“Method actor or just all in on cycling?”: Pogačar celebrates with a vegetable as a trophy after winning a crit race; Cameron Mason and Zoe Bäckstedt shine in gnarly European cyclocross champs; “How is this is an okay cycle lane?” + more on the live blog
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"The swan's escaped!"
Quick, someone ring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost! The swan’s escaped!
A lot of cycling infrastructure in the UK is for the birds pic.twitter.com/CAoVqhcWGj
— ETA Services Ltd (@ETAservicesltd) November 3, 2023
The Campag Kid Pantani build: Coming soon?
Another box of around ‘98 Record parts to build a proper replica of Pantani’s bike someday. pic.twitter.com/a3AINAY1Io
— The Campag Kid (@TheCampagKid) November 5, 2023
Police crackdown on dangerous delivery cyclists after cycling charity urged companies to do more following cycle lane crash
Last week, a cyclist said he had been left “terrified” by food delivery riders using illegal e-bikes at high speeds in cycle lanes, Cycling Scotland calling on companies to check the bikes they ride “are legal and road worthy”…
Cameron Mason shines in gnarly European Cyclocross Championships, Michael Vanthourenhout takes gold
The two-time British national cyclocross champion was in fine form in not-so-fine conditions, taking silver medal and becoming the first man not from Belgium or the Netherlands to win a medal at the UEC European Cyclocross Championships.
For you grandad 👆💫
And for the love of cross 🫶 Thank you to everyone who helps me to reach my potential. I’ll never stop believing 🫡 pic.twitter.com/ZDtV7E0Opd
— Cameron Mason (@camerooney_) November 5, 2023
And if you want a glimpse of how bad the course for this year was, don’t look away now.
🇧🇪Belgium’s Michael Vanthourenhout manages to stay on the bike while cycling through treacherous conditions at the #EuroCross23! 🤯
Watch #EuroCross23 On Demand* on GCN+ https://t.co/8FSJcLL3Gx@UEC_cycling
*territoryrestrictionsapply pic.twitter.com/PFXbF0MTUB
— GCN Racing (@GcnRacing) November 5, 2023
How is this an ok cycle lane?
Wow, just wow. Is this a contender for one of the worst-designed cycle lanes in Britain?
How is this an ok cycle lane? (Essex Street, NR2) @NorfolkCC @BerylBikes @Sustrans_East pic.twitter.com/ZoaRHKM2yj
— Pannacotta (@ms_pannacotta) November 3, 2023
Schwarzenegger sued, Froome's set-up woes, Deer Miss of the Day... Here's your (little delayed) weekend roundup!
Zoe Bäckstedt wins U23 European Cyclocross champs with impressive solo ride
Already the current British National Cyclocross champion and former Junior World Champion in the same discipline, Zoe Bäckstedt, 12 months after finishing fifth in the European U23 championships, was unflinching and unwavering this time round.
The Welsh rider, who also won gold at the U23 Euro time-trial this autumn, took the lead of the race in the second lap and never looked back from then on, finishing a full 34 seconds ahead her closest rival Marie Schreiber of Luxembourg.
Objective complete ✅
Zoe Backstedt wins the European Cyclo-Cross u23 title and does it in impressive fashion 🇬🇧@Backstedt_Zoe | @BritishCycling pic.twitter.com/2GJqo8IuLr
— Eurosport (@eurosport) November 5, 2023
Bike shed planning appeal lost as inspector rules wooden structure "harmful" to Grade II listed building
Despite a council member initially walking “past the bike storage without even noticing it”, the local authority asked the resident to apply for retrospective planning permission which was denied…
Collective noun for bollards, anyone?
