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Live blog: Hungary stages for next year's Giro; Land Rover dealer claim the Discovery is the "best car for cyclists" (tweet backfires); Over half of car drivers exceed 30mph limit; Lachlan Morton stocks up on Lucozade on his epic GBDURO adventure + moreGiro Budapest (Lounge Design)
27 June 2019, 15:48
The Giro’s starting in Budapest next year

The Giro will start on Saturday May 9 with a 9.5km individual time trial on the streets of Budapest. The final climb is about 1.5km at around 4%.

Stage 1

The second stage is 193km and suited to sprinters. It’ll start from the capital and head to Györ. Bit of a double-digit gradient kick 22km from the end, but nothing too serious.

Stage 2

Stage three (197km) will start in Székesfehérvár and finish in Nagykanizsa. It’s another one for sprinters.

Stage 3
27 June 2019, 15:34
Alejandro Valverde's still not retiring

It's hard to imagine he ever will.

27 June 2019, 15:32
Near miss
Near Miss of the Day 283: Fast, close pass and used a bus lane

Watch the video here.

27 June 2019, 15:18
Apparently it's #NationalSunglassesDay...
bolle-shifter-glasses

...and Liam is very happy about it. If you want to upgrade yours to mark the occasion while the sun's out, see our bumper guide to the best sunglasses. 

27 June 2019, 13:40
27 June 2019, 13:39
A9 cycle path (via StreetView)
Scottish broadcaster asks why cyclists aren’t using A9 cycle path

Turns out she genuinely wanted to know - she guessed it wasn’t in good nick.

Full story here.

27 June 2019, 13:23
Alice Barnes beats sister Hannah to win national TT champs

Barnes triumphed over the 17 mile course to ensure the National TT title stays in the Barnes family for another year. The men's elite TT is up next with the first rider off at 3:30pm. 

27 June 2019, 12:26
Land Rover dealer tweets that their car is "the best for cyclists" - backfires

A small Land Rover dealer in Thornhill, Canada have received a mixed global response by claiming that the Land Rover Discovery is the ultimate four-wheeled companion for your bike, thanks to its ample storage space and 'ruggedness'. The replies suggest many cyclists think otherwise... 

27 June 2019, 10:24
3ft Please Jersey UK white van
IAM RoadSmart advocates regular driving tests

The IAM RoadSmart report referenced in the ‘intent prediction’ software story below also recommends that driver training should be a life-long continuous process.

Tony Greenidge, IAM RoadSmart business development director, said: “Perhaps we should require people to retake their test after a certain number of years? There is a growing belief that we should.

“I cannot think of another single task as difficult, complex, important or as dangerous as driving on business, where quite literally, you can perform well for just an hour of your life – during the driving test – and that’s all that’s required for the next 60 years or more. Given the rapid changes in technology, legislation and congestion this just does not seem logical.” 

27 June 2019, 10:17
Intent prediction (via Vimeo)
“Intent prediction” driver assistance technology to be trialled in London buses

Deep learning technology predicts cyclists’ movements and sounds alert to driver.

Full story here.

27 June 2019, 09:58
DealClincher: 40% off Rapha sale
Rapha Sale

Wait, you're not signed up to the Rapha newsletter? But you're missing out on daily pics of moody-looking cyclists.

To be fair, the one that landed in our inbox today was all about a 40% off sale.

It's got quite a bit of summer kit in there, so it's well worth a little look.

If you fancy a browse, click here.

27 June 2019, 09:53
TT Nationals - Watch here
27 June 2019, 09:01
No context cycling photo of the week...

...is GBDURO leader Lachlan Morton stopping at a shop to fill up on Lucozade. He's currently over 400km in the lead on the brutal mixed-terrain LEJOG route of nearly 2,000km in length, and with 500km to go we estimate he'll finish some time on Saturday. Head over to the Racing Collective live tracker for updates. 

27 June 2019, 08:46
Virgin Active bans folding bikes
27 June 2019, 08:45
Over half of car drivers exceed speed limit on 30mph roads

While 87 per cent exceed the limit on 20mph roads.

