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Driver mounts pavement and chastises child for riding on same footpath

Driver – in untaxed car with expired MOT – mounts pavement on wrong side of the road… then chastises six-year-old for cycling on same footpath; ‘Want your child to cycle to school? Dress them for battle’; Ayuso’s Super cool Colnago + more on the live blog

It’s Tuesday and Ryan Mallon’s back with all your latest cycling news and views on the live blog

Tue, Oct 04, 2022 08:45

2022 Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D Filippo Ganna – 2.jpeg

Check out the Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D that Filippo Ganna rode to smash the UCI Hour Record

Filippo Ganna didn’t just beat the UCI Hour Record on Saturday, he absolutely annihilated it, and this is the bike he rode

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 16:53

London Bus roundel (licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 by Tom Page on Flickr)

Driver “used bus as a weapon” against cyclist, loses appeal over sacking

The former London bus driver used his vehicle to push a cyclist towards a kerb after the rider left a cycle lane and took primary position

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 16:36

Half of the UK thinks e-bikes are the most ‘natural’ car replacement – campaigners call for subsidies

Cost of living crisis means 69% are reconsidering travel habits

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 15:06

Cyclist’s bike “smashed up” in illegal quad bike collision, police hunt for driver

The rider's cracked carbon frame and front wheel were pictured at the roadside

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 14:38

Rumours surface about Ineos Grenadiers women’s team

The British team has allegedly signed Pauline Ferrand-Prévot as “first woman racer”

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 14:30

Hibiscus in an energy gel!? Five cool things coming soon from Vitus, Dolan, Stolen Goat, Rawvelo and Lezyne

Check out the latest and coolest gear we have on test right now, with full reports on the way…

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 13:47

broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Number of cyclists killed on Britain’s roads falls 21% in 2021

In total, 111 cyclists were killed on Britain's roads last year, down from 141 in 2020, although there was a slight increase in reported serious injuries and total casualties

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 12:16

The German version of the AA now offer an e-bike repair and recovery service

Flat battery? Puncture and no tube? Germans can now call on Yellow Angels

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 11:10

Sir Bradley Wiggins calls for action on child abuse in sport

In April, Wiggins revealed he was groomed by a coach as a teenager, something he says he "buried" during his career

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 09:27

‘Cycle Safely’ road sign, A120 Hertfordshire

“Victim blaming” road sign tells cyclists to “consider other road users”; ‘Would you let your child cycle to school in that bike lane?’ Cycle to School safety advice slammed; Ineos to set up women’s team?; Ganna’s 3D-printed bike + more on the live blog

It’s Monday, the pro road racing season is finally drawing to a close, and Ryan Mallon is back in the hot seat for the first live blog of October

Mon, Oct 03, 2022 08:35

Footage of cyclist’s encounter with mountain goat “on steroids” goes viral

After flexing for a few seconds the muscly mountain goat appeared to go on his way as the (likely terrified) cyclist hoped for the best

Sun, Oct 02, 2022 17:24

snake pass temporary restrictions 2022 – via Derbyshire County Council

Snake Pass section shuts to all road users… but cyclists can still reach the summit (and turn back around)

Over five miles of the A57 Snake Pass road in Derbyshire has been shut to all road users as specialists investigate the causes of a landslide in February

Sun, Oct 02, 2022 14:32

Coast to Coast Walk sign – CC BY-SA 2.0 by geograph.org.uk on Wikimedia Commons

Cycling UK slams Government and threatens legal action for “excluding” cyclists and horse riders from new Wainwright Coast to Coast National Trail

From 2025 the famous Wainwright Coast to Coast route in northern England will become a National Trail, but there are currently no plans to make it fully accessible to cyclists and horse riders

Sun, Oct 02, 2022 13:16

Police officer caught on camera telling cyclists to ride in single file to be given “education around traffic offences”

Greater Manchester Police apologised and said all officers will be made aware of Highway Code rules on cyclists following the faux pas in Bolton

Sun, Oct 02, 2022 09:04

Horseshoe Pass from www.geograph.org.uk .jpg

Cyclist hurt after eggs thrown at her by car passenger

Megan Brown was riding on the Horseshoe Pass in North Wales when she was targeted

Sat, Oct 01, 2022 17:26

Near Miss of the Day 827: Bus driver “bullies his way into a gap that was never there”.

Our regular series featuring close passes from around the country - today it's Greater Manchester

Sat, Oct 01, 2022 15:40

Want the “fastest socks on the planet”? They’re yours for €1,000 + more tech news from Campagnolo, Rapha, Van Nicholas…

Check out all the week’s top bike and product news from some of the biggest brands in cycling

Sat, Oct 01, 2022 11:00

Five-year-old boy killed after van driver knocks him off bike

School principal pays tribute to Ollie Simmons-Watt, calling him “a beautiful, happy, loving and charming little boy”

Sat, Oct 01, 2022 10:16

Why was Mark Cavendish riding with Lance Armstrong this week?

A certain Mallorcan group ride has set cycling’s small corner of the internet ablaze… But does it actually matter?

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 18:38

Three quarters of Brits don’t expect police to bother investigating bike thefts

According to a recently published YouGov survey, 84 percent also believe it’s unlikely that bike thieves will be caught and convicted

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 16:06

London bike commuters in Lycra (copyright Britishcycloing.org_.uk)

Drivers need to be freed from “burden and tyranny” of owning cars, cycling campaigner tells Labour conference

London Cycling Campaign’s Ashok Sinha told the fringe event that cuts to Transport for London’s budget were “bonkers”

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 14:29

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Cyclist bitten by dog… and then abused by owner

Police are searching for the pet owner after he aimed a volley of insults at the passing bike rider

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 11:58

New Litelok X locks “offer unparalleled resistance to angle grinders”

Is this really the world’s most angle grinder-resistant and pick-proof bike lock?

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 11:27

Vigilante cyclist’s graffiti attacks on cars blocking bike lanes; Fake Ineos signing Remco reveal dupes the internet; Councillor hits back at criticism of his cycle lane comments; Snake Pass closed again + more on the live blog

It's finally Friday...in a few short hours we'll all be drifting off into the glory of the weekend. Dan Alexander is here for his fourth live blog of the week (don't worry, Ryan will be back on blog duty on Monday)

Fri, Sep 30, 2022 08:03