Not Near Miss of the Day; That's not Mathieu van der Poel; Steve Bray berates Sajid Javid...but look at the driver; All the new Tour kits; Tour de Cheese; Crime of the century; Startlist confirmed ahead of team presentation + more on the live blog

> Shimano 105 R7100 groupset goes 12-speed, Di2 and disc brake only

There is a MAD Cycling Jersey Collector, who once thought that Perhaps there is a possible way to Collect Water Bottles "AKA" Bidons

Impossible to Count, Store and even Number each one, as From Pro Teams, TDF, Giro's and more they just keep on coming#cycling #TDF2022 #Bidons pic.twitter.com/mdRMzOVYBE

— Vintage Cycling Jerseys 🚴🚴🚴 / #Cycling (@ColPhilip1) June 29, 2022

At least it's one of the better ones...

One kit. One team. Two races. ❤️💙

Introducing our new kit from @SANTINI_SMS for @LeTour and @LeTourFemmes 🤝 pic.twitter.com/xBB3OxauHZ

— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) June 29, 2022

Bahrain Victorious performance manager Vladimir Miholjević has hit back at the police raids on the team's riders ahead of their departure for the Tour de France.

"The searches passed well. Everything was said in our press release and we're here more confident than ever. It's really difficult to say what to expect. We'd like to know why they are doing this," he told VeloNews.

Before dropping one of the mic drop line..."We’re sleeping like babies and working like horses." That gave me the shivers...

"We’re showing everything through our results and we are 100 percent transparent," Miholjević expanded. "Someone who is interested to see how we are working can join our team for a period of time and maybe these people will understand the effort that staff and riders are putting in their jobs to achieve their results."

NEW KIT DAY! 🤩

Something new for the #TDF2022 and... for the rest of the season! 🙌

Read all about it here: https://t.co/mHTOSJuq5V pic.twitter.com/rLawxwlZPx

— Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) June 29, 2022

That little blue sleeve touch is very Bahrain McLaren/Victorious 2020/2021...but what are those helmets?!

Apparently it's the unique green-blue colour of newly-announced sponsor Dstny, who will become a title sponsor in 2023... great for commentators and sports directors looking at a packed peloton, not so great for my eyes...

Transport for London (TfL) has published casualty statistics for 2021, which show the number of people killed while cycling was down by 40 per cent on the 2005-09 baseline, from 17 to 10 people. However, serious injuries to people cycling increased by 54 per cent, something TfL says may be explained by a near doubling in the share of road journeys by bike.

The total number of people killed on London's roads in 2021 fell by 22 per cent to the lowest level on record, although vulnerable road users — pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists — continue to be most at risk, making up 81 per cent of all people killed or seriously injured.

TfL stressed "continued action is needed to achieve the Mayor’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating death and serious injury from the transport network."

Cars continued to be the main vehicle type involved in collisions in 2021, involved in 64 per cent of all collisions resulting in death or injury.

"Although last year saw the lowest number of road deaths in London on record, the latest casualty stats show that it is more important than ever to double down on our Vision Zero goal of eliminating deaths and serious injury from London’s roads," Stuart Reid, Head of Insights and Direction for TfL, said.

We asked, you told us...

You didn't hold back...

Vomit looks nicer.

— carterhartbeat (@cattahhaart) June 28, 2022

Tour de France general director Christian Prudhomme has urged spectators to keep their distance and "stick to their place" to avoid a crash like last year's stage one disaster.

Dubbed 'Allez Opi-Omi' due to the message on the spectator's sign, the crash marred the opening stage of last year's race, and saw the woman responsible fined €1,200. Four riders retired injured due to their injuries, and Prudhomme has asked the "very enthusiastic" roadside following to give the riders space.

"Of course [the race] is 3,500 kilometres long and what we really need is for the media to pass on the message and keep on reminding the public to be careful," he told Insidethegames.

"We will have on the Tour de France 29,000 police and fireman. It is difficult to have one policeman behind each person so we also have security guards to give information to the public that they should not cross and hold their children's hand and stay on one side of the road. The public can move their hands, but they have to stick to their place."

We shall be sticking to our place too...not leaving the sofa for the entire three weeks...

.@roadcc taking a hardline approach on Cav not making the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Le Tour roster posting the news under "Crime and Legal"

I mean it is fairly "criminal" to exclude him given last years results and his form this year. Just take Cav AND Fabio and chase stages. https://t.co/o4qOqWi2Tn pic.twitter.com/Yu9I7MMTgb

— Richard (@teaathalftime) June 27, 2022

Perhaps Steve Bray will have to start shouting: "Stop Brexit (and ministers' drivers ignoring cyclists' advanced stop lines)" from now on...

The prominent anti-Brexit activist, ever-present outside the Houses of Parliament, had an eventful day yesterday, so we'll forgive him for not giving the driver both barrels too. Bray's amplifiers were seized by police officers, who told him of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, which came into effect on Tuesday, restricting where he can protest noisily.

All very interesting, important and newsworthy, but not very cycling-related...that was until this happened...

Sajid Javid just now in the car with armed escort behind. I’m not relenting or stopping. Nothing has changed. Up yours Priti Patel #ToryFascists pic.twitter.com/EuGzWCWD8X

— Steve Bray Activist Against Brexit +Corrupt Tories (@snb19692) June 28, 2022

This Range Rover, apparently transporting health minister Sajid Javid to the Commons, took a verbal bashing from Bray...but look where it's stopped...

Advanced police driver sitting happily in the advanced cyclist stop box -great example @theJeremyVine

— leicestercyclist (@leicestercylist) June 28, 2022

Stopped in the bike zone, very lawful.

— Andrew Hemmens Huninga van Oostwold (@llanelliscar) June 28, 2022

As per Rule 178 of the Highway Code, informed by Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD Schedule 14 part 1...

Advanced stop lines. Some signal-controlled junctions have advanced stop lines to allow cyclists to be positioned ahead of other traffic. Motorists, including motorcyclists, MUST stop at the first white line reached if the lights are amber or red and should avoid blocking the way or encroaching on the marked area at other times, e.g. if the junction ahead is blocked. If your vehicle has proceeded over the first white line at the time that the signal goes red, you should stop as soon as possible and MUST stop at the second white line. Allow cyclists, including any moving or waiting alongside you, enough time and space to move off when the green signal shows.

Drivers of large vehicles should stop sufficiently far behind the first white line so that they can see the whole area where cyclists may be waiting, allowing for any blind spot in front of the vehicle.