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Denmark’s older cyclists urged to wear helmets in new campaign; 12,500-space bike parking facility opens in Utrecht; a day of big-name transfers; Kiwi rider beaten by a “bee’s dick” + much more on the live blog
All today’s news from the site and beyond…
Mon, Aug 19, 2019 19:42
SUMMARY
19 August 2019, 19:42
The Weekend Roundup
How fast?!? Scottish singer spotted delivering food by bike, Surrey cyclist helped out of canal after toppling in… all the best news from the weekend on road.cc:
Hundreds of drawing pins spread on Bridgend cycle track
Passer-by rescues Surrey cyclist from river after she slipped while riding on towpath
19 August 2019, 19:42
Dumoulin Leaves Sunweb After 8 Years
A transfer that was a long time coming. The rumour is that he’s headed to Jumbo Visma, meaning that we could have the majority of GC talent locked into just two teams. Watch out for the Ineos vs Jumbo battle to heat up even more next year!
After an incredible eight-year journey filled with countless successes, Team Sunweb and @tom_dumoulin are set to go their separate ways after 2019.
“My heart is here and together we have achieved great things that I’m very proud of.”
https://t.co/jC7sBpVqEf pic.twitter.com/jQz4RJeeRw
— Team Sunweb (@TeamSunweb) August 19, 2019
19 August 2019, 19:42
Beaten by a bee's dick....
It’s been a tough week for New Zealander Hayden McCormick. On stage 4 of the Tour of Utah, he celebrated a brilliant win, only to realise that he still had a lap to go…
…and then, clear of the breakaway on stage 5 of the Tour of Utah and there wasn’t much between him and Lachlan Morton at the line.
As McCormick puts it, there was just a ‘bee’s dick between us today’!
19 August 2019, 19:42
Fancy a ride in Richmond Park? Time to buy that gravel bike
A hotspot for London’s cyclists, Richmond Park is usually rather busy on a Sunday morning, but you’ll need to steer clear on Sunday 8th September as the London Duathlon is on.
The Tamsin trail will still be open, but that’s not much use for roadies. Best think of somewhere else for the Sunday spin that weekend…
19 August 2019, 19:42
Monday morning on Mont Ventoux
19 August 2019, 19:42
Well, that confirms that.
We have a dream. So from now on we don’t fight against each other, but with each other. Together. For the same dream. #samenwinnen pic.twitter.com/anA4OwTgjT
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) August 19, 2019
Only about half an hour after Team Sunweb announced that Dumoulin would be leaving, Jumbo Visma has announced his signing.
It’s almost like they planned it…
19 August 2019, 19:42
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Install latex inner tubes. Read why here.
19 August 2019, 19:42
Hoy's still got it
May as well join in with the boys! #keirinschool #squats pic.twitter.com/IeiCwpdPW3
— Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) August 19, 2019
The last time that we went to the gym, the bar alone was a struggle, people laughed and we came away with a knee injury.
19 August 2019, 19:42
What bike for Paris-Brest-Paris?
As 1,200km randonnée gets underway, we look at the bikes being ridden. View them all here and let us know which one you would ride.
The bikes of PBP.
19 August 2019, 19:42
Who wants to give this a try?
BEST TRICK JAM CLIP.
– I’ll take it.
First one ever for me. The energy of the crowd was unforgettable.
Thank you @vansbmx66 for the incredible weekend. #VansBMXProCup pic.twitter.com/NwmXXKUxs7— Kevin Peraza (@KevinPerazaBmx) August 19, 2019
19 August 2019, 19:42
From the forum - What's the best commuter rainwear?
Over on the road.cc forum, user steevedee has a 10-mile commute and would prefer to stay dry.
Got a favourite bit of rain-wear? Head this way to let them know.
19 August 2019, 19:42
World Hour Record holder to Team NTT
Victor Campenaerts, the current holder of the World Hour Record is leaving Lotto Soudal for Team NTT, currently known as Dimension Data.
Announcement@VCampenaerts will join our team in 2020, as we rebrand to Team NTT. Welcome Victor!
