great to be part of something so genuinely game-changing”

Supersapiens glucose monitoring system aims to help atheltes inform fuelling habits by measuring spikes and troughs in blood sugar levels.

9 September 2021, 08:08

Police officer sacked after being convicted of assaulting black cyclist

Police officer sacked after being convicted of assaulting black cyclist

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Dan is the road.cc news editor and joined in 2020 having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for The Non-League Paper. Dan has been at road.cc for four years and mainly writes news and tech articles as well as the occasional feature. He has hopefully kept you entertained on the live blog too. Never fast enough to take things on the bike too seriously, when he’s not working you’ll find him exploring the south of England by two wheels at a leisurely weekend pace, or enjoying his favourite Scottish roads when visiting family. Sometimes he’ll even load up the bags and ride up the whole way, he’s a bit strange like that.  

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  1. brooksby
    September 9, 2021 at 9:16 am
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    Perhaps someone ought to ask

    Perhaps someone ought to ask Richard Simpson, the ex-editor of Trucking magazine, for an opinion on this? 😉

    (Doesn’t seem like Mr Hurd is acting like an adult, y’know…).

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    • Steve K
      September 9, 2021 at 9:22 am
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      brooksby wrote:

      Perhaps someone ought to ask Richard Simpson, the ex-editor of Trucking magazine, for an opinion on this? 😉

      (Doesn’t seem like Mr Hurd is acting like an adult, y’know…).

      — brooksby

      You beat me to it.

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    • eburtthebike
      September 9, 2021 at 2:44 pm
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      brooksby wrote:

      Perhaps someone ought to ask Richard Simpson, the ex-editor of Trucking magazine, for an opinion on this?

      — brooksby

      Or better still, the current editor.

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  2. Awavey
    September 9, 2021 at 9:54 am
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    Saw the European road cycling
    Saw the European road cycling championships had started on Eurosport yesterday, whilst Sam Bennett’s name on a start list appears to be causing some waves, I noted Team GB havent sent anyone to race, not even a development squad, anyone know why ?

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    • Sniffer
      September 9, 2021 at 10:12 am
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      I suspect that the ToB, where

      I suspect that the ToB, where there is a GB development team riding, may be part of the reason.

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      • Awavey
        September 9, 2021 at 10:53 am
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        there are junior/u23 races as
        there are junior/u23 races as well not covered by a team otherwise engaged riding in the ToB though, and that applies equally to the women’s events even if TeamGB sent afew of their riders to the Ras Na Mban as well.

        Other nations seem to be using these Euros as a warm up/training camp style thing for the World championships which are only 10 days away and I dont think Team GB have even announced a team for that yet.

        Just seems an odd omission

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        • Sniffer
          September 9, 2021 at 11:06 am
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          I suspect that there are U-23

          I suspect that there are U-23 riders in the GB ToB team.

          Edit, a quick check of the teams ages on procyclingstats shows they are all U-23.  Presumably the view is that a week long stage race rubbing shoulders with World Tour teams will be more beneficial to their development.

          It doesn’t answer the female position though.

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  3. sapperadam
    September 9, 2021 at 10:38 am
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    Thing is, the driver’s
    Thing is, the driver’s comments are likely to be indicative of the culture at the company and he is simply guilty of being publicly caught out. It’s very easy for a company to make the statement of not reflecting our values but I’m going to be very wary of White and Co removal vehicles in future.

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    • EK Spinner
      September 9, 2021 at 10:51 am
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      I suspect it goes against the

      I suspect it goes against the values of many larger haulage firms, but i think this attitude is endemic through the HGV driver community no matter what company they work for

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      • oceandweller
        September 9, 2021 at 2:09 pm
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        EK Spinner wrote:

        i think this attitude is endemic through the HGV driver community no matter what company they work for

