Live blog: Who’ll be the 500,000th cyclist on the Embankment Cycle Superhighway? and much more

@Krislord Yeah this is a pre-pack job by the looks of it. One of those things that seems like it shouldn't be legal, but somehow manages to be. Like all ubiquitous brands Le Col gets up people's noses. Cycling fashion has moved on a bit in the last couple of years too and you see more PNS and Universal Colours in Richmond Park these days. I feel a bit old for some of that stuff and I still like Le Col because they offer plenty of understated kit.

It seemed enough to me.

Indeed. I am now 60, although unlike many licence holders I have an assessment every 3 years. I am type one diabetic. Part of the assessment is proof that my eyesight is good enough. Why aren't health checks part of being a licence holder?

"In a report, Hammersmith & Fulham Council were told that conservative estimates for re-opening the bridge to cars were £300 million. In contrast, between 2010 and 2021, London councils spent a total of £100 million on all bridges in the city. So cost is clearly the overwhelming factor,..." Tell us that motorists don't pay enough for the damage done to roads, without telling us. (Yes, I have a driving licence.) And given we know that if the motor vehicle has more mass, the far greater the damage done... should businesses pay more? I won't say road tax, but something that contributes to the general tax pot that funds road repair. And needless to say: the business owners need to pay more tax too rather than hoard the profits.

They all started with touring, which I reckon makes Audax the superiorest.

…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