Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash; Giro bike chucking saboteur arrested; road.cc in-house NMoTD; Pink Giro Canyon for Carapaz, Adam Blythe shirts + more
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Pink Canyon for Carapaz
Another angle on that incident yesterday where a spectator threw a bike in the path of the Giro
— Sacha Modolo (@SachaModolo) May 30, 2019
Yesterday we featured the incident above when a spectator ran across the road to clear a bike left in the path of oncoming riders, today we got a much clearer view (in the second video clip) of what actually happened. The man in the hoodie has reportedly been arrested.
Adam Blythe's shirts
If you’ve been watching the Giro on Eurosport (or the highlights on Quest) you’ll have noticed Adam Blythe’s shirts.
So have his co-presenters.
Trek reveals two new Madone SL Disc models
Trek has unveiled two new Madone models that become the cheapest disc brake Madones in the range. The Madone SL 6 and Madone SL 7 are made from a lower grade of carbon than the existing SLR models and feature a traditional-style handlebar and stem rather than a single-piece design.
road.cc in-house Near Miss of the Day + bonus slo-mo swearing
Our man Pat shares a moment he had out on the bypass on this morning’s commute. One of those that demonstrates that the camera doesn’t always give a true impression of how close a pass was – though it’s pretty close and fast. It takes quite a lot to shake up an experienced rider like Pat, but a stiff drink (coffee we think) and he’s back to his usual composed self now.
GT Grade 2020: Davey Arthur gives his first ride impressions
The first incarnation of the GT Grade was possibly the ultimate Marmite bike – some thought touched by the ugly stick, while others though it touched by genius… we’ve not met anyone who rode one that didn’t love it. So what’s the new version with adjustable geometry like? Find out here
Team Ineos 'strangling the sport' says Bradley Wiggins
He argues that the future of cycling is all in one team and says Ineos will ‘park the bus’ at the Tour de France.
Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash
This video, from Victoria in Australia, shows a ute driver pass six cyclists before braking and turning off the road.
A Message from the Council for Ill informed and Opinionated Bicycle Aesthetes
Oops! A quick gander at the road.cc bike rack reveals we’ve gone seriously off-message on this one… the wrong one just looks so right.
Lovely
Postcard from #Giro pic.twitter.com/Q4Vah7WZz4
— Giro d’Italia (@giroditalia) May 31, 2019
Mood music: Heavy metal makes drivers too agitated, but classical makes them too cool
You’re better off with Taylor Swift, apparently.
Holyrood committee rejects default 20mph speed limit
British Cycling says 20mph Restricted Roads Bill would make streets safer pedestrians and cyclists.
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Never really thought about it to be honest.
...and, of course, there was no way of recording any kind of information before the internet was invented. 😏
Not even a passing comment for John Tomac?
@Jakrayan God knows. On the country roads here (Kent) people are usually good at not close passing me but the consistently overtake me on blind corners etc. Oncoming cars on very narrow roads its 50:50 as to whether they will slow down at all despite passing me within 50cm. Once I get back into civilisation its a different story. Bad driving becomes the norm.
You could bé right. I live in a French Pyrenean départment with plenty of narrow, tight roads. About 80% of drivers either pull over to thé max or wait for a better space to overtake. Mind you, there's always thé odd one looking at their phone...
For a while I've thought this was an unfortunate brand name. Several times I've seen cyclists riding towards me wearing Le Col jerseys with their right arm covering the L so it looks like they are advertising e.Coli.
A driver in a BMW not looking properly at a junction? Who'd have thunk it?
@bennysnnock Which is why training for a driver's licence should include cycle training, of course.
As someone who previously worked in the custom cycle clothing industry, I have to admit this news did make me smile. I'm sure the brand will rise like a phoenix from the flames, but just the idea that they've gone pop has lifted my mood. Fair play to Yanto though, I'm sure the brand has set him up, one way or another, for life; he had a vision and he delivered on it. But, having been at the wrong end of a strategy that involved outspending the rest of the industry (on advertising) and out-discounting on retail kit, it's nice to know that their 'be the last man standing' strategy has - at least for now - failed. One trick (let's be fair and call it a strategy) that really frustrated me back in the day, was the way in which they used to give university cycle teams free kit. All very upstanding you say, however their motivation was more; 1. get people in your kit young and (hopefully) keep them for life - fair enough - but more acutely 2. remove decent revenue streams from your competitors. Uni teams were great because every year there was a new influx of members needing kit - so LeCol just took the market, not to make any money, just to kill it for the rest of us.
@Rendel Harris Absolutely. I was just making the point that Surrey has a lot of 'couldn't care less if I hit you' drivers whose attitude is get out of my way and if you don't that's your fault.
11 thoughts on “Ute driver brake checks cyclists causing crash; Giro bike chucking saboteur arrested; road.cc in-house NMoTD; Pink Giro Canyon for Carapaz, Adam Blythe shirts + more”
what, a rim braked bike
what, a rim braked bike leading the Giro, oh for shame for the disc brake lving road CC, I see you haven’t mentioned that have you yet when it’s the other way around you’ve got your crusty socks out!
BehindTheBikesheds wrote:
what does brake system have to do with some one winning the giro? road racers generaly don’t use the brakes as often as you think!
tsarouxaz wrote:
You’ve not been reading the hype over disc brakes for the last 5 years or so then? Everytime a cyclist wins a stage/event on a disc braked bike Road CC are all over it like a rash singing triumphantly over their superiority, yet when a cyclist with rim brakes wins, nothing. The promotion of discs as an essential tool in road cyclists armoury is massively pushed everywhere, yet as you’ve said pros and even top amateurs use their brakes fairly infrequently comparative to your average and even then discs are simply not necessary in any road conditions.
I’ve never seen a bike with a
I’ve never seen a bike with a front disc and rear rim brake. Attention to detail please!
Butty wrote:
I’ve got one!
Chris wrote:
Yep, Suspension fork at front with post mount disk, and regular rear with V-Brakes…granted it was an XC MTB… but still a bike with front disc and rear rim brake
Maybe not the best bit of
Maybe not the best bit of driving by the ute driverq who could have waited, perhaps they weren’t sure where the turn was, but it seems the lady caused the crash by touching the wheel of the rider in front. The leading 2 were able to pass the ute on the inside easily enough.
So WTF was going on with the
So WTF was going on with the bloke dumping his bike ahead of the oncoming peloton?
The close pass- Did you see
The close pass- Did you see the driver try and keep inside the line of the left lane. Riding central would of made the driver think about the overtake
That close pass was terrible,
That close pass was terrible, no excuse, nothing in the outside lane stopping them pulling out.
Please tell me it was reported
Pat certainly tried, but that
Pat certainly tried, but that bit of road falls under the jurisdiction of the Wiltshire Police and the upload for video reporting on their site wasn’t working earlier when he tried. Not that, he won’t try again I’m sure