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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
Chantal Blaak in the rainbow jersey (source UCI Cycling on Twitter).jpg

Chantal Blaak of the Netherlands wins road world championship

Race-winning move came on final descent of Salmon Hill; GB's Hannah Barnes was among group challenging for win
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY5XkDZwjIc

Video: Rider hospitalised after team car driver swerves into him at World Championships

Police investigating incident in Men's U23 race that left Joni Kanevra with injuries including broken collarbone

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Drawing pins (licensed CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by Emanuele Longo).jpg

Cyclists suffer punctures as drawing pins strewn on planned Quietway in South London

Several reports of punctures at Mawbey Street in Southwark, just off the Old Kent Road - Metropolitan Police investigating
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Evans Cycles logo 3×2

Press Gazette calls on journalists to boycott Evans Cycles over Daily Mail boycott

Trade journal's editor calls on Jon Snow, Andrew Gilligan, Jeremy Vine and 70,000 other journalists to shun bike retailer
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Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, approaching turn into Steiner Academy (source Google Street View).PNG

Police in Exeter target intimidating drivers on school run with close pass operation

Initiative was in response to "local intelligence from cyclists"

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Cycle Superhighway 9 at Hammersmith CGI impression (source TfL).jpg

Plans for new West London Cycle Superhighway unveiled – but there’s a missing link through Kensington

Sadiq Khan launches consultation for CS9 which will run from Kensington Olympia to Brentford
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Brian Cookson at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle (source Briancookson.org).jpg

Brian Cookson ousted from UCI presidency as David Lappartient wins vote

French candidate takes convincing victory by 37 votes to 8 as Briton fails to secure second term
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Cyclist killed when pedestrian stepped out in front of him may have been prosecuted had he survived

Benjamin Pedley's family calls for change to law to make pedestrians responsible for their actions
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Mark Beaumont around the world on Strava.png

Kudos galore on Strava for Mark Beaumont’s record-breaking round-the-world ride

No KOMs for Scot on final day's ride into Paris ... but he is King of the World
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Tom Dumoulin wins UCI Time Trial World Championship 2017.PNG

Tom Dumoulin dominates World Championship time trial, Chris Froome takes bronze

Dutch rider follows up May's Giro d'Italia win by taking the rainbow jersey in Bergen
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