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hughsain | 5 years ago
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I was once shouted at by a van driver for breaking the speed limit on a 20mph road in central Hackney by about 2-3 mph (not that limits apply to bikes, but anyway...) - of course, he then disappeared into the difference.

The cognitive dissonance of lots of drivers is staggering when it comes to speeding - it's their right, not a danger...

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Mybike replied to hughsain | 5 years ago
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hughsain wrote:

I was once shouted at by a van driver for breaking the speed limit on a 20mph road in central Hackney by about 2-3 mph (not that limits apply to bikes, but anyway...) - of course, he then disappeared into the difference.

The cognitive dissonance of lots of drivers is staggering when it comes to speeding - it's their right, not a danger...

 I think the speed limit also applys to cyclist just as stop sings and other traffic signs do.  The rules of the road apply to eveyone on the road. A freind of mine got pulled over for speeding on her bike no ticket  but still pulled over  The cop was on a bike too. Toronto Canada.

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Hirsute replied to Mybike | 5 years ago
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Mybike wrote:

hughsain wrote:

I was once shouted at by a van driver for breaking the speed limit on a 20mph road in central Hackney by about 2-3 mph (not that limits apply to bikes, but anyway...) - of course, he then disappeared into the difference.

The cognitive dissonance of lots of drivers is staggering when it comes to speeding - it's their right, not a danger...

 I think the speed limit also applys to cyclist just as stop sings and other traffic signs do.  The rules of the road apply to eveyone on the road. A freind of mine got pulled over for speeding on her bike no ticket  but still pulled over  The cop was on a bike too. Toronto Canada.

Not in the UK except in a few royal parks and the odd seafront shared path.

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Mybike replied to hughsain | 5 years ago
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hughsain wrote:

I was once shouted at by a van driver for breaking the speed limit on a 20mph road in central Hackney by about 2-3 mph (not that limits apply to bikes, but anyway...) - of course, he then disappeared into the difference.

The cognitive dissonance of lots of drivers is staggering when it comes to speeding - it's their right, not a danger...

 I think the speed limit also applys to cyclist just as stop sings and other traffic signs do.  The rules of the road apply to eveyone on the road. A freind of mine got pulled over for speeding on her bike no ticket  but still pulled over  The cop was on a bike too. Toronto Canada.

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Danger Dicko | 5 years ago
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All drivers should have to do the speed awareness course, not just those (like myself) offered it when caught speeding.

My driving changed overnight. Still as Toffee writes, the number of drivers on my bumper and who have even overtaken me while I sit at 30 in a 30 astounds me.

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Hirsute | 5 years ago
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Although it should be noted that inappropriate speed for the conditions is the issue.
You could be doing 30 in a 30 and that might be too fast.

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hawkinspeter | 5 years ago
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So, why can't we employ Kingdom (the company responsible for £80,000 in fines for people cycling in the no-cycling zones in Peterborough) to ticket the speeding drivers? As far as I can tell, most people speed because everyone else does it and there's a very slim chance of getting caught.

If everyone going 35mph in a 30 zone gets fined, you'd soon see a change in behaviour. It's not rocket salad you know.

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ktache | 5 years ago
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No more astoundingly expensive new infrastructure for these scofflaws until they start learning the highway code and obeying the law.

Oh, and Robert Winston, how's that licensing and registration argument looking right now?

 

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poppa | 5 years ago
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Presumably the car drivers that moan about cyclists 'not following the highway code' are all in the 48% that don't break the speed limit*.

Otherwise they would be complete hypocrites.

(* and equivalent stats for not using mobile phones, always indicating, etc etc)

 

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Toffee | 5 years ago
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Not surprised by the 30mph thing at all. The number of times I've had cars fixed to my bumper in 30 zones, then becoming a speck in my rear view mirror on 50 and 60mph roads.

It's so pathetic. You're so much more likely to hit a person or cyclist in a town, hence the speed limits, but they don't care about that. But fast roads, where they're more likely to hurt themselves if they crash, they suddenly get all jumpy and cautious (unless there is a cyclist on the road too).

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