Live blog:“Complete rubbish” – Chris Froome rejects claims that riders supporting Bradley Wiggins at 2012 Tour de France took triamcinolone as part of preparations for race + much more…
+ Leeds-Bradford cycleway “a folly” says Tory councillor + lots more
Tue, Mar 06, 2018 15:15
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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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mitsky 5 minutes ago
@Mr Anderson Agreed. Perfect example is this parent doing an, approximately, 700 METRE school run. I worked t out by finding where the vehicle was parked on the residential road when I first encountered it. Whilst I can't be 100% sure, I am certain the children had no physical disability that would prevent them walking. https://youtu.be/R-dp-G6W8Jk
quiff 8 minutes ago
"Old Man Mountain kit is built tough, and comes with a lifetime warranty – which really matters, when it may well be subject to being battered over many tens of thousands of miles of awful terrain, carrying the equivalent weight of a small-ish child." Obviously it depends how the manufacturer applies its warranty, and OMM might be great - but worth noting that "lifetime warranty" is often less generous than it initially sounds - it's the reasonable lifetime of the product, and only warrants against manufacturing defects. So being battered over tens of thousands of miles is not necessarily going to be covered.
mdavidford 28 minutes ago
0.8m of cycleway does seem an extremely selective focus. Do we know which side of the junction those 80cm fall on?
bikercub 54 minutes ago
I'd like to see some reviews of the IGPSport cycle computers & smart lights which are available on Amazon in the UK. They appear to be well equipped with GPS models in the £150 - £200 price bracket offering great features and very good value for money. If they are good enough to be supporting the Groupama-FDJ United World TourCycling team, we should be looking at them as a contender. It would be interesting how these compare to the Garmin and Wahoo models that are considered the industry standard.
mdavidford 1 hour ago
Happens on a regular basis - seems to be one of the many exciting new 'features' of the new platform.
kinderje 1 hour ago
@Rendel Harris Thanks for that - every day's a school day. I had actually put 'Pedant mode off' under my comment but it didn't post and then as we all know, and are frustrated with, we can't edit posts any more. I will not correct anyone again - however, -ize still looks too American English for me. Cheers
HarrogateSpa 1 hour ago
We also have a greater volume of traffic, including on residential roads which were once quiet. Spending billions on infrastructure such as protected cycle tracks and modal filters is the only thing that will lead to mass cycling. Look at London. Why is there mass cycling there? Infrastructure. The Netherlands? The same reason. And often the only way to achieve meaningful change is reallocating some space and priority from motor vehicles, which is why the government's 'don't scare the horses' attitude is concerning.
Rendel Harris 1 hour ago
You think there might be a clue to that in the name "City Light Set"? Marking it down because it's no good for fast riding on unlit roads seems somewhat akin to buying a micro-hatchback and then complaining that it's rubbish at pulling a plough.
quiff 1 hour ago
This is like something from a kids' activity book. "The editor has a bit of a hangover this morning. Can you help him match the headline to the correct story?"
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@kinderje Are you aware that -ise endings are actually the newer form, having supplanted -ize (as used by Shakespeare, the King James Bible and Jane Austen, amongst many others) in the mid 19th century? Etymologically there is a far better argument for -ize endings for words with Greek and Latin roots than the -ise ending which arose from Victorian publishers imitating French verb endings. Both endings are now regarded as acceptable in British English, although the Oxford style guide recommends -ize. It is most certainly not incorrect.
8 thoughts on “Live blog:“Complete rubbish” – Chris Froome rejects claims that riders supporting Bradley Wiggins at 2012 Tour de France took triamcinolone as part of preparations for race + much more…”
re. the leeds bradford
re. the leeds bradford cycleway thing. It is worth remembering that the weaknesses in the project are almost exclusively due to the councillors and staff at the two councils (Leeds and Bradford), particularly the councillors. Put simply, the councillors have insisted that the project should in no way impeed motor traffic – so whenever there is a pinch point or junction, the cycle way should be compromised in order to recue any potential impact on motor traffic. This is the primary cause of the weaknesses in the project.
The cycle way is being used, but not as much as it should be – and that is because of the weaknesses in the design, which is due to the councillors themselves.
Regarding Drive Smug tweet /
Regarding Drive Smug tweet / twat. I bet Sixt the value of their BMW that,point to point, I could beat them in any race across London. And I would obey all traffic rules. In the city cars suck. And they are real sloooow.
(I think Top Gear did something similar)
Lukas wrote:
something like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlP_H93znm0
Lukas wrote:
So many motorists just cannot wrap their heads around this. Yes mate, I really am so much quicker than you…
Lukas wrote:
I bet you the value of your bike that i could beat you in a bmw in a situation of my choosing 🙂
Deeferdonk wrote:
Regarding Drive Smug tweet / twat. I bet Sixt the value of their BMW that,point to point, I could beat them in any race across London. And I would obey all traffic rules. In the city cars suck. And they are real sloooow.
(I think Top Gear did something similar)
— Deeferdonk I bet you the value of your bike that i could beat you in a bmw in a situation of my choosing 🙂— Lukas
I bet you the value of that BMW that I could beat said BMW on a pogo stick in a situation of my choosing.
“Bizarre footage claims to
“Bizarre footage claims to show Lidl worker chasing cyclist with a leg of pork”
Were both his legs made of pork or just one? Or is this some new kind of fat shaming?
On Froome: Well he would say
On Froome: Well he would say that, wouldn’t he…
I am not bashing Froome or prejudging his case, but it is utter folly for journalists to ask him about Wiggins right now. #NotNews.