Opinion

London’s cycling infrastructure is not a showing of inequality. It’s a blueprint for others

George Hill perhaps didn’t fully realise how good he had it as a London cyclist, until he relocated to somewhere much less cycle-friendly
Thu, Jul 17, 2025 15:04
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London’s cycling infrastructure is not a showing of inequality. It’s a blueprint for others

George Hill perhaps didn’t fully realise how good he had it as a London cyclist, until he relocated to somewhere much less cycle-friendly
Thu, Jul 17, 2025 15:04
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I tried to watch Anna Henderson’s win at the Giro d’Italia, but Discovery+ wouldn’t let me… Do they care about cycling at all?

After the backlash against TNT Sports’ lack of ad-free Tour de France coverage, I sat down on Monday evening to watch highlights of the Giro. Instead, I was treated to a massive Tour spoiler and coverage that abruptly ended 10km from the finish
Tue, Jul 08, 2025 14:50
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I tried to watch Anna Henderson’s win at the Giro d’Italia, but Discovery+ wouldn’t let me… Do they care about cycling at all?

After the backlash against TNT Sports’ lack of ad-free Tour de France coverage, I sat down on Monday evening to watch highlights of the Giro. Instead, I was treated to a massive Tour spoiler and coverage that abruptly ended 10km from the finish
Tue, Jul 08, 2025 14:50
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Can I ride a 200km 12 months in a row? #5: The 300km DIY to the North

It was hard, this one.
Tue, Jul 08, 2025 13:10
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Tue, Jul 08, 2025 13:10
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The biggest (and most affordable) cycling tour you’ve never heard of: taking on Friesland’s legendary Eleven Cities Cycling Tour

The Eleven Cities Cycling Tour – or ‘Fietselfstedentoch’ in Dutch – has been an annual tradition for over a century, and now attracts 15,000 participants from all over the globe
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 07:50
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The biggest (and most affordable) cycling tour you’ve never heard of: taking on Friesland’s legendary Eleven Cities Cycling Tour

The Eleven Cities Cycling Tour – or ‘Fietselfstedentoch’ in Dutch – has been an annual tradition for over a century, and now attracts 15,000 participants from all over the globe
Thu, Jun 26, 2025 07:50
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Can I win the Brompton World Championships?

Racing folding bikes in the sun in a garish shirt
Mon, Jun 23, 2025 13:41
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Can I win the Brompton World Championships?

Racing folding bikes in the sun in a garish shirt
Mon, Jun 23, 2025 13:41
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Perhaps my helmet did save my life — but that doesn’t mean you need to wear one

Sam Barker still lives with the after-affects of severe concussion following a collision ten years ago. While he’ll never be able to conclude if his bike helmet saved his life that day, he has concluded that they shouldn’t be mandatory
Sat, Jun 21, 2025 08:00
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Perhaps my helmet did save my life — but that doesn’t mean you need to wear one

Sam Barker still lives with the after-affects of severe concussion following a collision ten years ago. While he’ll never be able to conclude if his bike helmet saved his life that day, he has concluded that they shouldn’t be mandatory
Sat, Jun 21, 2025 08:00
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I’ll still be calling it the Dauphiné… Do pro cycling’s rebrands ever work?

The Dauphiné’s rebranding project has made one thing very clear: cycling fans hate change. So what chance do breakaway leagues and calendar overhauls really have?
Wed, Jun 18, 2025 07:10
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I’ll still be calling it the Dauphiné… Do pro cycling’s rebrands ever work?

The Dauphiné’s rebranding project has made one thing very clear: cycling fans hate change. So what chance do breakaway leagues and calendar overhauls really have?
Wed, Jun 18, 2025 07:10
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Can I ride a 200km 12 months in a row? #4: The Pauline Porter Populaire

Three for the price of one, but only one of them counts. Hopefully it counts, anyway.
Thu, Jun 12, 2025 09:20
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Can I ride a 200km 12 months in a row? #4: The Pauline Porter Populaire

Three for the price of one, but only one of them counts. Hopefully it counts, anyway.
Thu, Jun 12, 2025 09:20
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“Woke roundabouts” is a depressing new low when it comes to how the media attempts to report on cycling and active travel

