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Cyclist narrowly avoids collision as lorry driver mounts bike lane to park in much-criticised infra; Spirit Halloween meme goes cycling; "Embarrassing farce": Fans unimpressed by Tour de France 'criterium'; Colbrelli retires + more on the live blog
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Leith Walk live blog lead image 31 October 2022, 08:50
Cyclist narrowly avoids collision as lorry driver mounts bike lane to park in much-criticised infra
Leith Walk cycle lane is back on our screens...
The 'segregated cycle infrastructure' caused social media meltdown and cries of derision back in the spring when photos of its bizarre zig-zag obstacle course layout went semi-viral amongst the cycling Twitter fraternity...
Oh, not to mention the lamposts — we were told they would be removed eventually — that add one more thing to think about...
So, with that context given, you'll forgive me for not being too surprised to hear there could well be another way the cycle lane has managed to get worse (and more dangerous)...
Run the tape...
Segregated cycle lanes on #Leithwalk are supposed to keep cyclists safe. That's not the case @CllrScottArthur , without physical barriers this is what's happening. What would have happened if it was a kid? pic.twitter.com/IJfw1ixCsg
— Mithotyn (@LeithBertie) October 30, 2022
Nothing says 'segregated cycling infrastructure' quite like a wild HGV appearing inches from your right...
It's always exciting when I cycle to work in the morning, I never know what kind of vehicle I'll find blocking the #Leithwalk cycle path. pic.twitter.com/4DP3kr6CVl
— Mithotyn (@LeithBertie) October 30, 2022
31 October 2022, 17:23
Fancy Rapha kit at discounted prices?
Rapha is shipping off some old stock at up to 70 per cent discounts at pop-up sales in Birmingham and Bristol next month.
The Brum event will be at The Compound, 80 Water St, Birmingham B3 1HL, and will run from November 11th to 13th, while the Bristol event will be at The Airstream, Main Courtyards, Paintworks, Bristol BS4 3EH from November 18th to 20th.
Full details will follow soon but Rapha says the Archive Sale Pop-Ups will be "packed with a wide range of clothing and accessories, the Rapha Archive Sales will offer reductions of up to 70 per cent on products from past seasons. RCC members will enjoy priority access."
31 October 2022, 16:54
31 October 2022, 16:42
One final Halloween costume inspiration + reaction to British Cycling CEO Brian Facer stepping down
They may be on the look for a new CEO but British Cycling certainly have the memes covered...
Trick-or-treating 'fit sorted 👻🎃🧙♀️🐈⬛#LoveMud pic.twitter.com/5anbY0n4ja
— British Cycling (@BritishCycling) October 31, 2022
It's a last-minute entry to the meme template that was keeping the live blog afloat last week...
Oh, and if you missed the big news earlier on...
> British Cycling CEO Brian Facer leaves post with immediate effect
I'm sure it's just a coincidence. https://t.co/3rGVoNy6ER
— Real Gaz on a proper bike (@gazza_d) October 31, 2022
I'm sure it's just a coincidence. https://t.co/3rGVoNy6ER
— Real Gaz on a proper bike (@gazza_d) October 31, 2022
31 October 2022, 16:11
Chris Boardman: This is what we can do to help women feel safe exercising in the dark
Writing in yesterday's Guardian, Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman suggested some ways men can help women continue to exercise through the winter months when the darker evenings may discourage some due to safety fears.
The clocks have gone back, the evenings are drawing in, the weather is changing. None of this makes it easier for people to exercise. For many, the winter nights can be a threat to mental wellbeing.
One in every five women is concerned about sexual harassment when exercising – and three in 10 have experienced it first-hand, while doing physical activity, mostly in streets and parks. And we know that people will not do something – whether that’s walking or cycling to school, or jogging before work – if they do not feel safe doing so.
As a father, I think very differently about the safety of my two daughters compared to that of my sons; I don’t expect my boys to hold their keys in their hand and text when they get to their destination. I don’t feel the need to advise them not to stay out too late or to walk home with a friend.
As men, we can play a big part in reducing the stress that women shoulder. Of course, I know that most of the men reading this aren’t the aggressors and that they would never harass a woman, but the point is that women do not know that.
Amongst the tips that follow: keep your distance, give other people space, don't make comments...
31 October 2022, 15:26
Sorry, what?
#TrafficPCSO's came across this vehicle this afternoon.
Thought process from the driver?
Obviously thinking that it would be safe to have a 6' metal blind hanging out of his front window.Advice given.#TrafficPCSO's pic.twitter.com/neYI8DL4Yj
— GMP Traffic (@gmptraffic) October 29, 2022
31 October 2022, 14:26
National Hill Climb Championships round-up — Andrew Feather and Illi Gardner crowned champions
Andrew Feather won a third National Hill Climb Championship yesterday, pipping defending champ Tom Bell to the jersey by two seconds, while Illi Gardner destroyed the women's field to take a stunning victory too.
Not sure who the photographer is so can’t credit but this is my favourite picture from yesterday. Shows what it takes to win and the fallen bodies in the background showing what it takes to try. pic.twitter.com/0wL25Fw986
— Steven Prince 🌹 (@stevenwbaprince) October 31, 2022
Here's Feather's Strava activity in all its glory...
