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Driver threatens BigHaytch in Birmingham (Image Credit: @bighaytch1)

“Do you think you’re Cycling Mikey bro?”: Camera cyclist catches phone-using Birmingham drivers and things get heated immediately — as social media suggests he’s “not going to last like that in Brum”; Gaudu out of Tour de France + more on the live blog

Looks like another warm weekend is on the way… Adwitiya’s got his bottles and hydration packs out as he brings you a roundup of news, views, nonsense — basically everything from the cycling world this Friday
  • by Adwitiya Pal
Fri, Jun 27, 2025 09:07
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  • “We’re a bit like monkeys in the circus”: Van Poppel slams chaotic Tour de France route and lack of rider input ahead of sprint-heavy first week
  • Plan to scrap bike racks at major railway station over car bomb fears “paused” after backlash from cyclists and MPs
  • “Are his hands made out of Gatorade?”: A follow-up worthy of the “crusty” sweat-corroded handlebars… and cyclist asks if the tape can be “reused”
  • “To race just to finish, there’s no point in that”: David Gaudu out of the Tour de France as French hopes continue to thin
  • “I hope to win the yellow jersey in the future”: Mountain bike star Puck Pieterse hints at Tour de France ambitions
  • “That has to be a premeditated attack”: Egg-pelting car passenger slammed for “unprovoked assault”, as cyclists share more horrifying stories of being attacked with “glass vodka bottle” and “full beer can”
  • Cyclists furious as “completed” bike path blocked by locked gate after opening delayed by two months – forcing them onto busy “unsafe” road with narrow tunnel
  • Anyone interested in “photographic evidence” of the fact that Ricky Gervais has been cycling every day?
  • “Unbeatable”: Lotte Kopecky crushes Belgian Nationals to win seventh straight TT title (and nearly catches silver medallist on the line)
  • Amy Hudson to ride every stage of the men’s Tour de France — plus all the transfers — in 6,400km solo charity challenge
  • “Do you think you’re Cycling Mikey bro?”: Camera cyclist catches phone-using Birmingham drivers and things get heated immediately — as social media suggests he’s “not going to last like that in Brum”
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27 June 2025, 09:07

“We’re a bit like monkeys in the circus”: Van Poppel slams chaotic Tour de France route and lack of rider input ahead of sprint-heavy first week

Danny van Poppel doesn’t seem too keen on the opening week of this year’s Tour de France — and it’s not because he’s out of form. The Dutchman, who’s expected to be part of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe’s lead-out for Jordi Meeus and support team leader Primož Roglič, has taken aim at a route design which he says puts spectacle over safety.

“Nobody likes it. We’re a bit like monkeys in the circus, right? For the public, it’s interesting and more fun, so they throw it in again”, van Poppel told In de Leiderstrui.

“For us, that’s very frustrating. First and foremost for Primoz, but also for everyone who is preparing for a goal with the team. It looked like bad luck, but by now it’s also part of cycling”.

Danny van Poppel, 2023 Tour of Britain (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Danny van Poppel, 2023 Tour of Britain (Zac Williams/SWpix.com)
SWpix (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

What he’s talking about is the opening ten days of the race — a tightly packed stretch of flat and hilly stages across the north of France that are unlikely to create major gaps in the peloton and the general classification. But by keeping the peloton closely bunched, it sets up a perfect storm of stress, crashes, and positioning chaos — especially for riders trying to stay upright while contesting sprint finishes or keeping their GC leader safe.

> “Are the days of the pure sprinter dead?”: Cycling fans react to 2025 Vuelta a España route, with only one flat stage and four “very likely” to have bunch sprint finish

If you remember, Roglič was forced to abandon both the 2024 Tour and this year’s Giro d’Italia after crashing. And while the UCI and rider union CPA have made repeated pledges to improve safety, according to the 31-year-old Dutch, little has changed.

“As riders, we have little to no say and I think that’s a shame in cycling,” he said. “After that, I sent Adam Hansen [CPA president] a message via WhatsApp, but I simply got 0 response. And I was very disappointed about that. He wants to do everything safely and well, but then I have written down a lot of advice and I don’t get any response. I’ll be cycling for a few more years and then I also think: we’ll just go for it, as a rider I don’t have much say anyway”.

