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Cyclists despair as bike markings painted in door zone “without any thought”, but council claims project “carefully developed in line with guidance”

One cyclist described the road update as "the usual paint is not infrastructure planned by someone who has never ridden a bike"

Tue, Mar 26, 2024 16:06
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S-Works Phenom stretches Mirror for more comfort

New saddle gets Mirror tech for less sit bone pressure

Tue, Mar 26, 2024 16:00
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Conservative London mayoral candidate claims “virtue signalling” cycle lanes are causing “gridlock” and “havoc”, would review cycling infrastructure if elected to end “war on motorists”

The most recent polls suggest Susan Hall is 26 points behind current mayor Sadiq Khan, the Tory candidate's campaign centred around opposing Ulez, scrapping low-traffic neighbourhoods and reversing 20mph speed limits

Tue, Mar 26, 2024 12:16
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Wiggle website relaunched following Frasers Group takeover (and the old orange logo is back)

Chain Reaction Cycles and Wiggle are back open for business this morning, now a cog in Mike Ashley's retail empire

Tue, Mar 26, 2024 10:09
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“Not one single helmet…”: Motorists slam cycling “people carrier” image as “needlessly putting your family in danger”; “Why is the right at war with cyclists?” asks Guardian columnist – as GB News launches latest anti-cycling poll + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday, it’s Holy Week (Flemish Cycling Holy Week, that is), and Ryan Mallon’s back in the hot seat for more cycling updates and opinion on the live blog

Tue, Mar 26, 2024 09:28
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Cyclist finds he’s been fined €400 for riding with headphones after having money blocked in bank account, despite French police never sending a penalty notice

“They weren’t able to find my address [to send a notice] but they found my bank account very quickly to block €400,” said the 23-year-old student

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 18:29
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Pinarello’s new Bolide F HR 3D track bike is “the fastest bike on earth” and has a £25,000 price tag (for the frame)

...and if that's too expensive, Italy's female Olympic team will be riding the new Bolide HR C at the Olympics in Paris, which costs less than half the 3D version at a mere €12,500 for the frameset

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 17:40
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A grand for each apostle? Pope Francis sells Dogma for £12,000

No salvation for rim brakes as the Pinarello bike gifted by Egan Bernal is sold at close-to-retail price

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 16:36
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Councillors urge Tory-led council to “get its act together so people can get out of cars” after series of “failed and abandoned” cycling schemes

Despite active travel infrastructure being labelled as “absolutely terrible”, a Conservative councillor maintained that the council hadn’t done a “bad job”

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 13:52
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VanMoof now has a couple of UK service partners

Dutch firm says it will make an announcement on when its products go back on sale “soon”

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 09:36
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Tough day at the office for cyclist who rode 100km on a water bottle after saddle mechanical; Alexandar Richardson’s latest London to Brighton (and back)… at 40km/h; Weekend round-up + more on the live blog

It's a new week on the live blog, join Dan Alexander as we kick things off with Monday's round-up of everything going on in the world of cycling today

Mon, Mar 25, 2024 09:04
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“Bullying behaviour” and mismanagement by National Highways over road scheme putting future of bike park at risk, say owners

Recent changes to plans to upgrade the A417 to a full dual carriageway will apparently leave the popular Flyup 417 bike park “uninsurable” and forced to close – despite previous assurances from National Highways

Sun, Mar 24, 2024 20:58
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“I’ll knock your f***ing teeth in!” Road rage motorist who got out of car to threaten cyclists after pulling recklessly into bike box was driving whilst disqualified and without insurance

The driver, who warned the cyclist to “move closer to the kerb” before almost hitting the rider and another vehicle, sparking the confrontation, pleaded guilty to assault and will be sentenced in May

Sun, Mar 24, 2024 18:32
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Near Miss of the Day 898: Cyclist forced to slam on brakes as driver pulls out across roundabout – but cyclist says close call was “genuine accident”

“I was doing 20-25 mph to try keep up with traffic on the roundabout so was likely going faster than the driver expected”

Sun, Mar 24, 2024 15:12
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Active Travel England announces plans to deliver 70 miles of new or improved cycling routes as part of £101 million funding boost – but is it enough to get the government’s active travel targets back on track?

The new investment, which comes two months after the government was told it is not “on track” to meet its active travel objectives, will also be used to fund e-cycle loans and enable councils to undertake “proper” consultations on schemes

Sun, Mar 24, 2024 12:45
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Tadej Pogačar lashes out at police motorbike rider blocking road as relentless Slovenian briefly hampered (again) by fan congestion on climb

The dominant UAE Team Emirates star slapped the side of a support motorbike obstructing his path on the way to a third stage win of the week at the Volta a Catalunya

Sat, Mar 23, 2024 17:02
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Bahrain Victorious pro slammed for ‘liking’ post joking about fatal cat shooting – but team say rider doesn’t use social media account and “didn’t notice” tweet

Antonio Tiberi, who was sacked by Lidl-Trek last year after killing the San Marino tourism minister’s cat, allegedly liked a post linking the incident to Movistar’s signing of young British pro Cat Ferguson

Sat, Mar 23, 2024 15:25
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“There’s safety in numbers”: Parents of cyclist killed by lorry driver call for “more people to get on bikes” and safer infrastructure, branding crash junction “an accident waiting to happen”

Emma Burke Newman’s parents have urged motorists to pay more attention to vulnerable road users, including by staying clear of bike boxes, after a HGV driver was given 100 hours of community work for the cyclist’s death

Sat, Mar 23, 2024 13:34
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“Same performance as SRAM AXS at half the price”: the new budget electronic groupsets aiming to take on the big brands + an e-bike caravan, OTT off-the-bike shoes + loads more tech news

We're also bringing you news of Rapha’s latest glasses, the wheels with scales to make you faster, and more new tech from SRAM, Attaquer and Madison

Sat, Mar 23, 2024 12:00
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Near Miss of the Day 897: Police concede that “prosecution would have been more suitable” after close-passing van driver who could’ve “killed cyclist” let off with a warning letter

“It is regrettable that more robust action was not taken at the time and we apologise to the cyclist involved in this incident”

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 18:50
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Becoming a father could negatively impact professional road cycling performance, finds research

The deteriorating performance could be as much as the difference between finishing seventh and eighth in the Tour de France general classification

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 17:46
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Wiggle and Chain Reaction websites to be relaunched next week, as Frasers Group aims to become the “no.1 sporting goods retailer in Europe”

Mike Ashley’s group has also acquired the rights for Wiggle’s in-house ranges, including Nukeproof, Vitus Bikes, and DhB

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:55
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HGV driver given community sentence for running over and killing 22-year-old cyclist waiting at red light

Emma Burke Newman was a student in Glasgow, who was dragged for more than 50 metres after the lorry driver crossed a cycle space line and didn’t see her

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 11:29
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Wout van Aert crashes on the Paterberg as Mathieu van der Poel launches monster E3 attack; “This is not safe cycling infrastructure”: Cyclist calls out much-criticised painted cycle lane; COBBLES + more on the live blog

Welcome to the Friday live blog! Dan Alexander's in the hot seat, ready for a couple of bike races, news, reaction and more from across the cycling world

Fri, Mar 22, 2024 09:12
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Near Miss of the Day 896: Cyclist estimates motorcyclist overtook at 120mph, but police insist “there is not enough evidence” and rider passed “clear of the cyclist on a wide piece of road”

The cyclist called the lack of action "utterly disgraceful", however the police force that looked at the video says "there is not enough evidence to state that an offence has occurred or that the manner of driving was below that which would be expected"

Thu, Mar 21, 2024 17:57
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