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Your bike’s been stolen – now what? Here’s what to do next (and fast)

Acting quickly can improve your chances of getting your stolen bike back, or at least getting a prompt insurance payout. Here’s your step-by-step guide to what to do after a bike theft

Tue, Apr 29, 2025 11:00
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When Falcon Cycles soared high — remembering this legendary British bike brand that once ruled the club ride

For many decades, Falcon was one of the most popular brands among British club cyclists, but sadly those days are long gone. We take a ride back in time to that golden era, and also pay tribute to the great Barry Hoban

Wed, Apr 23, 2025 16:45
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Can we already predict what’s about to hit the US bike industry amid Trump’s tariff trade war? Why looking to Russia might provide some answers

Dwindling trade with other nations, soaring bike prices and some green shoots in the form of a boost in local manufacturing? It's already happening in Russia, albeit for very different reasons

Mon, Apr 14, 2025 12:12
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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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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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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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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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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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Five classic Italian cycling brands of the 70s and 80s

Italian bikes and components were the things or dreams and teenage lust for cyclists of the 70s and 80s. Here are five of the most desirable that are gone but not forgotten

Mon, May 29, 2023 10:57
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‘The War on the Motorist’ Part 2 — Encouraging people to drive less and consider alternative transport

In this deconstruction of what has been coined as a 'war' on the motorist (there isn't one), we look at efforts to reduce car use and some of the reactions to them

Sun, May 14, 2023 11:00
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The story of Brooks England, the resurgent British bike saddle specialists

Brooks leather saddles look great on pretty much any bike. Find out why they're still so popular and delve into the history of this classic brand

Thu, May 04, 2023 13:17
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The renaissance of Reynolds steel — the British framemaking specialists creating a new generation of classic bike afficionados

British bike frame manufacturers Reynolds are enjoying something of a niche resurgence, and their famous butted tubing is once again highly sought-after by steel bike fans around the world

Thu, Apr 20, 2023 10:46
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