He added: “Look a bit at how it works in other sports and put people on it who really understand sprinting. If you look at other sports, cycling is still amateurish. But they don’t want to listen to it completely and the UCI has so much power that we can’t really do anything. There’s no point in continuing to waste negative energy on it and then you just focus on performing.”

Van Poppel’s criticisms come just months after another Grand Tour route raised eyebrows — in the opposite way, as the 2025 Vuelta a España offers barely any incentive for sprinters, with only one flat stage and just four that look likely to end in a bunch sprint.

27 June 2025, 09:07

Plan to scrap bike racks at major railway station over car bomb fears “paused” after backlash from cyclists and MPs

East Croydon station bike rack notice
East Croydon station bike rack notice (Image Credit: Chris Galpin/Change.Org)
East Croydon station bike rack notice
East Croydon station bike rack notice (Image Credit: Chris Galpin/Change.Org)

> Plan to scrap bike racks at major railway station over car bomb fears “paused” after backlash from cyclists and MPs

27 June 2025, 09:07

“Are his hands made out of Gatorade?”: A follow-up worthy of the “crusty” sweat-corroded handlebars… and cyclist asks if the tape can be “reused”

Just when we thought yesterday’s corroded handlebar horror story — featuring a snapped aluminium bar, a titanium frame, and a very sweaty ex-NBA player — couldn’t be topped, the same mechanic has returned with a sequel. Different bike, same nightmare.

“Yall loved the first crusty bar,” the Reddit poster wrote. “This one is from just a few weeks ago. The handlebar tape was original. He got very lucky. Bike came in for tune up and to replace just the rear brake cable/housing since it was getting hard to pull. Customer asked if we could reuse the handlebar tape after we removed it. We installed a new handlebar obviously.”

To be clear: the bar was corroded nearly through, and the rider wanted to re-use the tape.

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The comments, as expected, were equal parts horrified and fascinated. “Holy crap… well I’m glad he brought it into the shop and you were able to get that replaced. I can’t imagine how bad that crash would’ve been if he’d kept on riding it,” one person wrote.

Another asked the real question: “Are his hands made out of Gatorade??? What on earth! I’ve never seen galvanic corrosion this bad. This is wild.”

> “The things we’ll do to avoid changing bar tape once a year”: Mechanics horrified (and a little bit impressed) by cyclist whose sweat-corroded handlebar completely snapped mid-ride, but he somehow walked away uninjured

Some suspected this was another case of turbo trainer sweat destruction, but the mechanic clarified: “Not indoor bikes. We do live in the mountains of Tennessee so I feel like low speed climbing causes the sweat to drop instead of back. Most of the rest of the stuff on the bike was in okay shape considering the miles.”

27 June 2025, 09:07
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“To race just to finish, there’s no point in that”: David Gaudu out of the Tour de France as French hopes continue to thin

Another big French name is out of the Tour de France. David Gaudu has confirmed he won’t be on the start line in Lille next week, citing poor form and lingering fatigue after a tough spring and a punishing Giro d’Italia.

“Given my current level, I’ve been honest with the team. In any case, they have my data and we’ve decided together to miss out on the Tour this year,” he told AFP. “To race just to finish, there’s no point in that.”

Gaudu, fourth overall in 2022 and ninth in 2023, would have hoped for a similar strong performance this year around too — especially with the race passing through Brittany, his home region. “It’s hugely disappointing,” he said. “Particularly as the race goes through Britanny this year and my relatives were going to come see me there.”

His absence follows that of Benoît Cosnefroy, who earlier this week confirmed he’s skipping both the Nationals and the Tour due to a knee injury sustained during the Tour de Suisse. That’s two of France’s most recognisable riders out before the race even begins — and after Romain Bardet’s emotional farewell at the Dauphiné, it’s been a bleak few weeks for home fans.

David Gaudu (ASO/Fabien Boukla)
Fabien Boukla) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
David Gaudu (ASO/Fabien Boukla)
Fabien Boukla) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Gaudu’s 2025 season started promisingly with a win in Oman, but since then he’s struggled with crashes, a fractured hand, and what he described as an ongoing lack of feeling on the bike. “I held back on a decision until the last weekend to do a training camp, do some mountain climbs and exercises off the bike. But my feelings still aren’t good.”

He finished 66th at the Giro and, by his own admission, was “completely exhausted” at the finish. Whether he lines up for the Vuelta later this year remains to be seen.

