Michael Owen takes a dive after forgetting to unclip; Cyclists share weirdest things they’ve swerved to avoid…including giant sex toys; Jeremy Vine’s message to motorists; Drivers reclaim bike lane after segregation removed + more on the live blog
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Drivers reclaim bike lane after segregation removed
THREAD👇Once again @GlasgowCC s abject lack of care given for the safety of people cycling and active travel priorities comes to the fore. Quietly and without consultation, they have removed the protection from the remaining pop-up cycle lane on Dumbreck Road leaving this: pic.twitter.com/ybUZnNfydw
— Chapman Crispfield (@isersmalone) February 25, 2021
Chapman Crispfield, from GoBike, shared this video of what’s happened to a cycle lane just outside Glasgow. The Dumbreck Road pop-up bike lane was segregated giving cyclists the full lane on the right of the picture. However, since taking away that segregation it’s been reclaimed by drivers who in the video are using it as a third lane…
Green Party councillor, Jon Molyneux said: “Pretty much the only fully-segregated on-road cycle route in my ward was a circa 200m ‘pop-up’ lane leading to Pollok Park, put in to help safe, active travel in lockdown. It appears to have been taken away, without notice, and contrary to clear direction from elected members.”
Local cyclist John Chivall added: “I used this lane regularly to cycle with my children to Bellahouston Park, as Pollok Park – our nearest park – is often not safe for us with the number of people taking cars on the narrow park roads. Now getting to Bellahouston is less safe and less pleasant.”
Brompton releases new phone mount for navigating on the go
Brompton has released a new phone mount to make navigating on the go easier. Designed to fit all their folding bikes’ handlebar styles, the mount allows users to attach their phone with a simple twist. Brompton says the design uses robust nylon and has a sleek black finish for an unobtrusive look on the bike. The mount fits both Brompton’s M and H handlebars, something which up until now had been a challenge to create a phone mount that fits both types.
"You will get busted": Jeremy Vine's message to motorists who commit traffic offences
People who drive private cars in London are a minority. If they break traffic laws in front of cyclists — as happened here, tonight, with me — they will be reported to the police. In say this in a spirit of respect and love: you will get busted. pic.twitter.com/ofm3RLEF6D
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) February 25, 2021
Sharing a video of a driver ignoring a red light in Hammersmith, Jeremy Vine had a simple message for motorists who commit offences in front of him. “I say this in a spirit of respect and love: you will get busted,” the broadcaster tweeted. Vine regularly uploads videos of his experiences of poor driving in the capital and he confidently stated that the driver in his latest clip would get a ticket for their actions.
Jeremy’s warning attracted a lot of attention on Twitter, with talkRADIO presenter
Julia Hartley-Brewer replying: “Couldn’t agree more. Shame we can’t do that with cyclists too. But they don’t have number plates.”
