Woman steals bike from inside police station; Campaign launched to remind motorists that ‘cyclists are also people’; Umbrella for cyclists; Bike repair shop applies for booze licence; School bans parents in cars; Shimano 12 speed + more on the live blog
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Two friends cycle to every Premier League ground for charity
Day 8 of Le Tour De Premier League Cycling Challenge@OfficialBHAFC to @SouthamptonFC
66 miles
1471ft of climbing@premierleague clubs how can you support us when arrive at your grounds?@SouthamptonFC how can we celebrate finishing the challenge at St Mary’s Stadium? pic.twitter.com/ZeN37s6ieT— Chris Scott (@LeTourDePL) July 18, 2021
Two friends have cycled to all 20 Premier League stadiums in England to raise money for a children’s hospice.
Chris Scott and Shaun Spence covered 850 miles (1,367km) in eight days in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice. They started at Newcastle United’s ground St James’ Park and finished at Southampton’s stadium, St Mary’s on Saturday at about 17:00 BST.
The pair, both aged 37 and from Wythall, wanted to support the hospice, whose headquarters in Worcestershire, is at the end of their roads, The BBC reports.
If you want to donate to the guys worthy cause, you can do so here.
Roglic takes risks even on rest days
Following his ‘no risk, no glory’ antics at the Vuelta last week, yesterday, on the rest day, Roglic posted a picture showing he isn’t afraid to take a few, potentially Grand Tour ending risks, even when he’s not on a bike.
While I’m sure Rog is more than capable of balancing on a railing, some people who saw the picture did question whether it was the best idea, with one person commenting ‘Team Movistar approves this’.
Data study reveals the United Kingdom provides 2.6 per cent of top cyclists in the world
A new study has ranked the percentage of top tier cyclists from each country.
The interactive data set, produced by the Global Odds Index, also ranks a persons’ odds of being a professional rider, based on their nationality.
Topping the list of pro-cycling producing countries was Italy, at 9.3 per cent, with France at 7.6 per cent and Belgium at third, 7 per cent.
The UK was unsurprisingly a little lower down narrowly ahead of Denmark at 2.45 per cent.
The tool also allows you to do the same thing for other sports, such as football, tennis and athletics.
Palace unveil first bike in collaboration with Cannondale
London skateboarding brand Palace has teamed up with Cannondale to produce a unique looking new bike which they call the ‘Mad Boy.’
Palace’s first bike gives a new name to the Bad Boy, the signature hybrid city bike from Cannondale.
Pricing has yet to be announced, but the Mad Boy bike could cost around $2,000 (£1,452) when it goes on sale on Friday.
School urges parents to walk or cycle as it bans dropping off kids in cars
A school has banned parents from the surrounding roads at pick up and drop off times, in a bid to tackle traffic levels.
Cadland Primary School was one of three selected for Hampshire County Council’s School Streets trial, which will involve roads being closed off to parents during drop-off and pick-up.
The hope is that parents will walk or cycle their children to school, with affected roads remaining open to residents, emergency services, blue badge holders, deliveries and businesses, the Lymington Times report.
Local counsellor, Alexis McEvoy, said: “It comes to the point where you have to say enough is enough.
“The situation has been that parents are trying to jockey for position to park, and I have even seen parents stopping and letting their kids out onto the main road.
“The other issue is the inconvenience for those who live there, and the health implications of exhaust fumes, particularly for the little ones.
“No doubt there will be some complaints. Parents will say they are in a hurry, but they will just have to leave earlier.”
Bike repair shop applies for booze licence
A bicycle repair shop has applied for an alcohol licence meaning people can have a pint while they wait for their bike to be fixed.
Honeysuckle Wood Bicycle and Retro Homeware submitted a licensing application to serve alcohol for consumption on and off the premises, Wales Online reports.
The shop is also, of course, located in a building that used to be a pub.
The application for the licence says: “We wish to expand our business to offer teas and coffee, but also a chance to try local craft beers that are supplied by local micro breweries.”
Bikes and beers, what’s not to like?
Tom Pidcock explains why he missed MTB World Championships
I know some people are puzzled why I would chose a grand tour over the Mtb worlds. But for development, riding a grand tour is much more beneficial. And after the Olympics I mentally couldn’t stay on it enough to be in top shape for MTB worlds. It was nothing to do with the team
— Tom Pidcock (@Tompid) August 29, 2021
The 22-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider said that he decided to take part in the Vuelta a España instead because it would be better for his future development.
