D-I-S-C NO! Introducing the Rim Brake Preservation Society; Ineos takes all-Latin team to Tour of Colombia; Search for cyclist who left man with broken leg; plus more on Live Blog
SUMMARY
No one cares about your Strava
If you go riding purely in search of Kudos, let this be a reminder to you…
Kent man attempting to break the record for riding the length of India
International lawyer Chris Parsons will set off on his 4,500km quest on 3rd February from the southernmost Indian city of Kanyakumari, and try to reach Srinagar 45 days later.
Mr Parsons is chairman of The Loomba Foundation that helps widows in India, and hopes to raise $450,000 for the charity. He says: “Unfortunately, many widows in India are left destitute when their husband dies. This is where The Loomba Foundation comes in. Through their empowerment programmes, the charity provides skills training and other support to help widows become self-sufficient so that they can support themselves and their families.
“I am feeling a little anxious as this is going to be a huge mental and physical challenge for me; at the end of the day, I am going to try my best and hope to raise much needed funds along the way for a cause that is very close to my heart.”
You can visit the JustGiving page here to donate.
Teenage girl has clothes slashed fending off thieves from stealing her BMX
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The Gazette reports that the 19-year-old girl was pulled from her bike during the attempted robbery on St John’s Road in Clacton, Essex, and managed to fight off three of the would-be robbers. Her clothes were slashed in the attack, and police are appealing for witnesses to the attempted robbery: “The 19-year-old was reported she was using the BMX track off St John’s Road when she was approached by three men at about 8.20am on Sunday.
“The men pulled her off her bike and attempted to steal it but the woman fought back and rode off.
“When the woman got to a place of safety, she noticed her clothing had been slashed.”
The attackers are described as white, aged between 16-20 and wearing black Adidas tracksuits and baseball caps. The crime reference number is 42/13802/20.
Commenter on local news website appears to admit hitting a cyclist and driving off
The article on the Basildon Echo is about a cyclist who suffered a head injury after a crash involving a lorry in Rochford. In the article is a quote from the Rochford Policing Team, who said: “The male suffered a deep wound to his head and would have been avoidable if he was wearing a helmet.
“Recently we have noticed a lot more cyclists without helmets and it can make all the difference if you have an accident.”
This quote was picked up on in the comments, with one in particular perhaps saying a bit more than they should have admitted to saying…
In further comments, ‘Surrey Boss’ replies to another commenter saying: “It would be YOU should I see you cycling along a country lane, without a helmut I would crack your nut.” They also say they failed to stop at the scene because there was no place to pull over, and that it was “the cyclist’s fault.”
road.cc have reported the comments to Surrey’s Road Policing Unit, and have also notified the Echo.
Alex Dowsett's “peed on it” list
Things I’ve panic pee’d on during a race
Rim brakes
Disc brakes
Wheel
Frame
Tyre
Handlebars
Garmin/wahoo/bryton
Shoes
Socks
Leg
Shorts
Bidon
Bidon lid (don’t worry, I gave it a wipe)— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) January 29, 2020
Stopping for a roadside nature break in Australia presents all sorts of dangerous things to potentially pee on.
We can’t imagine that a snake is going to be best pleased…
Local news reports fatal incident by claiming that cyclist 'crashed his bike into car'
The Bury Times article, titled ‘Cyclist, 53, dies after crashing bike into car in Bury’, is another example of misleading and frustrating reporting of incidents involving cyclists.
Police are appealing for information about the collision on Sunday, after which the cyclist was taken to hospital and died on Monday – the driver involved stopped at the scene.
Cycling legend Hugh Porter, 80, does 80 laps of Aldersley track for charity
The multiple world champion-turned cycling commentator took to the track in Aldersley, Wolverhampton to raise money for Compton Care, covering 22.7 miles on his 80 lap jaunt reports the Express and Star. People who took part were invited to the the mayoral suite in the city the following day through special invitation. Mr Porter commented: “It was absolutely wonderful – it was a wonderful idea of the mayor’s and it was a big thank you to everyone involved.
“It gave me an opportunity to invite quite a lot of the riders, who are my pals, who rode the event with me.
“I’ve had two absolutely memorable days I will never forget – it’s just been wonderful.”
Have you ever wolf-whistled a bike?
On my way to a @rouleur Desire shoot and a man just wolf whistled the bike I’m pushing.
— Stuart Clapp (@StuartJClapp) January 29, 2020
Phwoarrrr! If it was one of these we may have definitely joined in the objectification of Stuart’s noble steed…
Police searching for cyclist who left man with a broken leg in Bushy park attack
A ‘minor disagreement’ at the park in London on Saturday 28th December “very quickly escalated to totally unnecessary violence”, after a 60-year-old was left with a broken leg after being attacked by a man riding a mountain bike shortly before the incident.
