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Robbers jailed after targeting bike buyers on Facebook Marketplace

Violent robbers jailed for series of “carefully planned attacks” targeting people buying bikes from Facebook Marketplace

Greater Manchester Police said the pair were motivated by greed and targeted "innocent members of the public, that left their homes to go and buy a bike"

Tue, Oct 21, 2025 16:05

Newmarket Road fatal collision sign, Norwich (credit: Peter Silburn)

MPs demand lifetime driving bans and stricter phone laws to address justice system “failing” families of those killed in collisions

"This report shines a light on the urgent need for reform. It's unacceptable that drivers who take lives through recklessness are allowed back on the roads while grieving families are left without a sense of justice"

Tue, Oct 21, 2025 15:07

Why is a US bike brand asking the Trump administration to include bicycles in proposed 50% aluminium and steel tariff?

If approved all bicycles and frames imported into the US would be subject to a 50% tariff on their steel and aluminium content

Tue, Oct 21, 2025 12:01

Mark Cavendish ketones 2024 Tour de France

“The best nutritionists understand ketones, let them do their job”: Supplement brands hit back at UCI’s “puzzling” intervention on ketones

"If ketones are safe, why not let riders make their own choices? When Remco Evenepoel wants to use them between Olympic events because he feels they help his recovery, why should the UCI care?"

Tue, Oct 21, 2025 09:19

“Absolutely ludicrous”: Residents furious over new cycle lane but council doesn’t have money to fix it; Sumo wrestler cycles after missing bus; “If I didn’t care I’d be on Bora Bora”: Primož Roglič dismisses retirement rumours + more on the live blog

Having seen off the worst of a common cold this weekend, Callum is back in fighting form to dredge the internet for you this fine Tuesday.

Tue, Oct 21, 2025 08:57

Hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist after afternoon of drinking jailed for 12 and a half years

Danny Gibson was also banned from driving for 20 years, police saying the "reckless" driver "showed a complete disregard for human life"

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 17:26

Rapha slashes valuation by £102m amid £15m loss and eighth straight year in the red, but insists “great work being done” to turn business around

Premium cycling clothing brand has lost £35m in the past two years, with turnover dropping by £14m in 2024 — but new CEO Fran Millar insists "we know the things we need to change and we are already making bold moves in the right direction"

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 14:00

Dynamic claims its new electric pump can inflate 10 tyres on a single charge — plus more cool things from Ribble, Velocio, Hutchinson + Udog

The latest kit has landed, featuring a gravel bike, all-season tyre, merino top, performance shoe, and an electric pump

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 12:42

UCI tells riders to avoid ketones as “no compelling evidence” they enhance performance or recovery

Governing body confirms ketone supplements remain legal but "does not recommend the inclusion of such supplements in riders' nutritional plans"

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 10:51

Jan-Willem van Schip wild aero bike set-up at Tour of Holland

“Being rejected for chasing your dreams hurts”: Jan-Willem van Schip responds to mad aero bike disqualification due to upside down seatpost, calling himself an “outcast”

Dutch breakaway specialist promises "to be even better prepared next time" and suggests cycling world could be more "curious about getting faster, using less energy, trying new things"

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 09:14

Should roads be ‘no cycle zones’? Drivers call for cyclists to be fined for not using cycle lanes; Dumoulin’s superfast marathon; Seixas’ epic 323km ride; Andorra’s ‘real’ race; No Vuelta for Pogačar; Rapha x USA; Q36.5-Pinarello? + more on the live blog

The 2025 road season may finally be over and done with, but Ryan Mallon’s still here to bring you all the latest mudguard-sporting cycling news, views, and silly videos on the Monday live blog

Mon, Oct 20, 2025 08:59

Bicycle confirmed as most efficient mode of travel, 52 years after study first showed the benefits

Scientific American updated their famous graph and found the bike rider remains a "hyperefficient terrestrial locomotor" compared to other species and modes

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 14:37

Will this 5.4kg disc brake bike win the National Hill Climb Championships? Lezyne pumps with “revolutionary” Click Valve, new winter kit + more

Featherweight hill-climbing set-ups and some all-out aero tech banned by the UCI — what more could you possibly want from Tech of the Week?

