Opinion

Changes to the Highway Code mean very little if they are not known or followed by motorists

When it comes to the Highway Code where cyclists are concerned, has anything changed? According to specialist solicitor Mark Hambleton, the evidence – both statistical and anecdotal – suggests much more needs to be done, even if intentions were good
Fri, Feb 16, 2024 13:36
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Changes to the Highway Code mean very little if they are not known or followed by motorists

When it comes to the Highway Code where cyclists are concerned, has anything changed? According to specialist solicitor Mark Hambleton, the evidence – both statistical and anecdotal – suggests much more needs to be done, even if intentions were good
Fri, Feb 16, 2024 13:36
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A date with Bryan: 600km audax, take 2

Time for another go at the big ol’ yomp across Wales, amongst other things
Fri, Feb 09, 2024 10:35
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A date with Bryan: 600km audax, take 2

Time for another go at the big ol’ yomp across Wales, amongst other things
Fri, Feb 09, 2024 10:35
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Bring on the Atlas Mountains: a beginner’s guide to ultra-distance bike racing

Richard Stoodley is heading back for a second pop at the notoriously tough Atlas Mountain Race, that departs from Marrakech on 9th February. Read all about what happened last time around and the strategy for attempt 2
Wed, Feb 07, 2024 13:32
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Bring on the Atlas Mountains: a beginner’s guide to ultra-distance bike racing

Richard Stoodley is heading back for a second pop at the notoriously tough Atlas Mountain Race, that departs from Marrakech on 9th February. Read all about what happened last time around and the strategy for attempt 2
Wed, Feb 07, 2024 13:32
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The privilege of race: No-fly policies only act to make cycling events even more exclusionary

Should race organisers be dictating how you travel to their events? With the time and finances needed to participate in multi-day events already huge, it’s arguably putting principles over practicality, says VecchioJo
Mon, Feb 05, 2024 12:11
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The privilege of race: No-fly policies only act to make cycling events even more exclusionary

Should race organisers be dictating how you travel to their events? With the time and finances needed to participate in multi-day events already huge, it’s arguably putting principles over practicality, says VecchioJo
Mon, Feb 05, 2024 12:11
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Mick Ives, the Incredible Ride

Following the passing of Mick Ives, road.cc columnist Steve Thomas shares his memories of the legendary multi-discipline rider, team manager and team founder
Fri, Jan 19, 2024 17:45
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Mick Ives, the Incredible Ride

Following the passing of Mick Ives, road.cc columnist Steve Thomas shares his memories of the legendary multi-discipline rider, team manager and team founder
Fri, Jan 19, 2024 17:45
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New Year, less beer? Old dogs, new tricks, carpe diem being more flexible with the New Year’s resolutions

Seize the day is one ideal that always runs true, perhaps more so now than ever before for Steve Thomas
Mon, Jan 01, 2024 09:31
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New Year, less beer? Old dogs, new tricks, carpe diem being more flexible with the New Year’s resolutions

Seize the day is one ideal that always runs true, perhaps more so now than ever before for Steve Thomas
Mon, Jan 01, 2024 09:31
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A Christmas Day pilgrimage to the birthplace of Milan-San Remo

I paid a festive visit to the start location of the very first edition of the race – but ‘Little Donkey’ has a different meaning at this restaurant
Tue, Dec 26, 2023 16:09
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A Christmas Day pilgrimage to the birthplace of Milan-San Remo

I paid a festive visit to the start location of the very first edition of the race – but ‘Little Donkey’ has a different meaning at this restaurant
Tue, Dec 26, 2023 16:09
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Why I still miss the huge Falcon Professional I got for Christmas way back in 1978

After outgrowing his Raleigh Europa, it was time for young Steve to size up. Maybe just not that much…
Sun, Dec 24, 2023 12:00
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Why I still miss the huge Falcon Professional I got for Christmas way back in 1978

After outgrowing his Raleigh Europa, it was time for young Steve to size up. Maybe just not that much…
Sun, Dec 24, 2023 12:00
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I pulled the perfect cargo bike shift – here’s how it happened

