Search for hit-and-run driver who knocked down two cyclists; Tao Geoghegan Hart slams “quasi-nutritionist Youtubers”; James Hayden raffling Transcon winner’s jersey; Victory for cyclist turned away from tip; US bike shops looted + more on the live blog
SUMMARY
Man who was turned away from a Devon reycling centre because he arrived by cargo bike
Devon County Council have relented and are allowing cycles to deliver to recycling centres today. Hopefully I helped them reach this decision quickly 😇😇😇@ExeterCycling @roadcc pic.twitter.com/EwOYdrrF9t
— Caspar Hughes (@countcaspargh) June 2, 2020
Caspar Hughes questioned the decision to turn him away and only allow those in motor vehicles to use the ECC Recycling Centre in Exeter last week – and it appears this may have led to change, with vehicle restrictions being eased today to allow pedal cycles and bikes with trailers “with social distancing in place”.
Cyclists return to Richmond Park - but are warned to keep to the rules
SUPER TUESDAY: From today EVERYONE can cycle in Richmond Park again! Remember:
✔️You can only ride before 10am & after 4pm weekdays
✔️No cycling between Roehampton & Kingston gates
✔️Watch your speed when passing pedestrians or other cyclists & leave a 2m gap
✔️Stay safe!— RichmondParkCyclists (@RichmondPkCycle) June 2, 2020
The Royal Parks partially lifted a ban on cycling in London’s Richmond Park this morning, allowing cyclists to ride in the park before 10am and after 4pm on weekdays, and on the condition that cyclists keep 2m gaps between themselves and others. Some of the first cyclists (other than commuting NHS staff and under 12’s) to ride through the park since the ban in late March have been uploading footage to social media.
Welcome back Rick and thanks for sharing. Good to see. Take care. https://t.co/VhPHQWSEp1
— The Royal Parks (@theroyalparks) June 2, 2020
Some sections are still closed to cyclists, such as the park roads on the eastern side of the park around Priory Lane and Broomfield Hill; and with some allegedly already spotted flouting that rule this morning, some cyclists are urging people to stick to the rules to ensure the Royal Parks don’t impose another outright ban.
Richmond Park is open to cycling on certain roads at certain times, yet people still can’t seem to read the signs or realise the barriers mean no cycling on that road! As a fellow cyclist, please follow the rules before they shut the park completely to cycling! #cyclinglife pic.twitter.com/8DPjy4BOcm
— Marsha (@Marsha_RGA) June 2, 2020
Thames Valley Police appealing for witnesses after two cyclists killed in collision with car
We’re appealing for witnesses following a double fatal collision in High Wycombe.
It happened at approximately 6.30pm yesterday on the A40 Wycombe Road near to the junction of Old Dashwood Hill between a grey VW Golf R and two male cyclists.
📞 101 quoting URN 1111 (1/6) pic.twitter.com/ynK6IyrNgx
— TVP Roads Policing (@tvprp) June 2, 2020
The two cyclists, aged 52 and 56, were sadly both pronounce dead at the scene on the A40 Wycombe Road in High Wycombe last night – full story to follow.
A socially distanced standing start
Our Sprint Coaches have had to get creative when it comes to socially distant standing starts… 👇
🎥 @KevinDStewart pic.twitter.com/nYy4QEYjN7
— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) June 1, 2020
British Cycling say they have had to get creative to ensure social distancing is still maintained while their track cyclists get back into the swing of training on the velodrome.
Bookman Block lights: they're tiny!
Bookman’s rechargeable Block lights look really handy for getting you noticed by other road users, whether that’s on urban streets at night, or when you’re out and about in daylight.
Each light is tiny, measuring just 35 x 23 x 14mm and weighing 12g, so you can easily tuck them away in a pocket until required.
You can run the front light at either full power – 50 lumens – or at 25%, and you can also choose between steady and blinking modes.
The runtime in steady mode at full power is 1:30 hours, rising to 25 hours at the lower setting in blinking mode.
The rear light is 18 lumens at full power, and it’ll run for about 1:30 hours in steady mode. Again, you can switch to 25% power and/or blinking mode, and the maximum runtime (low power, blinking) is 25 hours.
The Bookman lights are about as simple as you can imagine: one LED per light with a stretchy band keeping each one in place on your handlebar or seatpost. A curved rubber pad on one side of the light helps hold it there.
The lights are water resistant and the lithium ion battery will recharge from flat in two hours via the micro-USB cable that’s included in the pack.