        — EK Spinner

        May actually be more to do with driving in an overcrowded city rather than a characteristic of HGV drivers per se. I live about 30 miles west of London & cycle everywhere. HGV drivers are almost always (like all other vehicle drivers, even of large German cars) patient & well behaved towards me. On the other hand, on the rare occasions I’m forced to visit the Big City the behaviour of traffic is awful. That’s all traffic, HGVs, cars, buses, cyclists, pedestrians, wheel-chair users, *everyone*. Animals the lot of them! Can’t wait to get home to Bracknell, to sanity, good manners & cycle paths everywhere…

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    • I like bikes
      September 9, 2021 at 10:51 am
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      And hopefully our
      And hopefully our conscientious and hard working constabulary will take his attitude into account when dealing with any collision he has with any road users on bikes

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      • brooksby
        September 9, 2021 at 12:21 pm
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        I like bikes wrote:

        And hopefully our conscientious and hard working constabulary will take his attitude into account when dealing with any collision he has with any road users on bikes

        — I like bikes

        Well, you’d hope so given that Charlie Alliston’s social media posts counted against him at his trial…

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    • brooksby
      September 9, 2021 at 10:54 am
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      He also forgot that if you

      He also forgot that if you post something through Facebook and using a real name and advrtising who you work for, you’re going to get caught out.

      If he wanted to vent, he would have been far better off signing up on a forum or website (is there a ‘psychotruckers dot web’?) under some stupid random username and posting it anonymously… 😉

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  4. IanMK
    September 9, 2021 at 11:53 am
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    I haven’t heard it referred

    I haven’t heard it referred to as Spandex in years. I’m definitely going to use it rather than LYCRA. “I went out at the weekend dressed in Spandex” people might think I’ve joined some 80s heavy metal band. 

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    • brooksby
      September 9, 2021 at 12:20 pm
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      Or become a superhero…

      Or become a superhero…

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      • IanMK
        September 9, 2021 at 12:36 pm
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        That’s a lot cooler!

        That’s a lot cooler!

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    • Daveyraveygravey
      September 9, 2021 at 12:53 pm
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      IanMK wrote:

      I haven’t heard it referred to as Spandex in years. I’m definitely going to use it rather than LYCRA. “I went out at the weekend dressed in Spandex” people might think I’ve joined some 80s heavy metal band. 

      — IanMK

       

      Oh FFS!  I’ve gotten used to being a MAMIL.  Not sure I am comofrtable being a MAMIS….

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      • IanMK
        September 9, 2021 at 1:09 pm
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        Daveyraveygravey]

        [quote

        [quote=IanMK]

        Oh FFS!  I’ve gotten used to being a MAMIL.  Not sure I am comofrtable being a MAMIS….

        — Daveyraveygravey

        You’re right that’s not going to work. What will the plural of MAMIS be for my group ride?

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  5. brooksby
    September 9, 2021 at 1:15 pm
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    Quick show of hands – who

    Quick show of hands – who thinks the HGV Driver of the Day will now go around blaming bl00dy cyclists for losing him his job?

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    • DoomeFrog
      September 9, 2021 at 1:19 pm
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      Probably in the the Daily

      Probably in the the Daily Hate tomorrow as

      War on HGV Drivers!…..Cyclists trying to clear roads of hard working lorry drivers during pandemic shortages

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    • Nigel Garrage
      September 9, 2021 at 3:16 pm
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      Well if he did do that, he’d

      Well if he did do that, he’d be 100% correct wouldn’t he? Although I’m pretty sure he won’t be sacked – which haulage firm would be looking to lose drivers at the moment?

      According to the article he’s been suspended… aaaand now he’s back.

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      • brooksby
        September 9, 2021 at 3:32 pm
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        I’d say maybe 50/50.

        I’d say maybe 50/50.

        He’s been suspended because bl00dy cyclists read what he’d written and mentioned it to his employers (and it’s really not a good look for them), but on the other hand he’s the one who thought that it would be a good idea to write that and put it out in the public domain.

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        • Sniffer
          September 9, 2021 at 3:36 pm
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          Nigel prefers to blame

          Nigel prefers to blame cyclists as a general rule.