Sat, Oct 18, 2025 11:00

C6 bikes ram raided in another burglary, October 2025 main

Bike shop burgled for third time in three years as thieves ram SUV into building, leaving behind “trail of destruction”

The latest attempt to break into C6 bikes, this time thwarted by the shop’s security fogging system, comes just two years after 90 per cent of the business’s stock was stolen in a “SAS-style raid”

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 16:13

Mario Aparicio at the 2025 Vuelta, and pig emoji Strava post

Pro cyclist reportedly banned for life from entering China after being kicked off race for posting “derogatory” pig emoji on Strava

Burgos Burpellet BH rider Mario Aparicio was disqualified from a Chinese stage race after the post sparked a social media storm, with reports now suggesting the Spaniard won’t even be able to stop at the country’s airports

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 15:29

Flit takes salty swipe at Brompton with e-bike and caviar bundle

British electric bike brand pokes fun at the cost of Brompton’s new Electric T Line by offering its M2 folding e-bike for the same price… with half a kilo of Fortnum & Mason caviar thrown in

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 15:08

Tour of Holland stage cancelled after motorist ignores marshals and drives towards riders, with lorry driver also entering course in chaotic scenes as organiser tells teams: “We can’t do this without the police”

According to the organisers, the motorist was stopped twice by volunteer motorcycle marshals before continuing to drive along the route, prompting the peloton to refuse to race

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 12:49

“They started waving and smiling”: Fuming residents claim children’s bike track has “ruined living here” and devalued houses – due to kids “peering” into their homes

The school says the “exciting” new facilities offer an alternative to cycling on busy roads or on pavements – but one neighbour fears the track will “attract the wrong type of people”

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 11:59

“Tramadol was legal and I used it heavily,” Vuelta winner Horner sympathises with Tadej Pogačar’s injury struggles at TdF; “Sometimes we wish he’d slow down” Pogačar’s mother says a sabbatical for her son would be “understandable” + more on the live blog

It's Friday, and Callum couldn't contemplate going a week without running the live blog. So he's here, ready and waiting for the weekend like there's no tomorrow

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 09:08

Grab a cheap YT industries bike (or a goat’s head) as troubled brand auctions off its UK based ex-demo stock

YT Industries - currently in self-administration and set to be bought back by its founder - is auctioning off UK stock and ex-demo bikes. A shame, but it may be the perfect time to bag a cheap bike

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 09:00

Reducing speed limits to 20mph protects cyclists and doesn’t delay traffic, new research finds

Researchers in Australia modelled traffic stress levels according to varying speed limits… and the results are no surprise

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 08:34

Estarli unveils 13.5kg G700 full-carbon gravel e-bike

British e-bike brand reveals full-carbon electric gravel bike powered by its own-house motor system

Fri, Oct 17, 2025 08:03

2022 Endura Womens Pro FS260-Pro SS Jersey – gripper.jpg

Endura posts £4.7m loss as Scottish cycling brand blames “continuation of challenging market conditions” year on from massive £14m loss

The latest figures mark Endura’s second successive year in the red, after three profitable years at the start of the 2020s

Thu, Oct 16, 2025 15:29

Ineos Grenadiers announce new deal with Pinarello following split rumours and Q36.5 links

The British squad have agreed a three-year extension to their longstanding deal with the Italian brand, which is set to “double up” by also partnering with Tom Pidcock’s Q36.5 team in 2026

Thu, Oct 16, 2025 12:38

“Let the man race!” Pro cyclist and his mad aero bike disqualified from Tour of Holland over “upside down” seatpost – but team say “he’s been racing with it for years”

Parkhotel Valkenburg have appealed the UCI’s decision to disqualify Jan-Willem van Schip, arguing that the seatpost is registered with the governing body and was approved by the race jury

Thu, Oct 16, 2025 09:48