Another user, with a black cab as his profile picture commented: “Shame on you Jeremy playing copper and grassing up motorists? That’s fine but get a balanced view and report all the cyclists that jump red lights too? Oh …you won’t cos they don’t carry any ID do they, so all those cyclists do as they please.” Vine responded pointing out that more people are killed by lawnmowers than cyclists…
Some of the Channel 5 presenter’s recent video highlights include a driver blaring their horn as they pass only to get stopped at the next set of lights and a motorist who was seen driving down the Hyde Park cycleway…
Sam Bennett doubles up at UAE Tour
Sam Bennett wins stage 6 of @uae_tour
after another perfect leadout by Morkov. 👏 Good to see Viviani and Gaviria getting better. Tomorrow, the last chance to beat Deceuninck. #UAETour
🎥 @dubaisportstvpic.twitter.com/vNLXPgY5rT— Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) February 26, 2021
Sam Bennett got his second win of the week at the UAE Tour this lunchtime. The Irishman sprinted to victory on the Palm Jumeirah to make it two out of three for Deceuninck-Quick-Step in the sprints this week. Former Quick-Step man Elia Viviani was second, with Bora-Hansgrohe’s Pascal Ackermann third. Tomorrow is the final stage of the race with another sprint expected. There weren’t any changes to the overall, meaning that avoiding disaster, Tadej Pogačar should be crowned the winner of his team’s home race tomorrow…
Another electric sprint from Sam Bennett. He’s on 🔥
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🇦🇪 #UAETour pic.twitter.com/OEJxIfS7jy— Velon CC (@VelonCC) February 26, 2021
Promising Italian cyclist dies after being hit by a lorry
Questa mattina mi sono svegliato con la notizia della tragica scomparsa di Giuseppe. Per questo ho corso con un nastro nero al braccio. Per ricordarlo, un’ultima volta. Ora è il momento del silenzio. Mando un grande abbraccio alla famiglia di Giuseppe. Che possa riposare in pace pic.twitter.com/aqQh8bNFoA
— Vincenzo Nibali (@vincenzonibali) February 24, 2021
A promising 17-year-old Italian cyclist who rode for Vincenzo Nibali’s junior team died after being hit by a lorry while training. Giuseppe Milone was training near the Sicilian city of Messina when the crash happened. Nibali is currently racing at the UAE Tour but shared his condolences on social media. “This morning I woke up with the news of Giuseppe’s tragic death. That’s why I ran with a black ribbon on my arm. To remember it, one last time. Now is the time for silence. I send a big hug to Giuseppe’s family. May he rest in peace,” Nibali said.
How not to descend safely...unless you're Danny MacAskill
Danny MacAskill being a ridiculously talented bike handler is hardly breaking news. He’s been awing us for years with his skills…However, he caught our eye again this lunchtime with a novel way to go downhill on a bike: backwards, on just your front wheel…Probably wouldn’t recommend trying this one at home…
MacAskill also shared a behind the scenes clip from his latest ‘The Slabs’ video…Not recommended if you don’t like heights…
Fresh new kit for Drops-Le Col
Drops-Le Col have released pictures of their sharp looking kit for the upcoming season. It’s a fresh number to go alongside an eye-catching bike in the form of the Ribble Endurance SL R Disc which we featured as our Bike at Bedtime earlier in the week…
Work begins to design ten low traffic neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester
Sustrans and Arup have begun work with Transport for Greater Manchester and local councils to design ten new low traffic neighbourhoods. The project’s aim is to build travel aternatives and deliver safer streets, improved air quality and stronger communities for residents. The schemes will form part of the Bee Network, a ten-year plan for Greater Manchester to deliver the UK’s longest joined-up cycling and walking network.
Work has begun with communities in Bolton, Bury and Stockport to gather feedback from residents. Principal urban designer at Sustrans, Rory Davis said: “We’re very excited to be working with local communities on this ambitious programme, which will help transform residential streets across many areas in Greater Manchester that suffer from high road traffic accidents, health problems and poor transport links.
“Community engagement is central to our design process and under normal circumstances this is carried out through group meetings and workshops, so the pandemic throws up obvious challenges. Our team will be working hard to ensure that we give as many local people as possible the chance to have their say through online workshops, printed leaflets delivered to residents, and an interactive website.”
Remco Evenepoel won't race until Giro d'Italia and doesn't expect to compete for GC at his debut Grand Tour
RTBR.be reports that the first time we’ll see Remco Evenepoel racing in 2021 will be at the Giro d’Italia. The Belgian confirmed that he doesn’t expect to compete for GC and will be treating the race as a training camp to prepare for goals later in the year. Evenepoel hasn’t competed since crashing out of Il Lombardia last August.
“We are not going to add a few more races before the Giro,” he explained. “We already know that I will take the start without ambition, without expectations. I see the Giro as preparation for the summer, it’s a three-week training camp to prepare for the big goals later in the race. year. I will maybe score a stage from time to time, but I am not aiming for the general classification. We are not going to the Giro with this idea.”
