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Tue, Apr 09, 2019 16:16
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9 April 2019, 16:16
London Ambulance Service say they can save "vital seconds" arriving to an emergency by bike
One benefit of attending to patients on a #bicycle is that we don’t unload kit from a vehicle, instead we go straight to patients, saving vital seconds in an emergency.
Here’s Jayden, showing how it’s done, making his way through the corridors of the #PalaceofWestminster pic.twitter.com/1lQMshQmUZ
— LAS Cycle Team (@LAS_CycleTeam) April 8, 2019
By cycling to an emergency the first responders don’t have to spend time unpacking an ambulance vehicle.
9 April 2019, 16:16
STOLEN BIKE ALERT - Ian Bibby of Madison Genesis pro team has Genesis Zero SL taken in Preston area
The bike is very distinctive with team colours and a super slammed stem, so with any luck Bibby’s bike will be too hot to handle for the bottom feeders who stolen it. With a position like that hopefully the thief will end up with some pretty bad back and neck problems if he/she attempts to ride it…
9 April 2019, 16:16
Ian Bibby shares CCTV of bike thief (and it's not the first time he's been a victim of such a crime)
In a cruel case of bad luck striking twice, Bibby had a Genesis Volare stolen from him during his previous stint at Madison Genesis back in 2013 – he did get it back that time though, just before the £7,000 bike was about to be sold on for £2,500.
He’ll be hoping for a similar result this time around, after sharing CCTV footage of the offender outside his house before stealing the bike from his garage.
Not the best photo but if anybody recognises him please get in touch pic.twitter.com/yaqgfI0No0
— Ian Bibby (@IanBibby86) April 8, 2019
9 April 2019, 16:16
F1 champ Nico Rosberg talks to Chris Froome in latest podcast
Froome sat down with Rosberg to talk through his career and notable victories in detail. Some interesting comments about his support of Bradely Wiggins between 15:30 and 19:00, and the whole 50 minute podcast is definitely worth spending your lunch break on.
9 April 2019, 16:16
New cycle route opens on A34 in Birmingham
#Birmingham #Cycle Revolution A34 cycle route OPEN!
It’s bold, it’s blue, it’s the new traffic-free cycle route along the A34 between Birmingham city centre and Heathfield Road in #Lozells. And it’s now largely OPEN, so why not give it a go? #BCR #Cycling pic.twitter.com/Qfph840YD6
— Waseem Zaffar (@WaseemZaffar) April 9, 2019
A notoriously sketchy stretch of A-road in Birmingham now has a designated cycle route segregated from traffic, described as ‘largely open’ by Waseem Zaffar, Councillor for the Lozells area of the city.
9 April 2019, 16:16
Driver knocks Argentina's national football coach off bike on Mallorca
Lionel Scaloni, the coach of Argentina’s national football team, has reassured his followers on Twitter that he is okay after he was knocked off his bike by a driver while cycling on Mallorca, where he has a home.
Initial reports were that the former Deportivo La Coruna (and briefly West Ham United) player was in a “serious condition” in hospital, but the 40-year-old tweeted to 5hank people for their good wishes and to say that he is on his way home from hospital after having a couple of stitches put in a facial wound.
Muchísimas gracias por los mensajes recibidos,un par de puntos y a casa! Gracias a todos pic.twitter.com/LMJ3jfa6Zp
— Lionel Scaloni (@lioscaloni) April 9, 2019
9 April 2019, 16:16
Hunt tease trailer of documentary around the new 48 Limitless Aero Disc wheels, setting a new Trouée d'Arenberg Strava KOM during testing
Although as some have already pointed out on social media… was it really the wheels that deserve all the plaudits? The rider Alex Paton might have something else to say about it! Full story here in any case.
9 April 2019, 16:16
Here's what happens if you don't ride your bike for a really long time...
Lucky I haven’t been cycling recently – a robin is nesting in my bike helmet. It’s a Crystal Maze for a robin to get inside our garage but she’s rearing four chicks. pic.twitter.com/PN467uJJr9
— Patrick Barkham (@patrick_barkham) April 8, 2019
Let alone gathering dust; it turns out writer Patrick Barkham’s helmet has been gathering a family of robins during his cycling hiatus. Mum and chicks doing well apparently, a special(ized) moment indeed. Also, it’s quite fitting that he tweeted about it. I’ll get me coat…
9 April 2019, 16:16
6,000+ sign petition for Birmingham velodrome
More than 6,000 people have signed a petition for a velodrome to be built in Birmingham ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The city was awarded the event in 2017 after the original host city, Durban, pulled out of staging the multis-sports event for financial reasons.
