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The biggest cycling stories of 2024

It's time for our yearly round-up of all the biggest, best and most bizarre cycling news we've brought you over the past 12 months

Mon, Dec 30, 2024 16:59
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Tour de Sofa — the best computer games for a cycling fix during the cold winter months

The humble bicycle has been part of gaming for four decades now, and cycling has made many appearances in games since Paperboy did his first round

Mon, Dec 30, 2024 13:45
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“Vast majority” of seized e-bikes are being used by delivery riders – but what are delivery apps actually doing to ensure safety?

“As conversion kits sold online can be a fraction of the cost of a ready-built e-bike, they are more likely to appeal to those with less disposable income” argues safety charity

Wed, Sep 25, 2024 11:46
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When cycling meets rock ‘n’ roll: legendary musicians, bands and songs that celebrate all things bike

Although you might associate rockstars with motorbikes more than pushbikes, there are actually countless musical icons from past and present who have been partial to a pedal. Here are a few of our favourites

Sat, Aug 31, 2024 07:40
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Comparing the Tour de France bikes that won on the Plateau de Beille in 1998 and 2024: Marco Pantani’s Bianchi Mega Pro XL vs Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago V4Rs

A lot has changed in cycling in the last 26 years, with Tadej Pogačar's record-breaking summit of one of the Tour de France's legendary climbs providing us with a great excuse to do a bike tech deep-dive

Mon, Jul 15, 2024 14:31
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How do Tour de France cyclists pee on the bike? Your comprehensive guide to in-race relief

In our deep-dive into bladder histrionics, we answer the question that’s (strictly metaphorically) on everyone’s lips…

Sat, Jul 13, 2024 09:00
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General Election 2024 — What do the main parties promise for cycling and active travel?

We take a detailed look at what the manifestos say for cycling, walking and issues such as LTNs and 20mph zones

Sun, Jun 30, 2024 13:40
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Remembering the rare Keim Cycles Arvak with a monocoque white ash frame (that you can apparently still buy for just under £10k)

We first became aware of Keim Cycles at the 2015 Bespoked Handmade Bike Show, and were wowed by its futuristic take on wooden bicycle design. While Keim has since all but disappeared, the bikes sure are fun to look at

Sun, May 26, 2024 20:44
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Classic fashion items for spring: delving into the niche cycling trends seen during Classics season

VecchioJo looks at the unique fashion of the Spring Classics

Sun, Apr 07, 2024 13:39
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A brief history of Dawes, the classic British brand behind the legendary Galaxy touring bike

Dawes were a leading British bike brand just a few decades ago, and there are many rusty Dawes relics still living in nostalgic hopes of resurrection throughout garden sheds across the land. Let’s take an analogue ride back to their heyday

Wed, Apr 03, 2024 16:32
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Check out the Giant TCR that Steffen Wesemann piloted to Tour of Flanders victory two decades ago

The TCR paved the way for modern road bike design and geometry, and it was a T-Mobile-Team liveried carbon TCR that Wesemann rode to his biggest career win back in 2004

Sun, Mar 31, 2024 20:44
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Is now the best time ever to buy a bike? What cycling industry turbulence and deep discounting could mean for you

As the bike industry is getting back on its feet after a miserable couple of years, inventory levels are plentiful and significant discounts seem far easier to come by – we've asked the industry experts for their take on the current situation

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 15:17
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Scarab Cycles – the story of a Columbian steel bike company

For Scarab Cycles founder, Santiago Toro, steel was the only real way to bring his obsession for creating bicycles to the people of Columbia and the world.

Thu, Feb 15, 2024 16:00
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Orange Bikes – the story of Britain’s most iconic bike brand

We a look back at the West Yorkshire-based company's three-decade history

Wed, Jan 10, 2024 15:25
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20 of the most hysterical Daily Mail anti-cycling headlines

"Lunacy, blight, and the scourge of lycra louts" — we've read it all over the years so you don't have to...