There’s not enough power here for showing the way on unlit roads but the Block lights can help get you noticed on urban streets, especially as a supplementary light in flashing mode, and they’re a useful back-up option if your main lights run out of juice halfway home, for example.
They’re also good daytime running lights, surprisingly noticeable even on a bright day.
Should cyclists use daytime running lights? + 8 of the best front and rear daytime cycling lights
Each Block light, available in black and white versions, is priced €19.90 (about £17.75).
Head to https://bookman.se/ for more info.
Confusion over temporary street changes in London
I’m a bit baffled by the temporary street changes in central London. Little use for pedestrians. Bad for cyclists. pic.twitter.com/csawOv4cb1
— Geoff Barraclough (@w9maidavale) June 2, 2020
Maida Vale Councillor Geoff Barraclough spotted the curious roadblocks in Piccadilly and Regent Street, which don’t appear to be of much use to cyclists or pedestrians.
And this is an unexpected hazard if you’re cycling north up Regent Street. pic.twitter.com/vT31kTi5RH
— Geoff Barraclough (@w9maidavale) June 2, 2020
Are some of the temporary street measures put in place during the pandemic doing more harm than good?
Bike shops suffer lootings during civil unrest in the US, while brands show support for protests
Ok, so these people are looting bikes from @TrekBikes These are not people from protest! Police came in 2 min and left the bike shop open, so another people came in and stole all other bikes. #nycprotests pic.twitter.com/oMSMP0FxkD
— Tania Khodakivska (@TKhodakivska) June 1, 2020
After the death George Floyd last week – who died from asphyxia due to pressure applied to his neck and back from police officer Derek Chauvin according to a new private post-mortem – mass protests have sprung up in cities across the US. While many have largely been peaceful, civil unrest and scenes of looting have also been captured by citizens. Tania Khodakivska, who uploaded footage of a Trek store being looted in New York, said: “these are not people from (the) protest”.
Bicycle Therapy in Philadelphia took to Facebook on Sunday to denounce the vandalism and looting they had suffered while showing support for the protest movement, saying: “We understand that more violent crimes are being done in this country than our break-in and that we are past due for change. However destroying small family-owned businesses isn’t the solution. Let’s stand together in protest not tear each other apart.”
Some bike industry brands have come out to show their support for the protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, including SRAM and Le Col, with many retailers participating in ‘Blackout Tuesday’ by suspending promotional activities to reflect on George Floyd’s death.
MP Sarah Olney gets on her bike to join the voting queue at Westminster
Obeying both the government’s instructions to vote in person today and avoid public transport, I’ve cycled to Parliament for the first time. It took me just over an hour from New Malden to Westminster. #cycletowork pic.twitter.com/oe9pKfyfR0
— Sarah Olney (@sarahjolney1) June 2, 2020
The controversial decision by Jacob Rees-Mogg to abandon online parliament and make MP’s form a huge queue to vote in person has left those who are able to attend being told to avoid public transport, while still having to go to parliament to cast votes. It means the Lib Dem MP for Richmond Park Sarah Olney cycled from her home in New Malden to get to Westminster, arguably one positive thing that has come out of this furore…
Bristol residents can now get wine delivered by a cycling, singing Grape-O-Gram
If you happen to live in Bristol or are very familiar with the city, you’ll know this is peak Bristol… as residents can now get wine delivered to themselves or friends/family who need their spirits raised by a young businesswoman dressed as a grape, who cycles up to their doorways before dismounting and singing them a ‘Grape-O-Gram’ while playing a ukulele.
Claudia Collins told Bristol 24/7: “With everything being so serious and isolating I felt like this silly idea was needed now more than ever.
“The first cycle down Wells Road dressed as a bunch of grapes made me feel very silly, but I have got used to it now and sometimes forget. Hopefully if I carry on doing this for a while, I will learn more than two chords and make a more three-dimensional grape costume!”
Customers can order a Grape-O-Gram via Ms Collins’ Instagram or Facebook pages, telling her what type of wine they require, a name and address of the recipient and some words for the song. In return, she promises “a thoughtful lovely message from a loved one sang badly by a lady dressed as a bunch of grapes, playing only two chords on a green ukulele.”
Chris Froome joining Zwift ride to mark World Bicycle Day tomorrow
I’ve got a few @GoZwift rides coming up over the next week. First up I’ll be joining @UCI_cycling for their #WorldBicycleDay ride tomorrow at 6pm CEST (5pm UK time). Don’t miss it 👍😊 pic.twitter.com/MvVCGnZoyG
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) June 2, 2020
Froome and the UCI will host the ride at 5pm UK time.