Friends! Good to have you back. Collective noun for bollards, anyone? Put your bids in! ‘A consolidation’? ‘A steadfastness’? This is the way to maintain a park for people, dogs, play, instead of letting it degrade into the car variety ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ @BrightonHoveCC pic.twitter.com/Gq4B8PZo9r
— Katy Rodda Still Wants 2m (@KatyCycles) November 6, 2023
Take that, anti-cycle lane protestors: A bike lane that goes through a shopping mall
Never seen anything like this before! A bike lane that continues into, and through, a shopping mall (Singapore). pic.twitter.com/SI1znHtnmj
— Jason Thorne (@JasonThorne_RPP) November 6, 2023
I wonder if it will be as fun as this one though?
More than 1,000 cyclists and walkers protest proposed permanent closure of quiet route that is "key part" of National Cycling Network
An online petition has been signed nearly 10,000 times, while Cycling UK has urged people to oppose the proposed closure which would force vulnerable road users to use a busy A-road “hemmed in by walls with fast flowing traffic and heavy goods vehicles”…
Investigation closed for Gino Mäder's fatal crash at Tour de Suisse
In June, the world lost one of the most precious and wonderful riders. 26-year-old Gino Mäder, stage winner at 2021 Giro d’Italia, was involved in a high-speed crash on the Albulapass descent at the Tour de Suisse this year. Despite being airlifted and resuscitated, Mäder unfortunately didn’t survive the tragic accident.
A criminal investigation was launched soon after the accident. Now, the Prosecuter’s Office has closed the case, finding no criminally relevant fault attributable to any third party, such as the safety of the route or the organisers.
While the world still reels from his demise, since then, the riders’ union president Adam Hansen, involved in a lot of campaigning and organising to make the sport safer, has gone on record and called cycling a dangerous sport, but vowed that it’s getting safer, with increasing rider awareness one of the key agendas of his job.
“Method actor or just all in on cycling?”: Pogačar celebrates with a vegetable as a trophy after beating Sepp Kuss a crit race
Best cyclist? Maybe (Vélo d’Or can I please have a word?). But is Tadej Pogaçar also a great actor? I say for sure!
“Does he know this doesn’t count as a win?” pic.twitter.com/5gU24vajyj
— Dan Deakins (@DanDeakins) November 5, 2023
This was him after beating Sepp Kuss in the Saitama criterium race. Oh, and if you haven’t noticed yet, maybe zoom in on his, erm, trophy.
Yeah, that’s a root vegetable wrapped in a plastic film which Tadej Pogaçar, winner of two Tour de France yellow jerseys, is hoisting up in the air after a season which saw him win almost half the races he contested last year.
Who’s going to tell him… Anyone?
And for those of you wondering, the Japanese criterium — nothing more than an exhibition race with predetermined results — was also contested by the likes of Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish, who finished third and fourth respectively.
Oh, and there was Chris Froome too, fresh off the knowledge that he had been riding his bike which had a set-up “centimetres” off from his usual set-up during his Tour de France winning years.
Amidst all the showboating and revelling, Pogačar revealed that he’s been enjoying his Tour de France rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard, who has now beaten him two years in a row, and it could go down as something for “the history books”, with the pair sharing the last four titles between them. Maybe our generation’s Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor?
6 November 2023, 10:22
6 November 2023, 10:22
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The defence may well have argued that, and the magistrate may have accepted it, but that's not what the law says. It says that you have only driven without reasonable consideration for others if someone is inconvenienced. But the offence is committed if you drive without due care and attention, OR without reasonable consideration for other person. You have done the first if the driving falls below what would be expected of a careful and competent driver, regardless of whether anyone was inconvenienced. And CPS guidance specifically cites driving too close to another vehicle as an example.
Some years ago (before there was a cycle lane) I used to commute on Sidmouth St. But only because I worked on the London Road campus, from anywhere else there are better alternatives. As a cycle route it runs from between two busy roads, neither of which are exactly cycle friendly. So it's hardly surprising that no cyclists use it.
