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Penn Live reports a Pennsylvania man has been given a prison sentence for critically injuring a toddler being carried in her mother's bicycle-pulled carrier. The District Attorney D. Peter Johnson said Tyler Bean-Dowell knew he had hit her and yet still drove off. The County Judge Michael T. Hudcock sentenced Bean-Dowell to one to nine years in state prison and ordered him to pay the $16,000 medical costs.

The incident happened last April when Abigail Martin was riding her bike and pulling her 11-month-old daughter. In the crash her daughter suffered severe head injuries that have required multiple surgeries and it is unknown if the injuries will be permanent.

Bean-Dowell did not stop and told police he hadn't seen the damage to the passenger-side mirror until he was driving home. Parts of the mirror were found on the front seat of his vehicle and there was small shreds of glass on his jacket. He was taken to custody later that day and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault by vehicle last October.

Amazing that the fantastic #rondevanvlaanderen is not enough anymore journalist starting new fudge @deceuninck_qst about Sagan. Sorry you can play alone don’t call me

— Patrick Lefevere (@PatLefevere) April 6, 2021

Here's what Patrick Lefevere thought of the rumours linking Peter Sagan to his Deceuninck-Quick-Step team for 2022...Doesn't sound likely does it?

The team has released a behind-the-scenes video of Kasper Asgreen's Tour of Flanders win too...

A bicycle hangar in Fitzrovia was damaged by thieves who attempted to cut through the lock with an angle grinder or similar tool. Fitzrovia News reports residents have been left unable to access their bikes due to the damage and fearing the offenders will return to try and take the cycles. The chair of the residents association has written to Falco, the hangar's provider, to ask for help in improving security.

"Someone has physically cut into the bike hangar lock (probably with an angle grinder or similar) and has jammed the lock. As a result, one of our residents and others cannot access their bikes," the email said.

"We are very concerned that who ever made the attempted break-in, might try again and be successful in stealing the bikes in the hangar."

The attempted break-in is believed to have happened on Saturday evening and has been reported to the police.

@alexdowsett pic.twitter.com/V4zwOKMtTP

— Aaron Freeman (@Aaronfreeman02) April 5, 2021

We need your help for our new YouTube show road.cc Recommends...Give your favourite cafe stop a shout-out over on the forum and it could get a review from one of our team in a future episode. Whether it's the cake, coffee or both that makes it special, let us know why it's your favourite place for a mid-ride snack.

While you're at it, have a watch of episode one of the new series which features a trip to the Honey & Ginger Farmshop & Cafe in Failand near Bristol.

This weekend at Flanders, the team will debut a special helmet design. A design that pays tribute to essential workers during the pandemic, as nominated by the team’s riders and staff.

Head to the link below for more on our helmets made with @muc_offhttps://t.co/fcx9MU4dKT

— EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) April 3, 2021

Did you catch EF Education-Nippo's Muc-Off helmet design at the Tour of Flanders? The team who brought you Palace kits and duck helmets at the Giro wore a design nominated by their riders and staff at the Ronde, featuring the names of key workers, as a way of saying thank you for their ongoing work during the pandemic. Beyond this weekend, the POC helmets will get another outing at Amstel Gold before being raffled off to raise money for the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. 

Each helmet is unique and some have particular significance. Team soigneur John Murray nominated his granddaughter, who worked on a COVID-19 ward in North Yorkshire, providing round-the-clock care for patients. American rider Alex Howes will wear his at Amstel Gold, he said: "I’m always amazed and in awe when I encounter someone with an innate and natural instinct to give and serve and wearing these helmets that pay a small tribute to their hard and selfless work is a real honour. The global pandemic rocked all of us, but it also shined a light on how strong and caring many of us can be."

FULL STORY HERE

Peter Sagan to QuickStep?

I can’t think of a better plot line right now. It’s like Bobby Ewing taking over The Queen Vic.

— Ned Boulting (@nedboulting) April 5, 2021

 According to L'Équipe, Peter Sagan will be leaving Bora-hansgrohe when his contract expires at the end of the year, with Deceuninck-Quick-Step a possible beneficiary of the three-time world champion's signature. The Slovak's relationship with current team boss, Ralph Denk, is reportedly strained and the French newspaper suggests the rider's agent, Giovanni Lombardi, will have already offered his client to Patrick Lefévère's Quick-Step. 

A source told L'Équipe the only potential issues would be Sagan's salary and staff but explained a deal would make "everyone a winner, Peter, because it is the only team capable of making him win more races, and Lefévère because Peter is the one who can help the whole team to win."