Just the 507w (8w/kg) for five-and-a-half minutes there as he smashed up the Old Shoe, Horseshoe Pass's steeper brother in 5:29. There were just two seconds between first-placed Feather and runner-up Bell over the 1.55km climb which averages 12.5 per cent.
Impressively, Gardner's winning time in the women's event (6:46) was quicker than 220 of the 260-man men's field...the 23-year-old dethroning Bithja Jones after her two-year reign.
Richard Bussell rounded off the men's podium...erm...well...using this...
3rd pĺace did it fixed. pic.twitter.com/ucMP2Vl0Fa
— Rory (@rorycrone) October 30, 2022
31 October 2022, 12:45
"If someone's little darling in the Congleton area has just come home from Tesco with a seat post I'd very much like it back please": Jason Kenny loses a seatpost
If someone’s little darling in the Congleton area has just come home from Tesco with a seat post I’d very much like it back please pic.twitter.com/HMmR5ArCKx
— Jason Kenny (@JasonKenny107) October 30, 2022
Those mean streets of Congleton...
31 October 2022, 12:11
Comparing bike lights - the beam comparison engine
We'll also have the corresponding article and our all-new big bike lights guide on the site later today.
31 October 2022, 11:43
31 October 2022, 11:26
Brian Facer steps down as British Cycling CEO
British Cycling has this morning said Brian Facer will step down with immediate effect, by mutual agreement...
More to follow shortly...
31 October 2022, 10:54
"A risk that I cannot afford to take": Sonny Colbrelli retires from racing aged 32 after unstable cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis
[📷: Alex Broadway/ SWpix.com]
Sonny Colbrelli has retired at the end of a season which saw him diagnosed with an unstable cardiac arrhythmia. The Italian — who won Paris-Roubaix and the European road race title in 2020 — collapsed after the finish of the opening stage of Volta a Catalunya in March, and has not raced since.
[📷: A.S.O/Pauline Ballet]
The 32-year-old was fitted with a subcutaneous defibrillator implant (ICD), the same device Danish footballer Christian Eriksen got after his frightening collapse at Euro 2020. While Eriksen has returned to the Premier League with Brentford, and now Manchester United, Colbrelli says cycling "is a different sport" and returning to racing is "a risk I cannot afford to take".
"I say goodbye to cycling and try to do it with a smile for the good it gave me, even if it hurts to say goodbye after a season like last year," Colbrelli said.
"Cycling is not football. It is a different sport; you ride on the streets. Their training activities take place in a limited area, while in the case of a cyclist, you often find yourself alone for hours on little-travelled roads.
"I admit I considered it [removing the ICD and returning to competition]. Removing the defibrillator is against the medical practice and means removing a lifesaver that is necessary as secondary prevention. A risk too high. A risk that I cannot afford to take.
"I'm ready to keep trying to be a champion, like on the bike."
31 October 2022, 09:25
"Embarrassing farce": Fans unimpressed by Tour de France 'criterium'
WOW! This must have been some race, yellow jersey-wearing Jonas Vingegaard first, Chris Froome second and Vincenzo Nibali third?! In a crit race?! Incredible drama... you really have to wonder how the sprinters messed this one up?
🤩 The #TDFSG podium 🤩
🏆🇩🇰Jonas Vingegaard 💛
🥈🇬🇧 @chrisfroome
🥉🇮🇹 @vincenzonibali 🦈 pic.twitter.com/y1wmhQsIir— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) October 30, 2022
The Tour de France's, how shall we say it? The Tour de France's lucrative off-season crit race in Singapore saw some of the sport's biggest names go 'head-to-head' in an event possibly closer to WrestleMania than the Tour de France...
It was a scripted race…
— Katie (@medicinexthings) October 30, 2022
Vingegaard remporte le Tour de France Prudential Singapour Critérium ! Froome et Nibali compétent le podium
#TDFSG pic.twitter.com/p67j2gC6PG— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) October 30, 2022
Mas not-so-subtely pushing Froome to make sure the scripted criterium doesn't end with the wrong results. 😂 #TDFSG pic.twitter.com/pOb3sYl2PR
— Benji Naesen (@BenjiNaesen) October 30, 2022
And while it doesn't particularly annoy me — riders going to collect a handy winter payday in front of a crowd who otherwise would not get to watch their heroes — some people had plenty to say...
This is an embarrassing farce and unworthy of your brand
— Jonathan Hodgkins (@Jon_Hodgkins) October 30, 2022
What a pathetic sham. This is always a good reminder that the Tour de France honor and name are for sale.
— André Costa Silva (@CostaSilvaAndre) October 31, 2022
31 October 2022, 09:09
Weekend round-up: Bike lane etiquette, Hill climb heroes, Shimano talks bike sales, reviews + more
If, like me, you disappeared off into Friday evening never to open your laptop or phone again until an hour or so ago, here's what you might have missed on the site this weekend...
For the pain lovers it was National Hill Climb Championships (more on that in a bit)... Bithja Jones told us all about why she rode the event in the colours of the Suffragettes...
