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Thu, Apr 18, 2019 19:08
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18 April 2019, 19:08
Highbury corner set for segregated cycling infra
ADVANCE NOTICE: Highbury Corner goes two-way for traffic on Monday morning
We’re ripping out the 1960s roundabout to make new segregated cycle lanes, public space & pedestrian crossings
People cycling make up 25% of rush hour traffic here, they’re long overdue their own space pic.twitter.com/sY0y0vobBV
— Will Norman (@willnorman) April 17, 2019
Will Norman announced the plans on his Twitter account yesterday, saying: “People cycling make up 25% of rush hour traffic here, they’re long overdue their own space.”
18 April 2019, 19:08
Timmy Mallett will tell all about his e-bike adventure and show off paintings he made along the way at festival appearance
Cycling artist event May 10th@cookhamfestival #Caminodesantiago#reachyourpotential pic.twitter.com/8788xxVK8Q
— Timmy Mallett (@TimmyMallett) April 17, 2019
Last year TV presenter Timmy Mallet embarked on a self-supported cycle tour on his e-bike, riding across three countries and eventually across the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in northern Spain. Multi-talented Mallett painted the landscapes along the way, and will be appearing at Cookham Festival in Berkshire on 10th May to tell his story and show his paintings off.
Mallett is still riding regularly (apart from a brief hiatus when he got his beloved Giant e-bike stolen); you can follow him on Strava here.
18 April 2019, 19:08
New La Passione Geometric collection launches
“Minimal but not ordinary”, say La Passione, the Geometric jerseys use breathable, Italian fabrics and are available in black, blue, porto, or white colourways. Head to their website to browse the new kit now.
18 April 2019, 19:08
From Peckham to Tokyo - the 19-year-old BMXer training full-time for 2020 Olympics
This mini-doc follows Kye White as he charts his journey towards the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. National Lottery funding has enabled Kye to train full-time, as well as plenty of sacrifices made by his family along the way.
18 April 2019, 19:08
Man flips over wall after crashing his bike, dog cares not one jot
This bizarre video captures the moment a man crashes and flips over a wall, only for a dog on the other side to completely ignore the commotion and carry on snoozing.
According to the article in The Metro, the victim Rick Murphy was largely ok afterwards and was “back in the pub” soon after with a few scratches. The dog’s owner John Heavey told The Metro: “It’s funny that Shep didn’t even move because when we’re home, he always tries to open the gate and get out for a wander, but it really surprised me that he’s just lay there. He doesn’t even flinch.”
18 April 2019, 19:08
"WTF?" Ryder Hesjedal calls out Sir Bradley Wiggins after Instagram message suggests Giro-winning jersey he gave him may have been sold on
#Awkward. Get the popcorn out, as this looks potentially salty… it all started when 2012 Giro winner Hesjedal asked Wiggins “what stage was this from?”, with a message underneath that appears to be from someone claiming to have bought the jersey off Wiggins.
In the next post, Hesjedal then questions if it really is a genuine jersey that Wiggins has sold on, or if there’s been a misunderstanding and it’s just a replica. Wiggins hasn’t responded yet, and if he does we’ll update you of course…
18 April 2019, 19:08
Is 1x the future or a waste of time?
There’s a lot of debate around 1x on road bikes at the moment, and it’s clearly an issue dividing opinion amongst you lot, as an informal poll on social media this week reveals. Some of the replies suggest there’s as many people against it as there are for it. Where do you stand on this hot debate?
– Are the benefits of 1x outweighed by the disadvantages? We asked, you answered
18 April 2019, 19:08
Ryder Hesjedal removes Insta posts
Perhaps this was a misunderstanding after all, as Hesjedal’s posts, questioning if Wiggins had sold a pink jersey given to him by Hesjedal, have now been removed. The comments are still viewable via Twitter, as we’ve screenshotted above.
18 April 2019, 19:08
Tour of Turkey - Fabio Jakobsen wins sprint as Cavendish takes third
Today’s podium:
1st @FabioJakobsen
2nd @Sammmy_Be
3rd @MarkCavendishFull results: https://t.co/eHQNwKqLYS
Bugünün podyumu:
1 – @FabioJakobsen
2 – @Sammmy_Be
3 – @MarkCavendishSonuçlar: https://t.co/eHQNwKqLYS#TUR2019 pic.twitter.com/9jkxIM7xYp
— Tour of Turkey (@tourofturkeyTUR) April 18, 2019
Sam Bennett had to settle for second today after winning the first two stages, with Quick-Step’s Jakobsen producing a well-timed sprint to claim victory. It was a much better day for third-placed Mark Cavendish, who wasn’t in contention for the sprint finishes on days one and two.
