Miscellaneous

Scottish government make an extra £700,000 available to help people buy e-bikes

The money will be allocated to fund an interest-free loan scheme, whereby Scots can purchase an e-bike worth up to £6,000 with a four-year repayment period on the loan

Phrase “Well done Peloton” makes Roger’s Profanisaurus; Strava reveals “Quitter’s Day”; Cyclists’ eating disorders; NZ has worst drivers; Contador’s new bike brand+ more on the live blog

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Netherlands expecting even greater e-bike boom as tax breaks and incentives kick in for 2020

The Dutch will be able to take advantage of a new leasing scheme to get e-bikes from their employers for less, and will also be reimbursed per kilometre for travelling for business by bike...

Live blog: New bikes and kit galore as 2020 starts; Amazing new feature on latest BMW range; Commuter switches to cycling – and builds a stack of cash; Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’ video; Astana riders hit by car while training + more

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Banged Up Abroad – NZ Olympic medallist locked up in Thailand for coaching without visa; Sheffield bike shop ram-raided twice in 48 hours; Darwin Award video; Gong for man who gave Wiggins, Cav & co first taste of racing abroad + more on the Live Blog

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Boris Johnson wanted a bicycle for Christmas – he got a dirt bike instead

Prime Minister’s girlfriend buys him second-hand Yamaha off-roader

Live blog: Video: Pro cyclist ‘injures himself’ (breaks arm) getting arrested by park rangers – Froome says incident’s “appalling”; Video – Koala flags down cyclist and climbs bike for a drink; Ex-pro’s tweet asking people to share kids’ Xmas bikes + more

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Five cool things at Christmas: here are the winning bike-themed festive gifts!

We asked you to send us pics of the cycling-related goodies you got for Christmas, and you didn't disappoint us! Here are the five best, who will all bag a pair of road.cc socks as an extra pressie...

Peloton ad actor gives real-life girlfriend a Peloton bike for Christmas

“Here's hoping this goes over better the second time," says Sean Hunter

Live Blog: University Challenge team guess that 2019 Transcon was won by skateboard; Are Rapha wearers all meanies?; MET decorate their tree with festive little helmets; Revisiting THE best Twitter thread of the year + more

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Five Cool Things, a Christmas Special 2019: win yourself some road.cc socks by showing us your cycling-related gifts!

Show us your cycling-related Christmas presents and win socks (maybe even some bonus extra stuff too) it’s that simple! We’ll be perusing the best entries after Christmas day and publishing the article on 27th December, good luck…

Jeremy Vine states bleeding obvious to anti-Cycleway councillor; Snowy Alpe d’Huez; Boris Johnson wants bike for Christmas; Crowdfunder for Josh Quigley as he undergoes surgery; Team Ineos Christmas card; CX World Cup mudfest; and more on the live blog

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Alberto Contador and wife Macarena Pescador reported to be divorcing

Couple have been together for 20 years and were married in 2011

Live blog: Movistar to use SRAM in 2020?; RGT Cycling virtual training app officially launches; Driver with no licence who hit cyclist given nine month drive ban; Cyclist carrying a child provokes online fury + more

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Our favourite Brazilian daredevil cyclist aims for 300kph on a bike; Another Testogel case in Manchester M11? Matt Stephens interviews Cav; London buses to play music to warn cyclists of presence + more on live blog

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Thief jailed after stealing bike … from police; Swedish Road Champs cancelled as transport chiefs say race should use bike paths; Close pass coach firm loses licence; Shoppers say they’d wait longer for bike delivery + more on the live blog

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Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees completes challenge by riding e-bike to all engagements for two weeks solid

Marvin Rees was challenged by e-bike brand Volt to travel to all his Mayoral engagements by e-bike over two weeks, and he passed with flying colours...

Five cool things coming soon from Specialized, Jack Wolfskin, Shimano, Topeak and Bioracer

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

New app pays you for cycling; $35,000 hand-painted superbike with 24 carat gold details, anyone?; CX rider downed by course tape; Irish border divide in Lidl bike parking; Barney the Dinosaur turns pro +more on the live blog

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road.cc is looking for a new Editor – could it be you?

Know any really good website editors with a keen interest in cycling? Maybe you are one yourself, if so read on…

Belgian cyclist vs lorry driver video – the spoof version; Tesla Truck ‘not street-legal’ in EU; Pro cyclist breaks leg riding e-scooter; Lidl discount bike parking with ‘useless’ butterfly racks; TfL launch ‘Report a Problem’ webpage + more on live blog

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Live blog: Freeman lawyer loses attempt to have case thrown out; “Quaxing”; work starts on London’s Cycleway 9; and a little bit of politics + more

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Corbyn v Johnson – the L-shaped cranks issue; ‘Safety first’ Xmas tree; Peloton shares drop further; #bikesatpollingstations (and #dogs); Christ(mas) on a bike; Israel Cycling Academy becomes Israel Start-Up Nation + more on live blog

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Wheels bikeshare e-bikes now come with helmets included

The startup who currently operate in the US and Sweden have integrated helmets onto their hire bikes, and are offering 20% discounts to riders for using the helmet during a booking

Epic ‘bloody cyclists’ thread; CadenceX dynamo charges loads of stuff as you ride; 60 STOLEN BIKES ALERT; Shocking close pass by bus driver; Beryl offers free rides to polling stations and more on the live blog

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Spanish women’s team say it was THEM who ‘mimicked’ Bahrain McLaren jersey and apologise; Can distance measured in KM’s still be called ‘mileage’? Epic reindeer Strava art; Corbyn’s ‘Maoist bicycle’ +more on the live blog

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Sustrans announce funding injection to improve and “reduce conflict” on most heavily-used section of the Bristol and Path Railway path

The charity who maintain the National Cycle Network are deciding how to utilise new DfT funding to improve the busiest section of the path, and have hinted at the possibility of widening it at pinch points

Five cool things coming soon from Beeline, Saris, Lezyne, Vulpine and Julbo

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

Pinarello unveil bike fit for a (World TT) champ; Bahrain-McLaren bike and kit; Tyre dust biggest ocean plastic polluter, says Cycling UK; Freeman ‘too upset’ to attend tribunal; Shanghai Marathon runner caught cycling + more on the live blog

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Live blog: Bus shelter built in cycle lane still there six months on; Rare Fausto Coppi jersey sold for €20k; Silca launch $30 titanium drinking straws with “better strength-to-weight ratio”; Jeremy Vine accused of joining “bullying” Cycleway thread +more

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