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Live blog: “We were all children of our era” says Lance Armstrong’s ex-manager Johan Bruyneel after he is handed lifetime ban, odd video of texting cyclist appears on social media (fake news?) + more
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Wed, Oct 24, 2018 14:01
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Geoff H 1 hour ago
@MoralHazard From what little I have read of Richardson, his life was pretty much 'ruined' in the first place.
Accessibility for all 1 hour ago
@whosatthewheel "Reducing the speeds wouldn’t have helped in this case" Yes, it would, because knowing the junction layout very well (I live nearby) the driver approached it at high speed, likely did a quick check to his right (from where Mr Mullins approached), and continued on at high speed. Making it a T-junction would have forced him to slow down to a crawl before turning - else he'd have gone through the hedge opposite.
This Wreckage 2 hours ago
@andystow That is, or at least used to be, the notorious cost/benefit analysis applied to roads by the Department for Transport.
This Wreckage 2 hours ago
There are parts of the UK that are not yet called 'London', surprising as that might appear to readers of this story and similar ones in the national media.
smallbeer 2 hours ago
@mdavidford Ah. Thank you.
This Wreckage 2 hours ago
@kil0ran Look, you are arguing against higher profits for car manufacturers obtained through changing to SUVs and 'trucks'. To argue thusly is a heinous offence under capitalism. If it is not already unlawful we can expect that to change soon, given the seriousness with which holding a sign declaring support for Palestine Action is taken by the police, media and criminal justice system.
This Wreckage 2 hours ago
@whosatthewheel Perhaps there is a correlation between high levels of wealth and sociopathy.
This Wreckage 2 hours ago
@Rendel Harris Wow. A reasoned comment using evidence. Are you real? You must be a lefty... which the far right thinks is a term of abuse.
This Wreckage 2 hours ago
@Mr Blackbird Judging by the coverage on The Daily Mail, it is treated as a 'reason' to bring back hanging.
hotspanners 3 hours ago
Neil here, the guy in charge of Kingston Wheelers visual identity. That poster was sent out without my approval. When I found out about it I was not happy. I’m a professional animator and designer with a zero tolerance approach to AI slop. It never appeared on our official channels, and one were to look at our IG feed, it should be obvious that we promote good design. It was too late to stop it as it had been shared by the local ‘cross leagues already by the time I found out about it. We take great care on how we present ourselves. Currently we are working with an external brand agency on our upcoming rebrand and new website, for example. I myself have designed many event posters over the years and we’ve worked with some very talented illustrators, designers and photographers. It’s been communicated to the members that no AI is to be used for anything that could be construed as club communication. I do wish Jo had reached out for comment before publishing this as it makes us look lazy and generic. I hope you are going to correct the record, Jo? Best wishes, Neil Grunshaw
11 thoughts on “Live blog: “We were all children of our era” says Lance Armstrong’s ex-manager Johan Bruyneel after he is handed lifetime ban, odd video of texting cyclist appears on social media (fake news?) + more”
No capes!
No capes!
hawkinspeter wrote:
That is one quality image. I needed that chuckle … which scared the student sat just in front of my desk.
hawkinspeter wrote:
Does that include Rick Wakeman?
leqin wrote:
… which makes me wonder what the average age for readers on road.cc is. Whenever I see a name like this pop up it reminds me we’re probably not a particularly young bunch!
Fair’s fair: I normally stick
Fair’s fair: I normally stick the boot into Will Norman, but that tweet comes suspiciously close to him ‘getting it’.
Well done Will: have an upgrade from ‘walking platitude’ to ‘stopped clock’.
I think Endura’s video would
I think Endura’s video would’ve been better if they had a jacket that fitted their model…
Is it that hard to believe a
Is it that hard to believe a cyclist would ride into something while looking at their phone? Car drivers do it all the time, after all.
vonhelmet wrote:
No. It isn’t. I did precisely this while texting and completely separated my shoulder (AC joint) which remains to this day. I don’t see why the video has to be staged. He’s certainly not the first cyclist to ride into the back of a car whilst texting.
It isn’t only “anti-cycling
It isn’t only “anti-cycling nonsense on the radio” that we need to beware of, it is the media’s refusal to report in any proportional manner the benefits of cycling. I mainly listen to R4 and the local BBC station (Bristol) and I couldn’t possibly count the number of articles they’ve had about obesity and diet, it must be hundreds, but I could count the number of articles about the benefits of cycling on the fingers of a closed fist.
Given the overwhelming benefits of cycling, why isn’t this top of every programme about pollution, health, obesity, congestion etc? There are two ways to lie: an explicit untruth, or just ignoring the truth and reporting everything else. The media has mostly been lying about cycling for the past thirty years, unfortunately including the BBC.
I always like the idea of
I always like the idea of rain capes, but – like many people – my front light is clipped onto my handlebars so a cape would render it useless…
brooksby wrote:
I could be wrong but it doesn’t look quite like the cape of old that pretty much covered everything and was a real tent. Tried one once, it came with a job lot of stuff I’d bought for one or two things and thought what the hell, it’s fine if going at a very sedate pace but by god anything much over 12mph and it’s like pushing a barge.
this one looks quite stylish however and not in that nasty mustard yellow they always seemed to come in, oh and ones with a built in hood always makes people look like a gnome. hahaha