Get your irony meters at the ready, because George Hill is about to lay into how the media sensationalises things about cycling and active travel. It would have been rude not to go for an ‘attention-grabbing’ title to accompany the article, right?
Tue, Jun 03, 2025 16:59
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“Woke roundabouts” is a depressing new low when it comes to how the media attempts to report on cycling and active travel

Get your irony meters at the ready, because George Hill is about to lay into how the media sensationalises things about cycling and active travel. It would have been rude not to go for an ‘attention-grabbing’ title to accompany the article, right?
Tue, Jun 03, 2025 16:59
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I’ve just completed my longest bike rides ever — here are 10 things I wish I knew before starting them

Tired legs, a thousand kilometres, and ten lessons I learned along the way…
Wed, May 21, 2025 10:58
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I’ve just completed my longest bike rides ever — here are 10 things I wish I knew before starting them

Tired legs, a thousand kilometres, and ten lessons I learned along the way…
Wed, May 21, 2025 10:58
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Be careful where you buy your brake pads, kids: a cautionary tale on how to spot fakes after I got duped by some convincing counterfeit Shimano

road.cc reviewer Iwein Dekoninck was none the wiser when he purchased some perfectly genuine-looking ‘Shimano’ brake pads for a fair bit cheaper than usual. The story very nearly ended in a hedge
Tue, May 13, 2025 16:36
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Be careful where you buy your brake pads, kids: a cautionary tale on how to spot fakes after I got duped by some convincing counterfeit Shimano

road.cc reviewer Iwein Dekoninck was none the wiser when he purchased some perfectly genuine-looking ‘Shimano’ brake pads for a fair bit cheaper than usual. The story very nearly ended in a hedge
Tue, May 13, 2025 16:36
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Going to a bike festival… and not riding any bikes. Travel tales from Lake Garda

Our token northerner Rebecca visited the Riva bike festival in Italy in search of weird and wonderful bikes, and some good pizza. Sadly, she only found one of those things
Wed, May 07, 2025 14:32
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Going to a bike festival… and not riding any bikes. Travel tales from Lake Garda

Our token northerner Rebecca visited the Riva bike festival in Italy in search of weird and wonderful bikes, and some good pizza. Sadly, she only found one of those things
Wed, May 07, 2025 14:32
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Can I ride a 200km 12 months in a row? #3: The Mendip Man

Plus a big balloon and a small appendage, to get up to distance
Tue, May 06, 2025 13:05
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Can I ride a 200km 12 months in a row? #3: The Mendip Man

Plus a big balloon and a small appendage, to get up to distance
Tue, May 06, 2025 13:05
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How do we put a stop to road violence and curb excessive car use? Look at how we dealt with guns

In light of numerous devasting incidents involving drivers in the UK and beyond recently, Frank Podmore makes a case for tighter regulation when it comes to driving
Sun, May 04, 2025 11:00
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How do we put a stop to road violence and curb excessive car use? Look at how we dealt with guns

In light of numerous devasting incidents involving drivers in the UK and beyond recently, Frank Podmore makes a case for tighter regulation when it comes to driving
Sun, May 04, 2025 11:00
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Stop whining about Lime bikes: they’re currently the jewel in Britain’s diminutive active travel crown

The negative column inches about piles of bikes left sprawled across the pavements of London might dominate – but for all the noise, George makes a case for embracing accessible and affordable e-bikes for all
Thu, May 01, 2025 13:44
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Stop whining about Lime bikes: they’re currently the jewel in Britain’s diminutive active travel crown

The negative column inches about piles of bikes left sprawled across the pavements of London might dominate – but for all the noise, George makes a case for embracing accessible and affordable e-bikes for all
Thu, May 01, 2025 13:44
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Just like wool jerseys and leather helmets, electric road bikes are dead*

* Or dying, or maybe not, but in any case… Rebecca is having an existential crisis wondering whether electric road bikes are still a relevant category in the UK and beyond
Wed, Apr 16, 2025 17:31
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Just like wool jerseys and leather helmets, electric road bikes are dead*

