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cyclo4.jpgroad.cc live blog: Cyclo-cross 2017-18 annual, motorpacing with Alex Dowsett, Yodel driver "nudged" cyclist, and more
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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- Steve K 25 sec ago
On the subject of other vehicles blocking cycle lanes, there is a point on the Croydon Tram between Waddon and West Croydon where it is designed in...
- daccordimark 13 min 7 sec ago
I've had one of these since November and agree it's good value for money. For me, the ride is a bit harsh and I can't really detect any comfort...
- chrisonabike 25 min 30 sec ago
Does that Live And Let Die quote apply? "Just reach inside his mouth and pull out all his teeth!"
- mark1a 43 min 48 sec ago
I tried something similar with some timber and a pair of Delta hitches, with (unlike yourself) limited success, and so for people like myself with...
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You and a friend have won first prize, a day out at Diddly Squat Farm.
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Does not compute! If you ride a lot you're going to be boiling your chain every week or every fortnight.
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Let's hope it's another 4 years until she tweets again
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Tbf where I live 2 way roads look exactly like the one pictured.
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Unless your formative cycling years were in the '80s and you grew up copying the hand either side of the stem position of greats like Lemond and...
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BBC North East just reported a suspended sentence for a road rage assault on a triathlete. Van driver rugby-tackled female rider after she undertook him to avoid a dog.
Story here.
Regarding the yodel van tweet. I believe thats the commercial road entrance to the Rotherithe tunnel. It's 3 lanes with the left lane only for the tunnel - the cyclist is in the middle lane (correct) and the van is jumping a red light due to being in the wrong lane and because he wants to cut the queue (like many hundreds every day) whilst happily jumping the red light (the 2 'ahead only' lanes go green a fair bit after the left lane goes green).
I've seen the same happen a fair few times before. Drivers get very aggressive with 2 wheeled riders obeying the law and being in their way, even against motorcyclists. Was rear ended myself there once due to an unobservant red light jumping driver.
Mentioned it to a police officer a couple years ago during their operation safeway/punish cyclists for minor infractions thingy. He was 200 foot max. up the road yet couldn't care less (of course) about the blatant red light jumping and aggression, he had an empty and barely used pedestrian crossing to patrol...
Can someone explain to me what the point of motorpacing is... Surely the draft effect makes the effort easier... why not just do a normal ride at speed? Or is it to simulate the effect of riding in a fast group?
This. Training the muscles to work at paces achieved in the slipstream effects of a peleton.
Very impressive Wattage for such a long ride @300W average.