Miscellaneous

Car hire firm Sixt slammed for Twitter post making fun out of hitting cyclists

Graphic which showed 'kill count' similar to those used by WWII fighter pilots showed "lack of taste," say campaigners

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road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

Some of the top stories from another busy week on two wheels...

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Live blog: Why draft when you could just get a tow? Cyclist to wheelie across the US; Wiggo to host and commentate on Six Day London + more

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Live blog: Jenny Graham smashes round-the-world record, protest organised against lack of police action over spate of bike muggings in Manchester, new 3T Exploro + more

All today's news from the site and beyond

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Live blog: An urban cycling story in 55 words, Brompton going into Cycle Republic and Halfords stores, AG2R team will switch to Eddy Merckx bikes for 2019 + more

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Live blog: man wearing cycling gear and helmet goes on rooftop rampage in Cornwall, Lazer Helmets show support for Rachel McKinnon, Trek-Segafredo update on Steven de Jongh’s condition + more

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Five cool things coming soon from Tifosi, Madison, Specialized, Santini and Iamrunbox

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

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Live blog: Transgender track world champion receives criticism and abuse online, Frank Vandenbroucke’s daughter joins Lotto-Soudal + more

All the news from the site and beyond as we start a new week

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road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

Some of the top stories from another busy week on two wheels...

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Live blog: “Run him over, Greg mate”, Sagan not slimming down for GC wins – “why change something that is working?”, Valverde says he “shouldn’t be asked about Operación Puerto”, Is it a bike is it a bike box? + more

Plus: Armstrong offers Thomas loaner trophy; Geraint heads to US - all the cycling news from this site and beyond…

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Hertfordshire cyclists break Guinness World Record for fastest pedal-powered Channel crossing (+ video)

Berkhamsted CC members Michael Gower and Graham Earl took 6 hours 39 minutes to get from Dover to France

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Live blog: Alex Dowsett to ride Red Bull Timelaps, cyclists shown to be safer drivers than non-cyclists according to insurance firm, more tri bikes with disc brakes launch, Tour de France trophy stolen from the NEC Cycle Show + more

All today's news from the site and beyond...

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Live blog: Cannondale Synapse Disc fan Sir Richard Branson shares his riding tips, What’s in Wiggo’s shed? He’s written a book about it + more

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Live blog: STOLEN BIKE ALERT (a VERY expensive pee-stop), Rapha back in UCI WorldTour with EF Education First-Drapac, Brailsford supports local hill climb + more

All the news from the site and beyond as we start a new week

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road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

Some of our biggest and/or favourite stories from this week on two wheels...

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Live blog: Deer miss of the day; Shane Sutton and Brian Smith involved in Chinese attempt to win the Tour de France; Japanese prison escapee evades police by going on cycling trip + more

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Live blog: Video of amazing cycling bridge in Netherlands, Suffolk school gets kids pedalling at desks + more

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Live blog: Stop Killing Cyclists to hold major London protest, Jeremy Vine’s Psycho encounter, a shockingly close overtake, + more

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Cycle Training UK to close after two decades

Worker-owned co-op makes instructors redundant as future contract work dries up over winter months

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Live blog: Sagan’s new jersey unveiled, Valverde plans to race at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games before retiring, behind the scenes look at Brompton to feature on ITV4 tonight + more

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Five cool things coming soon from Giant, Castelli, Dexshell, Blinkers and Merlin

Another fine selection of kit and gear that road.cc's reviewers are testing at the moment...

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Live blog: Team Sunweb channel Mission Impossible, swerving cyclist intentionally blocking car infuriates social media (but is all as it seems?),+ more

All the news from the site and beyond as we start a new week (and month)

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road.cc recap: ten of our favourite stories this week

Some of the highlights from this week on two wheels...

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Live blog: Netherlands to ban cyclists from using phones while riding; 12 hours, 100 miles, 12 years old! LEJOG in a recumbent bathtub + more

All the cycling news from this site and beyond…

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Live blog: Be More Mike tribute song; Flanders to host 2021 road world championships, new e-mtb world champs to be held alongside ‘regular’ MTB event in Canada next year, new record for fastest crossing of Europe by bike + more

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Live Blog: UCI to introduce minimum wage for top-tier women pro cyclists, Lance Armstrong misplaces self-awareness, says David Millar “last person” who should lead riders’ union, Jeremy Vine fights ignorance with facts + more

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Live blog: Gran Fon … d’oh! – spectacular finish line crash at Italian event, Chris Hoy urges for cycling to be central to transport decisions, kid gets very own bike parking space + more

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Live blog: Sir Bradley Wiggins announces six-date theatre show, Lizzie and Philip Deignan welcome new baby + more

All the news from the site and beyond as we start a new week

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London school makes pupils who cycle put number plates on bikes

Head teacher of Stanley Park High in Carshalton says move will enable antisocial cyclists to be identified

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Live blog: York Railway Station bike thief jailed; man starts 200km ride on tiny pink bike that belonged to his daughter; OVO Energy Women’s Tour to expand to six days + more

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