Experience – and a bit of luck – helped me deliver all orders on schedule and get back to base ahead of time
Thu, Dec 21, 2023 16:27
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I pulled the perfect cargo bike shift – here’s how it happened

Experience – and a bit of luck – helped me deliver all orders on schedule and get back to base ahead of time
Thu, Dec 21, 2023 16:27
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Maybe Norman ‘onyerbike’ Tebbit was right, sort of…

After some recent soul-searching, Steve tells us why getting on your bike is actually pretty good advice after all. Just perhaps not in the way Lord Tebbit intended…
Mon, Dec 11, 2023 15:14
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Maybe Norman ‘onyerbike’ Tebbit was right, sort of…

After some recent soul-searching, Steve tells us why getting on your bike is actually pretty good advice after all. Just perhaps not in the way Lord Tebbit intended…
Mon, Dec 11, 2023 15:14
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I borrowed a cargo bike to get a chest of drawers across London – and it was great fun

Route rethink took me into traffic jams, but it was still a quick and easy way to get my old furniture to its new home
Sun, Nov 19, 2023 11:20
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I borrowed a cargo bike to get a chest of drawers across London – and it was great fun

Route rethink took me into traffic jams, but it was still a quick and easy way to get my old furniture to its new home
Sun, Nov 19, 2023 11:20
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The rise & fall of GCN+ – is the livestream party over for cycling fans?

Only launched in 2021, GCN+ and the GCN app are already leaving the room due to a “changing media industry landscape”
Thu, Nov 16, 2023 11:23
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The rise & fall of GCN+ – is the livestream party over for cycling fans?

Only launched in 2021, GCN+ and the GCN app are already leaving the room due to a “changing media industry landscape”
Thu, Nov 16, 2023 11:23
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E-bikes v cancer: riding while recovering from surgery

John Stevenson describes how he has recovered “fairly well” from surgery after e-bikes helped ensure he was in “not-awful shape” when he went under the knife
Thu, Oct 26, 2023 11:36
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E-bikes v cancer: riding while recovering from surgery

John Stevenson describes how he has recovered “fairly well” from surgery after e-bikes helped ensure he was in “not-awful shape” when he went under the knife
Thu, Oct 26, 2023 11:36
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We need to talk about overtaking: All things must pass, so be nice about it on your next bike ride

VecchioJo passes judgement on overtaking etiquette, or the lack of it among some cyclists
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 12:25
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We need to talk about overtaking: All things must pass, so be nice about it on your next bike ride

VecchioJo passes judgement on overtaking etiquette, or the lack of it among some cyclists
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 12:25
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“Currently, it is not safe for some children to cycle to school”: Sustrans’ Head of Behaviour Change on “fostering a culture of active travel” in schools

On Cycle to School Week, Sustrans’ Head of Behaviour Change Chris Bennett says children and families are being “deterred from their right to cycle”
Tue, Sep 26, 2023 11:56
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“Currently, it is not safe for some children to cycle to school”: Sustrans’ Head of Behaviour Change on “fostering a culture of active travel” in schools

On Cycle to School Week, Sustrans’ Head of Behaviour Change Chris Bennett says children and families are being “deterred from their right to cycle”
Tue, Sep 26, 2023 11:56
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The real impact of close passes on cyclists — my children were nearly left fatherless due to the actions of one callous driver

road.cc Podcast host and reviewer George Hill was just out for a leisurely ride before experiencing the worst close pass in his two decades of riding
Wed, Sep 13, 2023 16:33
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The real impact of close passes on cyclists — my children were nearly left fatherless due to the actions of one callous driver

road.cc Podcast host and reviewer George Hill was just out for a leisurely ride before experiencing the worst close pass in his two decades of riding
Wed, Sep 13, 2023 16:33
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“Cyclists have no place on Battersea Bridge” – an unwelcome glimpse of how some drivers see us