In the meantime, Groupama-FDJ will turn to Guillaume Martin to fly the flag, with stage wins and a top ten on GC the stated goal. “We have a good, cohesive team, and we hope to achieve good results,” said team boss Marc Madiot. “Guillaume is a very good stage racer… He may not be a very spectacular rider at first glance, but he’s tenacious and mentally very strong. He never gives up.”

The team’s had a rough time of it lately — Stefan Küng is also out of the national champs after a crash in training — but if Martin can bring his Dauphiné form into July, there’s still something to fight for.

27 June 2025, 09:07

27 June 2025, 09:07
2024 Puck Pieterse 1
2024 Puck Pieterse 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

“I hope to win the yellow jersey in the future”: Mountain bike star Puck Pieterse hints at Tour de France ambitions

Puck Pieterse has done it all — cyclo-cross, mountain bike, and now, slowly but surely, the road. The 23-year-old Dutch rider is already known for her explosive one-day racing and managed to get the better of Demi Vollering in the fourth stage of last year’s Tour de France, but in a new interview with Domestique, she made it clear: the Tour de France Femmes is very much on her radar.

“I’m used to racing every weekend from cyclo-cross. It was not really difficult to get focused before every race,” she said. “I have a feeling that you only come out stronger because these races are so good trainings as well. You train your endurance, you train your sprints, you train everything.”

Racing constantly has also sharpened her tactical instincts. “The more you race, the more race situations you get to know, and the easier you can maybe read how a race is unfolding.”

Puck Pieterse beats Demi Vollering, stage four, 2024 Tour de France (ASO)
Puck Pieterse beats Demi Vollering, stage four, 2024 Tour de France (ASO) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Puck Pieterse beats Demi Vollering, stage four, 2024 Tour de France (ASO)
Puck Pieterse beats Demi Vollering, stage four, 2024 Tour de France (ASO) (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Puck Pieterse beats Demi Vollering in stage four of 2024 Tour de France (credit: ASO)

As for the Tour, Pieterse isn’t targeting the overall just yet. “We have not really had a chat about it with the team, actually, so I don’t know exactly what my role will be. Last year proved that I can win a stage. I think for this year, it will be mainly stage-focused as well.”

That said, she won’t be deliberately losing time to get into breakaways. “I’ll just keep riding, I think, with the GC contender to see where I end up. But I don’t think GC is a goal for this year already.”

For now, the GC focus at Fenix-Deceuninck lies with Pauliena Rooijakkers. “It would just be super cool to maybe be able to follow longer on the climbing stages and help her towards maybe another podium or even better,” Pieterse said.

But the long-term plan? That’s clear enough. “We have to see this year how the preparation on the longer climbs will work out in the race, and afterwards decide if a GC would be an option. But of course, now, after how last year went, I hope to win the yellow jersey in the future.”

27 June 2025, 09:07
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Cyclist hit with egg by car passenger (Image Credit: @al_eye_am on Twitter/X)

“That has to be a premeditated attack”: Egg-pelting car passenger slammed for “unprovoked assault”, as cyclists share more horrifying stories of being attacked with “glass vodka bottle” and “full beer can”

Yesterday’s story about a Cambridge cyclist being struck by an egg thrown by a passenger in a passing Land Rover has sparked a wave of anger — and a grim flurry of similar stories from other cyclists, some of whom have had a range of gubbins hurled from people inside other vehicles.

The cyclist, who described the incident as an “unprovoked assault”, posted a clip showing the egg hitting him square in the back before smashing on the road. He was left physically unharmed, but warned that a less experienced rider could easily have been destabilised and fallen into traffic.

While many road.cc readers condemned the incident outright, with one person saying on social media: “That was a premeditated attack by a smug, arrogant motorist and his passenger”, others shared their own chilling experiences of being targeted on the road.

road.cc reader Rendel Harris wrote: “Memories of a full beer can being thrown at me totally unprovoked from an oncoming vehicle early on a Sunday morning (I know it was full because it exploded when it hit the ground behind me).

“Police attitude was that it’s just someone playing silly buggers and not even worth reporting. I pointed out that a full can of beer weighs nearly half a kilo and we had a closing speed of something approaching 40 mph, so more than enough to kill.

