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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.
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South Wales mountain biker “almost beheaded” by barbed wire across trail

“Seriously thought I was a goner as had to unwrap the wire from round my throat,” says rider
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Team managers cleared in Italy’s “pay and ride” case

Bosses of Bardiani, Androni and Southeast teams absolved of wrongdoing over riders' contracts
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Mullered by a Müller Fruit Corner – discarded pack causes cyclist to puncture

Yo gurt to watch what you ride over ...

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Video: Neat trick, kid … but watch where you’re going!

"All cool!" exclaims youngster, seconds before crashing
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Fabian Cancellara beats Sir Bradley Wiggins in his last ever race (+ video)

More than 6,000 fans pack into Ghent's 't Kuipke velodrome to say "Ciao, Fabian"
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Wave goodbye to the puncture fairy – with tyres that will never get a flat (+ video)

Ever Tire and Nexo Tires are airless - so inventors say you can leave the pump and tyre levers at home

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Video: Mavic preview the 2017 Etape du Tour

Tips on preparation for tackling the Col de Vars and Col d'Izoard from Mike Cotty and Nicolas Roux

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Northern Ireland unveils £150m, 1,000km, Greenway network

Department for Infrastructure hopes planned primary network will be 75 per cent complete inside a decade
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Royal Courts of Justice, London (picture bortescristian, Wikimedia Commons)

Paralysed cyclist set for £3m+ damages from mountain biking instructor after winning High Court case

Asif Ahmed will spend rest of his life in wheelchair following March 2012 crash during beginners’ course in Surrey Hills
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Halfords’ profits hit by Sterling crash “headwinds” post-Brexit vote

Margins squeezed, but cycling sales get a boost from warmer summer weather and Olympic success
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