Indoor training with a difference
"I didn't touch him ref!": Michael Owen takes a dive after forgetting to unclip his cycling shoes
First ride of the year and I forgot the golden rule – if in doubt, clip out!😂🙈 pic.twitter.com/CHZm01XZ5N
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) February 26, 2021
We’ll bet it’s not the first time Michael Owen has been accused of going down too easily… no yellow card for this offence, just a red face. The former England striker shared a video of his embarrassing moment to his 3.7 million followers on Twitter, and didn’t get much sympathy from his fellow ex-pros…
Contact, definitely contact. Fully entitled to go down. 🤣 https://t.co/e84NtNdhoa
— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) February 26, 2021
😂😂
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) February 26, 2021
As one of England’s best ever strikers and a Ballon d’Or winner retreating to his (presumably very large) home to review the comical footage on CCTV, perhaps Owen won’t feel quite so defeated as us regular Joes who have ever took a cleat-related tumble from our bikes.
A quick brainstorm from the road.cc news team made a pretty decent five-a-side team of footballers who’ve come round to life on two wheels…Ben Foster in goal, Lee Dixon at the back, Geoff Thomas in midfield with Owen and Shearer up top. Managed, of course, by Neil Warnock. Beat that if you can…
Simon Still resigns from London Cycling Campaign
After social media posts made by London Cycling Campaign employee Simon Still two years ago were uncovered by a radio presenter last week, Still has now resigned from the LCC.
The charity released this updated statement today:
“After considering his position following the investigation of racist tweets made prior to his employment at LCC, Simon Still has resigned from the charity with immediate effect. We continue to acknowledge we have a lot of work to do to ensure we are a fully inclusive and diverse organisation. We are moving forward with plans already announced to train and support staff and activists to better understand and prevent racism and all forms of unfair discrimination, and for the organisation to become more representative of London’s diversity.”
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" ... noticeably easier to pedal." Really? How noticeable? I've seen a thing at point of sale in a major bike shop near Kingston which had two identical chainsets connected to two different bottom brackets, inviting the customer to try spinning each one and go "ooh, this one spins much longer when there's no grease in it or load on it, it must be better", but from what I've read, the real-world difference between tuned ceramic and out-of-the box decent steel is about one watt, at best?
@imajez Most people would have walked, but we take your point. I've never had a problem with riding on stoned tracks, designated as footpaths, but I'm not ripping up the surface on downhill footpaths. 0:-)
'Rather than using cups that cartridge bearings sit within, the MAXhit is the bearings, if you catch my drift' Still none the wiser - stick with dub and a ceramic Chinese affair at that which are brilliant for cost & durability in my experience!
@tomlew Will check Neco, cheers.
I’m not sure it’s a knee jerk reaction from Adam Hansen’s point. I think it’s more the media, as per usual, having a full statement in front of them about everything that was wrong with the tragic incident on Friday, and running with the headline that will get the most attention and clicks. No doubt this very publication will be the same come Monday. My sincere condolences to Finlay’s family and friends.
@mdavidford Always worth remembering with these spending outcries as well that a fatal road incident costs us as taxpayers £2.7M, and a serious injury incident £325,000. So if just one fatal road incident, or a small handful of serious injury ones, has been prevented across the whole of Oxfordshire by 20mph limits in the last four years, the taxpayer is actually in profit.
For reference, annual highways spend is about £80m (out of a total spend of £999m). Less than 0.013% is an interesting definition of 'high'.
Maybe the problem is the bikes are too good to make the trails challenging. Hence the growth of trail centres. Most MTBs are ludicrously competent now, particularly e-MTBs. Want a challenge? Change the bikes to something less competent.
Didn't move with the times, consequently it failed. Sad for the employees, but the real Raleigh died years ago.