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          • AlsoSomniloquism
            September 9, 2021 at 3:53 pm
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            But he also supports a

            But he also supports a Government that never actually have to own their consequences. Make an obvious “they all look the same don’t they” mistake like Gavin Williamson, “oh well”. Lying to parliament, “so what”. Given billions to your buddies during a pandemic “they needed to rush and what has Labour done anyway to control the pandemic”. 

            So someone posting in public he wants to drive over cyclists in his HGV whilst promoting his company links, and then getting reported to his company… “well that is cancel culture and I will not have any part of it as it is only the snowflakes who do that…… unless someone on GBNews takes a knee of course.”

        • wycombewheeler
          September 10, 2021 at 10:53 am
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          brooksby wrote:

          I’d say maybe 50/50.

          He’s been suspended because bl00dy cyclists read what he’d written and mentioned it to his employers (and it’s really not a good look for them), but on the other hand he’s the one who thought that it would be a good idea to write that and put it out in the public domain.

          — brooksby

          some people really need to understand that they should only post something on facebook if they would be happy to put the same thing on display on their company notice board and sign it.

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          • brooksby
            September 10, 2021 at 11:06 am
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            wycombewheeler wrote:

            I’d say maybe 50/50.

            He’s been suspended because bl00dy cyclists read what he’d written and mentioned it to his employers (and it’s really not a good look for them), but on the other hand he’s the one who thought that it would be a good idea to write that and put it out in the public domain.

            — wycombewheeler

            some people really need to understand that they should only post something on facebook if they would be happy to put the same thing on display on their company notice board and sign it.

            — brooksby

            I tell my kids that when they are texting someone or emailing them or anything like that, they need to be aware that the content of that message – once it’s been written down – could end up being seen by anyone (and to write accordingly).

      • Rendel Harris
        September 9, 2021 at 3:47 pm
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        Nigel Garrage wrote:

        Well if he did do that, he’d be 100% correct wouldn’t he? 

        — Nigel Garrage

        No he wouldn’t, bloody cyclists wouldn’t have lost him his job, he would have lost his job himself by making threats of violence against cyclists in a public forum in which he clearly identified his employers. 100% on him.

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        • Nigel Garrage
          September 9, 2021 at 5:18 pm
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          So if someone makes threats

          So if someone makes threats of violence you report them to the police… you don’t go weaseling around their Facebook profile looking to snitch them to their employer.

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          • Velo-drone
            September 9, 2021 at 5:43 pm
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            A threat of violence can only
            A threat of violence can only be pursued as a public order offence and if it causes a specific person or persons(s) to alarm or distress. The police would not be able to do anything.

            Let’s also recall that this individual is stating in public that he wishes to use his employer’s equipment to maim or kill people, in the course of his work duties.

            So yes, that is a matter of concern for the employer.

          • grumpyoldcyclist
            September 9, 2021 at 6:02 pm
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            Read the thread. the comment

            Read the thread. the comment was reported to the police several times

          • Nigel Garrage
            September 9, 2021 at 6:22 pm
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            I don’t see anything here
            I don’t see anything here about it being reported to the police. If that’s what happened, great – leave it to the police to take action if that’s what is decided and then report on the outcome.

          • Rendel Harris
            September 9, 2021 at 6:37 pm
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            Nigel Garrage wrote:

            I don’t see anything here about it being reported to the police. If that’s what happened, great – leave it to the police to take action if that’s what is decided and then report on the outcome.

            — Nigel Garrage

            Why Nigel – it’s almost as if you have a vested interest in people saying stupid anti-cyclist nonsense online remaining anonymous and unpunished! 

            The police most likely would/will take no action or issue a mild warning at best. Why shouldn’t people warn an employer that their driver is making threats to run over cyclists? Should people wait until he does it and give their evidence at the inquest?

          • Mungecrundle
            September 9, 2021 at 6:46 pm
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            Say stupid things in public,
            Say stupid things in public, expect to get called out in public.