Elsewhere on road.cc this weekend...
> Review: Classified Powershift Kit & Wheelset
> Shimano says demand for bikes still higher than pre-pandemic despite "signs of cooling down"
> Review: Lusso Paragon Sleeveless Base Layer
> Win! Three Magicshine lights bundles must be won worth a total of £1,168!
Dan is the road.cc news editor and joined in 2020 having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for The Non-League Paper. Dan has been at road.cc for four years and mainly writes news and tech articles as well as the occasional feature. He has hopefully kept you entertained on the live blog too.
Never fast enough to take things on the bike too seriously, when he's not working you'll find him exploring the south of England by two wheels at a leisurely weekend pace, or enjoying his favourite Scottish roads when visiting family. Sometimes he'll even load up the bags and ride up the whole way, he's a bit strange like that.
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Rome73
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2 years ago
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NOtotheEU
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2 years ago
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"Cyclist narrowly avoids collision as lorry driver mounts bike lane"
Or recently on my commute:
"Cyclist s**ts themselves and narrowly avoids collision with lorry by mounting the pavement."
A couple of seconds before this pic it was directly behind me and not slowing so I bailed out onto the pavement. Obviously I sent it to the police.
Ah, now I know where. I assumed single carriageway due to them not wanting to cross into the other lane. Probably thought he would punish you for not using the clarely demarked cycle lane on the pavement (parking spots really but it is a dumb lorry driver so.....)
Shelders
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2 years ago
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I'm a bit late reading the blog today so may have missed any reactions to this classic Express article in the motoring section.
Nice quotes lifted to make a headline...
"Cyclists warned riding in the middle of the road is 'daft' after Highway Code changes"
Hirsute
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2 years ago
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I've located Rakia
https://twitter.com/HarryHamishGray/status/1587047855138676736
This van was parked in the cycle lane, so I waited for him to move After a chat he set off and drove his van towards me, into the bike lane running over the kerb and wands, nearly hitting me
His excuse for blocking the entire cycle lane was 'I was doing a delivery'
Safety
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2 years ago
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Re the Leith cycle/ lorry lane. Lets ignore the glaring criminal safety issues for a mo. What about the physical damage being done to brand new (not yet officially opened) infrastructure installed at great expense? Pavements are not constructed to the same spec as roads and are not expected or able to take the weight of cars never mind lorries. But will our beloved clowncil do anything about it? No chance. They'll simply move on to their next grandiose plan with ne'er a glance back.
If it was my money invested I'd be damn sure to safeguard my investment. Oh wait a minute it is my money!
True.
Does anyone remember this story from June? https://road.cc/content/news/dangerous-cycle-lane-fenced-293383
Well, it has still not been opened for general use and is still fenced off (to pedestrians and cyclists) and used as a parking area for deliveries (vans/lorries). So by the time it finally opens - if ever - it will be well and truly "worn in".
And the contraflow cycle lane along there has been painted over because the shiny new shared use path was supposed to be in use!
Hirsute
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2 years ago
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Falling off your bike to avoid being hit is not good enough for TVP
https://twitter.com/MuscleClinicUK/status/1587088275386269696
youd like to think theyd have attempted a prosecution even if it had failed, I mean we had that one where the landrover passed, similar distance away and the lady fell off her bike and the driver was successfully prosecuted.
how is it different if a lorry, at that speed, does near enough the same thing, and the police only spoke to the driver so they could tell the cyclist what he said but didnt take it any further ?
that just doesnt make sense, the only thing I can think they are interpreting (wrongly) is the rear view camera doesnt evidence the closeness of the pass, it shows the near aftermath and you are having to infer whats happening in the bits you cant see, and hence something our loopholey lawyer type could exploit to the drivers advantage.
absolutely, hence why I think they should have attempted a prosecution. Im just trying to puzzle their logic, and I can only think their issue was you dont see what the truck is doing up front first, and as its that bit you are prosecuting them on, and not the aftermath,even if the aftermath gives you enough of an idea of what was happening up front, theres still wiggle room there a "top lawyer" might exploit, and if TVP only prosecute on absolutes, it might explain it.
They even state the lorry driver admitted they didn't see the cyclist before he decided to pass the farm vehicle. Then took the drivers view that anything that is in front of a lorry driving on the wrong side of the road should dive out of the way as it is "normal" for a lorry to be on the wrong side of the road. Talk about normalising bad driving.
The Accountant
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2 years ago
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I do not understand the complaining about the lorry on the cycling path. When I ride my bike I expect to react to hazards. When I drive my car I expect to react to hazards. When I walk my child to school I expect to react to hazards.
Why are people complaining about having to react to hazards? It is part of every day life.
I don't know what it is like in England, but we teach our children about how to cross the road safely, how to ride a bike safely, how to respect the traffic making important deliveries.
We thank the delivery men for the job they do, for the supplies they provide to the local shops, for the value they provide to society.
If they have to drive up onto a pavement to deliver their goods, so be it. It is no big deal, correct? Are you one of those people walking around with a clip board looking for trouble, like in Germany? I think yes.
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