“The response was a shrug (this was way before cameras, I reported it at the police station) and ‘If it had hit you we could do something but as it is we’ve only got your word for it that they were throwing it at you…’”

> Cyclist pelted with egg by passing car passenger in “unprovoked assault” – but gets accused of “riding in the middle of the road” on social media

Over on Facebook, Gavin Bennett wrote: “Was hit by a glass vodka bottle thrown at me from a wanker in a red car a few years ago, when cycling in a cycle lane at the side of the A road in Matlock.

“The bottle hit the mountain bike I had at the time, smashing two spokes in the rear wheel and causing a puncture. When it smashed on the surface, the large shards of glass rebounded off the ground and one of them hit the side of my trainer.

“As soon as I stopped the bike, I walked back and looked at the shard which had hit me — it was about five inches long. The driver didn’t stop. I reported the incident to Derbyshire Police, who were not even interested. Personally, if I witnessed someone breaking into a car, I would never report it to the police. I now have no sympathy with any car driver — unless I personally knew the driver, then I would report it.”

Sheffield car passenger throws rubbish at cyclist
Sheffield car passenger throws rubbish at cyclist (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)
Sheffield car passenger throws rubbish at cyclist
Sheffield car passenger throws rubbish at cyclist (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

> Car passenger throws rubbish at man cycling with his 4-year-old son

Ian Atkinson also shared his experience: “Two kids on an illegal e-bike threw a glass bottle at me as I cycled in the cycle lane. It missed and smashed on the ground beside me. They didn’t look quite so relaxed when I decided to give chase, but had it hit me, it could have been really bad. There’s no way they would have thrown it at a pedestrian or a car.”

Other readers were just as scathing. Elaine Laverty asked: “Who drives round with eggs to hand? This is premeditated.” David Walters added: “There would be uproar if cyclists went round throwing eggs at cars.”

Several questioned the police response — or the lack of it.”Oi! Cambridgeshire Constabulary! How about tracing the driver of the vehicle, registration clearly seen in the clip, and asking them?!” road.cc reader mitsky wrote. “It really is not rocket science, nor should it even be that hard. If you cared enough.”

And as another road.cc reader hawkinspeter pointed out: “Just imagine their response if it was a McDonald’s milkshake” — which does beg the question: why is it that cyclists getting eggs thrown at them is treated as a prank, but when the self-appointed mouthpiece of grumpy nationalism gets a bit of dairy-based protest chucked his way, it’s a matter of national security…

So, anyone else had something lobbed at them while out on the bike — a Tesco sandwich, a Lucozade bottle, half a Greggs sausage roll? Leave us a comment, and judging by the reaction so far, I’m guessing a lot of you will have a story.

27 June 2025, 09:07

Cyclists furious as “completed” bike path blocked by locked gate after opening delayed by two months – forcing them onto busy “unsafe” road with narrow tunnel

Gates locked at entrance to Gowerton Station bike path
Gates locked at entrance to Gowerton Station bike path (Image Credit: Glynis Davies)
Gates locked at entrance to Gowerton Station bike path
Gates locked at entrance to Gowerton Station bike path (Image Credit: Glynis Davies)

> Cyclists furious as “completed” bike path blocked by locked gate after opening delayed by two months – forcing them onto busy “unsafe” road with narrow tunnel

27 June 2025, 09:07

Anyone interested in “photographic evidence” of the fact that Ricky Gervais has been cycling every day?

I think we can unanimously say no… and maybe recommend some creams to Ricky while we are at it…

I’ve also been cycling every day but you don’t want photographic evidence of that 😂 https://t.co/wXU8gzFkEo

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) June 26, 2025

> Best chamois creams 2025 — keep your bum happy on long rides and turbo sessions

27 June 2025, 09:07

“Unbeatable”: Lotte Kopecky crushes Belgian Nationals to win seventh straight TT title (and nearly catches silver medallist on the line)

There was no rust to shake off — back from a training block and straight onto the top step, Lotte Kopecky stormed to her seventh consecutive Belgian time trial title on Thursday with a crushing ride through Brasschaat, setting a time of 24:37 on the flat 20.1km course.

 
 
 
 
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Riding last as defending champion, the SD Worx-Protime rider made it look routine — almost catching Marthe Goossens, who started ahead and still managed to finish second, 57 seconds down. Lotte Claes took third at 1:48, well clear of the rest.