          • Jetmans Dad
            September 10, 2021 at 9:30 am
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            Nigel Garrage wrote:

            I don’t see anything here about it being reported to the police. If that’s what happened, great – leave it to the police to take action if that’s what is decided and then report on the outcome.

            — Nigel Garrage

            As a teacher, I feel pretty certain that if I posted on Facebook last week that I couldn’t wait for term to start because I have missed being able to slap kids around whenever I want to, having someone report that to my school would be a prelude to at least a suspension, probably dismissal and most likely also a tribunal at which it was decided whether I would be allowed to ever teach again. 

            And you know what … that would 100% be my fault. 

          • Rendel Harris
            September 10, 2021 at 10:45 am
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            Are you sure? Wouldn’t they

            Are you sure? Wouldn’t they have been “weaseling around [your] Facebook profile looking to snitch [you] to [your] employer”?

          • Rendel Harris
            September 9, 2021 at 6:07 pm
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            Nigel Garrage wrote:

            So if someone makes threats of violence you report them to the police… you don’t go weaseling around their Facebook profile looking to snitch them to their employer.

            — Nigel Garrage

            Oh Nigel, you really are ‘phoning it in now. Come on love, if you must troll, put your back into it. This is just too lame even by your standards. A truck driver says he wants to run over cyclists and you’re criticising cyclists for asking his employer if they’re cool with that? 1.5/10 troll rating.

          • AlsoSomniloquism
            September 9, 2021 at 8:26 pm
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            As someone else pointed out,

            As someone else pointed out, he specifically was stating he would run them over in the equipment supplied by said employer with their branding all over it. So why not alert the employer. 

            It is funny Boo only wants it reporting to the Police when he has called out some other NMotD as they would get spoken to for wasting Police time. 

          • Rendel Harris
            September 9, 2021 at 8:21 pm
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            Where’s the “hit the nail on

            Where’s the “hit the nail on the head” emoji?

          • Nigel Garrage
            September 9, 2021 at 8:51 pm
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            None of what you’ve written

            None of what you’ve written here is true – for example in the latest NMOTD video I specifically mention that I hope the driver gets a good penalty for their illegal driving.

            I’m simply asking to keep the law with the lawmakers – I dislike this populist trial by Twitter that takes place daily to try to cancel people’s livelihoods.

          • Rendel Harris
            September 10, 2021 at 4:52 am
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            Nigel Garrage wrote:

            None of what you’ve written here is true – for example in the latest NMOTD video I specifically mention that I hope the driver gets a good penalty for their illegal driving.

            — Nigel Garrage

            AS said “he has called out some other NMotD as they would get spoken to for wasting Police time.” As indeed you have, so it’s perfectly true. Maybe you don’t read your own drivel? Don’t blame you if so. 

            I’m simply asking to keep the law with the lawmakers – I dislike this populist trial by Twitter that takes place daily to try to cancel people’s livelihoods.

            — Nigel Garrage

            An HGV driver said he wants to run over cyclists and some people have quite properly alerted his employer to that fact. That’s not trial by Twitter, it’s a perfectly legitimate action to get an aggressive and potentially murderous driver off the road. I suppose you’d like it if everyone had stayed silent and only spoken up about it once he’d killed someone?

          • AlsoSomniloquism
            September 10, 2021 at 8:00 am
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            Apparently, as none of what I

            Apparently, as none of what I had written in that post is true, Mr THurd didn’t post he wanted to drive over cyclists in his company branded HGV either. Maybe he was going to go out an buy an all black one so no one would see him hitting and then “not stopping”.  Or maybe the screenshots were all just a figment of our imagination. 

             

          • brooksby
            September 10, 2021 at 8:40 am
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            AlsoSomniloquism wrote:

            Apparently, as none of what I had written in that post is true, Mr THurd didn’t post he wanted to drive over cyclists in his company branded HGV either. Maybe he was going to go out an buy an all black one so no one would see him hitting and then “not stopping”.  Or maybe the screenshots were all just a figment of our imagination. 

            — AlsoSomniloquism

            Was that supposed to have been aimed at Our Nige rather than Rendel?