Fair enough. But after his dominating performance in Tokyo it would have been great to see what he could have done at the Worlds.
Big announcement from Shimano coming soon...
Sarah Storey closes on outright British Paralympic record after time trial gold
Sarah Storey won her second gold medal of Tokyo 2020 in the C5 time trial on Tuesday morning. In doing so she also drew level with the swimmer Mike Kenny as the most successful British Paralympian of all time.
The 43-year-old dominated the time trial, winning by 92 seconds as British team-mate Crystal Lane-Wright took silver. Storey now has the opportunity to win a 17th gold in Thursday’s road race.
Campaign launched to remind motorists that 'cyclists are also people'
A new social media campaign seeks to highlight to motorists that every cyclist is also a person with a family.
Joanne Ness, from Birmingham, launched the “More than a Cyclist” message after a fatal crash involving a friend.
Last year, 140 cyclists died on Britain’s roads.
The images, released as part of the campaign, show “the human face of a cyclist” and remind motorists “please just give us two metres”.
“Cars are machines, they’re killing machines,” she said. “Roads are there to be shared – please don’t hurt us.”
Praising the graphics, road.cc readers suggested a campaign of leaflets, similar to anti-littering posters, might also be useful.
Others added their own versions of the poster…
Woman jailed after stealing bike from inside police station
A woman has been jailed after she stole a bike from inside a police station.
Jane McGrath, from Warrington, took the bike from a cycle store in the van dock area of Cheshire Police’s facility in Runcorn at around midday on Saturday, August 21, Runcorn and Widnes World report. Police say McGrath also caused ‘unsanitary damage to a cell’ after being arrested.
The force did not clarify if it was a police bicycle, or one that had previously been stolen from a member of the public and recovered.
The 43-year-old admitted burglary, criminal damage and failing to comply with supervision requirements at Warrington Magistrates Court on Monday, August 23.
She was locked up for 19 weeks and told to pay compensation of £55 plus a £73 victim surcharge.
An umbrella for cyclists?
An umbrella for cyclists? Is it dangerous? Is it a terrible idea? Who knows?
German design company Rainrider has come up with a unique invention that, possibly, we didn’t need.
The Rain Rider is a lightweight (1.5kg), ‘aerodynamic’, UV-resistant umbrella that protects cyclists from the elements. The umbrella costs €129.95 (£114) and the company say the device will fit almost all bikes.
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31 August 2021, 07:51
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@mitsky To be fair (through gritted teeth), hasn't the main damage to Hammersmith Bridge been from IRA bombings and boat strikes, though obviously exacerbated by heavy traffic in the subsequent years?
@Andrewbanshee Yes, and at every age, not just at our distinguished and noble years (I'm 57). I've known several people who have been a bit vain about having to start wearing glasses and so put it off for years even when it was quite obvious that they wouldn't pass the driving test "read a numberplate at twenty metres" requirement (which is itself inadequate, in my opinion). As I understand it, in the USA driver licences to be renewed every four to eight years, depending on the state (apart from Arizona and Massachusetts which are twelve years, for some reason), and an eye test is a compulsory element of renewal. High time that was introduced here.
In fairness, at the time they came out Rapha was also constantly offering deep discounts - it's only more recently they've done away with that - so they were basically just following the Rapha model.
Likewise - I've got heaps of their stuff, and been happy with almost all of it. The only thing I've ever had a problem with was a pair of winter gloves that was a shape that no hand ever was.
The bibs were always decent for me, obviously everyone has a different fit/needs, so they won't be for everybody! I'm still a massive fan of their Merino tees, great for bikepacking!
@Krislord Yeah this is a pre-pack job by the looks of it. One of those things that seems like it shouldn't be legal, but somehow manages to be. Like all ubiquitous brands Le Col gets up people's noses. Cycling fashion has moved on a bit in the last couple of years too and you see more PNS and Universal Colours in Richmond Park these days. I feel a bit old for some of that stuff and I still like Le Col because they offer plenty of understated kit.
Indeed. I am now 60, although unlike many licence holders I have an assessment every 3 years. I am type one diabetic. Part of the assessment is proof that my eyesight is good enough. Why aren't health checks part of being a licence holder?