“I had a good feeling, as far as that is possible in a time trial,” Kopecky said afterwards. “I was immediately on a good pace and was able to continue it well to the finish.”

By the first time check at 10km, she was already 35 seconds up on Goossens — and her advantage only grew. A brief scare saw her skim a kerb late on, but she recovered quickly and still backed off slightly in the final kilometres as she closed in on the silver medallist. “It feels good when you can almost catch up with number two,” she said. “So I can confidently go into Sunday’s road race.”

 
 
 
 
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European TT champion. World road race champion. And now seven-time Belgian TT champ. It’s a run that shows no sign of stopping. But Kopecky knows Sunday will be tougher. “That will be a very difficult race to win. I will have to make the right choices and dare to lose at times. I expect more opposition on Sunday.”

27 June 2025, 09:07

Amy Hudson to ride every stage of the men’s Tour de France — plus all the transfers — in 6,400km solo charity challenge

Endurance cyclist and author Amy Hudson set off this morning from Lille on a solo mission to ride every stage of the men’s Tour de France route — including the transfer distances between stages — to raise money for mental health charity Shout.

Hudson will cover around 6,400km in total, with just one full rest day and one half rest day scheduled across the next 30 days. She’s aiming to finish in Paris on 26 July, a day before the men’s race concludes.

“Normally, the teams would get a bus between the different stages, but I’ll be riding those as well,” she said. “I decided I was doing this before they announced the route, but now that they have, this has over 3,500 kilometres worth of transfers, so I am actually riding twice as much as the pros!”

 
 
 
 
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Hudson, who started cycling in 2020 to help with her own mental health while working as a mental health nurse, is aiming to raise £10,000 for Shout, which offers a 24/7 text support service. Almost 70 per cent of the goal has already been raised at the time of writing, and you can help Amy reach 100 per cent of it by donating here.

“When I started cycling, I was really unwell mentally,” she said. “I know the impact charities like this have. The goal is to raise £10,000 for a great cause.”

“I started cycling four years ago, and while I do endurance races, I am not part of a professional team, so being the first female to undertake this challenge will be a big test for me.”

She’ll be supported along the way by her partner and is sharing regular updates on TikTok, Instagram, and through a live tracking link in her bio.

27 June 2025, 09:07
BigHaytch confronting a phone-using driver in Birmingham
BigHaytch confronting a phone-using driver in Birmingham (Image Credit: @bighaytch1)

“Do you think you’re Cycling Mikey bro?”: Camera cyclist catches phone-using Birmingham drivers and things get heated immediately — as social media suggests he’s “not going to last like that in Brum”

It was only a matter of time before Birmingham got its own CyclingMikey — and now that moment’s here, it’s unfolding exactly how you’d expect.

Going by the moniker of Big Haytch, he’s riding around Brum catching phone-using drivers with a camera on his head, a mate filming up the road with a gimbal, and even a drone in the sky.

He’s only just started posting to TikTok and Instagram (full videos “coming soon” on YouTube), but he’s already gone viral: dubbed ‘roadman’ CyclingMikey for his delivery and confrontational style, and well, Birmingham being Birmingham, things get heated very quickly when you’re calling out phone-using drivers in geeked out BMWs and VW Golfs with more speakers than sense.

 
 
 
 
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In the first video, he catches a phone-using driver and greets him: “Wagwan mate” before hitting him with a classic Mikey line: “Can’t be doing that mate… that’s six points bro.”

The driver initially asks him not to report it, but Big Haytch has already nailed himself to the cross, with a crown of thorns and all, as he replies: “I have to do it.”

> Jeremy Clarkson claims roundabout branded “one of London’s most dangerous” is “fine because I have a car, not a child’s toy” in dig at Jeremy Vine – but Cycling Mikey says former Top Gear host is “the child”

After repeating that the offence will result in “six points” more times than anyone asked for, the driver becomes less concerned with due process and more interested in violence: “I heard it, now move… fam I’ll park up now and we’ll go round the corner… I’ll punch your fucking head in.”

Big Haytch doesn’t flinch. “Are you mad fam? You ain’t punching my head in bro.”

What follows is essentially an elite game of TikTok-era ‘ragebaiting’:
“Turn that camera off.”
“Six points bro, on your licence.”
“If you say six points one more time, I’m gonna come out.”
“Six points, my guy.”