18 April 2019, 19:08
Wheelie cool grandma
Anyone else’s Gran this talented on two wheels ? pic.twitter.com/6TzGaCBicr
— Awesome Cycling (@AwesomeCycling) April 18, 2019
You’re never too old…
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Rendel Harris 7 minutes ago
@kingleo I'm sure they may be but Lime's UK profits last year were around £4M; a standard 27-bike docking station costs around £100,000 installed and they have around 50,000 bikes in the capital. £185M would be a big ask for a £4M p.a. operation, even if you could find 1800+ suitable sites, which would be next to impossible.
Rendel Harris 35 minutes ago
@belugabob At a certain Scottish branch that shall remain nameless just in case any of Premier's brass are reading we turned up shattered with filthy bikes, when we asked the manager if there was somewhere we could clean them he said, "Ach it's just mud, it'll hoover off in the morning, up ye go!"
kingleo 36 minutes ago
@Rendel Harris, I would have thought that the e-bike companies' owners are mega rich; they can afford to put lots of e-bike docks in place. The problem is that they are an outstanding business success; they are too successful, from nothing a few years ago to what we see now.
belugabob 1 hour ago
With reference to a hotel where " You can take your bike right into your room" ... Premier Inn have been doing this for years and therefore have had lots of our custom, on multi-day trips. Not once has any member of staff batted an eyelid - in fact, on one occasion we asked if they had paper towels to clean our bikes before we took them inside, and they shrugged then gave us 2 enormous fluffy white bath towels (needless to say, they weren't white for long.
ktache 1 hour ago
I thought the 5 highlights show was alright, and for the first time there was no strange missing shows, for the tour or vuelta, which there was when it was on dmax or quest. I did cough up for the month of July, which I will do again next year, I always take off the week of my birthday so I want full day coverage on my hols.
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@cmedred I can't find anything online with the name of the suspect or about her being charged - do Canadian police maybe have the same rules as the UK where only age and gender is released until a charge is preferred? Admittedly four months seems a long time between arrest and charge but there can be legitimate reasons for that.
quiff 2 hours ago
"Last January, a discovery+ subscription to watch Eurosport’s cycling coverage, including all three Grand Tours and major races, cost £6.99." £6.99 a month, surely? The TNT price hike is bad enough as it is, there's no need to exaggerate it.
will r 2 hours ago
Indeed, the dim americans who control so much sports coverage just don't get that 'more' is not always 'better'. There's a limit to how many hours a day even fanatics can watch any sport yet TNT continue to spout that Eurosport at £8/mth didn't include crap like fighting, football, 'American whatever' bow provided for "only" £32 with the bonus of endless idiotic adverts. Well , Scottie, say bye bye to a few million other niche sport fans! Phew, and relax!!!sorry for the rant
Bmblbzzz 2 hours ago
@Rendel Harris Theoretically, you have to do that (take a photo and upload it to an app) with Dott and Voi as well, and probably all the operators. In practice, the operators don't have (won't pay for) enough staff to check every photo, and whatever algorithms they have to check the photos are inefficient. It's just possible Lime, uniquely, are properly checking and enforcing all photos; but I find it unlikely, from what I say of other operators and from having spoken to some of their employees.
Pub bike 2 hours ago
@chrisonabike Obviously there needs to be a new website called applicabletobothroadandoffroad.cc for this type of content.
9 thoughts on “Live blog: “WTF?” Ryder Hesjedal calls out Sir Bradley Wiggins after Insta message (later deleted) suggests Giro-winning jersey he gave him was sold on; 1x chainrings – the future of road bike groupsets or a gimmick we just don’t need? + more”
Timmy Mallet, a man with
Timmy Mallet, a man with talent!
Looks like a disconnected
Looks like a disconnected rear V in that crash, front probably wasn’t up to much. Impact removed his shoes. Too fast into a corner, we’ve all done it. Good Mohawk, and good luck to him, straight down the pub.
Mallett’s paintings look quite alright. Cookham is rideable for me, you never know…
I never knew Timothy of
I never knew Timothy of Mallett was such a good artist. If they are authentic then that is very impressive.
Commentary on the crash video was priceless. Go on shep tastey bone there, you could get a fiver for it. Just don’t nick me stones.
“Bike crashing bloke let’s
“Bike crashing bloke let’s sleeping dog lie”
Apostrophe police? This is an emergency…
ConcordeCX wrote:
Best not let them at ↑ that post up there then.
ConcordeCX wrote:
You might get away with a PSPO
The real Wiggins is @sirwiggo
The real Wiggins is @sirwiggo , not the above, so maybe someone shoudl tell Ryder, but I dare say he sold it as he need’s the money for a new house as he is moving away from the lanes…. To where, who knows, but word has it that it is to remove the stigma of “TUE’s2 ” …
“Bloke posts something on
“Bloke posts something on twitter that no body really cares about.”
Must have been a slow news day then.
Funnily enough, the other day
Funnily enough, the other day my nephew told me that his mate in Manchester bought a Pinarello on e-bay and the seller said he would ride it round to his house and his wife would take him home. When the seller turned up at his door with the bike he was most surprised to see it was Bradley Wiggins !