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Mercian Cycles saved as four local businessmen confirm purchase of iconic bike manufacturer following liquidation

Announcing their acquisition of the longstanding Derby-based brand, which ceased trading last month, the new owners also confirmed that the company’s craftsmen will be retained

Fri, Jun 28, 2024 12:13
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“It will destroy our sport”: UCI set to pay whistleblowers for “credible” motor doping information ahead of Tour de France

“If we need to catch one of the top riders in the world, I am not afraid of that,” says UCI president David Lappartient, as governing body vows to take suspicions about mechanical fraud and “superhuman” performances “seriously”

Fri, Jun 28, 2024 10:39
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“It wasn’t too bad, just like a cold”: Tadej Pogačar claims Covid isn’t “as serious anymore” after testing positive 10 days ago; Vingegaard says “I’m just happy to be here” after recovering from injuries; Pidcock’s aero haircut; + more on the live blog

Just one more sleep and we’ll be at La Bella Firenze, ready for three weeks of non-stop racing at the Tour de France — but until then, it’s Adwitiya on the live blog with all the cycling news, reactions and chit-chat

Fri, Jun 28, 2024 08:56
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UCI looking into Visma-Lease a Bike’s Tour de France ‘Control Room’ after team unveils “high-tech van” for tactical analysis and real-time decisions

Will Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard be helped to victory by staff in a state-of-the-art mobile van?

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 16:31
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Trek unveils radically updated, lightweight Madone and ditches the Émonda. Here’s why we think it’s the biggest bike launch of the year so far

Trek merges its top-end road bikes, with the Madone Gen 8 said to be as aero as the previous model and 320g lighter, marking the end of the road for the carbon Émonda. Full builds start at £3,250 for the SL model, rising to £12,500 for the flagship SLR

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 15:00
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“Even the police were shocked”: Bike thieves screw family’s front door shut before smashing into van to steal bicycle

The victim warned other cyclists to be aware that "bike theft is at a whole new level" after they were forced to climb through a window to get out of their house

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 14:20
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road.cc tech editor Mat Brett seriously injured in cycling incident

The thoughts of everyone at road.cc are with Mat and his family

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 12:23
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Cycling market “significantly worse than expected”, Halfords warns — with “high-profile failure of Wiggle” and widespread sales evidence of “another year of decline”

The UK's largest cycling retailer predicted more pain is to come over the next 12 months and reported its profits had fallen as bike sales have dropped a third on pre-Covid levels

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 10:16
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“This is why we ride in primary position”: “Impatient” driver tries to pass mum and daughter cycling with oncoming traffic; When Jeremy Vine met Greg James; Pidcock brushes off Ineos Tour de France rivalry as “Netflix drama” + more on the live blog

It’s Thursday and we’ve got two more live blogs for you before the week ends and the Tour de France begins, Adwitiya’s delivering all the cycling news and views today

Thu, Jun 27, 2024 08:44
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Teenage motorist who hit and killed cyclist two months after passing test banned from driving for a year, ordered to complete 180 hours unpaid work, and fined £240

“This was not an unsafe manoeuvre in and of itself – it became unsafe when you failed to see a cyclist when you should have”

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 18:13
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Near Miss of the Day 911: Campervan tourist narrowly squeezes past cyclists, forcing oncoming driver to brake heavily – but escapes punishment after returning to Italy

Following the close pass, the motorhome rental company offered to pass on the video to the motorist to “educate them” about safe driving

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 14:53
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UK’s cycling infrastructure “seriously lagging behind” bike-friendly European cities, according to new safe cycling ranking

Cambridge topped the UK list of best cycling cities but sits 11th in Europe, while Greater Manchester and the West Midlands scored almost half the points of their European equivalents, People for Bikes’ global survey revealed this week

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 12:31
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UCI warns cheaters “it is impossible to slip through the net” as new inspection tool set to be used at Tour de France to combat motor doping

The governing body also says that 600 blood and urine samples will be taken during the Tour, with 400 collected in the month leading up to the race, in one of the “most comprehensive anti-doping programmes to date”

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 10:37
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The Tern Quick Haul compact electric cargo bike goes Long

And we've already reviewed it...