He says it three more times. The driver gets out. The video cuts. Edge of the seat stuff, I tell you, and ends on a cliffhanger too.

> Top TV comedy producer who “flipped the bird” and told CyclingMikey to “go f*** yourself” fined over £2,000 and handed six points for phone use while driving

In another, he pulls up alongside someone with music so loud he doesn’t hear the confrontation starting. Once he does, Big Haytch doesn’t waste time, cutting straight to the chase: “You can’t be using your phone while driving, that’s six points.”

 
 
 
 
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The driver replies: “Do you think you’re Cycling Mikey bro?” before turning the rhetorical line of questioning into threatening: “Wanna get run over bro?”

But the Brum version of Mike van Erp is fearless. “You can’t run me over even if you tried,” he says, before calmly repeating “six points” until he’s told: “Go f*** yourself.”

> CyclingMikey named by Daily Mail as one of the “top villains of 2024” – alongside the Post Office, VAR, Oasis, Gregg Wallace… and Paddington Bear

Commenters are already split. “Can’t be doing that out here in Brum bro,” one person wrote. “Best not do it in Birmingham,” said another. “People have road rage, no insurance, no licence and be doing balloons at the same time. So could end badly.” One TikTok user predicted: “I give you a few more hours, not days, in Birmingham.”

But others are here for it. “Birmingham needs one,” Musaddiq Akhtar commented. Another added: “I used to hate Cycling Mikey but seeing the amount of accidents, people dying, high insurance prices — I get it.”

Full videos dropping on YouTube soon, apparently. Let’s hope Big Haytch does a good job of stayin’ alive until then.

27 June 2025, 09:07

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  1. brooksby
    June 27, 2025 at 9:34 am
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    ‘A three-week drama in daily

    ‘A three-week drama in daily episodes’: curtain to fall on free-to-air Tour de France coverage (Grauniad)

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/27/cycling-tour-de-france-gary-imlach-channel-4-itv

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    • ktache
      June 27, 2025 at 5:54 pm
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      Their Dauphinoise coverage

      Their Dauphinoise coverage was superb, so much race, so little filler.

      And I will miss their, often inspired, closing montage tunes.

      But I think they did miss using SL2s on a ragga tip as a tribute to Roman…

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  2. Owd Big 'Ead
    June 27, 2025 at 9:45 am
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    An almost full strawberry
    An almost full strawberry milkshake from McDonald’s right in the kisser is probably my worst moment with twats lobbing crap out of their window. Oh, how they laughed.
    They weren’t laughing that much when I caught them up a few miles down the road, reached through the drivers open window, nicked his car keys and lobbed them over the adjacent high hedge into the adjoining field.
    Karma can be a bitch….

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    • the little onion
      June 27, 2025 at 10:01 am
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      This you?

      This you?

      https://road.cc/content/news/195338-bolton-abbey-car-key-snatcher-gives-his-version-events

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      • Owd Big 'Ead
        June 27, 2025 at 12:32 pm
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        Not guilty your honour.

        Not guilty your honour.

        I’m way worse than that. Go totally batshit when I see red, always have done. I pretty much gave up driving almost 30 years ago due to my inability to control my rage behind the steering wheel, yet on two wheels I am, for the large part, quite sane.

        I’ve done way worse than hedging keys, but I’m not going to admit to it on a random, public site.

         

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  3. Clem Fandango
    June 27, 2025 at 9:53 am
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    Was hit by a tomato chucked
    Was hit by a tomato chucked by a passenger in a car coming in the opposite direction once. Glancing blow off the right shoulder – at the closing speed in question (I was just at the start of the Pebble Hill descent if you’re familiar with the Box Hill locale) it felt more like something more solid. Wouldn’t have fancied it connecting with my face in those circumstances.

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    • chrisonabike
      June 27, 2025 at 10:09 am
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      Lots of it about!  I heard of

      Lots of it about!  I heard of someone being injured by a lettuce flung at them, and that was just the tip of the iceberg…

      And nobody wants to get squashed by some idiot in a motor vehicle.

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      • the little onion
        June 27, 2025 at 3:56 pm
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        chrisonabike wrote:

        Lots of it about!  I heard of someone being injured by a lettuce flung at them, and that was just the tip of the iceberg…

        — chrisonabike

        I know someone who had a rocket thrown at them….. just ‘cos.