"In a report, Hammersmith & Fulham Council were told that conservative estimates for re-opening the bridge to cars were £300 million. In contrast, between 2010 and 2021, London councils spent a total of £100 million on all bridges in the city. So cost is clearly the overwhelming factor,..." Tell us that motorists don't pay enough for the damage done to roads, without telling us. (Yes, I have a driving licence.) And given we know that if the motor vehicle has more mass, the far greater the damage done... should businesses pay more? I won't say road tax, but something that contributes to the general tax pot that funds road repair. And needless to say: the business owners need to pay more tax too rather than hoard the profits.
They all started with touring, which I reckon makes Audax the superiorest.
65 thoughts on “Woman steals bike from inside police station; Campaign launched to remind motorists that ‘cyclists are also people’; Umbrella for cyclists; Bike repair shop applies for booze licence; School bans parents in cars; Shimano 12 speed + more on the live blog”
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Who else finds it mind-numbingly depressing that this has to be done?
brooksby wrote:
It doesn’t “have to be done”, but it’s a free(ish) country and if someone wants to start a campaign they are free to do so. This might blow your mind, but in reality 100% of people know that cyclists are human beings.
I mean, some dude started a campaign to prove to flat-earthers that the Earth is round (https://www.gofundme.com/f/5mgaa-send-a-flat-earther-to-space).
Really the campaign possibilities are endless.
Nigel Garrage wrote:
Who else finds it mind-numbingly depressing that this has to be done?
— brooksby It doesn’t “have to be done”, but it’s a free(ish) country and if someone wants to start a campaign they are free to do so. This might blow your mind, but in reality 100% of people know that cyclists are human beings. I mean, some dude started a campaign to prove to flat-earthers that the Earth is round (https://www.gofundme.com/f/5mgaa-send-a-flat-earther-to-space). Really the campaign possibilities are endless.
Won’t work. Any one that does go will claim that the windows on their shuttle are curved. They already make that claim. And EVEN IF they did get back and understand that the world is round…Their idiotic followers will simply claim they were paid off. This is a pointless campaign.
Even if it did work, would it
Even if it did work, would it really be worth the financial and environmental cost? Couldn’t we just, like, ignore them instead?
mdavidford wrote:
Or…Send all of them into space…And leave them there.
Jenova20 wrote:
Excellent idea! Tho not new. 1950s science fiction story (IIRC) “The Marching Morons”. Could start with anyone who owns an SUV…
Jenova20 wrote:
But they might bump up against the dome.
Nigel Garrage wrote:
— Nigel Garrage …. This might blow your mind, but in reality 100% of people know that cyclists are human beings….— brooksby
There’s a huge difference in knowing that they’re human and having the attitude that they’re a nuisance. This campaign is highlighting the fact that folk who cycle have some form of relationship and are loved by other people and by personalising this makes it more subjective. After I was clattered a couple of years back a number of work colleagues admitted to me that they had changed their behaviours/attitudes towards those who cycle and were much more patient with them. I’d rather it not have taken for me to go through what I did to effect this change But it really brought it home to them that one of cyclists are actually people with feelings and family.
There have been some very
There have been some very long running roadworks in my town. After about 6 months overrun they put some signs up that then lasted almost a year asking people not to abuse the workers. All framed around them being someone’s Dad.
It’s depressing that they
It’s depressing that they think they have to dress the people up in a Lycra shirt and helmet to portray a cyclist. Surely the point is cyclists can look like anyone because anyone can be a cyclist?
Philh68 wrote:
“I keep the lights on” – so don’t hurt me. Hurt her, she’s just going to the library…..
its just shortcut human
its just shortcut human psychology 101, the defining visible attribute of someone who is a cyclist to the majority of people in the UK is going to be someone wearing a bike helmet and lycra.
and its also that type of clothing which probably suffers the most from the ability of people to dehumanise riders as an out group.
I might have been tempted to show the rider with a bike and pick different clothing choices to highlight the difference more, as the older guy could literally look like he is riding a bike in either get up, and his keep the lights on job isnt clearly defined by his work clothing,
like I presume theyll have picked an NHS worker as well for this campaign, as that is more a visible difference and likely for people to make that emotional connection with better.
but its focussed on the face and eyes, which is why you wont see any rider with the latest Oakleys in this campaign.
Philh68 wrote:
Indeed. We have a huge problem in the UK with cycling being viewed by many only as a sport, instead of a valid mode of transport. Defaulting to the lycra/helemt/hi-viz stereotype only serves to reinforce this attitude. We need more people to see the bike as a tool for enhancing their everyday lives, rather than just a device used for trying to win olympic medals.
Philh68 wrote:
Should have used an old lady for the campaign model: “She’s not just your nan, she’s a cyclist!”