The officer's comments unfortunately reflect the reality of UK law. While the Highway Code guidance indeed refers to 1.5m, that is not anywhere in the law. And the criteria in law for proving a charge of careless driving does in fact rest on whether the rider is being "inconvenienced", as the discovered several years ago when the Met prosecuted a taxi driver who nearly hit me when cutting into my lane from the left near Marylebone. The prosecution lawyer was a barely competent newbie who fumbled over his words. The court computer was barely capable of playing the video footage, which kept freezing and crashing. The cabbie had an highly assertive defence lawyer who immediately seized on this point, and argued to the magistraite that I clearly hadn't been "inconvenienced" because I had not stopped or swerved, and had carried on my journey. Never mind that didn't have time to do either of those things, or that I was centimetres from being hit - the magistraite acquitted him on those grounds. That is unfortunately the outrageous reality of actually prosecuting a close pass incident. I know it's popular to blame the police and the CPS for not prosecuting enough close passes ... but the fact is the law is inadequate, and if the driver has a good lawyer then they can likely get off most close pass prosecutions.
Let's not forget the protruding "side" mirror...
HTML rules are clearly only partially implemented
please can we have the ability to use bold and italics for emphasis back as well?
As a Reading resident and cyclist, I can say I cannot think of a single occasion when I have seen a cyclist using the Sidmouth St cycle lane, nor can I think of any reason I'd use it myself. It doesn't connect to any other useful cycle routes. I don't rejoice that some of it is going back to motor traffic but I can see why the council is proposing to do that. Reading could really do with a cycleway to cross the town centre west to east and east to west but I'm not holding my breath on that.
Giant are one of the most trustworthy brands out there when it comes to manufacturing components given that they actually own their own production facilities. None of that matters though when it comes to road hookless, I and most other people won't touch it with a barge pole. We're surely at a stage now where it's toxic amongst consumers and it's only a matter of time before the UCI ban it for racing.
Filling the road with one person per car is using the road space more efficiently, amazing, I never realised that.
I bought a Giant Defy recently and immediately sold off the hookless wheels at a pretty big loss and won't ever do that again. I'm not buying hookless for road ever. Giant in particular has very short list of what tires they test with their rims so it's way too restrictive even if I was going to ride hookless wheels. Which I won't. Very short sighted by Giant.
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Wow, just wow. Is this a
Wow, just wow. Is this a contender for one of the worst-designed cycle lanes in Britain?
Not even in the top ten.
Also – it’s an advisory cycle
Also – it’s an advisory cycle lane so in actual fact it’s just like a notice stating “ignore me”.
Waste of money though…
Shrink wrapped vegetable is
Shrink wrapped vegetable is more useful than a lot of the trophies and a lot less bad for his form than a giant beer. I am all for the TDF prize to be awarded in the form of farm fresh produce.
Trophies for stage victories
Trophies for stage victories in the TdF should be some regional speciality, to highlight the best produce available from all the various regions the TdF goes through
Great downhill Mall ride!
Great downhill Mall ride!
I needed that.
RE: Collective noun for
RE: Collective noun for bollards, anyone?
A Gandalf?
How about a “broadside”
How about a “broadside” seeing as the first bollards where repurposed cannons from old navel sailing ships
A government?
A government?
B(a)olls.
B(a)olls.
Depends on your view point.
Depends on your view point. If you have 4 wheels, it would be an Obstruction of bollards, on 2 wheels/legs, a Protection of bollards. Otherwise, a Steadfast of bollards?
Again, depending on your POV
Again, depending on your POV – a phalanx of bollards or a sentry of bollards.
chrisonatrike wrote:
As the etymology of bollard most likely comes from “bole”, as in tree trunk, a wood or a forest of bollards would seem most appropriate.
I was watching the European
I was watching the European Champs on Eurosport. Despite it being a highlights show they basically missed all of Cameron Mason’s overtaking from 12th position to 2nd during an advert break ?
Off to YouTube for some unabridged (no doubt Belgian!) footage as usual… ?