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Arnold Schwarzenegger goes riding with his ‘friend and hero’ Greta Thunberg on custom gold-painted e-bike

The legendary strongman and 17-year-old environmental activist went for a spin in Santa Monica, with Arnie opting to ride his super snazzy gold e-bike with huge GT mtb tyres

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30 years after fall of Berlin Wall, Gorbachev and Honecker kiss recreated on Strava; Monday poll – outdoors year-round? Contador discharged from hospital after fever; Hope/Lotus reveal track bike pricing; Hansen’s crazy DIY tri bars +more on the live blog

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David Millar is auctioning a one-off Brompton x CHPT3 bike – for a very good cause

Son of ex-pro's team staff members has Down Syndrome - Millar also running New York Marathon to raise awareness

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Live blog: British Cycling head of tech says Lotus/Hope track bike is “world’s fastest”; Tour de Pologne retires 143 jersey in memory of Bjorn Lambrecht; Edinburgh car-free on Sunday +more

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Ukad could charge Freeman; Pedal Me offers free rides to vote on Dec 12; New Trek-Segafredo; Blythe hangs his wheels up; Killer New Orleans driver “must have been blind drunk”; + more on the live blog

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Strava partners with Mapbox to enhance static maps; one-off SwiftCarbon bike auctioned for suicide awareness in memory of Jonathan Cantwell; MvdP back racing CX; Lords debate e-scooters; TdF owners launch Saudi race + more on the live blog

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Cops criticised for hi-vis handout; No retrial for HGV driver who killed cyclist; New Rapha range; Cambridge Station secure bike parking FAIL; ex-Team Sky doc admits lying; Remembering rubbish bike lights; “I’m a cyclist myself…” +more on the live blog

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Watch kid zoom up climb past adult roadies; Watts up! Laverack’s awesome power output wins UK Hill Climb Champs; Malaysian court acquits driver over killing of 8 cyclists; Crackdown on Newcastle Deliveroo riders + cool bikes & lots more on the Live blog

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Live blog: Trying to take a very expensive bike on a GWR train is hard work; Torq’s “extra messy” Brexit Bars; Cavendish signs for Bahrain Merida; Froome, Fuglsang and Bardet recce Japan Olympics course + more

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“Consequences” for insane close pass (NMoTD 217); Sagan reacts to Giro 2020 route (+ vid); Genesis chainset recall; ‘Emergency’ filling of Queensbury Tunnel; Motoring journo films himself at 100mph on Snake Pass; Froome big in Japan +more

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Amazing vid: cyclist varies commute to ride every London street; Cav wins Derny as 6 Day London opens; London Bridge Bikes ‘clamped’; Cyclist who gave Trump the bird runs for office; Bike locked to railings stolen (the railings too) + more on live blog

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TdF Beefeaters win UCI Fans’ Award with THAT video; Hope in Lotus tie-up; British Cycling slams e-car ‘green’ number plate plans; 6 Day London – how to watch on BBC; Lookalike trophies; ‘Auction for Kennaugh’s Dogma F1 + more on live blog

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Range Rover driver fined £4.5k for spitting in teen cyclist’s face; US Presidential hopeful cycles to radio interview; Triathlete Claire Danson paralysed after tractor collision; Boonen’s lucky escape +; Storey up for award + more on live blog

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Bike Balls, flashing helmets and electric bikes coming to The Apprentice this week

This week the candidates need to create an e-bike range to pitch at leading retailers and impress Lord Sugar

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Five cool things coming soon from Van Rysel, Vitus, 7Mesh, Lusso and Sportful

Some of our top picks from the road.cc test pile this week, with reviews coming soon...

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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

Some of the highlights from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap...

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Live blog: Leisure cycling up according to latest figures; Rohan Dennis likely to sign for Ineos; potato as good as energy gels for fuelling; TfL consulting on Lea Bridge to Dalston Cycleway; hooray for roadworks + more

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Bosch developing new tech that they say will bring “a giant leap forward in e-mobility”

Bosch say their new silicon carbide microchips can conduct electricity better, which will lead to better range, smaller batteries and less energy lost through heat

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BMX bike tops list of retro “toys”; Poll: Strava app ditches Bluetooth and ANT+ support – but are you bothered? Sunweb U23 rider Edo Maas left paralysed after Piccolo Lombardia crash; Police seek thug who pushed cyclist into hedge + more on the live blog

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Live blog: Very slightly weird cycling video; Lachlan Morton takes on Three Peaks; Tour de France time trials in decline; Froome says 2020 route is “brutal”; £27 million cash injection announced for cycling schemes in Scotland + more

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Police say “no thanks” to cyclist’s vid of driver jumping red light – as TalkSport host makes BS claim that 95% of cyclists do just that; Good Samaritan cyclist; 3 cycling legends in hospital; TdF reaction; awful cycle path + more on the live blog

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Five cool things coming soon from Rapha, Genesis, Time, Swiss Side and Northwave

Some of the best bikes, gear and clothing we're trying out at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Dutch rail operator pledges more space for bikes; Huge anti-pollution bicycle wheel artwork stolen in Bath but no-one knows when or how; Roglic wins world’s biggest yacht race; Merckx in hospital; CX rider v mud; Nico Roche Xmas pud tip +more on live blog

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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

Some of the highlights from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap...

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Live blog: Tom Pidcock to plant four grand’s worth of trees; Government admits it needs to double cycle funding; BBC’s Watchdog accused of fuelling anti-cyclist rhetoric; Former Paralympic cyclist identified as man who climbed on plane + more

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Live blog: Egan Bernal and the benefits of the bunch (in watts); Huub-Wattbike aiming to blow Hour record ‘out of the water’; Scottish MSPs reject ban on parking in cycle lanes; Echelon hire designer who sued Peloton (who are suing Echelon) + more

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Poll: Should headphones be banned while cycling?; UCI and pro cyclists’ union in urgent rider safety talks; A legal spin – Peloton sues “copycat” Echelon; New Akrigg vid; Time launches gravel-specific pedals; Bieber on an e-bike + more on the live blog

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Cross Country labelled ‘ableist’ over train bike racks; Jacquelinet wins Trans Pyrenees Race; Freeman tribunal date set; Proviz launches bike lights; People in cars more exposed to air pollution; XR improve London cycling +more on the live blog

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Lord Winston wants cyclists … to raise money for his charity; Parkun runner pushes cyclist off bike on towpath; W Sussex cycle path perfect prep for ‘cross season but not much else; Boardman: advisory cycle lanes “money down the drain” + more on live blog

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Zwift national champion stripped of title ;Rory Stewart’s ‘cycling is better for your sex life’ speech; Trees in cycle lanes 2; ‘Disbelief’ at Plymouth woman cycling on road with a dog (but is she actually doing anything wrong?) + more on the Live blog

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