             

          • AlsoSomniloquism
            September 10, 2021 at 8:46 pm
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            Nope, continuing a convo with

            Nope, continuing a convo with Rendel about comments made by another poster in addition to rens reply about said same comments. 

          • Rendel Harris
            September 10, 2021 at 9:23 pm
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            AlsoSomniloquism wrote:

            Nope, continuing a convo with Rendel about comments made by another poster in addition to rens reply about said same comments. 

            — AlsoSomniloquism

            Yes I understood that – slight misunderstanding from Brooks but s/he’s a good  ‘un so all good!

          • Awavey
            September 10, 2021 at 8:47 am
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            and change his name to Garthe
            and change his name to Garthe?

          • Captain Badger
            September 10, 2021 at 10:49 am
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            Awavey wrote:

            and change his name to Garthe?

            — Awavey

            WOW. There’s a blast from the past. I’d totally forgotten that

    • Captain Badger
      September 9, 2021 at 4:34 pm
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      brooksby wrote:

      Quick show of hands – who thinks the HGV Driver of the Day will now go around blaming bl00dy cyclists for losing him his job?

      — brooksby

      I wonder if anyone is going to say that it was the cyclist’s fault? 

      Nah, that’d be like agreeing with a criminal who blames a witness for his bird. No one’s that stoopid….

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      • Captain Badger
        September 9, 2021 at 5:27 pm
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        Captain Badger wrote:

        ….

        I wonder if anyone is going to say that it was the cyclist’s fault? 

        Nah, that’d be like agreeing with a criminal who blames a witness for his bird. No one’s that stoopid….

        — Captain Badger

        I’m going to keep away from Twatter et al though. If I see anyone talking about snitches, grasses or anything like that, I’ll want to stick a fork in my eye.

        Perfectly safe from that here though. None of our regular posters has the mentality of an under 12 year old…..

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  6. brooksby
    September 9, 2021 at 7:37 pm
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    And now onto the important

    And now onto the important things: so what’s the latest Mikey story on about?

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    • AlsoSomniloquism
      September 9, 2021 at 8:01 pm
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      Sounds like someone drove at

      Sounds like someone drove at him rather then reverse back into the queue and drive to a legal requirement. Mikey had to jump on the bonnet or get run over.  Of course the accused is supposedly claiming that Mikey jumped across the bonnet of the stationary car for no reason and then the driver feared for his life so drove around the corner with mikey clawing at the windowscreen to break it and rip the drivers throat out. I expect a video will be up in a few months time when the court case is completed.

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  7. espressodan
    September 9, 2021 at 8:26 pm
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    Airlines wouldn’t emoloy a
    Airlines wouldn’t emoloy a pilot who threatened to deliberately crash their aircraft, even if they were “just joking”.

    Police force wouldn’t emoloy an officer who threatened deliberate violence, even if they were “just joking”.

    Haulage companies shouldn’t employ drivers who threaten to deliberately knock cyclists of bikes.

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    • wycombewheeler
      September 10, 2021 at 10:51 am
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      espressodan wrote:

       Police force wouldn’t emoloy an officer who threatened deliberate violence,.

      — espressodan

      it seems like in America it may actually move the application up the pile.

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The latest Mondraker Dusty e-gravel bike ditches Mahle in favour of the more powerful TQ HPR60 mid-drive motor
The latest Mondraker Dusty e-gravel bike ditches Mahle in favour of the more powerful TQ HPR60 mid-drive motor
Mondraker's first ever gravel bike takes a different stance in its second iteration with a change of motor and an 'everyday' ride
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jackcycles 12 minutes ago