“I’m really looking forward to this new challenge. I’m sure that this is a step forward in my career.”
Details: https://t.co/4CMyK4CSuz pic.twitter.com/dwD9W3djUt
— Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) August 19, 2019
The TT specialist may well have been looking for faster equipment with the BMC bikes of Team NTT surely a huge pull.
Speaking on the team’s website, Campenaerts said:
“I’m really looking forward to my new adventure with Team NTT next year. The contact that I had with the team earlier on (in the year) was immediately really positive – with riders at first, then with some of the staff and later on directly with Doug Ryder. The common interests were very positive for both parties, and we didn’t need talk too much in order for us to agree on working together.
“I had two super good years with Lotto Soudal, it was a really positive experience and it was really difficult to leave the team but I’m really looking forward to this new challenge. I’m sure that this is a step forward in my career and I’m really looking forward to it.”
19 August 2019, 19:42
Nice bike!
Top work Canyon, that’s a crracking paint job for British national women’s time trial champion Alice Barnes.
@canyon_bikes pic.twitter.com/FS8eHCwK5e
— Alice Barnes (@BarnesAlice) August 19, 2019
19 August 2019, 19:42
A busy day for big-name transfers - Philippe Gilbert heads back to Lotto-Soudal
Team news!
We are proud to announce that @PhilippeGilbert will return to @Lotto_Soudal next year.
"I want to try to lift the team to a higher level, by performing in races myself but also by making other riders better."
More: https://t.co/ztUfQwKBuL pic.twitter.com/893eNFKCtR
— Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) August 19, 2019
19 August 2019, 19:42
12,500 spaces ... world's biggest bike parking facility opens in Utrecht
It’s been a while coming, but the world’s biggest bike parking facility has officially opened today in the Dutch city of Utrecht, with space for 12,500 bicycles.
Spanning three floors, it’s located next to Utrecht’s main railway station.
The Dutch government’s junior infrastructure minister, Stientje van Veldhoven, saidL “We are striving to make it a cyclists’ paradise and there’s still much to be done.
“I’d like us to make better use of what I call this secret weapon against congestion, poor air quality in cities and climate change that is also good for your health and your wallet.
“If you want to get people out of their cars and into public transport, you need to make sure using public transport is easy and comfortable.
“It needs to be very easy to park your bike as close to the train as possible – and you don’t want to be looking for half an hour for a space,” she added.
More here on Guardian.com.
19 August 2019, 19:42
Wear helmets, older cyclists in Denmark told
A road safety campaign in Denmark is urging older cyclists to wear helmets and ride bikes that are easier to climb on and dismount from, reports the Copenhagen Post.
Launched by road safety agency Rådet for Sikker Trafik and TrygFonden, the campaign points out that half of Denmark’s cyclist fatalities involve people aged 65+.
Some 37 per cent of survey respondents aged 65 and above said that losing balance while trying to get on or off a bike was the most common cause of their sustaining a cycling-related injury.
“When you’re elderly, a fall off a bicycle can have very serious consequences, because the body is more fragile. They can easily break a bone and decide their cycling days are over,” said Tina Valter Olsen from Rådet for Sikker Trafik.
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Son of a Marathon runner, Nephew of a National 24hr Champion, the racing genetics have completely passed him by. After joining the road.cc staff in 2016 as a reviewer, Liam quickly started writing feature articles and news pieces. After a little time living in Canada, where he spent most of his time eating poutine, Liam returned with the launch of DealClincher, taking over the Editor role at the start of 2018. At the weekend, Liam can be found racing on the road both in the UK and abroad, though he prefers the muddy fields of cyclocross. To date, his biggest race win is to the front of the cafe queue.