Birmingham’s successful bid was based on using existing venues such as the Alexander Stadium for athletics and the National Exhibition Centre for boxing, judo, table tennis and freestyle wrestling.
But the track cycling events are due to take place 130 miles away, at the Lee Valley Velodrome in London – whicch, by pure coincidence, has a capacity of around 6,000 people.
The petition will be handed to Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council, on 15 April.
David Viner, who organised the petition, said: “The Commonwealth Games are going to be a superb opportunity for Birmingham and the West Midlands but it is such a shame that the track cycling is to be held in London.
“The new aquatics centre in Sandwell with 5,000 seats for the Games and retaining just 1,000 seats afterwards is a perfect example of how a competition velodrome arena, costing £35m, with a similar seating plan could have been built for 2022.
“Councillor Ward has an open mind and has engaged with us. Now we hope the feasibility plan will prove there is a strong case for a modest training and development velodrome arena, with room in the track centre for multi-community based sports including disabled and sight impaired sports.
“We have benefited from firm support from many local people and we thank every person who has supported the petition.
“We have velodrome experts on hand and there is still time to get the velodrome built in time for the Games,” he added.
“I think it is important that our campaign is viewed as working with Birmingham City Council to get a velodrome and get a great legacy. The campaign is not just a protest.”
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Rendel Harris 25 minutes ago
Jo Cox was murdered by a far-right fanatic just one month after Khan started his first term as Mayor, and he frequently receives death threats both from the far right and militant Islamists, and yet you always find it appropriate to mock and deride his security.
Rendel Harris 32 minutes ago
@AidanR I'd respectfully disagree on that, it's pretty noticeable with the present-day pros that just about every descent is a pedalling descent unless it's so steep they'd be spinning out, whereas back in the day there was a lot more freewheelng, as I recall at least. Not saying that there would necessarily be a huge difference between today's riders and those of the 1990s if both were trying their hardest, but the better training and better nutrition mean today's riders don't need to use descents as a recovery period as much as the pros of yesteryear.
mdavidford 1 hour ago
Careful not to turn around too quick there, or the beam in your eye will have someone else's out.
mdavidford 1 hour ago
Why do these sports people always 'rip up their contract' when joining another team? It's a silly thing to do - it just means you no longer know what the contract says, while your former employer will still have their copy to back up any action against you.
jackcycles 2 hours ago
While Farage is generally correct in his vision, I'm afraid he will fall short of any promise to prosecute every bike theft. The Met police are after all under the purview of Sadiq Khan, whose main priorities are prosecuting people for using Twitter, gaslighting everyone in the country, labelling any opponent as "far right", and cosplaying at being a cyclist while grinding traffic to a halt throughout London. In more lawful suburban and rural areas there's certainly more that can be on cycling thefts, but there are higher priorities and the immediate priority should be getting more prison places available, and prisons generally under control. I note some very disappointingly vitriolic comments on this thread, especially when considering the threats made to Farage and the far left murder of Ann Widdecombe by a man who (allegedly since the trial is ongoing) also targeted Farage. Yet still some seem to find it appropriate to mock and deride a very real need to have a large security budget... While endorsing the publicly paid-for cost of Khan's security entourage of bullet proof Range Rovers and body guards.
belugabob 3 hours ago
@bob.sweet it also proves that cyclists aren't the issue
belugabob 3 hours ago
@mitsky you may be thinking of taxi drivers
AidanR 3 hours ago
@belugabob I don't think that makes much difference on a long descent
belugabob 3 hours ago
@AidanR i feel that it's more to do with higher sustained speeds, which comes from better training, nutrition and fitness
AidanR 3 hours ago
I'm calling BS on the increased speeds being a significant factor. Sure, aerodynamics have gotten a bit better, but all the aero tech in the world doesn't change the fact there's a lump of un-aero human in the middle. If speeds coming into corners on descents are up by 5km/h I'd be surprised.
3 thoughts on “Live blog: 6,000 sign Brum velodrome petition, F1’s Rosberg interview Froome, Brum A34 cycle route opens, Bibby’s bike nicked + more”
Again? Didn’t Bibby have his
Again? Didn’t Bibby have his bike nicked from Scorton Barn a few years back? Put a lock on it Bibs…
In all seriousness, this sucks. I’ve got three mates who have had bikes nicked in Preston/Penwortham, and a couple more from Chorley/Euxton. It’s an absolute nightmare for chavs
That cycle route on the A24
That cycle route on the A24 in Brum looks to be a beauty. That bit at least.
Where’s the link to the
Where’s the link to the petition?