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 10:26
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“Brightest, smartest and most connected… for how long?”: Cyclists complain of “crazily priced” Garmin computer with shorter battery life; Driver faces prosecution after not giving way to cyclist on bike lane; MS Paint cycling kit? + more on the live blog

Welcome one and all to the Wednesday live blog with Adwitiya, your one-stop shop for all the cycling news, reaction and more

Wed, Jun 26, 2024 09:00
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Wilier unveils its “lightest ever bike”, the Verticale SLR… and it’s (we think) even lighter than the Specialized Tarmac SL8

Wilier's new all-rounder is a climber's dream with a brand new lightweight cockpit and frame, and you'll need at least £9,000 to own one. By our calculations, the frame, fork and seatpost combined are a shade lighter than Specialized's flagship road bike

Tue, Jun 25, 2024 14:00
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Wahoo ditches coin cell batteries and goes rechargeable with new Trackr heart rate monitor

The Trackr Heart Rate is the inaugural product in Wahoo's newly branded Trackr line-up, replacing the Tickr

Tue, Jun 25, 2024 13:48
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Total cost of hosting Glasgow World Championships to exceed budget by 20% as reports claim Scottish Government spent £9 million to improve cycling facilities

Holyrood is expected to pay almost £40 million after spending during Scotland’s ‘mega-worlds’, which brought in a total revenue of £205 million, went over budget “most notably due to inflation”

Tue, Jun 25, 2024 12:31
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Garmin claims new Edge 1050 is “brightest, smartest and most connected cycling computer ever”… but there’s less battery life and no solar option

The Edge 1050 is priced at £649.99, with new features including a built-in speaker that can act as a bike bell, the ability to receive road hazard alerts and the use of Garmin Pay, though it comes with a shorter battery life than the outgoing Edge 1040

Tue, Jun 25, 2024 11:00
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“Is Tom Pidcock wasting his talent and time racing off-road?” asks former Vuelta winner – after British star dominates mountain bike races a week before Tour de France starts; Snow on the Galibier a week before the Tour arrives + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday, there’s snow on the Galibier, and Ryan Mallon’s back with more cycling news, views, and nonsense on the live blog

Tue, Jun 25, 2024 09:07
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Police claim they don’t carry out close pass operations on A roads due to “safety element involved towards police cyclists” — after cyclist complains of dangerous driving and “20 closes passes in a day” on national cycle route

The response came after a cyclist contacted them to alert about dangerous driving on an A road — that is also part of the National Cycle Network — where he was close passed by several drivers

Mon, Jun 24, 2024 16:55
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The “fastest and most protective helmet in the peloton”, a new high-end turbo and mid-priced Merida: Five Cool Things we’re reviewing right now

This week we're previewing a helmet worn by the pros, a shiny new road bike, camo gravel shoes and more, with full reviews dropping soon

Mon, Jun 24, 2024 15:31
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MSP complains e-bikers from cruise ships are “more focused on the scenery than the road” in Orkney and Shetland

Jamie Halcro Johnston says local residents find themselves "stuck behind large groups of e-bikes"

Mon, Jun 24, 2024 11:47
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“Have a bit of this”: Cyclist camping overnight in field sprayed with slurry from tractor by “annoyed” farmer who wanted to teach a “lesson” to trespassing campers

The beef and sheep farmer saw the cyclist camping against the hedge and drove his tractor to spray a wall of manure on him, saying: “You won’t be staying in anyone’s fields ever again”

Mon, Jun 24, 2024 11:28
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“Despite my dislike of cyclists, that’s shocking”: Farming community divided over “arrogant, entitled” farmer spraying camping cyclist with slurry; Mark Cavendish confirmed for final Tour de France; No fish for unlucky British pro + more on the live blog

The Tour de France starts this week. I repeat, the Tour de France starts this week. And Ryan Mallon’s here to get the countdown underway with all the latest cycling news and views on the live blog. As long as he can contain his excitement, of course…

Mon, Jun 24, 2024 09:25
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