Minutes after attending protest following the death of a young woman cycling across the bridge, a pub pundit shared his wisdom with us
Fri, Sep 08, 2023 15:18
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“Cyclists have no place on Battersea Bridge” – an unwelcome glimpse of how some drivers see us

Minutes after attending protest following the death of a young woman cycling across the bridge, a pub pundit shared his wisdom with us
Fri, Sep 08, 2023 15:18
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road.cc is 15! How it started, how it’s going and a few big thank yous

As road.cc starts its final year of high school, we’re still independent and still growing, but haven’t forgotten our back-of-a-campervan roots
Mon, Sep 04, 2023 16:31
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road.cc is 15! How it started, how it’s going and a few big thank yous

As road.cc starts its final year of high school, we’re still independent and still growing, but haven’t forgotten our back-of-a-campervan roots
Mon, Sep 04, 2023 16:31
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Bike brands bank on ULEZ expansion – but will enlarged clean air zone boost active travel?

Discounts and offers aim to get drivers switching to bikes
Wed, Aug 23, 2023 16:19
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The very long road to Paris — just getting to the start line of the legendary Paris–Brest–Paris bike ride is a journey in itself

Held every four years, Paris–Brest–Paris is a seriously prestigious feather in your cycling cap. Perhaps that’s why it’s such a faff just to enter and sort the logistics of taking on this 1,200km ride, as Matt Page has been finding out
Thu, Aug 17, 2023 15:42
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The very long road to Paris — just getting to the start line of the legendary Paris–Brest–Paris bike ride is a journey in itself

Held every four years, Paris–Brest–Paris is a seriously prestigious feather in your cycling cap. Perhaps that’s why it’s such a faff just to enter and sort the logistics of taking on this 1,200km ride, as Matt Page has been finding out
Thu, Aug 17, 2023 15:42
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How was it having the Cycling World Championships in my home town?

In short, it was amazing.
Tue, Aug 15, 2023 12:45
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Tue, Aug 15, 2023 12:45
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A weekend at the Wild Wales Gravel Festival — where you only have the wrong bike some of the time

While the UK isn’t blessed with endless finely packed fire roads, the more chaotic terrain is arguably just as fun but in a different way
Thu, Jul 27, 2023 07:38
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A weekend at the Wild Wales Gravel Festival — where you only have the wrong bike some of the time

While the UK isn’t blessed with endless finely packed fire roads, the more chaotic terrain is arguably just as fun but in a different way
Thu, Jul 27, 2023 07:38
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Whose ULEZ is it anyway? Political chicanery as clean air zone set to expand to outer London

The man on the Clapham omnibus (or rather, the man in the Uxbridge & South London Tesla) fell for some outrageous buck-passing last week
Wed, Jul 26, 2023 12:21
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Whose ULEZ is it anyway? Political chicanery as clean air zone set to expand to outer London

The man on the Clapham omnibus (or rather, the man in the Uxbridge & South London Tesla) fell for some outrageous buck-passing last week
Wed, Jul 26, 2023 12:21
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Inaction over climate crisis impacts us all – and begins with politicians being reluctant to take unpopular decisions

Short-term chase for votes means little prospect of global consensus on how to meet threat
Tue, Jul 04, 2023 17:02
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Inaction over climate crisis impacts us all – and begins with politicians being reluctant to take unpopular decisions

Short-term chase for votes means little prospect of global consensus on how to meet threat
Tue, Jul 04, 2023 17:02
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Snake Bite: Taking on the epic Seven Serpents unsupported gravel ride (and failing)

850km of riding featuring mud, slop and terrifying trails with 16,000 metres of climbing? It went about as nicely as it sounds for the intrepid VecchioJo
Mon, Jun 26, 2023 19:03
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Snake Bite: Taking on the epic Seven Serpents unsupported gravel ride (and failing)

850km of riding featuring mud, slop and terrifying trails with 16,000 metres of climbing? It went about as nicely as it sounds for the intrepid VecchioJo
Mon, Jun 26, 2023 19:03
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