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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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ktache 4 hours ago
@lawrence18uk Occasionally I see tradies travelling with some tools on the train, compact tool bags, rucksacks and wheelie luggage, often carrying long spirit levels separately, but on a couple of occasions collapsible ladders.
GravelIsNothingNew 5 hours ago
Finally some proper Gravel for the UCI World Championships! …no dates in the article. Racing starts today 10/11 Oct. Watch it free on SBS 6pm Go well Matt…
lawrence18uk 5 hours ago
@Aluminium can - as an alternative to vans, yes cargo bikes (plenty in Cambridge), and I've been wondering whether supplies could be delivered from retailers - using delivery robots. and it's possible I suppose that ladders could fall in the same category - you could, instead of just hiring a bicycle, hire a ladder and it would arrive of its own accord.
mdavidford 6 hours ago
... and we still had apostrophe rationing.
ktache 7 hours ago
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Rendel Harris 8 hours ago
@SecretSam That's not really fair, in fact not fair at all. It wasn't his fault that the last two mountain stages were shortened and on the first one he had dropped everyone and was a minute clear as he summitted the Iseran when the stage was neutralised, and on the second he stayed with or dropped all the other GC contenders. You seem to have forgotten his Giro win as well as Paris Nice and the Tour de Suisse. Only the fourth rider to have won the Tour and Giro before the age of twenty-five. Yes he probably couldn't have stayed with Pogacar even if he hadn't had the awful crash, and probably nor could any other rider in history except perhaps Merckx.
Mr Blackbird 9 hours ago
@lesterama Bernal has had two whammys. His crash, which he has probably never fully recovered from and Ineos taking a nosedive. They have no focus and no identity.
No Reply 9 hours ago
@Zermattjohn Read the comment I posted about my experience
No Reply 9 hours ago
I bought some Challenge Strada tyres. After a while the sidewalls began to detach from the tyre and the tread became rippled making them unsafe to use. The shop I bought them from asked me to drop them in and he would show the Challenge rep as he was due in the following week. The rep bizarrely firstly claimed that the tyres had failed because they may have been punctured (they hadn’t), then immediately claimed that they had failed because the rear tyre was more worn than the front! I emailed pictures to Challenge and was told they had failed because they had been fitted incorrectly. The black strip they had introduced to stop the issue I had was supposed to be above the rim. Which it clearly was shown to be correct on the pictures I sent to them which proved that the tyres were correctly fitted. This seems to be the norm now in the cycle industry, if there is an issue with a product, the company automatically blames the end user rather than look to address the issue, thereby pissing the customer off. A pissed off customer rarely returns.
eburtthebike 9 hours ago
@kingleo And there are hundreds, if not thousands of people holding up a shattered helmet saying it saved their life, the doctor/policeman told me.
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 !