* Or dying, or maybe not, but in any case… Rebecca is having an existential crisis wondering whether electric road bikes are still a relevant category in the UK and beyond
Wed, Apr 16, 2025 17:31
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Can I ride a 200km 12 months in a row? #2: Barry’s Bristol Butt Buster

This one’s all about the cake
Tue, Apr 08, 2025 11:58
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Tue, Apr 08, 2025 11:58
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Dear cycling shoe makers: please spare a thought for us wide boys and girls

Bigfoot does exist… and he rides a bike according to Steve Thomas, who asks: isn’t it time for all manufacturers to cater for those of us hobbling around in need of a bigger and broader solution?
Thu, Apr 03, 2025 16:37
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Dear cycling shoe makers: please spare a thought for us wide boys and girls

Bigfoot does exist… and he rides a bike according to Steve Thomas, who asks: isn’t it time for all manufacturers to cater for those of us hobbling around in need of a bigger and broader solution?
Thu, Apr 03, 2025 16:37
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Trump’s tariffs might just tip the bike industry over the edge

Aside from our little April Fools’ prank yesterday, there is potentially very serious consequences for cycling if President Trump gets his way, argues George Hill
Wed, Apr 02, 2025 13:33
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Trump’s tariffs might just tip the bike industry over the edge

Aside from our little April Fools’ prank yesterday, there is potentially very serious consequences for cycling if President Trump gets his way, argues George Hill
Wed, Apr 02, 2025 13:33
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Has the UCI sold cycling’s soul to Warner Bros. Discovery?

Scrapping the UCI Track Champions League, eye-watering pay-for-view price hikes, and more – has the UCI handed over too much power to Warner Bros. Discovery?
Tue, Mar 25, 2025 15:58
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Has the UCI sold cycling’s soul to Warner Bros. Discovery?

Scrapping the UCI Track Champions League, eye-watering pay-for-view price hikes, and more – has the UCI handed over too much power to Warner Bros. Discovery?
Tue, Mar 25, 2025 15:58
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Can I ride a 200km Audax 12 months in a row? Ride #1

The Ultimate Gospel Pass Audax is the first in the series
Mon, Mar 10, 2025 15:45
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Can I ride a 200km Audax 12 months in a row? Ride #1

The Ultimate Gospel Pass Audax is the first in the series
Mon, Mar 10, 2025 15:45
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Goodbye to innocence: So long Eurosport, the TV channel as quirky, chaotic, and exhilarating as cycling itself

On Friday morning, cycling coverage in the UK and Ireland made the leap across to the shiny new world of TNT Sports. A nostalgic Ryan Mallon reflects on Eurosport’s demise and the things we’ve lost
Fri, Feb 28, 2025 11:59
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Goodbye to innocence: So long Eurosport, the TV channel as quirky, chaotic, and exhilarating as cycling itself

On Friday morning, cycling coverage in the UK and Ireland made the leap across to the shiny new world of TNT Sports. A nostalgic Ryan Mallon reflects on Eurosport’s demise and the things we’ve lost
Fri, Feb 28, 2025 11:59
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Want more high quality cycling infrastructure? Then stop building sh**e.

George Hill explains why he thinks the building of cycling infrastructure in the UK is currently more bendy bananas than an active travel revolution
Wed, Feb 26, 2025 13:21
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Want more high quality cycling infrastructure? Then stop building sh**e.

George Hill explains why he thinks the building of cycling infrastructure in the UK is currently more bendy bananas than an active travel revolution
Wed, Feb 26, 2025 13:21
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Tools for the travelling cyclist — here’s what I carry to fix or bodge just about anything on the road

After a life on the road with his bike, Steve’s travelling tool kit has evolved somewhat over the years, but the essentials have largely remained the same. Take a look inside this tiny tool stash
Sun, Feb 23, 2025 12:00
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Tools for the travelling cyclist — here’s what I carry to fix or bodge just about anything on the road

After a life on the road with his bike, Steve’s travelling tool kit has evolved somewhat over the years, but the essentials have largely remained the same. Take a look inside this tiny tool stash
Sun, Feb 23, 2025 12:00
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