"If there wasn’t enough parking the car-owning residents would be up in arms organising and petitioning the council" There isn't enough parking, in pretty much every neighbourhood. There a street in my town, where just about every house has off road parking for at least 2 cars, but somebody still saw fit to paint lots of parking bays along it. In addition to just encouraging even more car ownership, it causes regular incidents where people simply can't wait for a gap in the traffic and overtake the parked cars into oncoming traffic. (Said road is on a bus route, and a short walk from a well connected railway station, a large supermarket and not too far from town, but people still feel the need for multiple car households. It's a strange mindset that we've got ourselves into.
22 thoughts on “Michael Owen takes a dive after forgetting to unclip; Cyclists share weirdest things they’ve swerved to avoid…including giant sex toys; Jeremy Vine’s message to motorists; Drivers reclaim bike lane after segregation removed + more on the live blog”
Can’t tell from that photo if
Can’t tell from that photo if there is a solid white line to the left of the cycle symbol.
Would need a group to reclaim the lane – after that Paris video, not sure I’d want to try by myself !
Is that lane still painted up
Is that lane still painted up as a two-way cycle route, with a possible consequent risk of having someone cycling directly towards traffic…?!
Jeremy Vine is proper
Jeremy Vine is proper trolling now. All he’s done in this instance is get people wound up about cycles with number plates and other bs.
No matter how reasonable his replies, they wont listen, we know that.
EddyBerckx wrote:
People getting riled on twitter are breeze. The message is getting out, via people like cyclingmikey, Jezza, some police forces even.
The message isn’t going to be popular amongst some. Who cares?
I think I could be happier in
I think I could be happier in a world where drivers drove lawfully and considerately around cyclists, while steaming with repressed rage.
“This film will get him a
“This film will get him a ticket”
Will it? Or will the police make excuses for the driver? “the light had turned red less than 10 seconds before the driver went through and no motorists were harmed so no offence occured”
Re football people and bikes,
Re football people and bikes, I remember the then Bury manager Alan Knill standing in the dugout with a scratched and bruised face.
He explained that a squirrel had become entangled in his front wheel while he was out for a ride and caused a face plant.
That was his story anyway.
They always blame the
They always blame the squirrel
“You can fall off your bike
“You can fall off your bike whilst clipped in as many times as you like, but if you still think Instant Coffee is where it’s at you ain’t no cyclist, bruv.”
Being a tea drinker I have no
Being a tea drinker I have no idea what you mean, bruv. What has coffee got to do with click pedals?
Dingaling wrote:
Why can’t tea and coffee drinkers just unite and agree to pick on those vermin that drink diet coke?
I’d better sell my bike then.
I’d better sell my bike then. ?
Is the council seriously
Is the council seriously intending for cyclists to continue to use that Glasgow “cycle lane”? Surely that’s a corporate manslaughter charge waiting to happen…
brooksby wrote:
replied to wrong post
brooksby wrote:
Pretty sure that GCC decommissioned this pop up lane a number of weeks ago when they removed the wands. Looks like the cyclist road narkings for travelling against the main traffic weren’t erased at the s as me time. I can understand leaving those with the flow of traffic and erecting warning triangles but even then I would be unhappy using it as it feeds two motorways
Danny’s position is the worst
Danny’s position is the worst of two worlds: dangerous and not aero!
cdamian wrote:
He’s ensuring that he can’t be penalised for a supertuck
re Danny MacAskill. I really
re Danny MacAskill. I really hope that road was closed! Otherwise, IMHO that is quite irresponsible riding. He is without question an immensely skillful bike handler, but public roads are very clearly not the place to be dicking around like that…
Looked like it was a road on
Looked like it was a road on private land / parkland. Maybe a closed holiday park?
Edit: Actually Aberwystwyth Uni. Interesting how an Isle Of Skye resident justified travel to Wales though unless he has moved.
“giant sex toys”
“giant sex toys”
That’s not giant by any stretch of the word (or imagination). Yes, i’ll get my coat…
Jenova20 wrote:
You’re right. It’s a Trek sex toy.
FTFY
FTFY