Chris Froome drives Strava followers crazy with 99.4 mile ride; Someone is 'selling' a Zwift Tron bike for £1,000,000; Close passes bigger threat than speed, says Lawless; Charge resurface as e-bike brand; G takes up bikepacking? + more on the live blog

Dear Liz,
Cyclists, horse riders and mobility scooter users can use any part of the lane they are in.
A more central position in the lane will often dissuade bad drivers from poor / dangerous overtakes

Good drivers plan safe over takes and have no issue with others road position

— Roads Policing Unit (RPU) - Surrey Police - UK (@SurreyRoadCops) June 26, 2020

Couldn't have put it better ourselves. 

If the proposals are passed, all non-essential car travel could be banned from Jersey's 'green lane' network to make them safer and more accessible to walkers, cyclists and horse riders, reports ITV. First introduced in 1993, the Green Lane network already has a 15mph speed limit for motor vehicles and drivers are actively discouraged from using the lanes, but this move could see it become a prosecutable offence with stricter enforcement. 

Deputy Robert Ward said: "It is about making these green lanes accessible and safe and actually useable and really emphasise the fact that these lanes are not for driving quickly along. People will encounter cyclists and walkers and so you need to be aware of it."

The proposition will be debated by Jersey's States Assembly on 14 July.

It's a Team Ineos special today, as we've just been alerted to a photo posted by Geraint Thomas of a camping stove and a saucepan on top of a cliff... has the 2018 Tour de France champ gone all bikepacking-y on us? Hopefully he has adequate storage to carry around that cooking equipment, unless the Ineos training jerseys have particularly roomy back pockets...

Never mind Bournemouth yesterday; take a look at all the cyclists at the top of Box Hill! Fumin’ pic.twitter.com/uiz6TYQCdd

— The Cranlinati (@cranlinati) June 26, 2020

Outrageous. 

You may be familiar with Charge as selling quirky-coloured road bikes and single-speeds like the popular Plug 1 above... however it appears they've done a complete U-turn, having resurfaced selling electric bikes exclusively in the US. 

This is rather surprising as Charge were founded in the UK in 2004; however they've been under the Dorel Industries umbrella that also owns Cannondale,  Schwinn and GT since 2009. This a complete departure from Charge bikes of yore, offering just three e-bikes in their new range simply called City ($1,499), Comfort ($1,499, shown above) and XC ($2,299). The popular Charge-branded tan coloured saddles are also nowhere to be seen on the new website either, although they are selling accessories from Fabric. According to Cycling Sports Group - Dorel's UK distribution arm - there are currently no plans to bring the bikes to the UK or Europe. The new website is here if you're US-based and fancy a browse though. 

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— Guy Pinkham 💙 (@guyjohnp) June 26, 2020

If Chris Froome's few hundred yards short of a 100 mile ride is making you anxious... well you could always just go metric!

The four-time Tour de France champion has been uploading some monster rides to Strava recently as he gears up for his grand tour comeback... but some of his Strava followers who work in miles as opposed to kilometres have taken issue with his latest ride, because he stopped less than 0.6 miles short of a 100 miler. 

Even so, the Team Ineos training jaunt took in over 13,000 feet (4,000 metres) of elevation, following on from similarly savage rides uploaded on Monday and Tuesday. We don't think Mr Froome has anything to prove, but would once more around the block have hurt? 

After weighing up all the potential costs, the UK e-bike brand Volt have decided that the best course of action was to move all their production to the UK, and are now operating out of a 20,000 sq ft factory in Milton Keynes. They say this will create up to 30 jobs and also allow them to produce even more bikes, up to 25,000 a year - full story on eBikeTips. 

Right, thats 5 bags of rubbish collected from the beach and Shore Rd this morning. Now to head home to start work for the day. People are scumbags. pic.twitter.com/cmkgspf68C

— Engineer Like A Girl (@LikeEngineer) June 26, 2020

Pictures emerged of thousands of people on Bournemouth beach yesterday, with the Health Secretary threatening to close beaches if social distancing isn't adhered to. Some national news sources claimed as many as 500,000 people were on Bournemouth beach, and a huge amount of litter was also left behind. The cyclist who posted the photo above has five huge bags of litter collected from the beach and Shore Road in Poole, which will unfortunately be the tip of the iceberg. 

The cycle clothing specialists - founded by former F1 driver Mark Webber - have announced their closure, citing COVID-19 as the reason. The company say they will cease web sales on 30th June and continue to provide product support through the month of July.