The man, described as white, between the age of 30-40 and with a London accent, rode off leaving the victim on the ground – the injuries were described as not life-threatening, but the victim required surgery for the broken leg.
The Met Police have launched an appeal, with Sergeant Pete Sturgess saying: “I am keen to hear from anyone who can identify the man in the picture. While the quality of the image (above) is not great, if you know him, it’s likely that you will recognise him.”
Anyone with information can call 101 quoting the crime number 3234/28DEC.
Lance hits the block button on cycling champ who delivered 'ultimate burn' on his 30k cycling holiday
Fuck it, I’ll guide you round Mallorca for a bag of sand 💷 Final offer #RideWithOQServiceCourse #OneThousandPoundsOnly #cycling #Mallorca https://t.co/E4XqxLtsRm
— Ottilie Quince (@OttilieQ) January 23, 2020
Remember this tweet about Lance’s pricey guided cycling tour?
Dam it, he still doesn’t like me 😞Maybe because I don’t charge enough on my guided rides here in Mallorca? Or maybe it’s the drugs? #OQOnAllTheDrugs #DrugsAreBadMmkay
Book your cheaper but very awesome guided ride here 👉🏽 https://t.co/YmDWmrpZzH #cycling #Mallorca pic.twitter.com/bQRuwsh9JR
— Ottilie Quince (@OttilieQ) January 29, 2020
Well, it appears he wasn’t too keen. If ever there was a block to be proud of this might be the one…
Colchester Cycling Campaign's objection to hospital car park extension splits opinion
The Essex County Standard reports that Colchester Cycling Campaign have objected to a new £2 million staff car park with an extra 152 spaces at Colchester Hospital, because it will increase car use and doesn’t take into consideration the hospital’s own travel plan.
In a letter to the council shared on their blog, Colchester Cycling Campaign said: “Tonight councillors have a difficult decision to make. On the face of it more car parking at Colchester hospital is a popular move. The issue of too few car spaces with “fees that are way too high” frequently tops the news agenda. It is a topic with which most drivers will empathise.
“On the other side of the coin, however, increased car use will lead to higher levels of obesity, heart disease, asthma and diabetes (ironically the issues that our doctors and nurses see daily).
“Of course essential hospital workers, for instance anaesthetists and bank nurses who cover for colleagues, sometimes have no option but to drive. One would hope, however, that they would aim to live near their usual place of work or near a transport hub to limit unsustainable travel. There are also workers whose shifts start or finish before public transport begins for whom a car may be essential.
“In commenting on this application, CCC’s message is not “don’t drive” but “think, drive less and don’t be daily dependent on the car”. In short, our esteemed hospital must not be treated as a special case.”
The Campaign’s position has split opinion, with some suggesting it isn’t realistic that hospital workers can cycle to and from shifts in the early hours, and others claiming it won’t increase car use. Do you support the CCC’s position?
Jeremy Vine in filming a bit of good driving shocker
Excellent driving by the person in this black van today. 19 times out of 20 on this narrow street, the vehicle behind the cyclist will just try to push through. This driver kept back because there was no way of passing safely. 👍❤️ pic.twitter.com/JAJvjTq73Z
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) January 29, 2020
As patient as this driver was, it didn’t take long for someone to let us down in the comments underneath Mr Vine’s Twitter post…
Perhaps cyclist should have a form of mot and tax and insurance after all everyone else does
— Tallbarrie (@tallbarrie) January 29, 2020
'Resource vs risk': Superintendent's summing up of why there is more enforcement on motor vehicles than cyclists
Some suggest I #Cycle. For the record I dont. I simply target resource v risk; meaning more enforcement on vehicles & less on #Cycling. Why? Well. In 2018; 12 & 2019; 5 #Cyclists died in vehicle collisions. In comparison not a single road user died because of a #cyclist. #London pic.twitter.com/13CXO0l01j
— Andy Cox (@SuptAndyCox) January 29, 2020
Peter Sagan with biblical sky in the background at Vuelta a San Juan
Sagan said “weather conditions got worse” during stage 3 of the race in Argentina, which may have been an understatement looking at hte sky in this epic shot. Remco Evanpoel took the stage win, with Sagan saving energy and rolling through way outside the top 10.
Huub Ribble team up with Derby College Group for new performance academy
The Huub Ribble development team have partnered with the DCG to offer a programme for 16-year-old riders to join the academny in September 2020, combining training and mentoring with further education. Riders will get 1-2-1 coaching from elite track and road racer Jacob Tipper and an individualised training programme for road and track. The most successful riders will have the chance to secure a place in the Huub Ribble performance squad with opportunities to compete in national competitions.