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  4. the little onion
    June 27, 2025 at 10:03 am
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    Things I’ve had thrown at me

    Things I’ve had thrown at me in entirely unprovoked incidents whilst cycling:

    Water, water bottles, beer bottles (empty), half-eaten takeway burgers, punches, and a lot of abuse.

     

    Yeah, but cyclists

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  5. jamesha100
    June 27, 2025 at 10:13 am
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    About ten years ago I had a

    About ten years ago I had a water filled balloon thrown at me by some kids driving an orange coloured Astra. It burst over me, soaked my front and caused me to hit the pavement and fall into the road.

    The car was travelling in the opposite direction to me and drove across the central line for the rear seat passenger to throw it.

    I was shaken but decided to pursue and got close enough at some lights to get the registration. I retrieved the burst balloon and went to the police station who did not treat it seriously.

    There were some reports on social media of similar incidents on the same day by other cyclists and pedestrians on social media so I contacted the police again but was again not treated seriously.

     
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  6. AidanR
    June 27, 2025 at 11:03 am
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    More years ago than I care to
    More years ago than I care to remember, I got hit in the thigh by a stone from a slingshot from the passenger of a passing van. That hurt.

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  7. Mr Anderson
    June 27, 2025 at 11:36 am
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    The egg throwing Land Rover

    Edited: The vehicle was sold on 23 May 2025

    So the advert was by the previous owner.

     

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    • the little onion
      June 27, 2025 at 11:04 am
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      Holbeach has a Co-op, a

      Holbeach has a Co-op, a Londis and a Tesco! Some egg-cellent options for any vigilantes…..

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      • brooksby
        June 27, 2025 at 12:02 pm
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        “Vigilantes”?  Have to admit,

        “Vigilantes”?  Have to admit, I showed my prejudices by watching the video and looking at the stills and wondering where the nearest caravan park was.  One out-group taking it out on another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11gtw0dGuAA

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    • Secret_squirrel
      June 27, 2025 at 11:28 am
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      Bravo sir!  

      Bravo sir!  

       

      Edit : Also Bravo for taking it down when you realised it may have been sold.

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      • Mr Anderson
        June 27, 2025 at 11:37 am
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        What I can say, it would

        Edited.

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    • AidanR
      June 27, 2025 at 11:54 am
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      Impressive detective work.
      Joining the edit train

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  8. stonojnr
    June 27, 2025 at 11:53 am
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    I’ve had an egg, half full
    I’ve had an egg, half full McDonalds milkshake, and water, thankfully due to poor aim I’ve avoided the worst of it.

    Knew a rider though who had a full 1.5litre bottle of coke chucked at them, which burst when it the road and showered a bunch of pedestrians instead . They vowed never to ride without a camera after that.

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  9. mitsky
    June 27, 2025 at 4:16 pm
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    Given the nature of social

    Given the nature of social media, particularly the likes of TikTok, I was wondering when someone like Big Haytch would show up.
    (Though, of course, I don’t know every helmet cam cyclist channel.)

    Will be interesting to see the full videos.

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  10. Rendel Harris
    June 29, 2025 at 5:59 pm
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    Anyone else try to watch the

    Anyone else try to watch the UK championship men’s road race today? The TNT/Discovery coverage of this race was an utter embarrassment. They seemed to have two camera bikes, no aerial coverage, the commentators couldn’t tell us where anyone was because of the lack of cameras, both sound and visuals were continuously dropping out and they couldn’t even manage an onscreen graphic to tell us the distance remaining. This is for what they quadrupled the price?

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OldRidgeback 6 minutes ago

This was a horrendous incident. I hope the offender gets a suitably long prison term. A life ban on driving would be appropriate but those aren't used in the US with its driving laws, which are comparatively lax. North Carolina has a woeful record on road safety. There were about the same number of people killed in crashes on roads in NC (population about 10 million) in 2022 than there were in the whole of the UK (population about 70 million). I hope those injured recover fully and my condolences to the family of the person killed.

in: “This was no accident”: US cycling community united in anger after suspected drink driver ploughs head-on into group of 40 cyclists, killing one
mark1212123 3 hours ago

