Live blog: W Mids commuter’s terrifying encounter with masked gang, cyclist tackled by police after trying to “diffuse” suspicious package + more

…look how dynamic the packaging is !!!!!!!!!! Costs more to produce than the funnel!! …Is this a new unisex ‘femmefunnel’ for le tour? LOL

I see Froome is deliberately baiting the road.cc team by announcing his retirement when he knows they're all going to be out of the office.

Neither Road nor MTB is superior, but both started with Gravel (which is clearly superior 😇🤣).

And descending a twisty Alpine pass at 110 km/h is a bit different to descending rock gardens. Don't start this again, both types of cyclists are amazing, most of the road riders would get their backsides kicked on MTB courses and most of the mountain bikers would get their backsides kicked in road races. Why do you have to insist on the superiority of one over the other, it's like saying soccer players are better because they are better at soccer than rugby players or vice versa, it's meaningless.

TVP deploying fancy new anti-speeding motos: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly76dzjqzpo

@mitsky I agree entirely which is why I think things would improve if the police made better use of dash cam footage submitted to them. In Gloucestershire the police won't take action unless someone is inconvenienced. For example I recently reported a driver for overtaking on the brow of a bridge. The oncoming car was forced to stop so they say they will take action. If there was no oncoming car in an identical situation there would be NFA. In my opinion an advisory letter to the driver would be very useful so they know they've been caught.

@JLasTSR A 12 month ban seems pretty lenient to me but better than nothing. Will she have to do a retest before she can drive again?

It is only a matter of time before someone uses this as a defence. "I didn't know that the rules had changed, your honour.". I agree. 10 years, retake the test. If you can afford a car, fuel, insurance, etc., then paying a small fee every decade to re-test should be little burden on drivers and be at no cost to the state.

That's fair - I didn't realise this cable is used elsewhere. However, I'd argue you can order most things on Amazon, and having to order something online doesn't necessarily mean it's "readily available" - especially in comparison to USB-C cables, which you can buy cables in most supermarkets, Post Offices, and any shop that sells electronics pretty much anywhere in the world - so if you're travelling or lose the cable it can be replaced immediately. Also, it's just ANOTHER cable to remember to take with you, isn't it?

@Rendel Harris After nearly 40 years in thé Ariège département it seems from my expérience cycling that it's always wise to bé thé most careful when you see a 31 or 13 plate. Though now cars keep thé same plate when they or their owner changes département