DCG Sports and Public Services team manager Nick Ramsden says: “Our aim is to develop well rounded athletes with coaching and education that is much needed to prepare the riders not only to compete at national junior level, but also to allow them to explore the possibility of a future career in the sport.”
Thre Cyclo-cross World Championships take place in Switzerland this weekend
18 riders will represent Great Britain at the world champs in Dübendorf, including Tom Pidcock (the only senior male entrant), Beth Crumpton (elite women) and Ben Tulett (U23 men). The women’s elite and mens’ U23 races will take place on Saturday 1st February and can be viewed live on the BBC here, while the elite men and women’s U23 races on Sunday 2nd February can be watched here.
Ineos taking their first ever all-South American team to the Tour of Colombia
#TourColombia2020 here we come!
We’re excited to be lining up with our first-ever all-South American squad. Meet the team:@Eganbernal (🏆 ’18)@RichardCarapazM @5_henao @NarvaezJho @_brandon_2103 @ivansosacuervo (🥈 ’19) pic.twitter.com/Yyw4iE4tNb
— Team INEOS (@TeamINEOS) January 29, 2020
Egan Bernal, Richard Carapaz, Sebastian Henao, Jhonatan Narvaez, Brandon Rivera and Iván Sosa make up the six-man Ineos squad for the Tour of Colombia, with their considerable pool of British talent left out. No language barrier between any of the Spanish-speaking riders then, just between them and the rest of the staff…
Bloody cyclists, stopping at red lights...
Look at all these #cyclists stopping for reds lights! Most do and are considerate.
Before you ask… No, I wasn’t in uniform so they were not doing it for my benefit! pic.twitter.com/hq9E45oM6n
— Insp Richard Berns (@MPSInspCamden) January 29, 2020
Rim Brake Conservation Society launched
Students of mid-1970s dance music will remember the tine D.I.S.C.O. by the French band, Ottawan.
Ottawa, of course, being the capital of Canada,
And it is from Canada that we bring you news of this perhaps tongue in cheek resistance movement against the rise of the disc brake: The Rim Brake Preservation Society.
In its own words, “The Rim Brake Conservation Society has one mission – to save the rim brake. The disappearance of the rim brake in the road cycling industry is of great concern to us and our future attempts at uphill KOMs.
“Is it all part of an agenda by the bike industry to make more money? Slow us down?
“Laugh maniacally at our group ride full of brake squeals? Probably yes.
“We aren’t here to tear down the disc, simply to make sure the rim brake doesn’t go extinct at the hand of profit under the veil of ‘progress’.”
You’ll find the full story here on cyclingmagazine.ca.
Oh, and someone even got a tattoo done of their logo.
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Dowsett finds new team
Alex Dowsett signs for Israel Cycling Academy
Six-time British time trial champion joins Dan Martin at WorldTour hopefuls
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You have to wonder what goes on in some drivers' heads ...
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@chrisonabike True, things went back to normal once the pandemic was over. In this case, however the problems are still ongoing, and aren't likely to be resolved in the near future. If anything, they're going to get worse. Food shortages are predicted because of the effect that the heatwave has had on crops. This is bound to push prices up. The Straits of Hormuz aren't likely to reopen anytime soon and the strategic oil reserves are running low. Russia is having to import petrol because its own refineries have been badly hit, so that's even more competition for an even more scarce resource. I think that more and more people are going to see cycling as a way of cutting household bills.
I think if "grown up" cyclists * are quibbling about ASLs we've very much missed the road safety point anyway. (Not to mention the wider "better transport choices" picture). ASLs are poor-to-useless "cycling infra", even for their design intent. If the idea is "for less confident cyclists" then a design that requires that you re-position in front of the motor traffic - waiting to accelerate - seems unhelpful. Of course they're only designed to help when traffic is stopped, and you can reach the front in time and if vehicles aren't already occupying them. As we're noting here drivers frequently ignore them - whether that be deliberate, a lack of road craft, because they were concentrating on following the vehicle in front, or because the paint has rubbed off. * Aside: shouldn't cycling also be safe and accessible for kids? Or should they only be allowed to do this when accompanied by sufficient qualified adults? Or be limited to parks and otherwise being driven around by their carers? Perhaps there is another way...?
Hi Bungle, I saw you follow-up comment. I can't imaging there's a tolerance of 4 seconds on camera enforced lights, seems an odd decision - an offence is committed if a vehicle starts crossing on a red, any tolerance is discretionary. There does seem to be some odd thinking about 'advanced stop lines' where the rules relating to them are identical to a regular stop line, as explained correctly elsewhere in the Highway Code. It does seem a regular offence. Where I live it doesn't help that some of them are very faint and disappear in rain.