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chrisonabike 8 minutes ago
@mattw completely agree about the wider accessibility in design being a "bolt-on" even though we now have law here. Of course the solution to eg. "the shops are now really inaccessible as they're in a remote shopping centre beyond the dual carriage way, via underpass and giant car park" is "we can't limit driving then - those who are less able *need to drive* there" ...
chrisonabike 15 minutes ago
@mattw "oodles of dead space in carriageways" Yes, there's a surprising amount which - once you look, you can't not see. (Although while I like Robert Weetman's article on this I think the "look at the un-driven-on snow" is a weaker argument.). It should be removed anyway (for "make crossing roads shorter distance", "cue slower driving" and "less road to maintain" reasons)! Although I hear there's often push-back from local bus companies who are very hot on *their* preferred widths. Of course some of *those* may be because we allow parking everywhere and people just don't leave enough space... However the utility of this for improving *cycling* specifically might be overstated. Some of the "narrow" places *are* chokepoints (for several modes of transport) - and above all we need to sort out junctions. A deeper issue is that because of our "multi-functional" roads (through-route AND "place") we end up with "driving must be everywhere". So we always "have to" mix modes, and it's harder to get the benefit of the Dutch "unbundling" or "disentangling" approach.
slc 60 minutes ago
Arran has a few more good climbs. I recommend the Ross Road in either direction, with the Boguillie (A481 between Sannox and Lochranza in the article) a close second. The hardest part of the circular A481 is the undulating southern end, though possibly that is subjective because I tend to be there later in the day when 'nearly finished'. Oh, and the wind blows against you on the west coast no matter your heading
Rendel Harris 2 hours ago
@Nigel Garage They criticised a rider they sponsored for sharing racist social media content, and they used some black models. Oh the horror of wokery.
Krislord 9 hours ago
I still don’t understand the changes they’ve made recently. They had an issue with discounting, so stopped that. The issue was never revenue though, it was the overheads as a percentage of revenue. As long as you sell the item above the manufacturing cost it’s still worth selling. They’re now covering the same overheads with less revenue. Beyond the finances, the product needs fixing too - the casual clothing was an easy way to push the brand yet underutilised with ridiculous prices. Hideous colours on all levels of the core and pro range - it’s like they went into the woods and decided to make everything beige, or washed out green. It’s frustrating as I want to buy rapha but they don’t make anything that appeals.
belugabob 11 hours ago
@eburtthebike but those are occupied by the previous incumbents (or they sold them for scrap)
Another_MAMIL 11 hours ago
@GravelIsNothingNew Undoubtedly, prices are exorbitant (coinciding with a cost-of-living crisis 🙄 ). But as Mr T said: “I pity the fool who buys Rapha outside their archive sales.”
KiwiMike 11 hours ago
@Pub bike here you see the challenge all reviews face: there’s a thousand ways to do any specific task on a bike. So any conclusion a reviewer comes to can be pulled apart by a thousand apples/oranges comparisons. It’s a bag that attaches to a bike. It works quite well. Other bags are available. Isn’t choice grand?
Mr Blackbird 11 hours ago
@wtjs Don't the police have to use this neutral language (nauseating as it is) so they can't be accused of jeopardising the eventual trial.
Rendel Harris 12 hours ago
@Ramz It's £45 for the navy blue version, £90 for all the other colours.
4 thoughts on “Denmark’s older cyclists urged to wear helmets in new campaign; 12,500-space bike parking facility opens in Utrecht; a day of big-name transfers; Kiwi rider beaten by a “bee’s dick” + much more on the live blog”
Kevin Peraza – Skillz
Kevin Peraza – Skillz
I cannot imagine the pain and frustrations that he must have endured to get that good.
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“Launched by road safety
“Launched by road safety agency Rådet for Sikker Trafik and TrygFonden, the campaign points out that half of Denmark’s cyclist fatalities involve people aged 65+.
Some 37 per cent of survey respondents aged 65 and above said that losing balance while trying to get on or off a bike was the most common cause of their sustaining a cycling-related injury.”
Just the normal conflating of two seperate phenomena as used by helmet zealots everywhere. Like saying that most dead cyclists had a head injury, even if that injury was superficial and they died from massive organ failure by their torso being run over.
…the campaign points out
...the campaign points out that half of Denmark’s cyclist fatalities involve people aged 65+
But over 70% of fatalities in general involve people over 65. So cycling seems pretty safe in that respect and shouldn’t be discourage by making it seem dangerous.