Miscellaneous

Cycle helmets have “major flaws” in safety, insists cyclist airbag firm Hövding (+ video)

Swedish company says European standard should review maximum permitted impact force

Council withdraws ‘sexist’ leaflet advertising sportive

Flyer for Stockton Sportive suggests men should go riding... while women go shopping

Yorkshire beers up for Tour de France with celebratory ale and pub hubs

Special edition Stage Winner beer celebrates 1st British TdF stage win & Yorkshire village pub transforms into cycle hub

Widow of cyclist killed by drink-driver says he should have been jailed for life

Eight year sentence and ten year ban for driver at least three times over limit who left scene

Brighton BikeHub wins cash to set up ‘banks’ for surplus bikes

Unwanted bikes to be refurbished & found new homes

Bike thefts slashed and thief jailed in Southport police clampdown

Plain clothes operation results in man being stopped after stealing £700 mountain bike

Dorking bike shop to the rescue after vital bike stolen from girl with painful illness

12-year-old needs bike to get around

Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

A sad week in cycling: we bid farewell to a friend and colleague, and reflect on cycling news from around the world

Steve Worland 1954 – 2014

Farewell to road.cc contributor, hugely respected bike expert, and much valued member of our team

VIDEO: Cyclist posts HGV close-pass helmet cam footage to show driver ‘he could have been killed’

A single wobble would have meant death, said cyclist shaken up by manoeuvre

64 year old cyclist found to be carrying knife, air gun and nunchucks after being hit by car

Cyclist said he had been pushed off his bike by youths; recieved suspended sentence for offensive weapons

Video: You can’t steer a bike in zero gravity, say researchers

Cornell University experiment shows that while it's gravity that causes you to fall off, you need it to steer

First crash of Giro d’Italia 2014 – nearly 2 months before Belfast Big Start

Cycle commuter comes a cropper on pink paint publicising event in Northern Ireland's capital

Surrey welcomes Prudential RideLondon 2014 route changes

Pro race route revisions mean many roads reopen 3 hours earlier than in 2013

Cyclist sues Halfords for £1 million, claims steerer tube “failure” led to severe facial injuries

Joseph Love left facially disfigured after crashing head-first into barrier; retailer fights case

Actor from TV series Shameless has bike stolen hours after Sport Relief ride

Ciaran Griffiths left bike outside shop - if you see it, call The Bill

Hong Kong action film director to shoot pro cycling movie in Italy – and it’s called Breaking Wind (+ videos)

Movie title may need rethink for US/UK markets; director Dante Lam brings in Olympic bronze medallist Lee Wai Sze to coach actors

Elderly rider strays on to M42 near Birmingham with no help from satnav

"A mistake and luckily he was not hurt," say police

Harrogate overwhelmed by response to Tour de France knitted bunting appeal

More than 22,000 miniature jerseys arrive from all over the world - help now needed in stringing them up

BBC R1 DJ Nick Grimshaw’s Eastway bike being auctioned for Sport Relief

Eastway FB 2.0 ridden in 12-hour challenge aims to raise even more money for charity

Cyclist killed by train at level crossing in Suffolk

Local resident says glare from sun can make it difficult to see trains approaching

Second person arrested after death of charity fund-raiser Christian Smith as donations approach £60,000

Tragic Kent Epic rider's story touches thousands

Not in my FRONT yard: Hinckley residents oppose cycle path… because it may stop them parking on the pavement

Plans for street in Hinckley do include footway parking spaces, but locals are worried there won't be enough to go around

Tour Makers chosen for July’s Tour de France Grand Départ

12,000-strong volunteer army selected - were you one of the lucky ones

Updated: Donations flood in to Just Giving page of Kent cyclist killed while on 24-hour charity ride

Christian Smith was raising money for charity MIND; driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and dangerous driving

Seven days in cycling: Your weekly catch up service of the week’s big news stories on road.cc

This week's slice of cycling life features more video of awful driving - and awful drivers - than you can shake a stick at, plus Chris Foy (or is that Hoy?) and an app that chooses your gear for you every day...

Wiggo is billed the radio star – critic hails Sir Brad’s Archers guest spot for Sport Relief

Guardian's Mark Lawson applauds Olympic champ and 2012 Tour de France winner for role in long-running BBC soap

Top Gear producer: Cycle safety piece wasn’t anti-cyclist, aimed to promote mutual respect on the road

Andy Wilman defends BBC show following complaint over Jeremy Clarkson and James May's cycle safety film efforts

European Parliament sounds beginning of the end for brick-shaped killer trucks

New designs call for elimination of blind spots, & crumple zones

Sport Relief: John Bishop & Freddie Flintoff among stars in action at Olympic velodrome tonight, live on BBC

Scouse comic Bishop leads team against Coe's in elimination race - & other bike-related Sport Relief events