News presenter Cathy Newman has bike stolen outside Channel 4 HQ
Bought a bike (pictured right) to get me to work @Channel4News & chained it outside the office. All that remains tonight is the bike stand (pictured left). Gutted. It got me to work safely, avoiding chances of being infected with #coronavirus . As an asthmatic that was important. pic.twitter.com/BF7uwCVPjm
— Cathy Newman (@cathynewman) June 1, 2020
The presenter says as an asthmatic, her bike was particularly important for getting her to work safely during the pandemic – and unfortunately found out too late from a colleague that Channel 4 HQ has underground bike storage.
I belatedly discovered that…too late! x
— Cathy Newman (@cathynewman) June 1, 2020
Team Ineos rider Tao Geoghegan Hart full of praise for carbs, and slams "ridiculous influencer & quasi nutritionists" who promote low carb diets
An aside from all the serious stuff in the 🌍 right now… I see so much stuff about low-carb online from the ridiculous influencer & quasi nutritionist UTube world etc. Maybe I have some young followers interesting in cycling? If so…
— Tao Geoghegan Hart (@taogeoghegan) June 1, 2020
The 25-year-old revealed that he hasn’t got much time for who he calls “quasi nutritionists” dishing out diet advice on YouTube, which he thinks could be misconstrued by budding young cyclists.
In his Twitter thread, Geoghan-Hart goes onto explain that he consumed 120g of carbohydrate an hour in the first three hours of his training ride yesterday. This consisted of Science in Sport drink mix, homemade tray bakes made by his pro cyclist girlfriend Hannah Barnes, and some waffles.
He continues: “I’m no expert but I’d bet a lot of money this will help you 10000x more!
“I’m not a nutritionist. I’m far from the best rider in the world. But there is so much out there that (in my opinion) will be so detrimental to a young rider. This is just my 10pence on the matter, specifically to those still growing & developing.”
While Geoghan-Hart doesn’t totally denounce low carb diets, it’s interesting that his carb-fuelled regime is very different to that of his team boss Sir Dave Brailsford, who revealed in 2019 that he sticks to a low carb diet and plenty of low cadence riding to build strength; although Brailsford’s aim was to lose weight and increase fitness in his 50’s rather than compete at World Tour level, so it’s understandable that his pro riders’ regimes would differ considerably.
South Gloucestershire Council remove temporary cycle lane... that was only installed five days ago
Early contender for a ‘political leadership’ award here from South Gloucestershire Council, putting in social distancing measures, only to remove them four days later after motorist complaints (HT @David_on_a_bike) https://t.co/q9ZpyBw86g
— Mark Treasure (@AsEasyAsRiding) June 2, 2020
The social distancing measures on the A4174 in Filton, just outside of Bristol, were put in place on Thursday 28th May… and have now been removed, following complaints from “residents, businesses and road users” (i.e. motorists). We’ll have a full story on this later on today.
Taking the P: Press watchdog rejects complaints over Rod Liddle "piano wire" column
As noted by a Twitter follower of ours above, our typo was quite appropriate in the eyes of many who though the controversial columnist article was out of order – our full story (hopefully typo-free) can be found here.
Transcontinental champ James Hayden raffling his winner's jersey, with proceeds going to the Stephen Lawrence Trust
I am a believer in actions over words. In solidarity in the wake of the brutal murder of George Floyd, I will raffle my most treasured possession; the jersey I was awarded for 1st place at the @transconrace proceeds going Stepehen Lawrence Trust, see img 4 info #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/OWeDFvGALD
— James Mark Hayden (@JamesMarkHayden) June 2, 2020
Hayden – who won the Transcontinental ultra race in 2017 and 2018 – is raffling off his 2018 winner’s jersey, with all proceeds going towards the Stephen Lawrence Trust . He said: “I am a believer in action over words. Therefore in solidarity and support in the wake of the brutal murder of George Floyd, I will raffle my most treasured possession.”
Those who want to enter can donate directly to the Stephen Lawrence Trust, and then send proof of donation to raffle@jamesmarkhayden.uk – the winner will be selected at random on 9th June.
"I have no words": search for hit-and-run driver who knocked down two cyclists in Derbyshire
A friend of two cyclists who were knocked down in a hit-and-run has posted an appeal for information on social media.