Thu, Jan 04, 2024 15:48
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An ode to Breaking Away: The film that inspired a generation of young cyclists

Released in 1979 and still poignant to many of us, Breaking Away captivated and inspired many budding cyclists of the era

Fri, Dec 29, 2023 16:05
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When cycling hits the big screen — classic and cringeworthy cycling scenes from the movies

With both terrific and tragic films on repeat throughout the festive season in equal measure, here we round up a dozen memorable cycling scenes from otherwise non-cycling films

Thu, Dec 21, 2023 18:00
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Cycling tech innovations that never took off: Bright ideas consigned to the cycling scrapheap, from Spinaci bars to shoe-based power meters

These creations were all meant to be game changers, and seemed wonderful on paper. And maybe that’s where some of them should have stayed…

Tue, Dec 19, 2023 17:06
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Why the Raleigh Chopper was and still is the best Christmas gift for kids everywhere

The iconic Raleigh Chopper is once again wheelieing back to seasonal favour

Wed, Dec 13, 2023 14:36
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The Durango effect and the rise of USA cycling

How the small American mountain town of Durango, Colorado is fast becoming a breeding ground for world-class cyclists of all disciplines

Thu, Nov 30, 2023 16:36
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A mini guide to cycling words and phrases that have been lost, found or reborn (and some that are just downright irritating)

Are you a tester who rides with souplesse, or are you out chasing segments on your latest bike build with a brand new cockpit?

Fri, Nov 17, 2023 17:30
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Britain’s toughest hill climbs, according to a former National Hill Climb Championship-winning cyclist

Ahead of the 2023 National Hill Climb Championship this weekend, 2021 winner Tom Bell lists his favourite and most feared hill climb courses across the land, and tells us how to conquer them

Fri, Oct 27, 2023 14:45
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Bike in Vogue: From bikepacking to gravel riding – the cycling trends from yesteryear that are now back in fashion

What goes around comes around, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to cycling. We head back to the future and explore some age-old two wheeled trends that have made a comeback, re-energised and rebranded, in recent years

Thu, Sep 28, 2023 15:59
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Remembering the Giant MCR, one of the first truly aero road bikes that ripped up the UCI rule book

Those spoilsports in Switzerland ensured Mike Burrows' 1997 creation still looks kind of futuristic even today

Sun, Sep 24, 2023 20:44
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road.cc is 15! Here are our top 15 articles of all time (plus plenty of honourable mentions)

To celebrate 15 years of road.cc, we've gone very deep into the archives and pulled out some of the most memorable moments in our short(ish) but colourful history

Thu, Sep 07, 2023 17:34
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Bike check: Kirkpatrick Macmillan’s rear-wheel driven wooden replica

This is not just any bike check, but that of the first-ever pedal bicycles made

Fri, Aug 11, 2023 14:16
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Highland Bling: Scotland’s classic cycling brands

As the cycling world gathers in Bonnie Scotland for the first ever multi-discipline UCI Cycling World Championships, we take a look at some of the nation’s greatest historic and modern cycling brands

Thu, Aug 03, 2023 13:46
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Pioneering Brits at the Tour de France — from Sutton to Simpson, riders who took on the Tour long before big British success

We've been spoilt for British glory at the Tour for France in the 21st century, but it wasn't always that way. Even so, plenty of Brits took on the Tour in the early to mid-20th century, with some bagging stage wins and impressive places on the GC

Sat, Jul 22, 2023 09:49
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Crazy cycling laws from around the world — no pedalling in swimming pools, no winking at women and more strange cycling customs

We scour the globe to discover some of the stranger laws governing what you can’t do when you’re on a bike

Thu, Jul 06, 2023 17:42
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South African MTB brands you should know

South Africa is fast becoming a global authority when it comes to mountain bike frames and components

Thu, Jun 29, 2023 09:22
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