Hilda likes watching Coronation Street and cycling to the shops to pick up bread and milk in the mornings…
Exactly – and for the record
Exactly – and for the record i don’t want to be ‘more than a cyclist’. I am quite happy being just a cyclist.
The rat politicians and the tabloids should be made to pay for this though – they are the ones who vilified anyone who dared not aspire to driving some environment molesting SUV everywhere.
joe9090 wrote:
Me too but no one is prepared to pay my salary for cyling, so I’ll have to continue with being a cyclist AND somethng else, until I retire.
brooksby wrote:
Personally, I think it is good. Facebook is littered with messages about the Highway Code changes, yet all the comments are about how all cyclists go through red lights, don’t have lights at night, think the world owes them a living, should be contributing to the upkeep of roads if not demanding they pay road tax. I countered one really agressive nutter the other day with the line about 60 people a day are killed or seriously injured on our roads. By drivers. His response? If only they were all cyclists…
Yes. De-humanise much, Mr Car
Yes. De-humanise much, Mr Car?
I found the electrician example a bit confusing as I thought it meant bike lights, with the nights drawing in and all.
Four examples of why this has
Four examples of why this has to be done: Cyclist riding safely on the lefthand side of the road, a motorist on the wrong side of the drives into the cyclist and kills him – At the trial, the women judge decided that the accident was the fault of the cyclist because if he was not on the road there would have not been an accident – she refused to change her mind.
Mother teaching daughter to drive – waiting to pull out into the main road, Daughter pulls out, mother shouts “stop stop something is coming”, daughter replies ” it’s ok mum, it was only a cyclist”.
Women minister of transport in a radio interview said “all accidents to cyclists are caused by cyclists”
Women motorist waiting at the traffic lights next to a cycling club, the lights change to green – the motorist served violently to the left knocking the whole club run to the ground – she got out of the car and said: ” let that teach you a lesson” she then drove off. At the trial, she was let off. She was an ambulance driver and she never even stopped to see if anybody was injured.
This is all true.
kingleo wrote:
I’m interested to understand why you made a point of identifying the gender of the villain in each scenario. Do you believe it to be relevant?
Because they were women – why
Because they were women – why hide that fact?
“This is all true.”
“This is all true.”
In which country or time is it true?
In the UK over the past 64
In the UK over the past 64 years, I’ve been cycling for that long, and I’ve seen read, and heard a lot more like these four examples.
kingleo wrote:
Presumably you can provide citations for your first, third and fourth claims, I am not aware of any female minister of transport in the UK. I don’t know how you could possibly comment on claim 2 unless you were in the car with them.
The female minister of
The female minister of transport was Barbara Castle -1965 to 1968.
Claim two was from a letter (it was a long time ago) sent to a newspaper by the mother – she refused to teach her daughter to drive ever again.
Claim one came from what was then called the CTC gazette( now Cycling UK) or cycling weekly, a long time ago – I’ve read cycling weekly for 63 years so not certain when it was.
Claim four happened to my cycling club – The Middlesex Clarion C & AC in south London about 50 years ago – I was on the club run and remember what happened very clearly.
kingleo wrote:
Care to provide links to information about these?
hawkinspeter wrote:
Doesn’t need to
Captain Badger wrote:
Yeah, that’s one of those phrases that immediately raises suspicions.
hawkinspeter wrote:
“This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in … At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred”
Read my replies – these are
Read my replies – these are just some of the things I’ve read, heard, or seen over the last 63 years and over 400,000 thousand miles of racing, touring, and commuting on my bike.
Another example: a car pulls out from a side road forcing another car onto the
other side of the road – the driver hit a time trial rider head on and kills him – the chief constable arrived at the accident and said ” bloody cyclists they should all be banned”
It all happened before
It all happened before smartphones and computers – it might still be in some old newspapers or magazines if they still exist.
Ref the local road closures
Ref the local road closures for parents dropping off kids:
“No doubt there will be some complaints. Parents will say they are in a hurry, but they will just have to leave earlier.”
Hang on, we’ll have no common sense on this one please. Everyone knows that climate change is a major issue we all support…as long as it doesn’t cost money and/or we don’t have to change any behaviours.
bobbinogs wrote:
No doubt some will claim this as evidence of a “war on motorists”. Those people would be very entitled idiots…
In Norht Essex, the parking
In Norht Essex, the parking partnership are now putting in ouble red lines near some schools as the parking problem is so bad.