James Stead claimed the incident happened at around 2.15pm in the village of Bradwell in the Peak District on Sunday, and two bystanders also came and helped the men after they were left with injuries.
On the Bradwell Derbyshire Community Forum Facebook group, Mr Stead says the victims have informed the police and are waiting for a response. The partner of one of the victims who posted about the incident on social media said: “I have no words, just so so angry. Best of friends, not just cyclists. Daddys, sons, brothers, husbands (who are) lucky to walk away from this.”
Others noted that there had been a perceived rise in hostile comments aimed at cyclists on social media since the lockdown began, with one saying: “Was only a matter of time before this happened in or around Bradwell after the comments and aggression aimed towards cyclists on this very forum just a few weeks ago.”
2 June 2020, 08:23
Full story on the tragic double fatality in High Wycombe yesterday
Two cyclists killed in Buckinghamshire crash involving Volkswagen Golf car
Driver is assisting police in relation to double fatality in High Wycombe yesterday
2 June 2020, 08:23
2 June 2020, 08:23
You don't just need a gravel bike... now you need an aero gravel bike
3T launch 'faster and more aero' Exploro RaceMax gravel bike
Faster, more capable and comes with bigger clearance thanks to double dropped chainstays
2 June 2020, 08:23
2 June 2020, 08:23
One of two intriguing product launches today from the Big S
Specialized unveils S-Works Power With Mirror Tech 3D-printed saddle
High tech saddle is a lattice structure with 14,000 struts, and it's mega-comfy
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@robgodd The poor guy himself suffered a traumatic brain injury and his skull was so badly shattered a significant portion of it had to be removed - do me a favour, have a look around cycling helmet manufacturers and see if any of them claim the foam hats they produce will protect against or even mitigate that level of injury. I'll wait if you like, but I can save us both the time and tell you what you'll find: none of them. Not a single one of them will. Because they don't, and they *can't* based on simple physics. Once the point of failure in a material is reached all(or as near as makes no odds) of the additional force beyond that necessary threshhold transfers through to the object beneath. Since bicycle helmets are rated for forces roughly equivalent to being dropped straight down from a stationary start 1.5m above a hard surface. Now, I'm not an expert in vehicle crash investigation, but I'm *fairly* sure that any impact or series of impacts powerful enough to render a quarder of your skull into gravel, put you in a weeks-long coma, give you massive amnesia, and leave you with ongoing symptoms of traumatic brain injury are a little bit, a teeny-weeny amount, a little smidgeon-widgeon more than what bike helmets are rated for. That's why none of the companies that make them claim they will help in such circumstances: because they know it would be a lie, and that unlike uninformed punters, carbrained journalists, or "medical professionals" who think wearing a helmet would save you from a broken arm(an actual scenario encountered by a mate, who's nurse at the A&E tutted and harrumphed her way through his whole treatment due to his lack of helmet despite his bonce having come through *being hit by a car* - another scenario bike helmets are worthless in - completely unscathed), the lawyers for those companies know their business and understand that if you lie in advertising you will get sued into the ground.
The Battle of Ypres April 1915. The German infantry division advanced using das Brumptstadt Fahrarden. The slow speed kept them behind the cloud of chlorine gas as it drifted towards the Commonwealth trenches. The offensive cleaved a two mile gap in the Western Front. The use of cycles was copied by the Japanese as they invaded Singapore and Burmah. By then war technology had embraced wider low pressure tyres, carbon frames and hydration gels. The German forces decided not to incorporate cycling as part of Operation Session, as bike theft in London and the South East was rife and would have caused huge casualties. Ironically superior advancement of tyre technology led to a British victory at El Alamein. This technology played a key part in the US Marines victory at Iwo Jima.
The appropriate response to Google pissing on your cereal is not a fancy new sugar that removes the taste of urine. Stop using Google products where you can. Firefox browser and DuckDuckGo search engine have had noticeable upticks in market share by explicitly NOT pushing AI.
my thoughts exactly...I wonder how that approach is working, with motor vehicle drivers...🤔
I do not wish to diminish the personal tragedy, but one never hear calls for pedestrians or even hikers to wear clothing with integrated lightening rods.