Many thanks for posting these statistics and showing the downward trend in fatalities. One thing that stood out for me when clicking through to the government statistics page is the UK's exemplary record on this Vs other European countries, especially the much-vaunted record of The Netherlands, which actually shows twice as many fatalities as the UK per million of the population. The question that arises is therefore: why are the greens and other left-wing parties so keen to adopt an inferior and more dangerous road system when ours is obviously working well? It smacks of a need to regulate people's lives and curtail freedom. We need to stop these idiotic Dutch roundabouts and segregated cycling infrastructure, and get people sharing the road in a fair and equal manner, when the statistics show it's safer to do so. (Chart shows road fatalities per million population)

in: Serious crashes involving cyclists up by 14% but number of cycling fatalities falls once again on UK roads, new government figures reveal
ChasP 59 minutes ago

That's where the convertible aspect comes in. I've got a gravel bike but the canal I sometimes commute on has roots under the tarmac and barriers. The mtb with 'drops' is more comfortable for this and fits through the barriers. If I want to do something more technical I can put the flat bars on.

in: I took a perfectly good mountain bike and built into a convertible gravel bike… and it was great!
wtjs 16 hours ago

@FionaJJ These officers deployed next-level stupidity, and it must be difficult for the police to find people this dim. It doesn't even need rolling-roads or whatever, just a reputable bike computer on a quickly changed mount for the difficult cases where a proper EAPC has been modded, although you would need to look hard in Lancashire to find a police officer who knows how to make a pedal cycle go. Most illegal electric motorbikes are immediately obvious, not least because the crim is wearing a face mask. I saw an obvious one tonight coming out of Garstang Sainsbury's, not pedalling but without a face mask because everybody knows that the police only come into the town to hide away in the police station 200 yards away.

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bikeman01 17 hours ago

Gustav Gullholm.. that's not a good look mate

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mdavidford 19 hours ago

@Chris RideFar I think what you meant to say was "REMOVE this and put it on PODCAST CC".

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jaymack 21 hours ago

As Mary Whitehouse never said - one doesn't have to read the article if one doesn't want to read about an off-road bicycle.

in: Cross country bikes are getting damn light… but Dangerholm might have created the lightest one yet
Rendel Harris 21 hours ago

@FionaJJ In London they're allowed to stop on single and double yellows to deliver packages or empty pillar boxes; in practice they take this as carte blanche to park wherever and whenever they want, such as this chap on the Brixton Road who pulled into the bus/cycle/motorcycle lane without indicating, as I approached at 20mph, to park on a red route, response to a remonstrance, "I suppose you never get post delivered do ya?"

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FionaJJ 22 hours ago

@Rendel Harris We have a pavement parking ban, but around here at least, royal mail vans are already exempt, subject to certain caveats, such as allowing at least 1.5m, and only being stopped to do their work.

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FionaJJ 22 hours ago

It was already embarrassing for the police that they made such a mess of their attempt to determine whether a bike was legal or not, but I had assumed it was a group of well intentioned, but under-trained officers acting on their own initiative, having spotted something they thought looked not quite right. I'm now discovering this was a planned activity, something sufficiently organised to have been given a name - Operation FRISLEN, designed specifically to identify and remove illegal e-bikes and scooters. It's apparent that the officers were sent out without adequate training, never mind the kind of equipment that should be used for this sort of work. I'm not saying they always need specialist equipment to spot all illegal bikes, but at least if they'd been given a demonstration with that equipment, they'd have realised why their approach was not going to end well.

in: “A horse has horsepower, but that doesn’t make it a car”: Bike brand tells cyclists to “know your rights” after police’s legal e-bike seizure fiasco; Closest photo finish ever?; Commie Games pursuit debacle; Tour de France Femmes + more on the live blog
Geoff Ingram 1 day ago

Have put drop bars on a 2001 B1 mtb, a 2007 stumpy hardtail and a 2010 stumpy full suss. In all cases fairly basic conversións leaving gearing and wheels broadly the same and concentrating on correct positioning of bars and fit. Oddly, with all 3 I was happy with the result when recently done, but after a few months found that the extra speed on easy trails was more than offset by the lack of ability (probably mine) on tougher routes and finally preferred flat bar with slammed and inverted stem as best overall compromise. Good fun playing around, though.

in: I took a perfectly good mountain bike and built into a convertible gravel bike… and it was great!

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