Meanwhile in Holland, 90% of secondary school pupils cycle to school. But they probably don’t have rain there or wind or cold.
I take it back, well some of
I take it back, well some of it anyway; there are sensible tory councillors (not counsellors) and Alexis McEvoy is one.
eburtthebike wrote:
Sorry to tell you that a quick look at her website will quickly disabuse you of this idea that she’s sensible. Let’s be honest, she’s not really saing anything in this article that Johnson and the DfT aren’t already saying.
if you are going to highlight
if you are going to highlight Pidcocks tweet about not being at MTB worlds, isnt also fair to cover what he said in the press conference at La Vuelta rest day, in that La Vuelta was a target to race all year,
which he wasnt even sure he could do after the Olympics as he had the classic post Olympic success/deflation comedown and is only now getting his bike mojo back plus has been suffering with tendonitis in his knee, which needs to get fixed post Worlds.
Poor phrasing on the Safe
Poor phrasing on the Safe Streets piece.
“A school has banned parents from the surrounding roads at pick up and drop off times, in a bid to tackle traffic levels.”
I doubt very much the School had much say in it – this would have been a local council decision where the school was a partner at best.
My wife was Chair of Governors for a School – the head was forever getting it in the neck from both Pro and Anti car drop off parents when parking and enforcement was actually beyond their control. The school does not control the roads outside it.
Roglic takes risks even on
Roglic takes risks even on rest days
Now try it in road shoes!
I hope the announcement from
I hope the announcement from Shimano is something along the lines of “all spare parts for all groupsets are now readily available”
An umbrella for cyclists? Is
An umbrella for cyclists? Is it dangerous? Is it a terrible idea?
Yes to both.
hirsute wrote:
Weird isn’t it? The main benefit would be for rain driving from the front, although how would you get fast enough for that to be the main issue with that drag? and would the structure be able to cope?…..
My reaction was more along
My reaction was more along the lines of sheesh I dont need to attach a gigantic aero device to my bike to make me even slower in a headwind 🙂
Plus doesnt the riders back still get wet ?
A Dumbrella
A Dumbrella
hirsute wrote:
Just think of the advantages with a following wind! OK, your back will get wet, but you’d get a pb without even pedalling.
eburtthebike wrote:
Just think of the advantages with a following wind! OK, your back will get wet, but you’d get a pb without even pedalling.
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That was my first thought! When I lived in Belgium for a while as a kid in the ’70s we visited Holland quite a bit and I remember seeing old-timers with foldable kites on their backs that could be opened in tailwinds – always been surprised nobody’s come up with a modern version.
eburtthebike wrote:
Hey everybody, he said “following wind”!
19 weeks in the slammer for
19 weeks in the slammer for stealing a bike and soiling a cell. Reversible crimes. Compare and contrast with the penalties for irreversibly injuring or killing someone with a car.
Well, the mods have been busy
Well, the mods have been busy.
Any more bannings ?
Who? What? When?
Who? What? When?
AlsoSomniloquism wrote:
You missed the fun between Our Nige and Rendell
Well I still seem to be here.
Well I still seem to be here.
Rendel Harris wrote:
I almost miss Rendel. I swear that sometimes I can still hear his voice…
hawkinspeter wrote:
Gone, but not forgotten…..
Rendel Harris wrote:
Oh Rendel, what have you done? Go on, spill the tea….
It appears so, was it on the
It appears so, was it on the Flat earth topic or seperate discussion which has now been deleted? Just a shame DM’s aren’t a thing here.
Nigel started up some weird
Nigel started up some weird misogyny repeat claim which got him banned in the first place. Unsurprisingly, Rendel robustly defended himself. I posted the original ban post from JS.
When I returned, all the posts have been removed.
hirsute wrote:
But has Our Nige?….
Damn missed all the fun…
Damn missed all the fun…
stomec wrote:
Not at all. I’m still here!
hirsute wrote:
Such a shame that we had to lose Rendel over that
hawkinspeter wrote:
I say good riddance, can’t stand him myself.
Rendel Harris wrote:
Nige, have you changed your username again?
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Alas my demise appears to
Alas my demise appears to have been postponed.
Just to clear something up – contrary to what has been written here, my original comment wasn’t aimed at Rendel Harris but at the comment posted earlier which (without evidence) listed a host of anti-female allegations which struck me as deliberately misogynistic.
Anyway, as that comment now appears to have been deleted it’s all forgotten.