RE Andy Burnam / Heidi Alexander - this is the best thing in many ways - set an example (even if currently it leads to lots of online name-calling). And imagine some of the political alternatives! The folks in the apparently second-placed party seem incredibly unlikely to be doing so. And even the current "new Greens" seem less interested in ... y'know, environmental things. OTOH I wish Heidi could be bolder. And I fear that like anyone ambitious enough to get to the top (exception B Johnson - well, I guess there was the Corbyn bicycle...) Burnam will be trimming his transport policy sails to fit the wind (should that be "bunker-fuel-burning engines"?)
@mattsccm Bull bars aren't banned, they just have to conform to regulations so they are deformable or have plates that allow crumple give on contact, rather than rigid steel bars that can smash into pedestrians and cyclists with no give at all, catch them and drag them under the wheels. If you think that's a problem, do one. Why should who is responsible for a collision remove the responsibility of people driving a tonne of machinery on the road from having safety features to at least mitigate some of the effects of a collision?
I'd be willing to bet that's lazy use of stock photography rather than deliberate misinformation, but the result is still the same.
@smallbeer You obviously don't realise how many bulls there are wandering around Chelsea, in and out of the china shops, that he needs to protect his Range Rover from.
I agree, it's bloody 'elf and safety overreach, can't help some people, I put some meat, sorry, neat decoration on the front of mine and the polis were round poking their noses in like that (mind you, that was a mistake...) (etc)
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So the decision by Devon CC
So the decision by Devon CC is that if you turn up at a recycling centre on a bike with trailer or cargo bike you have to queue in a line of motor vehicles with their engines running* ?
I’m not sure being poisoned in an effort to be green is much of a victory. Had they given people on bikes priority then they’re protecting the health of the cyclists and hopefully encouraging others to do the same, reducing the numbers of vehicles and therefore queues.
*It’s what I’ve seen when passing local recycling centres on my bike, lines of cars with their engines running.
My tip is shut now due to the
My tip is shut now due to the congestion caused by too many vehicles.
We also have a campaign to switch off engines at lights and in congestion.
Not sure the message got through though.
One of the ones near me has a
One of the ones near me has a sign at a junction indicating it is a 2 hour wait from there. This is less then 1/4 mile. Cars regularly are queued past this and pretty much can bring the junction to a stand still.
Another one was pictured on the BBC showing 3-4 queuing and commenting on the impact to business without mentioning there was a major A&E very close to the routes all being blocked up.
Hats off to Leeds council –
Hats off to Leeds council – you have to book a 15 minute slot at local tips and they are open til 8pm. I went on saturday and there was no waiting.
Cycled past a site run by Wakefiled council and the queue was stretched way back down a dual carriageway.
Assume there is the usual god
Assume there is the usual god awful usb port on the bookman light, just look to knog on how to do lights.
But not bells.
But not bells.
Tao Geoghegan Hart has made a
Tao Geoghegan Hart has made an error of logic. Just because you hear a theory espoused by the “ridiculous influencer & quasi nutritionist UTube world” does not make its opposite any more credible. In fact, you can learn nothing at all one way or the other from the riduclous, that is what ridiculous is.
Better to listen to those with some qualifications. Professor Tim Noakes made a lot of sense to me. But of course Tim Noakes is of an age where late onset diabetes becomes real. Tao Geoghegan Hart has yet to get there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09smnhd
If you’re time-poor, just listen from 27min to 30min.
Carbs are h*eckin’ tasty tho
Carbs are h*eckin’ tasty tho
Quote:
FTFY
The hit and run in Derbyshire
The hit and run in Derbyshire. Let’s assume it was intentional. Why on earth would you do such a thing? Sometimes when I get shouted at / close pass etc I ask the driver (i nearly always catch up with them at the queue or lights) ‘why did you do that’?
You’re in the middle of the road – is the most common answer. Obviously I’m not, I may, sometimes, be in the middle of the lane. I try and reason and explain but it never works. I even sometimes express how intimidated i feel by their dangerous driving. “Get out the way then’ is a typical riposte.
If they catch this driver they should put him in a room with the two victims. Not for reasons of revenge but so the driver can meet the ‘daddies, brothers, sons, friends’ and hopefully learn some fuckin empathy and grace.
Or was the intent to drive as
Or was the intent to drive as close as possible to intimidate but it went wrong?
Hit and run in Derbyshire;
Hit and run in Derbyshire; just another opportunity for the BBC to carry on their helmet campaign.
“Cyclists’ helmets cracked by impact of Derbyshire ‘hit-and-run'”
The main point of the story is that the helmets saved their lives, not that the driver put their lives at risk. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-52893510
Hmmmn
Hmmmn