@ktache Not sure he's totally ruled out of the worlds yet (though I think it would be best if he doesn't), normal recovery time is about eight weeks but surgery can halve that...depending on the nature of the break he could be just about fit to ride by the time of the elite men's race, but he'll have missed a lot of training. Hopefully his managers and team will persuade him to wait until Lombardia, if not just to knock it off for the rest of the year.
@Bungle_52 The Met told me a couple of years ago when rejecting a submission that they needed a clear three seconds of red visible before they would consider it for an RLJ prosecution. I pointed out to them that this meant that at 30 mph a driver could see a light change to red from 40 metres away and still get through without sanction, or 55 m if they accelerated to 40 as most do. They just replied "them's our rules..."
@Ben Graham I have just checked the footage from my report. The driver crosses the 1st stop line 4 seconds after the light turns red. All on camera from behind the vehicle. No further action. So I assume the margin is at least 4 seconds.
Oh, and active travel funding per head (in England at least) is laughable compared to other places. Plus it is delivered intermittently. It's more like a Blue Peter contest...
Yup, I see those opportunities being missed all the time in Edinburgh. When it gets really bad, dig it all up and put it back down again how it was. Contrast with what seems to happen in NL - when things are dug up the whole thing seems to get a "let's redo this according to the current standards" treatment. They even coordinate with the utilities, so that after a refurb the street isn't immediately dug up again because of leaking pipes / we suddenly realised the new estate being planned for round the corner will want broadband etc. Pros and cons of course - you may wait longer there for changes as smaller changes may be deferred until a major redo is due. (Though in the UK case you likely wouldn't get them at all...) It seems we "can't have nice things" in the UK in part because a) we have greater motor traffic speeds/volumes spead across "streets" / within urban areas b) the funding and organisational responsibility differs. Are we in the "Sam Vimes boots" territory (being too poor to afford better products which not only save money over time but actually work)? There is long term money pressure on LAs and it seems that due to poor construction and maintenance we have to regularly pour money into (pot-)holes in the road. And it seems there's no budget to check up on or enforce adequate standards from utilities work or even private building.
Shame about the world champs defence. Speedy recovery. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/30/tadej-pogacar-vuelta-a-espana-cycling-crash-hospital-stage-nine
I believe the accepted form for this kind of argument is "I know you are, you said you were, but what am I?".
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I suspect the Surrey Boss is
I suspect the Surrey Boss is just one of those people trying to act big and hard on the internet to be in with all the other anti cyclist comments on there. However the worst thing on the article is the Victim Blaming from the Police. Maybe they should get their elite cycling recreation team they used in the Alliston case to wear helmets and then recreate the accident to show that the Cyclist would have been fine with one.
And I say this as a helmet wearing cyclist via choice, which is how it should be.
You’re probably right, I feel
You’re probably right, I feel sorry for these morons now that racism, homobhobia and being unkind to the disabled is frowned upon…
The article days the cyclist
The article days the cyclist suffered a severe head injury but the police claim he would have been ok with one.
How does that work then? Are no forces at all transmitted to the skull and brain ? Is there zero chance of concussion?
At least someone put
Funny enough he could have avoided injury if the lorry hadn’t hit him. Who did the talking PC Bolloxed of the yard?
“You have to wonder what goes
“You have to wonder what goes on in some drivers’ heads …”
Not much, nothing resembling intelligence at least. That’s why we’d be in a pickle applying the use it or lose it principal – the death toll would be catastrophic.
Wow, just WOW! That Bury News
Wow, just WOW! That Bury News article is victim blaming so much.
Car turns right out of junction over main road and it’s the ‘cyclist’ who crashed. Sounds to me like the car didn’t look at oncoming traffic carefully enough.
From the looks of the
From the looks of the junction it’s light controlled so someones jumped the lights. You’d think they’d be able to find out who.
Is it just me or does the
Is it just me or does the blurry Bushy Park ‘cyclist’ look like a female police officer or park warden????
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Dunno about that, but intrigued that he is described by his colour, a detail usually omitted, deliberately, from such reports, for example in all the reports of street stabbings.
On the odd occation I have
On the odd occation I have someone whistling at me I assumed it was for my fantastic arse, not the bike.
#savetherimbrake
#savetherimbrake
The Village Green
The Village Green Preservation Society; Kinks
The black van in the Jeremy
The black van in the Jeremy Vine vid was indeed patient. Usually they push past only to stop a few meters later. This driver didn’t – he / she waited, saw there was a stationary vehicle ahead anyway and just maintained a safe speed and distance.
However the cycle lane – it was full of vans.