Regarding the park protesters, lol, placards and 'yack yackers' publicly waiving farewell to empathy for their fellow travellers across all demographics...requires a little more than whinging from us....the always whinging cyclists. For the previous two years or so I've been injecting fictional trickles into those among us who insist the deform party is the way to go currently. Nothing else punctures their drivel. Ironically and judiciously, no lie, last year I was riding 2 miles over town to collect a Decathlon track pump, £28, for £15, off the facebook and I slowly freewheel past this boomer dude, pumping red face, light blue shirt ironed by his wife, light brown brogues copied from his gang members, posting leafys through doors. Anyways, I got the pump, lovely chap, and found myself trundling past the leafleteer a few moments later, the pump rising from my backpack like the sword of truth from one of those myths. Pulling up I hailed the insane, "Hey matey, are you canvassing for reform?" "Yes." "Great, is it true the reform party are going to implement a policy where dog owners in england have to walk their dogs on the roads because dogs are dangerous, and are dogs really being banned from using paths in england?" "What..............no, no, thats not true, where did you hear that? "...because if that's true I wont be voting reform again." I said, with an affected weakness signal slowly moving across my brow like a bright red rear light. Five minutes go by, exchanges were made made in a meaninglessness I find hard to appreciate. "Where did you hear that?" "On the radio." I said. Stood on the right pedal and slowly rolled off, half a turn. "Do you want a leaflet...?" "No thanks bud."

in: Campaigners protest outside council offices against proposed park cycle lane and loss of car parking; Police announce successful recovery of a bike; New pro cycling reform group gathers momentum + more on the live blog
slc 3 hours ago

@Hollis Jones As I trundle over the big roots near the brick fish, I wonder if a road for cars would be allowed to remain in such a state. But then I turn on to one and find the answer is very much 'yes'. For the region's raddest thrills I recommend the descent of conham hill. I would say that, a few rooty bits and the warmley chasm (which is almost a scheduled ancient monument) aside, the BBRP is in good physical repair. Because its users don't destroy it.

in: Bristol to Bath Railway Path ‘accident blackspot’ damaged by tree roots only fixed after crash that left cyclist in coma despite years of reports, FOI request reveals
HoarseMann 11 hours ago

@eburtthebike our council opposed fully planned and nationally funded cycling infrastructure because a handful of residents who would have lost their on-road parking turned up to complain at a council meeting (probably tipped-off) 😠

in: Campaigners protest outside council offices against proposed park cycle lane and loss of car parking; Police announce successful recovery of a bike; New pro cycling reform group gathers momentum + more on the live blog
Hollis Jones 12 hours ago

The irony of all this cycle lane hoo hah, and speaking as someone who used to live in Bath, and still visits it regularly, the city is so small that the people who live here could easily get to and from the park without using a car. You could even walk there unless you were right on the outskirts. I’ve always thought there were far too many car parking spaces around the park, which is not in keeping with such a lovely green space, and when I take my kids there I always feel crap that I have to constantly remind them that there are lots of dangerous metal boxes moving around. But obviously it’s not really about safety for kids is it…

in: Campaigners protest outside council offices against proposed park cycle lane and loss of car parking; Police announce successful recovery of a bike; New pro cycling reform group gathers momentum + more on the live blog
OldTom 14 hours ago

@dreamlx10 That would be only slightly less terrible if it followed on from anything anyone had said. As it goes, it looks like what it is.

in: Matthew Richardson accused of repeatedly using the n-word and making offensive and homophobic remarks to teammates
Rendel Harris 14 hours ago

@dreamlx10 Ah, along with the manual of right wing whataboutery you've also purchased the Bernard Manning joke book I see. How pathetic.

in: Matthew Richardson accused of repeatedly using the n-word and making offensive and homophobic remarks to teammates
kevgravelkev 14 hours ago

@dreamlx10 but he wasn't rapping... was he?

in: Matthew Richardson accused of repeatedly using the n-word and making offensive and homophobic remarks to teammates
Mr Blackbird 15 hours ago

@Miller Not really. But don't belittle the guy's well intentioned efforts. Give the lad a donation.

in: Campaigners protest outside council offices against proposed park cycle lane and loss of car parking; Police announce successful recovery of a bike; New pro cycling reform group gathers momentum + more on the live blog
Miller 15 hours ago

@Mr Blackbird sorry, I forgot that a humour bypass is necessary for commenting here.

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